Just as a farmer must choose which hydroponic system he will use in his hydroponic garden, he must also choose which medium will be used in their hydroponic gardening systems. Different media are appropriate for different growing techniques. Additionally, different media have different costs, maintenance and results. The combination of hydroponic system and the medium Continue Reading …
Potting Soil
Transferring Houseplants Pot to Pot
Introduction Every once in a while, a houseplant will outgrow its pot. When this happens, you have no choice but to repot it. However, the repotting process can be very stressful on plants so you need to make sure that you do everything just right to avoid killing the plant. Instructions Difficulty: Medium Steps Step Continue Reading …
About Humus
Humus is made up of decayed organic matter such as grasses, leaves and weeds which, because of its richness and ability to contain moisture, is used in a fairly heavy proportion with newly potted plants (see Chapter 7). A humus which has been made with a fairly heavy proportion of peat moss instead of other Continue Reading …
Buying Potting Soil
Just as most of us don’t make our own soap any more, because it’s less time consuming and therefore cheaper to buy it already packaged at the neighborhood grocery store, so we don’t have to mix our own potting soil, as it can be easily and inexpensively purchased at the neighborhood ten-cent store, super market Continue Reading …
About Soil
There is nothing more important to the health of your plants than the soil in which they grow. There are an infinite number of soils of every possible make-up and consistency. Some are sandy, others heavy with clay—some are rich and others barren. They range from desert sands in which only certain forms of cactus Continue Reading …