Separating Onions: Maximizing Your Nursery Pack

Separating Onions

Today I’ll show you how to go about separating onions and maximizing the value of your store-bought seedlings! When you go to purchase onions, leeks, garlic, or other alliums at a nursery or garden center, they often come in a six-pack container that’s just crowded. Even if you started your seed at home, this can … Read more

How to Deal With Transplant Shock

How to deal with transplant shock

Let’s talk about one of the more frustrating parts of propagating and transplanting: the dreaded transplant shock. The name makes it sound worse than it actually is, but transplant shock is still something to watch out for whenever you are moving your plants from one container to another. After the move, it’s common for growth … Read more

Hydroponics for Kids: Build a 2 Liter Bottle Garden

Hydroponics for Kids: Build a 2 Liter Bottle Garden

I was chatting with Charlotte, a subscriber on the Epic Gardening YouTube channel, and she had a REALLY good idea: ​Actually, it would be kinda cool if you had a page on the site for kids….. school projects and such for hydroponics. I homeschool 5 kids, and this would be a pretty cool science project. … Read more

How to Grow Hydroponic Onions

Grow Hydroponic Onions

I’ve been interested in growing root crops hydroponically, but never taken the plunge.  There are a lot of things that you can grow in a hydroponic system, but there’s not a lot of information out there about how to grow onions, carrots, radishes, or any other root crop.  This is why I’ve started The Grand … Read more

Hydroponic Herb Garden Guide

Hydroponic Herb Guide

I’m willing to bet that you love using fresh herbs in the meals you prepare for yourself and your family. Herbs are a fantastic way to add flavor and zest to any dish imaginable…but there’s a problem. Most of the time, we settle for dried herbs for a couple of reasons: Dried herbs save money. … Read more