Plant Sunlight Chart
YES, you’ve prepared the soil by testing the pH and amending it for good drainage; you’ve started tomato seeds and transplanted sturdy-looking plants. But your … Read more
YES, you’ve prepared the soil by testing the pH and amending it for good drainage; you’ve started tomato seeds and transplanted sturdy-looking plants. But your … Read more
Most first-time sheep keepers assumes their pasture has plenty of feed. I have a whole green acre, how hard could that be? Turns out, pastures … Read more
One common trap is buying grow light because you think it is all about getting a bulb that is bright enough to sustain plant life. … Read more
To understand what’s happening on the ground, stop looking at fences. Most first-time graziers start here: they look at the land. They figure out how … Read more
When your herd begins scraping the ground for weed seeds, that’s when math has gone against you; check your pastures at that time. It’s dangerous … Read more
The seeds are in, the costly lights are up, and then…you wait…and wait, until finally a sprout breaks ground. But now foliage emerges, and it’s … Read more
When to harvest microgreens is more of an art form then a science; not that timing isn’t partly determined by counting days since you planted. … Read more
The same goes for your plants, more isn’t necessarily better. Light is much more complex than just energy: it’s also a message, and the spectrum … Read more
Most microgreen failures happen in the first forty-eight hours, and most of those failure occur in the dark. No, the dark time’s no waiting game; … Read more
You must start with a vision. Typicaly this means 100 hens running loose on an acre of clover. That’s what most folks imagine: birds forage … Read more
The plant doesn’t get enough light, so its stems stretches long and its leaves stay tiny. Or maybe it’s sitting on some dark north-facing shelf, … Read more