In the heart of the Hilltop, what appears to be an ordinary shipping container is actually the future of urban agriculture.Inside the steel walls, the Mid-Ohio ...

Bill Owens and his daughter Amanda are converting their chickenhouses into greenhouses with a hydroponic system.

If you live in an apartment or in a city but love to garden, a hydroponic system will let you grow vegetables, fruits and herbs without taking up a lot of space. Best of all, you don’t even need to ...

Hydroponics is growing plants in a system setup containing water and the proper nutrients. There is no need for soil. There are two main types of hydroponic systems, passive system, uses no energy and ...

Most people have a garden story that ends the same way: the slugs won, or the heat hit early, or the soil just never seemed ...

Everyone is familiar with soil: it is one of the most important components of growing, it provides a foothold for plant roots, maintains the necessary nutrients plants need to grow, and filters ...

Let’s face it. Our food supply is pure crap. With the sheer number of microplastics in our food and the tons of pesticides in our produce, we’re facing an uphill battle. But there are ways to fix ...

Bringing fresh flavor to your meals is simple with an indoor garden. You can easily grow herbs and even small vegetables, regardless of the size of your space. Options range from simple pots for a ...

Editor's Note: Master Gardener Susan La Fountain recently conducted a Question and Answer with hydroponics expert John Naida. Susan: What influenced you to change the way of growing vegetables? John: ...

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TURNER — Students at Tripp Middle School learned this year that plants don’t need soil to grow. Just water, nutrients and sunlight. “I was kind of surprised because I always overwater my plants,” ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A spate of foodborne illnesses in leafy greens and other produce in recent years has sickened consumers and disrupted growers and supply chains. It’s been thought that ...