Category urban gardening techniques

How to Start Seeds for Hydroponics

A Guide to Starting Seeds for Hydroponic Systems Hydroponics offers a highly productive method of growing fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals without soil. But most hydroponic systems don’t support starting seeds directly. So how do you get your hydroponic plants going…

The Soilless Gardening Guide:

Growing Plants in Air, Water and Beyond Forget digging in the dirt! Adventurous gardeners are growing bountiful blooms and produce without soil. By harnessing hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaponics, and other techniques, plants can grow directly in water, mist, or custom blends.…

Native Plants for Urban Gardens:

Eco-Friendly Choices for Greener Cities Non-native ornamentals dominate many urban green spaces. But native plants better support local wildlife, adapt to your climate, and promote sustainability. This guide explains how to incorporate hardy, ecologically vital native species into city gardens.…

Seed Saving

Sowing Sustainability in the Garden Buying new seed packets every season contradicts sustainable gardening. Seed saving offers a simple, fulfilling way to increase self-reliance. Preserving seeds from your healthiest plants enables free future plantings while protecting regional varieties. This seed…

Hydroponic Gardening Made Easy

Growing at Home Without Soil Tired of poor soils and limited growing space? Hydroponic gardening offers a soilless solution! By providing nutrient solutions directly to roots, hydroponics unlocks new possibilities for indoor and urban cultivation with less effort. This beginner’s…

Composting in the City

Turning Waste into Gold Urban living generates large volumes of organic waste. An age-old solution exists for recycling these scraps into black gold – composting. City composting reduces landfill contributions, nourishes gardens, and closes the food production loop. This guide…