May is arguably the most exciting month for any gardener, whether you’re running a sophisticated hydroponic setup in your basement or tending to a raised bed in the backyard. The "May Surge" is real, temperatures are stabilizing, the light cycles are perfect, and your plants are hitting that explosive vegetative state. But there’s a catch. You aren’t the only one noticing that lush, green growth. To a spider mite, aphid,...

Let’s be real for a second: summer is a rough time to be a plant. While we’re hanging out by the pool with an iced tea, your garden is out there baking in the triple-digit heat, fighting off spider mites, and trying not to wilt into a crispy brown mess. If you’ve noticed your leaves looking a little dull or your growth stalling out as the mercury rises, your plants...

As we crawl out of the cooler spring months and head toward the peak of summer, every grower starts worrying about one thing: heat. We spend a lot of time obsessing over our LED lights and nutrient ratios, but often, the most fundamental part of the garden is the one we ignore: the container. If you are still using traditional plastic pots for your summer grow, you might be unknowingly...