Mediums
Good to Grow: Ballasts, Coco Coir, Odor-Proof Bags, and Fertilizers
Boost the performance of your garden with the latest products available for modern growers, featuring items from Enroot Products, SANlight,...
Tips for Starting a Windowsill Garden
Though limited in size and variety, windowsill gardens still provide the satisfaction of growing your own food during the cold winter...
A Quick Guide to Growing Plants in Coco Coir
Coir is commonly used in hydroponic media. Here’s a bit more about where it comes from and how to use it in your garden.
Grow Media: Top Feeds to Follow on Twitter
Today’s selection of grow mediums for modern gardening techniques has opened up a world of opportunities for growers.
Good to Grow: Fans, Coco Pith, Insecticidal Soaps, and Bloom Boosters
In this article we are featuring fans, ballasts, fertilizers, grow media, and more from companies like Hurricane, Hydroworxx, Dr. Earth,...
How Hydrogels Can Benefit Your Hydroponic Garden
Hydrogels, strange products that act as a solid even though they absorb vast amounts of liquid, have a wide range of uses in the modern...
4 Things Affecting the Drainage of Your Soil
Managing cultivated plants so that they receive just the right amount of water when they need it is as much an art as it is a science.
Setting Up a Kratky Hydroponics System in 6 Easy Steps
Kratky hydroponics is a soilless growing method that is so simple in its design, it is the perfect introduction into the world of...
The Science Behind Natural and Synthetic Root Growth Promoters
Though plants naturally produce their own root promoters, there are a variety of ways a motivated grower can stimulate root propagation...
Can You Sterilize and Reuse Your Grow Media?
The prospect of saving money and reducing waste by reusing the disposable components of your growroom is tempting, but it doesn’t come...
5 Mistakes Rookie Home Growers Make
If you are new to maintaining a home garden, there are a handful of rookie mistakes that are easy to make. Fortunately, you don't have to...
How to Dispose of Food Waste in a Natural, Earth-friendly Way
You often try to be as green as possible: you recycle your plastics, you bring reusable bags with you when you shop, and you do what you...
Choosing the Right Grow Media for Greenhouse Herb and Vegetable Production
Growing media are made of engineered materials designed to provide ideal physical and chemical characteristics for the root environment....
Using PRO-MIX in Hydroponics
With the increased popularity of indoor gardening, the term hydroponics has been associated with peat-based soilless growing media. However...
Back to Eden: The Fruit is Sweeter When You Break the Rules
Fertilizer, water, and digging are cornerstones of any garden. So, how is it that Paul Gautschi breaks these conventions and still manages...
Balancing Act: Understanding the Ups and Downs of pH
The best growers have the basics of horticulture down pat. One of the most important basics is understanding pH.
10 Facts on Buffers
The term buffer is used in a lot of ways. In general usage, it suggests a cushion or barrier of some kind between two zones. Chemically,...
Perlite in the Garden: To Use or Not to Use?
Though tiny, a grain of perlite can be mighty. Frank Rauscher digs deep to outline the benefits and drawbacks that lightweight perlite can...
Not Just for Festivals: Beer Gardens Can Help Plants Thrive
Beer, one of America’s favorite alcoholic beverages, can be used for more than a tailgate or night on the town. Bryan Traficante explains...
