Every March, my family and I circle a weekend on the calendar, gather our tools and prepare to do some serious gardening. Of course, it’s still too cold at that time of year for digging in the dirt ...
Ever wanted to try your hand at hydroponics? All you need to get started are some gallon-sized plastic bottles, some small plastic cups, and vegetable seeds.
Agriculture is one of the most important industries worldwide. Over the years, technology has helped farmers become more efficient with their crop yields as the world’s population surpasses 8 billion.
Wondering if hydroponics gardening is for you? Let’s look at the advantages and disadvantages of hydroponics. When home hydroponics first emerged on the scene a few decades ago, honestly, the produce ...
We all became homesteaders during the pandemic. The inability to leave home and disruptions to the food supply chain led a lot people to plant gardens to grow their own food. Upon flexing their green ...
Hydroponic cultivation — the growing of plants without soil — is a science as ancient as the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon and as modern as a future NASA mission to Mars. Over the centuries, the ...
If gardening piques your interest, think about investing in hydroponic kits. The practicality and modern features of these kits, usable all year round, make them an excellent option. You no longer ...
Bringing hydroponics under the banner of organic would create a marketing ‘glow’ for hydroponics - but it would be to the detriment of organic. True solutions tend to have deeper roots – quite ...
How hydroponics works, types, and pros and cons. Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism ...
Imagine kale that doesn’t taste like a punishment for something you did in a previous life. Envision leafy greens that aren’t limp from their journey to your plate. Anticipate the intense flavor of ...
On an early spring day, kids lined up outside the Cincinnati’s Zoo’s giraffe habitat, waiting for an opportunity to feed the animals over a fence. One of the giraffes, Zoey, ambled over, sticking her ...