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How to Train a Houseplant(Post)
How to Train a HouseplantPhoto by Bloom and GrowGrowing houseplants or an indoor garden may seem like a boring hobby to some. After all, the plants just kind of sit there in their pots or hydroponic ...
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Where to Find Urban Farms in STL(Post)
Where to Find Urban Farms in STL In a previous blog post I talked about how aquaculture and hydroponics are bringing fresher food to urban areas. And I discussed how those technologies are provi ...
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How to Prep Next Year's Garden(Post)
Are you already thinking about what you’d like to grow next spring? Fall is on the way, and many outdoor gardens are winding down. Maybe you got a rough start to this year’s garden, and you’d like to ...
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5-Minute Morning Grow Room Checklist(Post)
Photo by Marra Sherrier“The best fertilizer is the gardener’s shadow.” It’s a common saying among gardeners and attributed to a Chinese proverb.And it’s true. One of the most important things you can ...
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Best Organic Fertilizers for Indoor Vegetables(Post)
Organic vs. chemical fertilizers -- it can be a huge debate among indoor gardeners. The truth is that your plants don’t know the difference between where their nutrients are coming fro ...
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Blood Meal vs Bone Meal: Benefits and How to Use Both(Post)
Blood and bone sounds more like a Halloween theme than a topic related to indoor gardening. But natural compounds like blood meal and bone meal contain organic components that spur plant growth. Th ...
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Bromeliads Are Great for Frogs(Post)
Bromeliads Are Great for Frogs Do you enjoy both exotic pet keeping and indoor gardening? You can combine your two interests by keeping frogs and bromeliads. Creating naturalistic habitats tha ...
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How to Build a Paludarium: Complete Land and Water Guide(Post)
The Definitive Guide to Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining a Paludarium Ecosystem TL;DR: The Ultimate Paludarium Cheat Sheet Are you in a rush and need the quick facts? Building a living, bre ...
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What You Need to Know about Indoor Humidity(Post)
What’s that? You don’t have a hygrometer for your indoor gardening? Although this tool can help you keep track of indoor humidity levels, you can actually find out a lot about how much moisture is ...
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Bioactive 101: What It Is and Why Your Reptile Needs It(Post)
Bioactive 101: What It Is and Why Your Reptile Needs It TL;DR: The "Too Long; Didn't Read" Summary What is Bioactive? It’s not just a cage with dirt; it’s a living, breathing micro-ecos ...
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Start a Pizza Garden (Plus a Recipe!)(Post)
Never underestimate the power of delicious food. If you’ve been struggling with your garden, a delicious recipe might be just the thing you need to get your motivation going again. So if you’ve ...
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A Simple Bioactive Maintenance Routine(Post)
A Simple Bioactive Maintenance RoutineYou may be looking at this title and thinking: “Bioactive maintenance routine? But I thought a bioactive terrarium took care of itself.”And that’s true, but only ...