Gardening Articles

Home » Gardening | By michael straumietis @ Tuesday, 6th May 2008 @ 6:48 PM

A common misconception of hydroponic gardening is that you never have to worry about dealing with pests and bugs. Many growers wish this was true because the fact of the matter is that even in a soilless garden you have to deal with some of the same kinds of critters that can damage traditional gardens. Fortunately, with a little knowledge and quick action, you can easily prevent or minimize the damage caused by bugs to your plants and hydroponics supplies. Here are a few of the more comm... more...

Home » Gardening | By michael straumietis @ Tuesday, 6th May 2008 @ 6:44 PM

Hydroponic growers are always on the lookout for information that can give them bigger yields, tastier vegetables, and help them reduce the problems that can sometimes arise from hydroponic growing. While books and magazines can provide tons of fantastic information, many growers turn to hydroponic videos to give them the edge that they desire. Hydroponic videos can give you a better understanding of the early signals of the onset of disease or infestation and allow you to actually see ... more...

Home » Gardening | By Ann Knapp @ Tuesday, 6th May 2008 @ 6:11 PM

In southern Ontario, Great Northern Hydroponics, a 50-acre tomato greenhouse, is producing more than just delicious tomatoes. The $20 million facility is leading the greenhouse industry by identifying and investing in innovative technology that benefits the environment with the construction of a Tri-Generation Energy Facility. With the advent of this technology, Great Northern's energy facility will have the capability to remove 20 tons of carbon dioxide a year from the earth's ... more...

Home » Gardening | By Corbin Newlyn @ Tuesday, 6th May 2008 @ 2:01 AM

For numerous people planting a home garden to get terrific quality, fresh foods to be cooked, also so they can be preserved by way of freezing and canning, is an ever increasing popular activity. One of the primary motivations for people growing their own fruits as well as vegetables is that there is increasing evidence that the produce that is available at the supermarkets is seriously deficient in nutritional value because of present day mass-growing techniques. In addition, numerous pe... more...

Home » Gardening | By michael straumietis @ Monday, 28th April 2008 @ 5:17 AM

To the average consumer, plant propagation might simply mean growing a new plant from a seed. Experienced gardeners and farmers, however, know that they are numerous ways to propagate, both sexual and asexual. The asexual methods usually create an exact genetic duplicate, or clone of the parent plant. This is usually highly desirable when a gardener finds a plant with superior genetic traits. Plant cloning is almost as old as agriculture itself, and some species of trees originated as plants th... more...

Home » Gardening | By michael straumietis @ Monday, 28th April 2008 @ 5:11 AM

One of the best things you can do to ensure your success in hydroponics is to subscribe to a hydroponics newsletter. The world of hydroponic growing is ever changing and the best way to keep up to date on the ways to increase your yield and improve the size of your buds and flavor of your vegetables is to get a periodical in your inbox every month. The best tool a gardener can have is information and a good newsletter can give you tons of useful tips for a few dollars or even free. But ... more...

Home » Gardening | By michael straumietis @ Monday, 28th April 2008 @ 4:10 AM

When choosing seed plant propagation, every gardener wants to create optimal conditions for their plants to get off to a good start. There is a lot that goes into germination, and if even one factor is missing, it can have profound effects on your entire crop. Here are the factors that most greatly influence how well your seeds will germinate. Water - Soaking up water is the first step in germination and therefore successful seed plant propagation, so it should be at the forefront of the ... more...

Home » Gardening | By India Cooper @ Sunday, 27th April 2008 @ 10:23 PM

Want to double the value you get from a key part of your home? Installing lighting in your garden will change it from a daytime only venue into a place to enjoy day and night throughout the year. Why invest in a garden makeover if you can only enjoy it for half the time? Many people hardly see their gardens in the Winter. Its dark when you leave for work, and dark when you return, so apart from peering out of the window at the weekends the garden might as well not be there. But with some... more...

Home » Gardening | By Anna Stenning @ Sunday, 27th April 2008 @ 3:47 PM

Most hedge plants bought in the UK each year are bare-rooted. These have many advantages over those grown in pots, but all their size, strength and low cost cannot overcome two huge shortcomings. Not all hedging stock can be successfully planted when bare-rooted, irrespective of the time of year. Secondly, if you want to plant in the summer months (April - September) you have no choice but to use container grown hedges. So, if the planners are on your back in May, if a car mows... more...

Home » Gardening | By Warren Wong @ Sunday, 27th April 2008 @ 2:38 PM

Experienced gardeners often wax philosophical about rose pruning and maintenance; leaving prospective gardeners to wonder if they could ever master such a complicated system. But let me let you in on a little secret -- caring for your roses isn't that difficult! There are a few things to keep in mind, but rose care is something that even mere gardening mortals can master. Read on for a few tips on keeping your rose bushes in top shape throughout the year. Pruning Almost all ro... more...

