More often than not we tend to focus and worry more about the result of a project instead of paying close attention to the individual steps that are needed to make it happen. It’s common to get [...]

In today’s world, it seems that people are inclined to quickly choose a side. Whether it’s politics, social issues, religion, science, you name it: we often take a stance one way or another and [...]

For the better part of the last century, during the advent of industrial agriculture, soil quality was mainly judged on one specific characteristic. This was by its overall level of fertility, [...]

You’ve heard the adage “go big or go home.” It gets repeated and applied to nearly every aspect of our lives. From business to athletics to so much more, the phrase seems to permeate into all of [...]

I’ve worked for a fertilizer manufacturer for over ten years, and I often receive a phone call from someone asking if their bottle or bag of nutrients is still good to use. They rarely remember [...]

As I sit down to write this, I can see one of the peony plants in my backyard. I have no idea when it was planted or how old it might be. It, along with many other perennial flowers and [...]

As Pinterest often shows, house plants are a great way to liven up and add style to any room. From tropicals to succulents, there are many different varieties of plants to choose from, and many [...]

Over the last 10-15 years, there has been a growing movement among a portion of the United States population for locally grown, sustainably-sourced produce. For perhaps the first time in almost a [...]

The cultivation of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) has provided the people of the earth a sustainable source of fiber for well over the millennia. In fact, the oldest known human artifact is a piece of [...]

In simple terms, plants need fertilizer. This is especially true for those being grown in containers or hydroponically. With the proper and timely application of the 14 mineral elements deemed [...]