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Most people are not aware that many companies that sell potting soil in Singapore actually offer soil-less mixes (yup, most soil-less mix are "sterile", void of any form of fungi and bacteria (that means also no beneficial bacteria and fungi which are needed crucially in a healthy soil) Even soil based potting mix that are sold in Singapore can have very low count of beneficial fungi and other micro-organism either to manufacture or storage conditions that are less than ideal. Without a good population of Fungi, your soil will not thrive no matter how much organic fertilisers you put into you ..read more

Over the years, growers often asked us whether tap water was bad for gardening and farming. In short, long term use of tap water is not good for the soil.  The reason is because of chlorine that is present in tap water (Yes, Singapore tap water contains chlorine). While chlorine is added to tap water to ensure that to make it safer for human to drink, long term use of chlorinated water will kill and reduce the microbes count in soil in the long term.  To have a healthy soil, the first thing is that you need to remove chlorine from tap water! While some growers can leave their tap w ..read more

  At The Living Centre, we conduct research and trials of various tomato crops that are suitable to be grown in Singapore weather.   ..read more

This is a Lemon Balm plant grew at The Living Centre. Selecting right size pot and knowing the amount of seeds to sow is important. We teach students how to grow them from seed in our growing herbs class. If you like to order the seeds, you can order them here  ..read more

Health Advisory on Covid 19 Dear all, We are pleased to let you know that we are monitoring the Covid 19 closely The health and well-being of all our training participants and staff is always our top priority. We will continue to monitor the health situation and adhere strictly to all advices by local governments and global health authorities We are maintaining the highest standards to ensure your safety We are working to process class registration, orders and trainings as usual. We are alternating shifts. We have also implemented additional sanitizing and workplace procedures.  Temperatu ..read more

Ever wonder how to design a good hydroponics farming system? While you can buy hydroponics singapore systems off the market, it usually costs more, and not all hydroponics systems sold in the market are designed by experts in hydroponics. Poorly design systems often show signs of poor flow, poor root growth, inappropriate crops etc. We believe in empowering our students with the science principles of good hydroponics farming systems design and practical learning skills. The above is one of the systems that we design that shows a very healthy crop growth, come and join us in our Intermediate H ..read more

  At The Living Centre, we conduct research and trials of various tomato crops that are suitable to be grown in Singapore weather.   ..read more

One of the things we spent alot of time on is to identify suitable varieties of agricultural crops suitable for Singapore weather. Commercially, many farms around the world do not practise organic farming principles. That is one of the reasons why you often do not see much muskmelons being displayed on our local supermarkets under the "organic" produce section.    ..read more

Ever wonder how to design a good hydroponics farming system? While you can buy hydroponics singapore systems off the market, it usually costs more, and not all hydroponics systems sold in the market are designed by experts in hydroponics. Poorly design systems often show signs of poor flow, poor root growth, inappropriate crops etc. We believe in empowering our students with the science principles of good hydroponics farming systems design and practical learning skills. The above is one of the systems that we design that shows a very healthy crop growth, come and join us in our Intermediate H ..read more