If you’ve never heard of VPD before it may seem like a highly technical or cumbersome tool to use but it’s an invaluable metric to help gauge environmental conditions and plant stress. In a nutshell, it measures how leaf temperature, air temperature, and relative...
Why should farmers care about how their herbs are treated after harvest? Different herbs have different needs, but most people are unaware of how those needs differ between species. This leads to mistakes that reduce shelf life or even ruin produce before it can be...
Already established as a leader in vertical growing systems for commercial use, ZipGrow Inc. is proud to announce the launch of their newest in-home product, the ZipGarden, which brings cutting edge hydroponic technology into homes, schools and community spaces. The...
Let’s face it: getting started in agriculture isn’t easy. Young farmers or any new farmers are being priced out of the market by increasing land costs. Resources are limited, and those resources that new farmers can access are expensive. Old methods and...
Hundreds of educators around the globe use hydroponics in their classrooms. And we’ve had the privilege of working with dozens of them! They’ve implemented this Soil-Less Science technique into their classroom curriculum and are producing great...
To kick off our new blog series we want to start with the basics. This means starting at the beginning for anyone who is new to hydroponics and gardening generally. There are a lot of terms and variables to be aware of in hydroponics, especially in CEA (controlled...
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