Pruning Grape Vines in the Winter: 2 Easy Ways | GCM Pruning grape vines can feel intimidating at first, but it’s actually simple and key to a great harvest. Here’s a step-by-step guide from start to finish.

Grapevine pruning may seem tricky at first.
It’s actually fast and easy. A little work now leads to a strong fall harvest. 👩‍🌾
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Rooted on the Rock: Galiano Grow House | GCM Adam Clarke is blending cultivation and tourism through Galiano Grow House and West Coast Weedery in a distinctly West Coast model.

What does small-scale cannabis success actually look like?

On Galiano Island, Adam Clarke is blending hemp, cannabis, hospitality, and community into a uniquely West Coast ecosystem. 🌱

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A Look Ahead to the 2026 Garden Trends | GCM The 2026 garden trends highlights “lemonading,” purpose-driven gardening, precision growing, foraging, and pet-friendly design.

The 2026 Garden Trends Report is here — and the theme is Lemonading: turning climate + life challenges into positive action. 🍋🌱

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One and (not) Done: Getting the Most from your Grow Media See how growers are reusing and reamending their grow media to create resilient, self-sustaining gardens.

Sustainability is non-negotiable for farmers & gardeners.

Inputs are expensive, resources are limited, and single-use soil is outdated.

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Plant Steering in Organic Container Systems | GCM Switching from hydro to soil? Learn how organic container systems and living soil changes plant steering, feedback loops, and grower intuition.

Hydro talks back immediately. Soil whispers and tells the truth.

When you stop steering the plant and start steering the ecosystem, everything changes.

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Root-Zone as Joystick: Irrigation & EC Tools for Steering (Part) 2 | GCM Part 1 explained why plants respond to controlled water stress. Part 2 shows you how to control that stress through root-zone irrigation.

The most important metric in controlled-environment cultivation?

Revenue per square foot per day!

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RHS Report Highlights the Significance of Gardeners | GCM A new first-of-its-kind RHS report shows the significance of gardeners as a powerful solution for climate, community, and rising healthcare costs.

A new RHS report shows what gardeners have always known: gardening is good for people and the planet. 🌍🌱

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New Holiday Tradition: Potted Christmas Conifers | Garden Culture Magazine Forget cutting down a Christmas tree or putting up a fake. We’ve got a new holiday tradition for you: eco-friendly potted conifers! Cosmic Knot explains.

Good for the Earth. Good for the soul. Good for the future.

This holiday, choose a potted conifer. 🌍✨

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A Guide to Selecting and Indoor Growing Space | GCM The seasons are changing, and many are looking to indoor growing. Everest Fernandez guides us through what you’ll need to make it work.

Most beginners underestimate one thing: vertical height. Plants stretch, and so should your planning! 🌿

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Leave those seed heads! They feed birds, shelter insects, and enrich soil. 🌾🐦

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Bringing Nature Indoors for a Hygge Holiday Season | GCM The holidays can be wasteful, but Nature makes them cozier and kinder. Here are a few tips for creating the ultimate hygge holiday!

Hygge isn't just indoor coziness—bundle up, step outside, and stargaze with friends by the fire pit. Winter magic is everywhere. ✨🔥

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Steer your crop like a pro!

The new Garden Culture issue breaks down the science behind consistent, high-quality results.

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5 Cool Ways to Master Crop Steering | GCM Crop steering isn’t complicated! These 5 tools help you master crop steering: VPD, lighting, irrigation, pH, and plant training.

Crop steering isn't complicated! 🌱 🌱

Give plants what they need at the right time. These 5 tools make it easy.

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Fungal Genetics Preservation Made Simple Discover easy, regenerative methods for fungal genetics preservation to keep your favorite strains thriving season after season!

Mushroom growers: if you love a strain, copy it early and often.

Backups = security. 🍄

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Mastering Moisture in Living Soil: How Tensiometers Transformed My Gardening | GCM Perfecting moisture in living soil isn’t easy—until you use a tensiometer. Gareth Hopcroft shares how this tool transformed his grow.

Stop guessing when to water living soil!

Finger pokes, lifting giant pots—none of that works.

Try a tensiometer. It's basically an artificial root that tells you exactly how much tension is in your soil.

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A Grower's Guide to Testing and Amending Indoor Soil | GCM Should you test your indoor soil? Absolutely. Dustan McLean says it’s a crucial step every organic grower should take.

Test your indoor soil. Every crop. Every time. Better in = better out. 🌱

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The Sweet Taste of Winter Vegetables | Garden Culture Magazine The cooler weather is on the way, but who says we have to put our gardens to bed? Follow this guide for growing sweet winter vegetables.

