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Guest Article - Authentic Aeroponics |
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Authentic aeroponics is a difficult growing method to ignore if you really want to maximise your growing efficiency. Read our article on Authentic Aeroponics as written by Ross Vickers from Aeroculture Limited - the manufacturers of the Atomix System.
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Harnessing Humidity |
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It's surprising how many growers are unaware of the benefits that careful humidity control can have in an indoor grow room. Take a look at our new website article and discover why high humidity can make a huge difference to your plant performance
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How much electricity will my Grow Room use? |
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Not sure how much it is costing to run your grow room? Make sure you know what you’re spending by reading our simple guide to calculating your electricity costs. Also, download an electricity running costs chart for some of our more popular products.
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Running Solutions in NFT |
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Everything you could ever want to know about NFT all condensed into one article (OK maybe not everything, but most of the basics!). Includes a look at temperatures, aeration, solution changes and pH adjustment.
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Cold Weather Alert!! |
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Don't let the cold weather get the better of your plants! Make sure you protect your grow room and keep your plants healthy with this handy hints and tips article on dealing with cold weather problems.
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What's the best nutrient solution for you |
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Choosing the right nutrient is one of the most important decisions any grower will make - and one that can be quite baffling due to the enormous range of different packages available. So which one is best for you? Find out with our simple guide.
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The REAL Truth About Digital Grow Lights |
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There are a lot of false claims surrounding the performance of digital ballasts. Here is the REAL truth abouth digital grow light performance.
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Pythium - The curse of the Grow Room |
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Pythium - better known as root rot - is one of the worst things that can you can get in an indoor grow room. It can decimate your crop in weeks if you're not careful. Read how to keep your crop pythium free here.
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Shedding some light on lamps and light systems |
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A look at some of the high intensity discharge lamps (Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium) supplied with our light systems and the wide range of replacement lamps available.
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So you want to grow some plants indoors? |
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Right, you've decided that you want to grow indoors. What Now? Read our overview of the choices you have to make and get your grow room off to a great start. A good read for the new grower, and a handy refresher for the rest of us.
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Vita Link - The complete range in detail |
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An in depth look at the complete Vita Link range – one of our most popular and effective nutrient ranges. Looks at why it’s so good, and what sets the Vita Link products apart from the rest. Also contains a link to a downloadable pdf containing a complete
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Water, Water Hardness, pH and Feeds |
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Some notes on preparing your water. A look at hard and soft water and suitable feeds for both. Also includes detail on pH adjustment of fresh and running solutions, preparing rockwool slabs for use, and water and feeds for soil.
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Fantastic Flowering – The GroWell guide to boosters and additives |
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Flowering Boosters can be a confusing topic for many indoor gardeners. There’s so much variety and choice that it is very difficult to decide which type of booster to use, let alone which brand or manufacturer. Our guide will help you choose.
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Building Your 1st Indoor Grow Room |
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OK, you’re convinced. You want to set-up a grow room and you want to start growing indoors – but where do you start? It can be very confusing when you're starting out. Take a tip from us – a well planned grow room will make your life a lot easier.
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Keep on top of Spider Mite problems |
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Beat the bugs! Our “Learn” article on Spider Mites should help you avoid the many problems that a grow room infestation could cause.
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Hot Weather Alert!! |
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It's that time of year again where temperatures start hotting up and grow rooms start over heating. Take a look at our hot weather alert and get yourself ready for the summer heat.
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Hydro-Organics - The Coco Alternative |
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Looking for taste and yield? There's no need to compromise any more, growing in coco can give you the best of both worlds. Read our Learn article on growing in coir/coco and get clued up on this great growing medium.
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Take a leaf out of the GroWell book – Keep your plants healthy |
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In this article, we look at a few of the most common causes of leaf damage including nutrient deficiencies, overfeeding, underfeeding, over-transpiration and wind burn. Includes a Plant Recovery Plan to get your plants back on track.
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Basic Plant Physiology |
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If you know how your plants are structured and how they react and grow, you can tailor your growing methods to maximize your growth and yield. Make the most of your plant's natural potential by learning all about the nuts and bolts of plant growth.
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Grow Room Ventilation |
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You could have the best lights, the best growing system and the best nutrients in the world – if you don’t get your grow room ventilation right then your crops won’t do very well at all. Good ventilation is the key to healthy growing - learn more here.
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Confused about nutrient formulations? |
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No matter how you’re growing, one thing’s for certain – you’re going to need to buy nutrients at some point. But which ones? There’s so much choice and so many different formulations that it can be a very confusing purchase. Get the knowledge here...
