Hydroponic Grow Systems: The 8 Main Types
“ All living beings, not just animals, but plants and microorganisms, perceive. To survive, an organic being must perceive – it must seek, or at least recognize, food and avoid environmental danger.”Lynn Margulis In terms of sustainability and environmental sustainability, hydroponics grow systems can be a complex system for improvement. It eliminates pests and diseases transmitted […]
Continue reading14 Benefits of An Indoor Hydroponic Garden
“It used to be hydroponics was just a nod, nod, wink, wink, word for pot growing. Now it is accepted by consumers as a preferred method of growing high-quality food.”Michael R. Christian Indoor hydroponic gardens has become quite popular in recent years as an alternative to soil gardening. In many cases, it is easier and […]
Continue readingAeroponic Tower Gardens: 7 Reasons To Have One.
““Just one square meter gives you more yield than in one acre of land. That’s an ideal system for a developing country. [It] will produce up to 300 cucumbers a year.… A system like that can supply a family with fresh vegetables and with vitamins and also with protein””Dr. Nick Savidov 7 Reasons That You […]
Continue readingVertical Farming Systems: Your 3 Biggest Questions Answered
It’s a rapidly growing trend in agriculture. Vertical farming systems are becoming something done at home, in an apartment, in your backyard, on a rooftop, or even inside abandoned building. This is something that a lot of companies around the United States are looking at..Cropping up–no pun intended– all across the country, new vertical farming companies […]
Continue readingBackyard Urban Farming is Sweeping The Country
There is a multitude of reasons to start backyard urban farming. Aside from the obvious food that you can grow, it’s healthier for you, it costs next to nothing to grow, and it’s something that you can teach your kids about and do together. City living doesn’t have to mean that you can’t grow your own […]
Continue readingLiving Walls: Bring Your Garden Inside and Clean The Air Too
Living walls or green walls are self-sufficient vertical gardens which are connected to the outside or inside of a house or building. They are distinct from green façades (e.g. ivy walls) because the vegetation root in a structural support that is attached to the wall surface itself. The vegetation obtain water and nutrients from inside the […]
Continue readingIndoor Gardening: There’s No Reason Not To Have Fresh Food All Year
Not everyone has the luxury of planting a garden outside. In the city or apartments, you only have the option of starting indoor gardens. While the concept of indoor gardening might seem like it goes against everything you know, it’s actually is a great way to grow fresh vegetables.There are a few essentials that you’ll […]
Continue readingHydroponics System: Grow Healthy Food Year Around
What is a Hydroponic System?A hydroponics system is a group of plants that are set in a water based solution. This method does not use any dirt to secure the plants. Instead, peat moss, rockwool, perlite, or clay pellets are used. This approach allows the plants to have constant access to their nutrients and oxygen […]
Continue readingAquaponics: A Method For Food Independence Or Survival
Five Reasons to Enjoy Aquaponics GardeningAn aquaponic system is an answer to the food shortage across the world. Aquaponics is an amazing design capable of producing fish and vegetables in a very small area. It combines hydroponics, best known as a method of growing plants without soil, with the agricultural technique of aquaculture, or raising […]
Continue readingAeroponics: Small Space, Big Yields
Are you looking for big crop yields from small or limited space? Aeroponics is one answer.Aeroponics, in a nutshell is…Is a method of urban farming in which plants or crops are grown in an air or mist environment without using soil or another traditional medium. This differs from hydroponics, which uses a liquid nutrient solution as […]
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