How does my garden grow?

By admin | May 14, 2009

As this article is written, a gentle soaking rain falls outside.  This gets me thinking about the fact that my freshly planted garden really perked up after our most recent rainfall.  After not even a week of being in the ground, I was seeing some sprouts.  Small and sparse though, even with diligent watering twice [...]

Saving money with controls systems.

By admin | May 14, 2009

Whether you are large scale commercial greenhouse grower with a multi-acre production facility, or a homeowner with a backyard greenhouse; increasing the efficiency of your greenhouse equipment is a must.
Many growers, large and small, set the fate of their crops in the hands of little grey boxes set to control all of those sophisticated environmental [...]

Post Earth Day considerations.

By admin | May 14, 2009

This site is an excellent reminder that stewardship of the Earth should last for more than one day, and it points out some excellent tips for continuing the Earth Day spirit for the remaining 364 days of the year.

100lbs of potato in 16′ of growing space

By admin | May 14, 2009

A colleague of mine submitted this article for my review as seen in the Seattle Times.

Using this method you can grow more potatoes in less space.

Basically you just grow the potatoes in a box on the ground, and build the box up as the potato grows.  This is made possible by the in which a [...]

Giving away greenhouses.

By admin | May 14, 2009

If it looks like a press release, and sounds like a press release…well…it just might be a press release.
International Greenhouse Company is donating greenhouses to five lucky schools in Washington State in an effort to help teach science and nutrition in a fun and engaging way. The giveaway is part of a contest launched [...]

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