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What's going on with your roots? |
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roots might not always be your top priority - after all it's the other end of the plant that is often much more appealing! read on to see how taking better care of your roots can benefit you...
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What’s in a light? What you need to know about light levels. |
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It’s generally accepted that more light = more growth and to a point that’s completely true. What it doesn’t tell you is that there are lots of different types of light and your plant only uses certain spectrums.
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The Benefits of Beneficials |
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One of the hottest topics in hydroponics at the moment is the effect of beneficial bacteria and fungi on your final crop size and yield. A number of products are now coming onto the market to enable you to harness the natural benefits of beneficials.
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Solving Some Common Summer Problems |
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For all those people who are trying to grow indoors under lights, and especially for all those first time summer growers, here are all the important things you need to know to get a successful harvest this summer.
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Dispelling Some Common Hydroponics Myths |
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Hydroponics growing is riddled with myths and false statements which get spread around the growing community. Let us put you straight on a few things and dispel some of the growing myths.
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Rooting around for a booster? |
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There seems to be a booster for everything these days – flowering, vegetative growth, plant health, roots… the list goes on. It can be quite confusing, so here’s our guide to the wide range of root boosters that we supply and what each of them can provide
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Talking to Your Plants - Part 1: Body Language |
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Can you tell what’s up with your plants just by looking at them? Learn how with our article on plant body language.
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Keep track of your results with our downloadable GrowSheet |
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Our blank GrowSheet lets you record exactly what you did from crop to crop, giving you the information you need to make the best decisions on what to do with your next crop. Dowload it here.
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Keep that mother growing - Mother plants explained |
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Learn how to select grow and maintain a mother plant. Discover the benefits of a renewable source of stock and make the most of your mother with our growing guide.
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pH Management & Maintenance |
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If you’re growing in hydroponic systems then the pH and cF (feed strength) of your nutrient will need initial and regular adjustment to create and maintain the optimum growing conditions for your plants. Read how here.
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Getting Your Hands Dirty - Growing In Soil |
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Fancy trying something a bit different to hydroponics? Get the lowdown on great tasting produce from our growing in soil article.
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Advanced options |
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Some of you may have noticed that we have added four brand new products from Advanced Nutrients to our range. Here is some company background on Advanced Nutrients and a brief look at what Big Bud, Voodoo Juice, Sensizym and Wipeout can do for you.
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The Need for Feed - Nutrient Strength Explained |
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Having trouble working out how much to feed your plants? Not sure if you are feeding them correctly? Our basic guide to nutrient strength and identifying your plants' requirements is just what you need.
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Going back to your roots |
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Who cares about roots? You should. They are quite possibly the most important part of your plant and also one of the most delicate and easily damaged. Look after your roots and your plants will thrive and we all know what that means – MORE YIELD!
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What the hell are we talking about? (part 1) |
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If you’re new to hydroponics, there’s a lot of information to learn before you can get going – the problem is that often it can sound like complete gibberish! Hopefully, this article (and part 2 - below) will explain a lot of the terminology
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What the hell are we talking about? (part 2) |
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Still not sure exactly what we're saying? Read part two to complete the alphabet of hydro-babble. Also see part 1 above.
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Aeroponics - Finally a system you can trust! |
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Aeroponics is the hydroponic theorists dream - soilless growing with massive aeration and phenomenal results. Up until now there hasn't been a reliable system - but we've just found one...
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Choosing a system - A buyers guide for the beginner |
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A brief guide to the factors a new grower needs to consider when selecting an indoor growing system.
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Bio-Bizz - Growing With Organics |
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A look at Bio-Bizz organic growing products, the leading range of 100% organic products available.
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Running Solutions in Flood and Drain |
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A look at running temperatures, aeration, pump times, irrigation cycles and more for flood & drain systems. Includes information on the range of flood & drain systems currently available from GroWell.
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Don’t waste a Watt – a look at a range of reflector designs |
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A look at some of the reflector types available for high pressure sodium and metal halide systems and some of the differences which make different reflectors appealing to different people and certain applications.
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Air - Understanding Your Grow Room Atmosphere |
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A two part article about the composition of air and the need for grow room extraction. Also includes a brief introduction to air exchange using a Klimavator fan speed controller. Downloadable datasheet also available.
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The Filter In a Box - Genius! |
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Having problems setting up a filter in your grow tent? Maybe you want to extract from more than one growing area but only have one filter and fan? Our handy instructions fully explain the filter in a box method which will solve both of these problems.
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