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Two photos side by side: on the left, a tilted white reservoir draining brown old solution from its bottom drain port into a bucket; on the right, the same reservoir being refilled with clear water from a hose
Hydroponics Basics

A Fresh Reservoir Every Month Keeps Your Plants Fed Right

· 6 min read
A white EC meter with its cap off, next to a bottle of distilled water, a small amber bottle of calibration solution, an empty plastic cup and a folded white cloth, with a hydroponic lettuce system in the background
Hydroponics Basics

Calibrate Your EC Meter in 5 Minutes and Trust Every Reading

· 6 min read
A white hydroponic reservoir on a wooden balcony deck in front of a tiered hydroponic system full of lettuce and herbs, the pump cord unplugged on the deck, with meters, a water pitcher, a nutrient bottle and two closed dropper bottles on a wooden tray
Hydroponics Basics

The 10-Minute Weekly Check That Keeps Your Plants Well Fed

· 7 min read
Hydroponic Grow Lights: The Number on the Box That Actually Matters
Hydroponics Basics

Do You Need a Grow Light? How to Choose One That Really Feeds Your Plants

· 12 min read
A dense colony of white, waxy mealybugs along a basil stem and the veins of a leaf.
Pests

How I Save a Plant From a Heavy Mealybug Infestation

· 7 min read
A hand cutting a basil stem with small scissors, on a plant growing in clay pebbles in a white hydroponic system
Plant Care & Pro Techniques

Harvest More Basil With One Simple Cut

· 3 min read
A hand holding freshly picked outer leaves of lettuce, kale, chard and arugula in front of the same plants growing full in a white hydroponic channel on a sunny balcony
Plant Care & Pro Techniques

One Plant, Weeks of Fresh Greens: The Right Way to Pick

· 5 min read
A hand about to pinch a young tomato sucker growing in the angle between a leaf stem and the main stem
Plant Care & Pro Techniques

Removing Tomato Suckers the Right Way: Send Your Tomato's Energy Into Fruit

· 6 min read
A hand pinching the top of a full, bushy basil plant growing in a hydroponic system
Plant Care & Pro Techniques

The Little Pinch That Turns Leggy Basil Into a Bush

· 5 min read

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