Nutrient Deficiencies: Stop Guessing, Start Testing
There are plenty of nutrient deficiency symptoms growers can encounter, but the most common (and obvious) one is a change […]
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 […]
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...
Why CEA Is Poised to Lead the Transparency Conversation
Heavy metals are often found in field soils, but, even in tightly controlled greenhouses and vertical farms, these elements can […]
Heavy Metals in Horticulture, Part 1: Where Do Heavy Metals Come From?
Many edible and medicinal crops are regulated for heavy metal contaminants such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and […]