CAP THE GENE SPILL from NO GMO on Vimeo. It’s been a year since we started watching BP’s oil spew into the Gulf day after day. Although that’s been plugged and cleanup is underway, a more insidious form of pollution continues without containment, with much longer term consequences. You might think I’m talking about Fukushima’s nuclear [...]

“The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone. Hence the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens, who depend on the very system they attack, and who produce words [...]

What is Trichoderma? Trichoderma is a naturally occurring genus of soil fungi which has been known to possess bio control qualities against a number of plant pathogens since the 1920s. While there are a number of plant-associated microbes, both fungi and bacteria which are strongly beneficial to plants, none has been more intensively studied than [...]

Unveiling the Microscopic Secrets of Connoisseur Organic Growers “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than we do about the soil underfoot.” ~Leonardo da Vinci Commercial grape growers in Sonoma and Napa pay big bucks for beneficial biology consultants to come to their vineyards. And for good reason—the right blend of microbiology in their soils can [...]

Don’t Wait For Tip Burn! Yes, we all want big yields. And yes, plants need good food in order to produce the big bounties we desire. But in our efforts to match our plants’ ever-changing nutritional needs, it’s all too easy to get carried away and overdo the “nutes.” Before you know it, you’re faced with [...]

The most successful and productive indoor gardeners all have one thing in common—they love cuttings! Talk to any serious grower and you'll hear the same story. Consistently high quality and regular crops depend on a steady flow of healthy, vigorous cuttings. So it makes sense to give cuttings the best start in life possible. Too often when we visit indoor gardens we find trays of neglected cuttings, just managing to survive, relegated to a shelf in a dusty corner of the veg room. That just ain't right! Merely keeping cuttings alive is not the aim of the game. Think of it like this ... if we cause our new recruits undue stress when they are still young, fresh and fragile, it's the botanical equivalent of dropping our babies down the stairs! Ouch! Even if they survive, they could be traumatized for the rest of their lives!