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Chemical ice melters are a good alternative to the backbreaking labor associated with keeping sidewalks clear of ice, and safe for pedestrians.  There are many different options, and there are trade offs for all of them.

Most Ice melts are based in salts of some sort. There are other, more complex formulas available, but this discussion will focus on only the different salts used as ice melters.

Harvest season for outdoor cannabis crops is rapidly approaching, are you prepared for the harvest, curing, and trimming season? Here at Rocky Mountain Bio Ag, we have many useful tools that can help the home grower harvesting for the first time, or a commercial grow building their tool set. Lets discuss what we have on offer!

As we learned in the post: Do you know what lives in your soil? | Soil Food Web, microbes in your soil are incredibly important for plant and soil ecosystem health. The soil food web is responsible for helping plants get the nutrients they need. But how can the average gardener know that the steps they are taking to nurture healthy populations of microbes in their soil? Prolific Earth Sciences, a scientific instrument and analysis company, has come up with the ideal tool for home gardeners and small-scale commercial growers: The Microbiometer!

Do you know what lives in your soil? You might be surprised to find out that the answer is not just worms, bugs and dirt. The microbes living in your garden can have a significant impact on the plants' health and growth. This article will explore the concept of the soil food web, and tools the modern home or market gardener has to exploit soil microbes.

Some gardening problems have an obvious solution. For instance, too little water can impact the growth and production of our plants and vegetables. Solving the problem with the right amount of water usually sorts things out. Other problems are harder to solve. For example, insects may eat our flowers and buds. It can be hard to find the right organic insecticide that will relieve our plants from their unwelcome visitors. The same is true of weeds. Weeds invading and infecting our lawn make it look miserable. How can you take them out and make your lawn look pristine again? And...