There are huge numbers of worms varieties living in soil and their diets vary widely. In this article we are going to focus on those worms that tend to have a positive or negative impact on crops.

Light is essential to plant life. Plants turn light into sugars, which they need for growth and bloom. Indoor crops have to put up with artificial light, which is not always sufficient.

Did you know that the young leaves of barley grass contains many of the vitamins, minerals, and proteins necessary for the human diet?

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Plants don’t have the same senses as we have but are pretty good at forming a picture of the world around them.

Spider mites affect many crops worldwide. There are well over 1,200 species of spider mite, of which more than a hundred can be considered as a pest, and about ten of those as major pest.

The two species of whitefly that affect many crops are Bemisia tabaci or tobacco whitefly and Trialeurodes vaporariorum or glasshouse whitefly.

Thrips are recognisable by their small size and long flat shape. The adult thrips has four feathery wings. They can vary in colour from grey to yellow or brown.

Aphids are no longer than about 4 mm, have a bulbous abdomen and can be many different colours. They are among the most destructive pests to affect cultivated plants in temperate regions.

Mildew is also known as ‘downy mildew’ and as the disease spreads, the leaves curl up, necrotise and eventually fall off.

Botrytis (also known as Grey Mould or Bud Rot) attacks weak plants or dying flowers.