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Saturday, Sep 4
Partly Cloudy
Currently: 92˚ F
Feels Like: 94˚ F
Hi: N/A˚, Lo: 64˚
Wind: 9, Gust: N/A MPH
Wind Direction: NNE (20) 
Tonight: 64˚
Sunset: 7:49 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sunday, Sep 5
Hi: 93˚, Lo: 70˚
Wind: 8, Gust: N/A MPH
Wind Direction: SE (126) 
Monday, Sep 6
Hi: 92˚, Lo: 73˚
Wind: 14, Gust: N/A MPH
Wind Direction: SE (125) 
Tuesday, Sep 7
Hi: 81˚, Lo: 72˚
Wind: 9, Gust: N/A MPH
Wind Direction: SE (125) 
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You can simplify your rotations by sorting your crops into these major plant families: Onion family: onions, garlic, leeks and shallots Carrot family: carrots, >>>
Perlite is an amorphous volcanic glass that has a relatively high water content, typically formed by the hydration of obsidian. It occurs naturally and has the unusual >>>
Pearlite: It looks like Styrofoam, but it isn’t. This is a volcanic glass which, when heated to 1600 deg F, expands and becomes very porous similar to haydite. Likewise, >>>
History Neem is a tropical evergreen tree native to the Indian sub-continent. This tree has a history of growing up to 50 ft. high and has been used for many different >>>
In Victorian times, houses were very narrow, multi-storied, and had a small “footprint” on the land. This left more land for private gardening, and commons, >>>
In aggregate hydroponic systems, a solid, inert medium provides support for the plants. As in liquid systems, the nutrient solution is delivered directly to the plant >>>
Coco coir is a relatively new growing medium available these days for the hydroponics soil less culture. Coco coir is being produced as a bi-product of the coconut tree. >>>
Medium-sized yellow golden orange blush with dark-green zebra-like streaks. The flesh is lime-emerald in color that has an invigorating lemon-lime flavor. They are >>>
In the beginning, all coffee was organic and shade grown. Coffee cultivation began in the ninth century in Africa and since most varieties of coffee are naturally >>>
Our organic tomato seeds produce indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants bearing heavy yields of beautiful, 6-8 oz., 2″, blunt-pointed globes. A brilliant, >>>