The term 'John Innes' is very widely recognised by the general horticulturist as a word associated with growing media (compost). These...

Soaking some seeds in chemicals, and then seeing if they grow (AKA a germination bioassay) is probably the easiest experiment a plant...

Every fungicide is designated a 'pre-harvest interval' (PHI) when it is first released for sale. The PHI is the is the minimum amount of...

Anybody who owns a house plant is keenly aware of these annoying black flies that hover around the soil surface. In small numbers they...

In many coastal regions, raw seaweed has been used for millennia to improve the productivity of farming systems. Then, in the latter half...

Basic substances comprise twenty different compounds which are authorised for plant protection uses within the EU (and UK since Brexit)....

While some think organic farmers forego all pesticides, this is not the case at all. And, in fact, there are approximately 30 compounds...

Woodlice Some growers do not appreciate, or are suspicious, of woodlice because they are not entirely sure why they are on crops and what...

Authentic Yucca extract is not cheap, so when purchasing a product purporting to be Yucca extract you will want to have confidence that...

When purchasing a chitosan solution it is important to know that you are receiving the genuine article. Over the years, we have been sent...