Peak tomato season — July through September here on the East Coast — is almost upon us, and the anticipation is palpable. Before we know it, those super sweet, juicy fruits, grown outdoors under the ...

Beth Tucker has been around farming all her life. But adapting to today's technology has helped Tucker grow better products year-round. Tucker, 55, of the Dixie community has been growing tomatoes ...

PALMERSTON NORTH, NEW ZEALAND - As the use of soilless, hydroponic growing methods becomes more prevalent among crop producers, researchers are looking for new materials that can help growers save ...

If you're an indoor gardener with limited space, hydroponic gardening is a great solution to growing your own vegetables. Although it isn't just for indoors, you can also set up the easiest vegetables ...

There are plenty of ways of using waste to grow crops, the oldest and most obvious being the use of compost. Compost is great! We love compost. But it isn’t of much use in the myriad ways you can grow ...

An updated look at the hydroponic system we’ve been experimenting with at 13 ON YOUR SIDE growing kale and tomatoes. You can ...

On a cold, windy day, Win Goodridge went to his basement to get some fresh chard and lettuces from his garden. His is an indoor, hydroponic garden, which requires no soil — and can yield fresh veggies ...

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On Scott Beylik’s 4-acre farm about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, rows of tomato vines climb wires strung from the beams of his greenhouses. There’s no soil, so the roots are submerged in little ...

The latest salvo in the battle between traditional organic farmers — who grow in nutrient-rich soil — and soil-free hydroponic operators centers on a prohibited weed-fighting chemical. Soil farmers ...