Blog Entries categorized as "Grow Vegetables & Fruit"

Garlic Chives: A Tough Edible Ornamental Perennial Pollinator Plant!

September 30, 2024

Garlic Chives Beats the Heat and Feeds the Neighborhood

Botany 101: Why are There Seedlings Sprouting From my Tomato?!

January 4, 2024

Vivipary in Tomatoes

10 Steps to Grow Tiny Tomatoes Indoors from Seed to Harvest

January 3, 2024

Grow Tiny Tomatoes Indoors from Seed to Harvest

What are Chiltepin Peppers and How to Grow Them

November 18, 2023

What ARE Chiltepin peppers exactly?

Can I Grow Carrots Indoors with Grow Lights?

September 26, 2021

Growing carrots indoors

How Much Sunlight for Salad Greens?

November 7, 2020

Light needed for growing salad greens

Plant Parenting: Direct Seeding into the Garden

March 28, 2020

Direct sow seeds into the garden.

Home Harvest: The BEST Roasted Tomato & Rosemary Recipe

March 19, 2020

Roasted Tomatoes & Rosemary

Plant Parenting: Seedlings Need Grow Lighting to Flourish

October 7, 2019

Seedlings need bright light!

Plant Parenting: Some Plants are Female or Male

July 28, 2019

Female and Male Plant Flowers

Aphids on Peppers

March 23, 2019

Aphids on pepper plants indoors.

Why Aren't My Tomatoes Ripening?

March 22, 2019

Tomato ripening depends on temperature

Grow Cuttings in an Automatic Propagator

March 21, 2019

Automatic propagator are cloning machines!

Thermoperiods for Plants in Grow Tents

March 20, 2019

Thermoperiod for plants grown indoors

Light Photoperiods for Growing Squash Indoors

March 19, 2019

Squash plants are day-neutral

Use a Humidity Dome to Root Cuttings

March 17, 2019

Keep humidity high around plant cuttings.

Some Seeds Need Red Light to Germinate

March 16, 2019

Some plant seeds do not germinate until they are exposed to red light.

Coir for Seed Starting

March 15, 2019

Grow Dwarf Squash Indoors

March 14, 2019

Choose bush squash for indoor garden

Full-Spectrum Lamps Emit All Colors of Light

March 13, 2019

Full-spectrum grow lamps, will emit some percentage of all colors of light within the PAR range.

Tiny Seedlings Need Bright Light

March 11, 2019

Fiddleleaf Fig Care

March 10, 2019

Grow Kale

March 9, 2019

There are many types of kale for your indoor garden.

Grow Lamp Distance From Plants

March 8, 2019

Grow Lamp Distance From Plants

Ladybug Larvae Eat Whiteflies on Citrus

March 7, 2019

Ladybug larvae eat whiteflies.

Tips for Growing Oregano

March 6, 2019

Oregano is tough and easy to grow.

LED Grow Lights for Large Houseplants

March 3, 2019

Large houseplatnts might need extra light.

Pollinate Your Plants by Hand

March 1, 2019

Indoor veggies need a helping hand

Potting Soil for Indoor Gardening

February 28, 2019

Potting soil for indoor gardening.

Salvia benefits from Chilling

February 27, 2019

Use Full Spectrum LED Grow Lights for White Light

February 26, 2019

Use full spectrum LED grow lights for white light

How Fast do Seeds Germinate?

February 25, 2019

Different plants germinate at different speeds.

Heat Tolerance for Indoor Crops

February 24, 2019

Heat Tolerance for Indoor Crops

Compressed Seed Pellets for Seed Starting

February 23, 2019

Seed pellets are easy to use for seed germination.

Citrus Require Bright Light

February 22, 2019

Grow Cilantro Indoors

February 20, 2019

I can't live without cilantro!

African Violet Leaf Cutting

February 18, 2019

Seed Pack Instructions

February 17, 2019

Temperature and Humidity Levels

February 15, 2019

Temperature and Humidity Levels

Tips for Growing Cucumbers Indoors

February 13, 2019

Add cucumbers to your indoor garden

Trouble Germinating Seeds?

February 12, 2019

Some seeds need extra help to germinate.

Temperature Triggers Flowering in Some Plants

February 11, 2019

Temperature triggers flowering in some plants

Electronic Ballasts for Grow Lamps

February 9, 2019

Lettuce Seeds Need Light to Germinate

February 8, 2019

Lettuce Seeds Need Light to Germinate

Flexible LED Grow Light Strips

February 4, 2019

LEDs even come in strips for easy install.

Direct Sow Lettuce Seeds in Pots

January 31, 2019

Thin Your Seedlings

January 28, 2019

Grow More Dill!

January 25, 2019

Dill is a mush-have fresh herb.

