Indoor growers rely on technology to help them create the perfect environment. In issue 51 of Garden Culture Magazine Adam Clarke, their HVAC guru, gives his take on VPD in Psychometrics, Vapor Pressure and the Seemingly Never-Ending Chase for your Setpoint. Rich Hamilton breaks down the best temperatures for each stage of a plant’s life in The Importance of Temperature Control. If you are new to LEDs or still trying to figure out what environmental and nutritional needs your garden has compared to HPS, check out LED to Stress by Everest Fernandez.
While many extra factors come into play when growing outdoors, a couple of our writers have taken the bull by the horns to ensure their gardens make it to harvest. In The Benefits of Using Shade Cloth on Yield and Quality of Vegetable Harvests, Anne Gibson writes about protecting her plants from the blistering heat. In Passive Solar Geothermal Greenhouse at the 45th Parallel, Marci Babineau explains how her backyard venture has led to better self-sustainability throughout a cold Canadian winter.