It’s no question that we all like raises and your garden is by no means an exception! You may have had a curiosity about raised beds but it seemed too daunting of a task or that you are not mechanically inclined enough.  Maybe you are not sure of the advantages to raised bed gardening. Let’s investigate how easy it can be and how it will not only increase your yields, save your back and wallet but also extend your season! Raises for all, eh?. One of many advantages of raised bed gardening is being able to get an earlier start in the spring due to the fact that raise beds ... [More]

We recently hosted a photo contest through which we were gifted with the story of William, a hobby aquaponic gardener. He has allowed us to see his awesome garden, which is located within his home. His home, however, happens to reside inside a ridiculously cool cave! Let's look at the details of his setup and get a feel for how aquaponic gardens work and the efforts involved, shall we? [More]

Why would someone want to purposefully cut away from and potentially harm their plants? The most common reason for pruning a plant is to control its growth pattern. When the tip of a branch is cut, new growth will split at that location and what once was one branch now becomes two. To the grower who keeps stock (or mother) plants, pruning can greatly increase potential cloning sites and reduce the amount of time it takes to get the required number of clones. [More]

Future Farm Food and Fuel LLC is a collaboration between Baldwin Dairy and the aquaponic and hydroponic setup used to raise tilapia and grow produce within Future Farm’s 27,000 square foot facility. Methane energy from the 1,100 cow dairy farm’s manure waste creates cheap heat and electricity that powers the gardening system.

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Lettuce isn’t exactly the most compelling produce, but the lettuce from PodPonics in Atlanta has a lot of people talking. [More]

This otherworldly type of plant with a vast range of species produces an amazing array of color and texture combinations that make you wonder how they landed on earth. Besides desktop Zen gardens and windowsill companions, succulents often make good ground cover outdoors and some species can grow quite large, given time. If you haven’t ever made friends with a potted succulent and are not quite sure where to start, or just love to read everything you possibly can on the subject because you have hundreds, read on!

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