Calendula oil
Keep this floral oil in your first aid kit for any scrapes, bites, or other ailments. Calendula is known for its ability to treat acne and control bleeding. Ingredients: Calendula flowers Oil of your choice eg. olive oil, avocado oil etc. Instructions: Cut the flower …
The benefits of using aspara with your kids
The biggest dietary issue parents tend to face nowadays regarding their children is their distaste towards vegetables. From throwing peas on the ground for the family dog to lap up in an instant to using sweet potato mash as a face mask, children have been …
What is hydroponic?
Hydroponic is simply growing plant without soil. Plant produces food by photosynthesis which during the process, it needs only light, water and nutrients in form of ions. Soil is not necessary and it acts only as a media for the root to get air, water …
What is thyme?
Thyme is an aromatic herb that is a close relative of oregano with a variety of uses in cooking, medicine, and as a decoration in households. Thyme has a long history, being used by the Ancient Egyptians to the Greeks to the Europeans in the …
What is Calendula?
Calendula is a genus of around 20 species of annual and perennial plants and are often colloquially termed marigolds. They are found natively in southwestern Asia, western Europe, Macaronesia, and the Mediterranean. Traditionally, this plant has been used in the culinary world, as a medicinal …
What is red romaine lettuce?
Red romaine lettuce has a similar taste and flavor to the green romaine lettuce, which is known as the best lettuce to use to obtain nutrients. Red romaine also bears these benefits to the consumer. It is high in nutrients but low in calories, containing …
How does a seed become a plant?
Germination is the first step in growing your luscious lettuce and blooming flowers, and this process happens all thanks to that small seed you first planted. This process is complex and precise, which is why it only happens when the seed is placed in the …
Why do plants need light?
Notice the way your plants grow toward the window, towards the radiant sunlight outside? That’s not by coincidence. Chemicals known as auxins are actively working in your shoots to ensure they move towards the sunlight in order to maximise photosynthesis via a process known as …
Hydroponic growing media
Confused why there seems to be soil within the seed capsules when aspara is meant to be soil free? The compact, brown material in the capsule is in fact a special hydroponic growing media that is needed for your plants to grow. When plants are …
What makes summer planting so hard?
Every year, when summer rolls around adults and children alike roll up their sleeves and bring out the old spade from the shed, ready to plant some new produce and flowers. And while planting may go smoothly in the beginning, plants may encounter lots of …
