Micro-organisms are present everywhere; in the air, in water, on plants and in the soil.

Temperature is a key factor in plant growth and development.

They’re just tiny little beans.

Run-to-Waste (RTW) is a simple concept when applied to horticulture that means exactly what it says; irrigation applied until it moves out of the root zone and is disposed of.

We have all seen it at some point: tomatoes or strawberries that have been sitting in the fridge for a bit too long and are completely covered with a layer of furry layer of grey mould.

Many plants are ‘short-day’ plants, which means that the plant starts to bloom once the days shorten.

Towards the end of the last century more and more products began to appear whose main selling point was 'having been grown in a natural way'.

Pale yellow, knobbly and uneven, with leaves that can cause serious irritation. No wonder the sweet parsnip was often overlooked in favour of its more attractive cousin the carrot!

Collembola, otherwise known as springtails, are one of the largest groups of insect-like organisms found in the soil.

There are huge numbers of worms varieties living in soil and their diets vary widely. In this article we are going to focus on those worms that tend to have a positive or negative impact on crops.

Light is essential to plant life. Plants turn light into sugars, which they need for growth and bloom. Indoor crops have to put up with artificial light, which is not always sufficient.