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ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint During Earth’s history, CO2 levels in the atmosphere varied highly, as did the concentrations of other greenhouse gases and the average global temperature. These fluctuations affected life greatly, but life also affected them. During the Cambrian era, some 530 million years ago, plants first emerged on our planet. The Cambrian Earth was a lot […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint Life is full of adversity and challenges that test our abilities to survive and overcome. If the hardships become too great, we can succumb to their ill effects or find a way to resist and become stronger, ready to move on to the next challenge. All living organisms go through this cycle, but […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint Two giants enter the ring, and while the fight is ugly and the crowd even more unruly, a truce that amplifies our gardens can be found. The debate between synthetic and organic fertilizers has been roaring longer than most of us have been alive. But with climate change concerns, advancing agricultural technology, and growing […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint Gardening and working with plants are long known for their relaxing and calming effects. But is there more to it than the simple joy of light physical work and putting your mind where your hands are? Researchers say there is. The vast microbiome of soil includes certain species of bacteria that are able to […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint There is no hiding behind the fact that commercial fruits and veggies aren’t cultivated and sold with the goal of maximizing their flavor. In the case of the now notoriously bland grocery store tomato, this is largely contributed to poor genetics. But while genetics do seemingly play the largest role in influencing flavor, it’s […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint During our time as hunter-gatherers, the biggest threats to our food supply and safety were the elements and other animals. Trading this lifestyle for a life in organized units like villages increased food security and toned down the effect of environmental conditions on our food supply. By developing organized plant cultivation and sophisticated irrigation […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint With rising energy prices seemly stuck on the tick-up, many indoor cultivators and those who use supplemental lighting are worried about how their next grow will affect their utility bill. Between the invasion of Ukraine to the pandemic’s relentless grip, electricity prices are soaring and having real effects on grow operations, both big and […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint In 2016, we released a video showing you how you can start Making Your Own Hydroponic Nutrients. One of the most popular videos we’ve ever created; six years later, this video is still surprising us with how many views it gets! But it honestly makes sense. Who doesn’t love a guide that shows you […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint Potassium (K) is the 19th element of the Periodic table and the 8th most abundant element in Earth’s crust. Chemically, it belongs to the alkaline metal group. Elemental potassium is a soft, silvery metallic solid that vigorously reacts in contact with water, and burns with a light purplish flame. Due to its immense reactivity, […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint Phosphorus (P) is the 15th element of the Periodic table and the 12th most abundant element in Earth’s crust. Chemically, it is classified as a non-metal. It has two major elemental forms – white and red phosphorus, and neither of the two occurs naturally due to their immense reactivity. At room temperature, this element […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint The internet is flooded with how-to and gardening tip videos and articles promising to make your growing easy. Among the videos that have gathered millions of views are ones showing the uses of raw kitchen waste in the garden. Sounds like a win-win situation, where you reduce the output of waste in your home […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrintWhen a new gardener asks me what they can do to take their skills to the next level, I always tell them they need to learn how to read their plants. Now, I know how vexing that advice can be. I was on the receiving end of that advice for one too many years. Between […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint Propagating indoor plants is a great little trick in the gardening world. You can often take a well-loved plant and turn it into two, three, or a dozen identical plants! Talk about a win/win situation! You might be thinking, what is this dark magic? Well, it’s a fascinating process, and once you learn the […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint The light that drives our crops’ photosynthetic process is dynamic, with the ability to fluctuate over and through their canopy of leaves at any given moment. Everything from wind to intermittent clouds to the sun rising and setting can change the amount of light a plant receives every second and in any given area. […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint Sulfur (S) is the 16th element of the periodic table, the 5th most common element on Earth, and the 10th most abundant element in the universe by mass. It is widely found in nature as a constituent of both organic and inorganic compounds. It is a reactive non-metal with a strong odor and very […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint Magnesium (Mg) is the ninth most abundant element in the universe and the fourth on our lovely blue planet (after iron, silicon, and oxygen). Chemically, it is an alkaline earth metal and occupies 12th place in the periodic table. This shiny gray substance makes up a significant chunk of Earth – about 13%. […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrint Calcium (Ca) is many things. It is the 20th element of the periodic table, the fifth most abundant element on Earth, making up about 3.6% of its lithosphere. Chemists classify it as an alkaline earth metal, and it is the third most abundant metal found on our planet. Calcium can be widely found in […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrintThe growing world population, climate change, and depletion of agricultural land have put tremendous pressure on researchers and growers to find new ways to produce more nutritious food while using fewer input materials. Soil and water pollution caused by the excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides in traditional, open-field agriculture threaten freshwater supplies and ecosystems. […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrintHello growers, It’s been quite the year for most of us and as we venture on into 2022 I wanted to provide you with an update on what’s been happening around here at ChilLED. First and foremost, The Guardian. If you’ve been following along since April you know that we are super stoked to get […]
ShareTweetPinShareEmailPrintCompared to growing plants outdoors, indoor plant cultivation circumvents many dangers that can occur under the open sky. Aside from being sheltered from the elements, indoor plants are also less exposed to pests and diseases. However, this doesn’t mean that indoor plant cultivation is impervious to these problems. Although the enemies are less numerous, some […]
