SEED STARTING & PROPAGATION
When and How to Thin Seedlings Without Killing the Keepers
Thin seedlings as soon as the first true leaves appear, because every extra day of...
SMALL-SPACE FRUIT GROWING
Growing Figs in a Pot
A fig is one of the few fruit trees that genuinely prefers a pot. Restricting...
GARDEN PLANNING & DESIGN
Companion Planting for a Vegetable Garden: What Works
Companion planting is growing certain crops together so they help each other — through shade,...
WATERING & IRRIGATION
Indoor Automatic Watering Timers: Setting One Up for a Plant Shelf
An indoor automatic plant watering timer is the only reliable way to keep a shelf...
SEED STARTING & PROPAGATION
Yellowing Seedling Leaves: Nutrients, Water, or Light?
Yellow seedling leaves mean one of three things: the seedling has spent its stored nutrients,...
MICROGREENS
How to Clean and Sterilize Microgreen Trays Between Sowings
Clean microgreen trays in three steps between every sowing: scrub off the root mat and...
PASSIVE HYDROPONICS
Algae in a Hydroponic Reservoir: Why It Happens and How to Block Light
Algae grows in a hydroponic reservoir for one simple reason: light is reaching the nutrient...
LEAFY GREENS & SALAD CROPS
Cut-and-Come-Again Salad Greens: Harvest More
Cut-and-come-again is the single technique that turns a couple of small containers into a steady...
SEED STARTING & PROPAGATION
Seedlings That Stall and Stop Growing: The Usual Causes
Seedlings that sprout fine then stall are usually sitting in the wrong temperature, the wrong-size...
PLANT GUIDES
Overwintering Pepper Plants Indoors
Peppers are perennials we usually grow as annuals, so you can overwinter a plant indoors...