A hydroponic system sounds a bit like technology from the future. But as the worlds population rises and mass production agriculture becomes unfit to meet these demands, hydroponic systems appear like they might be the answer. Commercially, these soilless growing systems consist of plants on stacked towers. They are ‘fed’ by liquid nutrients and nearly everything from lights, to moisture…
Just because you ditch the soil in your hydroponic system, doesn’t mean your plants don’t need any support. In almost all setups, growers will use various types of hydroponic growing medium to support the plants root system. It also allows for maintaining a good oxygen/water ratio in your system. This guide will examine the most popular types of hydroponic growing…
When it comes to choosing what lights to use for your indoor hydroponic garden, the selection can be overwhelming. Today I want to talk about the various groupings of hydroponic lights that are available, and why you would choose one over another. Lighting is hands down one of the most important factors for growing healthy plants. Wavelength and temperature can…
All plants, whether grown indoors or outdoors, require the same nutrients to be healthy. Plants grown in a hydroponic system are no exception. The major difference, general hydroponic nutrients are supplied via the water system as opposed to in the soil. As we work on our hydroponic gardens, it’s important to understand what nutrients we are supplying and what can…
I’m guessing you landed here because you are interested in hydroponics. What is it? And how do they work? Hydroponic systems seem complicated at first glance, however, they much simpler once you understand the basic components. My favourite thing about them is it let’s me continue growing fresh food even when there is snow on the ground. There are 6…
Transplanting rhubarb becomes a necessity no matter how good the gardener or how nice the garden. Transplanting rhubarb is done to increase the size of your rhubarb garden, to decrease the size of your rhubarb garden, and to maintain healthy plants. This is a great task to tackle in the fall when you are already preparing your vegetable garden for…
Every year fall sneaks up on us and before you know it, it’s time to prepare the garden for winter. We winterize everything else in our lives, from our cars, to boats, to homes, thus is seems only natural that we also prepare our garden for winter. Many of us live in gardening zones that receive frost, freezing temperatures, or…
Lately I have found myself constantly searching for new workshop ideas, and ways to improve the usability of my space. My workshop/woodworking shop is not like many others- it is fully confined in a 12′ enclosed trailer. It is well organized and thought out; however, that doesn’t mean that it can’t be better. Much like our woodworking projects themselves, the…
What’s going on guys and gals! If you haven’t noticed from the many different posts in the last week, I am getting married! I had the idea a few months back that it would be a great idea to build a DIY wedding arch for our ceremony. It would be a unique meaningful piece, that could then be repurposed in…