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How to grow cilantro indoors: solving the bolting problem
How to grow cilantro indoors: solving the bolting problem
Cilantro has a reputation as the most frustrating herb to grow. It bolts, flowers and goes to seed : faster... Read more...
Troubleshooting common hydroponic problems: causes and fixes
Troubleshooting common hydroponic problems: causes and fixes
Even well-designed hydroponic systems encounter problems. The good news: most hydroponic issues follow recognizable patterns, and once you can read... Read more...
Indoor gardening for seniors: therapeutic benefits for mind and body
Indoor gardening for seniors: therapeutic benefits for mind and body
Gardening has been prescribed therapeutically for decades, by occupational therapists, mental health practitioners, and geriatric care specialists who recognize that... Read more...
Net cups and grow pods: how hydroponic plant containers work
Net cups and grow pods: how hydroponic plant containers work
If you’ve looked into building or buying a hydroponic system, you’ve encountered net cups : the small mesh containers that... Read more...
Hydroponic vs soil gardening: an honest comparison
Hydroponic vs soil gardening: an honest comparison
The soil vs. hydroponics debate has been going on for decades, but for most home growers, the comparison looks very... Read more...
Zero experience required: start growing food this weekend
Zero experience required: start growing food this weekend
You don’t need to know anything about plants to start growing food. You don’t need a green thumb, a garden,... Read more...
Stop throwing away $60/month in spoiled produce
You buy a bunch of cilantro because the recipe calls for a tablespoon. By Thursday it’s brown and slimy at... Read more...
Accessible gardening: growing fresh food with limited mobility
Accessible gardening: growing fresh food with limited mobility
Gardening has always been physical. The bending, kneeling, digging, and lifting that traditional gardening demands become genuine barriers when mobility... Read more...
Vertical hydroponic systems: design, setup, and what to grow
Vertical hydroponic systems: design, setup, and what to grow
Walk into any urban kitchen with a Gardyn and the first thing people notice isn’t the plants, it’s the math.... Read more...
The 5-minute daily garden: what indoor growing actually takes
The 5-minute daily garden: what indoor growing actually takes
Every indoor garden product claims to be low maintenance. And every new plant owner has learned, painfully, that ‘low maintenance’... Read more...
Indoor greenhouse growing: how to grow food year-round at home
Indoor greenhouse growing: how to grow food year-round at home
The idea of growing your own food regardless of season used to require either a glass greenhouse in the backyard... Read more...
Brown thumb confessions: how I finally grew something
Brown thumb confessions: how I finally grew something
My sister has a brown thumb. I have a brown thumb. My mother had a brown thumb. We are a... Read more...