Plant Gardens 101

Mixing Nutrients in a Hydroponics Grow Box

Instructions for adding nutrients to a hydroponics grow box:

We recommend the Flora nova series nutrients from General Hydroponics for best results in the Homegrown Hydroponics line of grow boxes. For assistance in adding the proper amount of nutrients for your hydroponic system, take a look at this link for a nutrient calculator provided by General Hydroponics.

http://www.generalhydroponics.com/calculator/index.html

Flora nova is extremely concentrated. A very small amount the Flora nova mixed with fresh water will provide your plants with proper nutrition. For hydroponics, soil is mixtures, potted plants and soil or for you regarding growing plants. Use Flora Nova grow throughout the structural growth phase and to refer 7 to 10 days of transition. Switch to Flora nova boom for flowering and fruiting growth phase. For best results use a conductivity or PPM meter to monitor water quality and control nutrient strength. Drain discard or place nutrients every few weeks prevent nutrients and balance. Maintain a nutrient pH between five and 6.5. Adjustment may be necessary since while recording and pH vary in both regionally and seasonally change. Contact General Hydroponics directly for technical support regarding using their brand of nutrients. (more…)

The texture and the fullness of the rose is unlike any other flower, and they come in a wide variety of scents and colors that range from a very bright yellow to a dark deep red. It is curious that such a beautiful flower is also equipped with such a thorny stem. A little of the good and the bad from nature I suppose. Roses originally came from the northern hemisphere, and there are over a hundred species growing in mostly temperate regions. Although the rose as been the flower of choice to express ones love for many years now, it was used originally for medicinal purposes in medieval times.

Rose gardens are not only one of the most beautiful types of flower gardens to have, they are without a doubt the most difficult to grow and maintain. This doesn’t mean one should not give it a try, it just means you should research the subject so you are well prepared. One of the biggest challenges you will run into when doing research on rose garden material is finding the time to continue searching. Many of the articles that you uncover on this subject will be useful, but there will be some that won’t be. It is necessary that you find the best resources available on this subject. (more…)

Here’s the thing: I honestly can’t get out of my skin and have to be practical all the time. It must be a curse or something… Not being able to stay away from the flowers and herbs and veggies, I keep running out of planters again and again. Unfortunately, the nearest store is not right across the street and as it’s really urgent to plant some new seeds I’ve just received in the mail – right away, I am forced to use my creativity.

First I realized how any kind of basket, made out of a natural material is a great looking and useful planter. You probably have some around the house and have nothing to put in. Try to turn them into pots. Protect the inside with a plastic shopping bag (cut away the access on the top and punch a couple of holes in the bottom), fill up with soil and you have a new planter. (more…)

As applied to roses, having the central petals longest. The classic hybrid tea rose form.