Author: Amanda Sylvie

Garden & Greenhouse Magazine

The lighting you select for your plants can make the difference between active, consistent growth or stunted, mediocre growth. Lighting choices can result in rewarding blooms or years of waiting for a single bud. Orchids can be particularly picky about the light they receive, some requiring long days of high light while others are quite content with the low sunlight from a northeast-facing windowsill. Lighting is likely one of your greatest concerns as you begin bringing your plants indoors for the winter months. The other key time when lighting is especially important is when orchids are in an active growth phase.

Author: Caron Wenzel

Gary Gauger is a true organic farmer; in fact he is a true organic original and really gets what Organic means on many levels. Organic is a word with multiple meanings; the science definition is very simple: if it is or was once alive it is organic and therefore containing carbon. Pretty dry. Organic food, however, is another matter. Yes, it is alive but how alive is it really? Is it able to be grown without pesticides? Can you compost it? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, than you are ready for a trip to Gary's truly organic farm.