5 LED Grow light ideas for winter growing

I have started to grow herbs in the kitchen, I have grown Bell Peppers from seed at the end of December, and have just transferred one of the plants into a DWC in a small grow tent as part of a Hydroponics series all featuring my new products. The Urban Grow FS110 Full Spectrum LED…

Read More

LED Lighting for growing mushrooms

Do mushrooms need light to grow? Yes. It is a common myth that mushrooms need dark to grow. Some mushrooms are purposefully grown in the dark in commercial production, such as button mushrooms, and Enoki. This is done to produce smaller fruiting bodies and paler caps. This is to make it more attractive for the…

Read More

Canning and Jarring Food for Long Term Storage

The phrase ‘canning’ can actually be a little misleading given that, particularly with home preservation, we don’t use what we think of as ‘cans’ (ie. the metal tins we buy at the supermarket) but instead use glass jars which is why the process is often referred to as ‘jarring’.

Read More