Tip: Winter veggies get sweeter in the cold. Kale, radishes, beets + Brussels sprouts all level up their flavour after frost. 😋🌬️

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Mossy Creek Mushrooms | Local Growers | GCM Mossy Creek Mushrooms doesn’t just cultivate gourmet mushrooms; it’s unlocking the future of fungal farming by hunting, breeding, and archiving unique strains.

In Knoxville, TN, @mossycreekmushrooms is reimagining how fungi are grown. 🍄

Andrew and Samantha Reed breed unique hybrids like King Blue and Copperhead oysters while preserving wild genetics in their living archive.

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Every cannabis grow is different. The best facilities start with the outcome and work backwards.

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How to use a Cold Frame for Cool-Season Growing | GCM As temps drop, don’t stop growing — a cold frame lets you harvest cool-season crops all winter long!

Don't let cold weather stop your garden! ❄️

Build a simple cold frame and grow greens all winter long. 🌿

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Professional POV with Genevieve Newton, Mera Cannabis Genevieve Newton’s Canadian cannabis journey has brought her to Mera Cannabis, where she oversees 50 acres with passion, grit, and Prairie-born roots.

For this Prairie-born grower, the job's about more than yield; it's about healing, culture, and purpose.

"Weed is resilient — I'm impressed by these plants."

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Keeping Ten Hens And A Rooster Happy Throughout The Winter How do you keep ten hens and a rooster warm throughout the winter? Easy! Regan Moran offers tips on structure, bedding, and special treats to keep them happy.

Winter chickens = thriving soil + happy hens. 🐔❄️

Learn how to turn your coop into a soil-building system — with peat bedding, suet treats, and cold-hardy routines.

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5 Cold-Hardy Greens and How to Grow them For a Winter Salad | GCM Grow food year-round! Here are five cold-hardy greens that are perfect for fresh winter salads.

This winter, grow these 5 cold-hardy greens in your backyard! ❄️🥗

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Leave the Logs! Building a 'Dead Hedge' Boosts Biodiversity | GCM Another Beyond The Garden post from Catherine Sherriffs. Read more about this topic on Garden Culture Magazine.

Don't burn the brush pile. Build a dead hedge and let nature handle the rest!

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Allotment Fight Club | Local Growers | GCM We can’t tell you his name, but you need to know about Allotment Fight Club. His gardening space in Cardiff is a break from his super-secret day job.

Sometimes the best stories grow in secret!

In Cardiff Bay, an anonymous grower with a "super secret day job" is redefining what it means to balance work, family, and passion through his project, Allotment Fight Club. @allotment.fight.club

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How to Make Honey-Fermented Garlic | GCM Got a big garlic haul? Try Sarah Thrush’s honey-fermented garlic recipe from Preserving with a Purpose.

From ancient Egypt to your kitchen — Sarah Thrush's Honey-Fermented "100-Year Garlic" shows how preserving food can be simple, beautiful, and deeply nourishing. 🍯

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Spooky Plants And Halloween Horror In The Garden | Garden Culture Magazine Is there such a thing as spooky plants? You bet! We've made a list of greenery that'll send chills down your spine. Read it if you dare!

👻 Spooky plants are real! From Dracula Orchids to the stinky Corpse Flower, nature has a wild imagination. 🌿💀

Read our Halloween garden roundup at G C M A G . C O

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The Spider Mite Apocalypse: When Creepy Crawlers Invade Like something from a horror movie, spider mites can quickly overrun your plants. Regi Oneton explains how to stop them.

Tiny webs. White specks. Wilting leaves. It's not a horror movie—it's a spider mite infestation.

Here's how to exterminate the brutes. 💀🌿

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WATCH: Hootin' and Hollerin' with Expert Mushroom Forager Whitney Johnson Garden Culture’s Catherine Sherriffs talks with expert mushroom forager and author, Whitney Johnson. Watch now!

"The woods are my church." 🍄

Garden Culture's Catherine Sherriffs sits down with @appalachian_forager to talk foraging, fungi, and finding peace in the forest.

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#Mycology #AppalachianForager #GardenCultureMagazine

Cultivating Intention: Slow Things Down in the Fall Garden As summer fades, it's time to slow down and look to your fall garden for inspiration and sustainable living ideas.

The 2026 Garden Trends Report says it's time to slow down and reconnect with Nature. 🌿

Linda Vater's A Year of Garden-Inspired Living shows how: compost your pumpkins, gift seeds, forage kindly, and create your own secret garden.

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