Mediums
Recipes for Success: Plant Diet Basics & Formulation Fundamentals
Experimenting with various nutrients and boosters is not just for commercial growers—thanks to the wide range of products available today,...
Getting to Know Your Microbes
Beneficial microbes, including the all-powerful mycorrhizal fungi, are essential to the soil food web, and the most successful indoor...
Balancing Act: Understanding the Ups and Downs of pH
To get the most out of your plants, follow our expert's advice on balancing pH in your garden.
How to Customize Your Own Organic Potting Mix
Customizing your organic potting mix is a great way to ensure your plants receive the best nourishment possible.
Common Nutrient Additives
When it comes to nutrient additives, there are a lot of options available for growers. But, as Grubbycup explains, it is important to know...
Evolution of Hydroponic Nutrition
Hydroponic nutrients, like indoor gardening hardware, have evolved immensely over the last 10 years. There have been major breakthroughs in...
Reuse, Reuse, Reuse Your Media
During harvest time, there is first the joy of collecting the fruits of your labor, and then starts the somewhat less entertaining chore of...
4 Benefits of Amino Acids in the Garden
From strengthening plant cells to resisting disease, or breaking down nutrients in the soil to strengthening roots, amino acids are the...
Substrate Selection & Moisture Management: What You NEED to Know
Here’s a closer look at some best watering practices in the hydroponic garden, based on what substrate you’ve chosen.
Understanding Soil Additives: What To Add and When
There are a number of soil additives available to help gardeners create optimal growing conditions for their plants, but needs change...
Brew up a Batch of Compost Tea
One of the most effective ways to boost microbial populations in your soil or hydroponic system is through the periodic application of...
The Myth of Drainage Material in Container Plantings
A popular gardening myth out there goes a little something like this: “Add a layer of gravel or other coarse material in the bottom of...
How to Grow with Coco Bricks
Incorporating coco coir, a grow medium made from coconut husks, into your indoor garden provides many benefits due to its versatility and...
Mighty Microbes
As a vital part of the soil food web, microbes help to cycle energy and nutrition throughout the land by breaking down organic matter and...
Fertilizer: Cracking the Code
In the United States, every fertilizer label on store shelves must contain five key components: the brand, the grade, a guaranteed analysis...
Organic Rooting Medium: Composting Woods
Although fresh wood by-products like sawdust and pine bark are suitable for use in soilless organic rooting media mixes, most types contain...
The Chemistry of Coco Coir
As the ground-up seed husk tissue from the coconut palm tree, coco coir has become a popular and effective growing medium for indoor and...
Understanding Microbial Activity in Plant Rooting Media
Microbial activity involving bacteria and fungi in a rooting medium, whether it is soil or a soilless organic mix, has important...
Choose Your Grow Medium - Coco Coir and More
The following is a look at why the type of medium a grower ends up using might just be the most important decision he or she makes in terms...
