Growing

When embarking on growing your own mushrooms at home, understanding the ingredients included in a mushroom grow kit forms a critical first step. As you open your mushroom kit for the first time, take a moment to familiarise yourself with each component. Within the typical kit, you'll f ...

Are you interested in growing mushrooms at home but don't know where to start? Mushroom grow kits are an easy and convenient way to culti ...

Growing plants without soil may seem like an idea from the future, but it’s actually a growing method that’s becoming increasingly available to any gardener today. Hydroponic gardens replace the soil with sterile growing media—such as clay pellets, rock wool, or coconut husk—and require ...

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According to research published in journal Frontiers in Plant Science, researchers found that bacterial attacks can be prevented from harming the crops through the emission of an aroma from tomato plants. The researchers say that this compound called hexenyl butyrate (HB) will have the ability to protect crops against infection ...

About Expo You can bring your kids to the event because HHI Expo is open for every member of the family. And also the kids under 12 years old are free to attend the show. The Hemp Health & Innovation Expo, organized by HHI Expo will take place from 18th -19th May 201 ...

Takeaway : How does an aquaponics system work, and how can you make your own? Our friends at Crop King Seeds bring us this han ...

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There’s a lot of talk about pH and your garden. Your local hydro store offers an array of test kits and gear to measure, adjust and control the pH of our r ...

VPD helps you identify the correct range of temperature and humidity to aim for in your grow space. With VPD you can achieve the best results while avoiding pest and environmental problems. VPD also controls plant transpiration rates, stomata opening, CO2 uptake, nutrient uptake, and plant ...

Now, let’s get down to it by understanding and accepting a couple of key points and rules of thumb. 1. Start To begin, herbaceous root systems require near 100% humidity , ideally, at all times, otherwise the root tips die back. The root tip is the very s ...

What is pH? pH (short for potential Hydrogen) is the measurement of acidity and its opposite, alkalinity in a solution. Neutral pH is 7.0 pH. Acidity measures below seven pH (7.0pH) with alkalinity measuring above it (7.0pH). ...

Although there are ideal EC values for each plant type, this does not mean that a range of plants, all technically requiring different strength nutrients, cannot be grown in a home situation together. The grower simply lists the range of EC values and picks an average value. For most home systems this value is between 1.2EC and 2.0EC depending upon the requirements of the predominant crop types ...

Hard water results primarily from excess calcium, magnesium, sodium and other minerals dissolved in the ground water. Too much of any of these can greatly alter the mineral nutrient balance in the root zone and nutrient reservoirs. Sodium, for instance, competes with Potassium and you may end up with Potassium deficiency symptoms like brown leaf tips and less than optimal growth ...

With the introduction of the BIOCANNA products it is now possible to grow organic crops in a controlled manner. BIOCANNA products make it possible to control growth of crops, instead of just ‘waiting to see what happens’. It’s obvious that our consumers appreciate organic products – we see demand increasing and read that our clients are ha ...

When our plants are looking unhappy, we immediately suspect they’ve been attacked by a pest or disease. It is, of course, important to rule out such problems but, if leaves are discoloured or distorted and you can’t see an obvious cause, it’s also possible that the problem is caused by a nutrient deficiency. What is a nutrient deficiency? Plants must be ...

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The importance of root maintenance to a healthy root system cannot be overstated. All successful growth begins with a well-developed and flourishing root mass. Roots play a crucial role in a plant’s physiology performing key functions such as absorption of water, minerals and other soluble and gaseous compounds. Roots also act to stabilize and anchor the plants and assist in keeping t ...