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Questions tagged [growing-medium]

A growing medium is material in which plants grows, and fungi taking water and food from it. Common examples are soil and water.

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What is the best way to raise a succulent using still aquaponics?

I am really new to gardening and have fallen in love with the idea of raising plants in a very low maintenance setting because I travel a lot. I have a lot of lucky bamboo and just got a pothos plant. I like them because they can just stay in water…
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Growing 3 sisters but my beans are overtaking corn

I planted my beans out once my corn was about 6 - 12 inches but the corn is growing real slow and the beans are overtaking them. Corn is jimmy red cord and Im in the UK. Any suggestions on what to do next? Should I stake the beans? Thanks
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Avocado roots growing in the wrong direction

My roots are growing from all sides, including the roots wrapping around to the top. I left town, they where in a napkin. What may I do to help them grow, or did I mess up? Both sides are growing around to the top. For now I’ll keep them in napkins.…
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Which are the possible, suitable growing mediums for indoor plants?

In my childhood, I had tried growing musturd in the bowl having cotton as growing medium. It grown much well. Also tried Money plant & water-cabbage in water. Regular soil is used for potted plants. So my question is; Is there any other growing…
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Grow hydroponics on fleece

I would like to grow plants in an indoor garden on fleece mats like used in this video: Aero Farms indoor growing . Where can I find these "reusable cloth"? They should be suitable form multiple growing periodes. When I looked this up online, I…
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Do you need to inoculate a mushroom growing medium before breaking it up to spread on the ground?

I saw most people grow mushrooms in a medium before breaking it up to put on the bigger growing medium, but I'm wondering if I can just mix molasses with water (came from a YouTube video), and the different spores from syringes in order to get a…
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Can coffee grounds be considered soil?

I'm running a test on growing tomato plants with about 80% coffee, and another with about 20% coffee in layers. What one should I expect to do better? Both have silty sand from the bottom of the compost pile, since I've heard that silt is excellent…
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Hydroponic growing media

I recently bought a vertical hydroponic kit, it comes with a growing media which is soft sponge like pebbles. It seems like it crumbles even with water flow, and very fine sand covered the bottom of water tank. The material is also so light, so it…
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How to grow plants from the aster/daisy/sunflower family? (by example of Launaea Arborescens)

I brought a piece of an Launaea Arborescens (see also my other question) with me from Gran Canaria. The plant is part of the Asteraceae/Compositae family, according to Wikipedia "commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family". Before…
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Can I reuse utensils after sterilising potting soil after cleaning it?

For sterilising cocopeat/garden soil/potting mixes, I am thinking of using a big vessel from the kitchen on a stove with water. My question is, will this vessel be usable for cooking if I clean it with detergent/utensil liquid soap thoroughly or…
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Seedlings have crispy, yellow tips

I germinated a variety of seeds and I now have the starts inside, under two full small spectrum LED lights. I'm using a couple different mediums. Some are in rock wool. Some are in a store-bought starting medium. Some a combination of both. I'm…
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Cold treatment for kernel germination while fighting fungus

I try to germinate stone fruits often in the fridge, inside a bag of peat moss. When I prepare the peat medium I wet it with rain water, but often the seeds/kernels rotten. I was wondering if I could soak the seeds in 10% bleach solution or even use…
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Is it fine to use insulation rockwool in hydroponics

I would like to know if there is any difference between hydroponics rockwool and the one used in house insulation. Where I live hydroponics rockwool is 50 times more expensive (it has to be imported due to no hydroponics culture in the country). But…
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"Green Spire" shrub with no growth

"Green spire" vertical growing shrub not taking root very well, or growing at all. It was planted 4 weeks ago, nutrient rich soil, no problems except mininal morning sun. Ideas?
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What type of wood does black oyster mushrooms grow on?

I have a bag of black oyster mushroom sawdust, and was wondering what type of wood I should use to make totems with.
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