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“My clients often want a year-round herb garden in their kitchen for cooking and making fun cocktails,” says Sera Rogue, owner of Brooklyn gardening company Red Fern. “Unfortunately, this can be a challenge: Generally, city kitchens do not have the full sun required to keep herbs alive. Also, the roots of herbs are somewhat simplistic. They require daily watering.” Her top pick for a kit that solves issues with watering and sunlight snafus is this click-and-grow style: It’s a self-watering planter with a built-in grow light, as well as “cool Keurig-style plant pods featuring ‘NASA-inspired smart soil,’ so you can watch your specimens grow from seeds,” Rogue says. She recommends watching the brand’s “helpful, straightforward” videos on how to put the system together.

Vertical farming is the practice of producing food in vertically stacked layers, vertically inclined surfaces and/or integrated in other structures. The modern idea of vertical farming uses controlled-environment agriculture CEA technology, where all environmental factors can be controlled. These facilities utilize artificial control of light, environmental control humidity, temperature, gases and fertigation. Some vertical farms use techniques similar to greenhouses, where natural sunlight can be augmented with artificial lighting and metal reflectors.

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In future, Aqua Hope desires that its farm will offer employment to people in the community, especially those with disabilities, single mothers and retirees. Presently, there are four disabled employees who help with seeding, planting and harvesting, together with the caregivers.

Many very productive uses exist for automation in many different areas of the cannabis cultivation and harvesting process. The key is to choose which components allow you to efficiently maximize production and properly utilize labor to achieve your desired results. For example, it may be preferable to have a machine plant a million plants or seeds rather than have humans plant them.

To liven up your patio, you’re going to need more than just ordinary seating. Instead, consider opting for one or more of these sturdy Adirondack chairs, made from real acacia wood. Choose from navy blue, white, grey, dark grey or natural finishes. An added — and unexpected — feature of this item is that it’s foldable. That means that you can stock up on several without having to worry about perpetually cluttering your patio. Simply fold and store the extra chairs when they’re not needed.

This Japanese water measurement tool offers instant feedback on the health of your plants. Designed to measure water and pH levels, the thermometer-shaped device turns blue when your plant is healthy, and makes it easier to keep the few plants you may be able to fit into your space in good shape.

A new era in plant research has arrived, says Charlie Brummer, director of the Plant Breeding Center at the University of California, Davis, who was not involved in the work. Breeders and breeding companies have always tried to minimize the time it takes to develop a new variety of crops, but with new technologies like speed breeding, “we can do it better now than we could in the past,” he said.

ORLANDO, Fla., June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Violet Gro Inc. is teaming up to continue exploring the optimal use of its lighting technology for growing cannabis indoors. Through a joint effort to develop best practices for producing pharmaceutical-grade cannabis, Violet Gro is working with Greener, an advanced analytics and energy management technology platform incubated out of the Harvard Innovation Lab, and Manx Farms, a grow collective based out of Los Angeles, California, dedicated to using best practices in every area of its cannabusiness.

Hydroponics does not use chemicals to grow plants. Plants need minerals, not soil. Often, organic compounds need to be broken down into minerals before the plants can take them in. By using water infused with high quality minerals in hydroponic farming, you are feeding your plants a very clean and natural fertiliser.

Since you’re probably not spending most of your time in your grow space, a combination hygrometer/thermostat with high/low memory feature can be very handy in keeping tabs on conditions in your room. These small, inexpensive devices not only show you the current temperature and humidity level, but the highest and lowest readings for the period of time since you last checked.

With adorable feet and a texture finish, this 6-inch earthenware planter gives your plant and home some extra personality.