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Have you ever seen a sesame plant? Surely you’re familiar with sesame seeds, sesame oil, and tahini. But have you tried growing sesame plants for sesame oil yourself? If not, here’s your chance!  Sesame or Sesamum indicum is grown all over the world as a food crop in hot dry areas, like India and Africa. There are records of its growth in China over 5000 years ago. Tahini, a well-loved food (not just among people in the Mediterranean and the Middle East), is ground sesame seeds. Search fo

Dieffenbachia spp. I don’t know about you, but there are days when I just want a houseplant that makes me feel like I’m the most talented gardener on the planet. Of course, I love the dramatic look of a fiddle-leaf fig, and I’m blown away by an elegant phalaenopsis orchid, but it can be exhausting trying to keep these more finicky types of flora thriving. If you’re like me and you enjoy easy-care houseplants, say hello to Dieffenbachia, also known as dumb ca

No one loves avocados more than millennials. The health-conscious generation likes to smush the buttery, oblong fruit on toast at their boozy brunches.  In 2017, Square, a tech company that helps businesses process credit card payments, calculated that Americans collectively spend almost $900,000 per month on avocado toast.  But to the horror of this egg-spurning bunch, the future of avocados has been in doubt in recent years. The treasured fruit has had to endure angry avo

If you’ve been wondering about Ceramic Metal Halide or Light Emitting Ceramic grow lights, you’re on the right track. CMH grow lights are hands down the best HID grow lamp technology available on the market right now. Also known as LEC grow lights, they have the best PAR spectrum of any HID lamp, the slowest degradation rate, and they’re also at least 10% more efficient than other HID lamps. If you want to understand how ceramic metal halide grow lights work and how to use them, read on. By th