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Peat 101 – From Bog to Bag

Most growers are very familiar with peat moss. Whether they recognize it as peat moss or as “soil”, growers have […]

Black Bear Biochar vs. competitor biochar mix

Why Some Growing Media Trials Fail — And It’s Not the Media

From a grower’s perspective, a growing media trial is fairly simple: they’re growing the plants they always do in a […]

Heavy Metals in Horticulture, Part Two: How to Measure and Mitigate Heavy Metals in the Production Environment

Photo by: ICP atomizer – creative commons The unintended introduction of heavy metals into the production environment poses a hazardous [&hellip...

Tomatoes

Why More Growers Are Moving Indoors

As the world population grows, food demand grows alongside it. According to a report from Global Market Insights, the controlled […]

Can Silicon Extend your Plant’s Shelf Life?

Can Silicon Extend your Plant’s Shelf Life?

Silicon can help keep plants in their greenhouse glory by reducing drought stress, supporting root health and extending time to wilt.

Photo of a Sun Gro Employee examining seedlings in a greenhouse

Choosing the Right Growing Media for Your Greenhouse

For greenhouse growers in floriculture and controlled environment agriculture (CEA), growing media is often treated as a cost to manage […]