Let’s be honest: watering is the most "love-hate" chore in gardening. We love the results: lush, green leaves and heavy harvests: but the actual task of checking every single pot, every single day, can be a grind. Most hobbyists find themselves caught in a cycle of either drowning their plants in an over-zealous attempt to "help" or coming home from a long weekend to find their favorite ferns looking like...

If you’ve spent any time in the gardening community lately, you’ve heard the buzz about "microbial inoculants." They are marketed as the holy grail of plant growth, a magic powder or liquid that will transform your garden into a lush jungle overnight. But here’s the thing: most people use them, and most people don’t see the results they were promised. The fact of the matter is that there is a...

There is nothing quite as frustrating as walking into your grow room expecting to see a lush, vibrant canopy, only to find drooping stems, yellowing leaves, or: even worse: the dreaded smell of rotting roots. When a hydroponic system works, it feels like magic; plants grow faster and bigger than you ever thought possible. But when things go south, they go south fast. Because hydroponics relies on a controlled environment,...