Aphids Thrive in Cool Temperatures

January 24, 2019

Aphids thrive in cool temperatures

Grow Strawberries in Fabric Pots

January 22, 2019

Container Strawberries

What is the Critical Photoperiod for Cannabis?

January 16, 2019

Cannabis is a short-day plant.

What is an Aqua Garden?

January 15, 2019

Mini Kitchen Gardens

How Much Light Does Thyme Need Indoors?

January 14, 2019

Any time is a good time for Thyme!

Indoor Gardening Spaces

January 13, 2019

Indoor gardening spaces

Direct Seeding Vegetable Crops

January 12, 2019

Direct seed certain vegetables into the garden or pots.

Rooting a Succulent Leaf

January 9, 2019

Can You Grow Citrus Indoors?

January 6, 2019

Citrus blooms bring fragrance indoors

Salvia Stem Cutting

January 3, 2019

Group Indoor Edibles by Temperature Needs

January 2, 2019

Grow heat- or cool-temperature plants together

Repotting a Seedling

December 31, 2018

How to repot small seedlings.

Custom Kitchen Grow Light Shelves for Herbs

December 30, 2018

Fluorescent fixtures are small and easy to mount.

Many Plants are Photoperiodic

December 28, 2018

The length of time you leave your lights on is just as important as the type and intensity of light you provide.

Hydroponic Growing Systems

December 27, 2018

What are hydroponics?

Seedlings Will Stretch if Too Far From Light

December 26, 2018

Seedlings Will Stretch if Too Far From Light

Speed up Seedlings with Heat Mats

December 25, 2018

How Far From Grow Lights to Place Seedlings

December 23, 2018

Move small fixtures up as plants grow larger to aviod heat stress.

Where to Take a Plant Cutting

December 22, 2018

Take cuttings from different places on a plant.

Ideal Temperatures for Growing Broccoli

December 21, 2018

Can broccoli take the heat?

Oedema Blisters on Indoor Pepper Plants

December 20, 2018

Oedema blisters on indoor pepper plants.

Biodegradable Seed Pots

December 19, 2018

Biodegradable seed pots

Grow Lights: Choose the Right Quantity and Spectrum of Light

December 18, 2018

Having the right spectrum of light is not enough to grow healthy plants.

Coir Mats for Microgreens

December 17, 2018

Grow microgreen seeds in coir mats

What is Seed Chitting?

December 16, 2018

What is seed chitting?

Can You Grow Plants Using Only Red Light?

December 15, 2018

Plants grown only under red light may not transpire properly

Grow Rainbow Beets

December 12, 2018

Beets are tasty and healthy.

Optimal Humidity for Indoor Plants

December 9, 2018

Optimal humidity for indoor plants

HPS Grow Lamp Light Spectrum

December 7, 2018

Add addtional lamps to cover teh blue spectrum when using HPS lamps.

Rooting Hormone Speed Up Plant Cuttings

December 6, 2018

Heat Generated by Grow Lamps

December 4, 2018

Begonia Leaf Plantlets

November 29, 2018

Scale Insects on Citrus Plants

November 28, 2018

Scale insects on citrus plants.

Tomatoes Won't Ripen? It's the Temperature!

November 27, 2018

Light Requirements for Garlic to Form Bulbs

November 25, 2018

Foam Root Plugs for Cuttings

November 24, 2018

Root plugs are made of foam, for plant cuttings.

Impact of PPFD Light Levels on Cucumber Plants

November 22, 2018

Higher PPFD increases plant growth.

Grow Dwarf Citrus Indoors

November 21, 2018

Grow Mixed Lettuce Indoors

November 19, 2018

Can you grow mixed lettuces together?

Grow Tent Considerations

November 18, 2018

Grow Mint Indoors

November 17, 2018

You can grow many types of mint indoors

Can You Grow Citrus from Seed?

November 16, 2018

What happens when you start citrus seeds.

Use Grow Lights to Grow Citrus Fruit Indoors

November 15, 2018

Citrus need bright light indoors.

Grow Light Shelf Setup

November 13, 2018

Grow light shelf setup

Grow Carrots Indoors

November 9, 2018

How to seed and grow carrots.

Can You Replace LED Grow Lamps?

November 8, 2018

Can you replace LED grow lamps?

Growing Kale in Cool Temps

November 7, 2018

Grow Arugula

November 6, 2018

Arugula is easy to grow indoors and outside.

Countertop Lettuce with Grow Lights

November 5, 2018

Countertop Lettuce with Grow Lights

When to Start Fertilizing Tomatoes

November 4, 2018

Don't fertilize tomatoes too early.

Use Ratchet Cords to Move Grow Lights

November 2, 2018

Rooting Plants in Water

November 1, 2018

Many plants will develop new root when stems are placed in water.