Gaia herbs prides itself on the natural organic ingredients it puts in its extracts and products. Their herbs are grown on a two hundred and fifty acre farm. The farm is right next to the production plant and research facilities. Their mission is to provide fresh organic quality ingredients for their products. The farm and facilities are in North Carolina and they do not get their ingredients from anywhere else. Their motto is pure plant medicine from the highest quality ingredients.

The farm itself is in the south western section of the Blue Ridge region of North Carolina. This currently is their only farm. They are setting another one up in Costa Rica to farm the tropical and subtropical herbs that they offer. All of the growing process, refining process, and bottling process is certified organic. This facility has all of the production, growing, and bottling together.

Their extracts are made in the exact same place as they are grown so you know that only the freshest herbs are used. They are kept at their peak throughout the extraction and refining process. Also there are quality controls in place that insure that their product stays pure. All of their facilities meet or exceed FDA guidelines so although their products are not FDA approved they do still meet their standards.

It is the first day of Spring, and the nurseries have a big stock of tomato seedlings. But the weather is still quite cold. Don’t buy those seedlings, yet. There is no advantage to putting tomato seedlings out extra early.

The nursery wants a long selling season. They know that the first sunny day will bring out the planting public. Don’t be tempted. Early planting of tomatoes does not become an advantage.

Even though it is warm, there could still be be an unexpected frost, or worse, an actual freeze. If this happens, lots of seedlings will be lost. Let the nursery have that problem. The plants have at least a chance of survival in the nursery. Better than than in your garden.

If you are wondering why the nurseries have the seedlings so early it is because they want the longest selling season possible. In America the tomato plant is the largest seller of all plants. I don’t know who counts these things, nor how, but that is what I read, and I believe it. So the nursery will hope to sell well for a long time.

You can grow any vegetable you want hydroponically, there are no limits! It’s an exciting hobby and you can even make money from it.

Take a look at the following reasons for growing your own hydroponic vegetables.

1. Hydroponic vegetables can grow up to 50% faster than there soil grown counterparts! This is because you have full control over the vegetables growing conditions which you will have manipulated to be at optimum levels.

2. Because you don’t need to have a garden, you can grow your own hydroponic vegetables if you live in a crowded tower block.

3. There will be no soil borne diseases which affects many gardeners and their vegetables.

4. You will not have to purchase any expensive pesticides and chemicals to spray on your hydroponic vegetables as there is no soil, no soil loving pests will get close.

5. Once you have your hydroponic vegetables system set up and running, your costs are around 20% lower than traditional gardening methods. You can also make money by selling your produce!

6. You could grow more hydroponic vegetables in a smaller area! This is true despite the actual vegetables being bigger on average because the plant roots tend to be smaller!

What does it mean to cultivate your garden? You are simply making the soil better. If you walked into your backyard right now, Im sure you wouldnt just throw some tomato seeds on the grass and expect plump tomatoes in a couple months by doing nothing else.

When you cultivate the soil, you prepare it for the plants you are going to grow. To begin, lets assume you are just starting a garden and only have your grassy yard. Ideally, you will use a motorized tiller. A tiller takes all the hard work out of cultivating your garden. You just turn it on and push it across your garden. It will break up all the grass and ground for you.

A tiller is the best to use, but they aren’t cheap. If you know someone who already owns a tiller, you can borrow theirs if you’re lucky. If you are serious gardener and plan on doing a lot of gardening for years to come, you might want to buy your own.

Once a garden plan has been prepared, the next consideration in good vegetable gardening is to select the best possible varieties of vegetables to be grown and to order the seeds. Since no one seed company has a monopoly on all the best varieties, it is a good idea to pick up several catalogs.

Last year we bought seeds from five suppliers and this year we will be ordering from six or seven to get all the varieties we want. Avoid varieties which are described as being good for shipping, for “keeping” (except a few like onions and winter squash) or for storage. Those are qualities important to commercial growers but definitely not to home gardeners. You want the varieties to be succulent and flavorful and resistant to plant diseases.

Having your own vegetable patch or fruit garden was once commonplace, but fell out of favor as the food industry become more commercial and supermarkets began to take over. In recent years however, more and more people have started explore growing their own produce again. Here we give 5 reasons why you might consider starting your own kitchen garden.

- Freshness

Fruit and vegetables taste better and are healthier if eaten as soon as possible after picking. Most fruit you buy from supermarkets and the like is picked well before it is properly ripe, to extend shelf life, and this usually has an impact on flavor. Growing your own lets you taste the freshest possible produce as it’s meant to taste.

- Quality

Commercially grown crops are often selected for their high yields, uniform appearance and long shelf lives rather than for quality and taste. When you grow your own, you can concentrate on the quality rather than the economics.

- Price