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Vertical Greenhouses Making Progress in Sweden

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April 17, 2012
Author:
Rachel Stoker
Vertical Greenhouses Making Progress in Sweden

Swedish firm Plantagon has come up with its first vertical greenhouse in the city of Linkoping. They hope that this will be the beginning of a process that can expand to the rest of Sweden, Europe and all over the world. In that particular location, the Plantagon greenhouse will also act as a carbon sink. [...]

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Brooklyn Food Pantries Go Grow-Your-Own With Hydroponic Farms

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April 10, 2012
Author:
Stacy Oborn
Brooklyn Food Pantries Go Grow-Your-Own With Hydroponic Farms

Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant food pantry has come up with an indoor hydroponic farm where clients can grow their own fresh food throughout the year. In this way they are providing fresh and healthy vegetables to hundreds of families a week. People are coming forward to get the opportunity and feel very passionate about this farm because [...]

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Constructing A Mini Greenhouse

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April 8, 2012
Author:
Brett Baxendell
Constructing A Mini Greenhouse

What if you have limited space but still want to grow hydroponic plants in greenhouses? Growing hydroponic plants in mini greenhouse system would be a perfect choice for you. Most plants grown hydroponically are raised in greenhouses under controlled environmental conditions. Building a mini greenhouse is not only an inexpensive solution but it is also [...]

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Growing Rice With Aquaponics

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April 5, 2012
Author:
Darryl Mott
Growing Rice With Aquaponics

Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil). In aquaponic system, the nutrient-rich water that results from raising fish provides a source of natural fertilizer to grow plants properly. It provides a good source of natural fertilizer for your plants and the only external thing that you need to [...]

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TVS Farm comes with Vertical Hydroponic System to Grow Strawberries

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March 30, 2012
Author:
Jeneen Floyd
TVS Farm comes with Vertical Hydroponic System to Grow Strawberries

Temecula Valley Strawberry Farm (TVSF), Southern California’s first commercial hydroponic urban vertical farm has come up with a distinctive and innovative vertical hydroponic system of growing strawberries. They grow their plants with the help of vertical hydroponic system made up of plant holders and PVC sprinkler poles. The process requires 85% less water than traditional [...]

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A Terrarium for Kids

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March 28, 2012
Author:
Eric Parker
A Terrarium for Kids

Making a terrarium is a great activity to do with kids because there is a huge fun in all stages of development. A terrarium is a glass or plastic container which is designed to grow small plants in controlled environment either hydroponically or through conventional growing methods. It is easy to design and makes a [...]

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Cloning Plants Using Hydroponics System

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March 27, 2012
Author:
Rachel Stoker
Cloning Plants Using Hydroponics System

Cloning plants perhaps sounds little scary but it is simply the process of taking a cutting from a mature female plant in the vegetative stage to obtain a wide variety of plants without using seeds. Cutting is the most standard and popular means of cloning. For high yielding hydroponics, gardeners usually prefer to use cutting [...]

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Organic Farming Training Program to Augment in India

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March 16, 2012
Author:
Howell Strain
Organic Farming Training, Organic Farming Training Program

Organic Farming Training Program: Sikkim in North India is all set to become a complete organic state by 2015. The State Government has drawn up extensive plans to promote organic farming in the state of Sikkim. The state has reduced its use of chemical fertilizer for cultivation since 2003 and has currently converted 6,000 of [...]

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Organic Potatoes: Tips on Growing Organic Potatoes

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March 14, 2012
Author:
Stacy Oborn
Organic Potatoes: Tips on Growing Organic Potatoes

Organic potatoes are easy and satisfying to grow. By using organic method of growing potatoes, you can grow your own ‘free from pesticides potatoes’ in healthy soil with organic compost. Potatoes are grouped according to their season of harvest. You can begin most varieties of potatoes in late March to April. Since growing organic potatoes [...]

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Germinating Seeds Hydroponically

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March 9, 2012
Author:
Darryl Mott
Germinating Seeds Hydroponically

One alternative to growing plants in soil is to grow plants in a hydroponic medium. Once you have decided to grow your own hydroponic garden, the first step will involve the seedlings. Growing seeds in a hydroponic medium is always the best way to avoid many common diseases because hydroponics is the cleanest system that [...]

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