Home » Gardening | By Nazima Golamaully @ Sunday, 27th April 2008 @ 12:51 PM

Orchids are beautiful and delicate. They seem almost to be the anti flower with their geometric shapes the antithesis of the soft, rounded curves of more common flowers. It is this very unusual quality that makes them so exotic and desirable. Orchids have had a long history and have different meanings. Whatever meaning you choose to take from these beautiful flowers there can be no gift more unusual, unexpected or beautiful than a carefully made up bouquet of these flowers. The orchids a... more...

Home » Gardening | By michael straumietis @ Sunday, 27th April 2008 @ 6:45 AM

In hydroponics, plant cloning is the act of reproducing a plant asexually so that it is a genetic copy of the original. Many people choose to clone because it can actually create a new plant faster than seed propagation. Others choose to clone in order to make copies of genetically superior plants. It is not uncommon for an experienced hydroponic gardener to have his grow room be mostly filled with clones of a single original plant. In hydroponics, the most common method of plant cloning... more...

Home » Gardening | By michael straumietis @ Sunday, 27th April 2008 @ 6:33 AM

One of the many advantages of growing your own vegetables hydroponically is that your vegetables often taste better. The produce you get from the supermarket is often very bland for a number of reasons. First, most farmers do not grow for taste, they grow for yield. They get paid just as much for a bland tomato as a delicious one so they would rather have a large, mediocre crop than a smaller, delicious tasting one. Also, the vegetables that you pick up at the market are usually picked ... more...

Home » Gardening | By MIKE SELVON @ Sunday, 27th April 2008 @ 6:01 AM

Building up sustainable soil for organic gardening starts right after the garden soil testing has been completed. The testing of the soil helps to identify the additional fertilizers and conditioners that can be added. When attempting to garden organically, testing, maintaining and improving the soil is a constant process and one that is well worth the effort, according to those who advocate organic farming and gardening. Creating sustainable soil for gardening organically means that yo... more...

Home » Gardening | By michael straumietis @ Sunday, 27th April 2008 @ 4:53 AM

Photosynthesis, which is essential to all plant life, can only occur when the atmosphere in your hydroponics systems is sufficiently warm. Should the temperature fall too low or should it fluctuate too much throughout the course of a day, photosynthesis may be stunted, incomplete, or not occur at all. The temperate conditions to which many plants are accustomed has a great affect on how they grow in a hydroponic system. Plants developed in a way that made them dependent on a supply of moi... more...

Home » Gardening | By Kevin Rockwell @ Saturday, 26th April 2008 @ 4:48 PM

Flowers can look good in your garden or they can look great! Knowing what it takes to care for your flower garden properly can make a huge difference in the look and over all health of your plants. Here is some advice to make your garden flowers look their best. 1. The basics of gardening must always be considered important. Your flower garden must have enough water, sunlight, and fertile soil. Any lack of these basic necessities will greatly affect the health of plants. Water the ... more...

Home » Gardening | By Warren Wong @ Saturday, 26th April 2008 @ 7:30 AM

It's easy to get swept away by the allure of roses, especially if you're a new gardener. After all, they're beautiful and fragrant nothing beats a row of perfectly groomed rose bushes. But if you're just starting out with roses, there are a few things you need to know to choose the best rose for your needs. Read on to find out more about picking the perfect rose: Location, Location, Location The first thing you need to decide is where you'll be planting ... more...

Home » Gardening | By Jimmy Cox @ Thursday, 24th April 2008 @ 11:55 PM

Perhaps you are not particularly interested in making money from selling potted plants, bulbs, or seeds. Still, you want a self-supporting or profit-making greenhouse. A number of hybridizers use their greenhouses to hasten the growth of many plants, including iris, hemerocallis, and roses. Others devote their houses to the breeding of dahlias. Others find a greenhouse ideal for promoting the growth of herbs or grow plants to be planted later into dish gardens. If you don't sell all ... more...

Home » Gardening | By Kenneth Scott @ Thursday, 24th April 2008 @ 3:02 AM

Good landscaping can add a significant amount of interest and comfort to your home, and it will benefit its appearance and value as well. Several features are necessary if you want to make good use of your grounds. These usually will include a nice lawn, healthy shade trees, and paths and walkways. These elements may seem commonplace, but they are sometimes the most difficult to address and often require the most financial outlay. A project like creating an outdoor living room, on the other hand... more...

Home » Gardening | By MIKE SELVON @ Thursday, 24th April 2008 @ 2:15 AM

One of the great things about organic waste is that with enough time and the right conditions it will decompose. But that should not be construed to mean that you can toss any kind of organic material onto your compost pile. But recycling your yard waste via composting is a great way to go. You can take your lawn clippings, leaves, hedge trimmings and any plant trimmings that are "non-woody" and add them to your compost heap. You can even add the wood items if you first make sure... more...