Plant Gardens 101

Hydroponic is very common these days that even a 9-year-old child already knows what hydroponic is. In home gardening settings there is what we call automated home gardening with the use of hydroponics. This home hydroponic system is a gardening system that allows us to grow plants without the use of soil. With home hydroponic system you can also grow plants without them actually ever seeing real sunlight. It uses plant light to impact and make use of photosynthesis which is the process by which a plant takes in light and turns it into a fuel. A home hydroponic system can grow any kinds of plants from edible to non-edible plants, from seasonal to off-season plants, and even plants that only grow in certain climates. (more…)

Gardening is the practice of growing plants for their attractive flowers or foliage, and vegetables or fruits for consumption. Gardening is a great activity for reducing anxiety and reducing stress as you feel yourself getting closer to nature. Your gardening zone determines what plants will survive in your garden. Indoor gardening is concerned with the growing of houseplants within a residence or building, in a conservatory, or in a greenhouse. However, if you’ve tried your hand at indoor gardening, it’s not as easy as bringing the plants indoors. With every season comes a new set of gardening chores and outdoor projects. The gardening season is relatively short ranging from early June to mid-September for most flowers. Organic gardening is a simple healthful way to convert living organisms into carbon compounds in a way that considers the whole of nature and its integral place in that scheme. When the weather restricts the gardening we can do, it’s nice to start the year feeling active.

Gardening as an art-form?   (more…)

A hybrid between plants of the same species.

In years past, gardeners or farmers tasted their soil. If it tasted sour, they knew that it wasn’t good for raising crops. The same thing went for a bitter taste. But if it tasted sweet, they knew to go ahead and plant. They could also expect high yields. They may not have known it, but the sour tasting soil was too acidic to raise general crops, and the bitter soil was too alkaline to produce the yields they wanted.

If raising a garden or small farm plot is your desire there are far more accurate ways to determine whether the soil is ready to plant and more importantly to yield a decent crop. My intention in this article is to explain how to test your soil, and what to do next to correct high acidity or alkalinity or both.

Acidity and alkalinity are results of the chemical composition of the rock from which the soil is derived and the partial or complete decomposition of vegetation. The degree of acidity or alkalinity of the soil, measured in terms of pH, is known as the soils reaction. A basic indicator of soil health and fertility, soil reaction is easy to determine and, in most cases, easy to control. (more…)