A breakthrough product when it first hit our shelves and still to this day capable of surprising the most experienced of growers, HALO unquestionably ranks as one of the most prolific boosters we’ve ever encountered. When so many additives continue to come and go nowadays without making any lasting impact on those in the growing community, surely the spotlight deserves to be reserved for only the very best performers out there – like HALO! Learn more about the pioneering growth promoter…
One of the main benefits of indoor gardening is the complete level of control you are afforded over the growing environment and the associated opportunity to closely manage and finely tailor every aspect of plant development. The vegetative stage of the plant life cycle deserves special attention in terms of the conditions you choose to create, since whatever size your plants end up reaching will largely depend on the work done during this time. To produce massive plants and achieve huge yields, you might want to think about extending the typical vegetative cycle…
As far as impressive settings go, the one we found ourselves working in during the bank holiday weekend at the Eastnor Castle Chilli Festival takes some beating! Sure it’s more of an eccentric person’s stately home than a genuine medieval fortress, but even still, the thing looked and felt very cool. On the 6th and [...]
April 27, 2012 – 10:39 am
Following several very successful recent public outings, GroWell have gone and signed up for another exciting event – the Eastnor Castle Chilli Festival! We hope to see you there!
Recently we took a look at the several different ways that you can save plant genetics and then decided to put them to the test.
It all came about following a demonstration on tackling aphid infestations during the fruiting stage, whereby the question was asked; “if things somehow escalated and became worse, what options are available to try and save plant genetics?”
Having identified and explained the three main methods of saving plant genetics – overwintering, stratification of seeds and taking late cuttings – let us check up on the trials and examine our results.
You could be excused for thinking that there’s little room to innovate with something as simple as a plant pot. Yet the clever folks behind Rhizo-Pots have managed to prove the doubters wrong, developing a highly imaginative and – even more importantly – incredibly effective new design capable of significantly improving plant growth!
A lot has been going on behind the scenes here in recent weeks and this is as good as time any to reveal that we are currently working on bringing the GroWell experience to central Birmingham in the shape of a brand new shop!
March 30, 2012 – 11:16 am
Want to know when we’ll be closed over Easter? Then find out here!
March 26, 2012 – 11:22 am
Last weekend saw the return of the Edible Garden Show at Stoneleigh, the UK’s most prestigious horticultural venue. It repeatedly ranks amongst the top British gardening events and also represents the only one dedicated to the ‘grow your own’ revolution – which explains why GroWell made its first appearance this time round!
With our wealth of indoor gardening knowledge, both seasoned and beginner growers seemed really keen and interested in the ability that hydroponics has to extend their season for producing fruit and vegetables. During the odd break we also enjoyed visiting many of the different stalls – take a look through our pictures!
Come February/March those of you who have traditional gardens and allotments will no doubt be getting seeds started indoors ready for the Spring. Free space is always at a premium inside the home and you may well find yourself trying to squeeze propagators into any area big enough for them, even when a better solution exists – a grow tent! Current owners of grow tents should already know the product benefits, namely making the most of the light generated from a lamp and gaining heightened control over the environment. They are fantastic if you have grown large plants to fill the available area, but for small, young plants eventually heading outdoors there often seems to be a lot of wasted room. Setting up Ezi-Roll Light Hangers to optimise the position of the light does help, although a lot of vertical space still ends up being unused. Fortunately you can overcome the problem of empty vertical space by installing a utility shelf, which essentially adds another layer to your tent. They are robust enough to support propagators and a light, allowing you to create 2 square metres of floor space from a 1 metre square tent – clearly advantageous when propagation time comes around. This article aims to walk you through installation of the utility shelf to double the amount of your available space.
