Hydroponics & Indoor Gardening Learning Center
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Hydroponics
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| Here's a good article for beginners to hydroponics
discussing different types of systems and how they work. |
Hydroponics, gardening without soil. Article about hydroponics and four
different types of systems. |
How to build a typical ebb and flow tray system. |
Instructions for the
Multi Flow System. Perhaps the
best hydroponic system ever made. ;) And a sales flier. |
| Frequently asked questions page about hydroponics and indoor gardening. |
Here's a definition of Rockwool and description of the different products used for
hydroponics. |
Details about our popular Multi Flow Hydroponic System. |
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Hydroponic Nutrient
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| Flora Nutrient Weekly Feeding Calculator. Use this to create a
table you can use from beginning to end. |
To find the N-P-K ratio for a blend of the three Flora nutrients use the Flora
Nutrient Calculator |
Flora Nutrient Mixing Rates for some popular
hydro crops. |
One of many mixing ratios for the General Hydro Flora Nutrient. |
| Nutrient strength is measured in parts per million (PPM) and electrical conductivity (EC). Learn why you
should know the difference |
Basic nutrient deficiencies table. With a list of elements that may be
the suspect. |
Flora Nutrient Guaranteed Minimum Analysis. Details of each element in the
Flora Nutrient. |
Symptoms of deficiencies and toxicities for the 13 elements
found in hydroponic nutrient. |
Indoor Gardening
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| Controlling heat in the grow room is very important. This article
will give you an idea of how it's done. |
Specifications for the exhaust blowers including wattage and air
flow.
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Indoor gardening and the environmental issues you will face. |
.Here is a CO2 calculator that will tell you how long a carbon dioxide
tank will last. |
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How to take and root cuttings (clones). This is probably the
hardest part to master. |
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Grow Lights
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| A page about the different types of grow lights and how to select one. |
Do you want to run you lights on 220 volts to save power? If so, you should read this first. Watts
cheaper 110 or 220? |
The basic information on how to choose a grow light |
Compare prices and basic features of three of our most popular light
systems |
| Here's a page about the different types of lights that can be used for
growing. |
In depth article about how to build a grow light controller or
a relay to switch on many lights. |
Calculator for finding the cost to operate a grow light and the bulb
replacement cost. |
A definition of CRI, Color Temperature and Lumens
for high intensity discharge lights. |
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HID Ballast Guide from Advance transformer. Includes
specifications and lamp types. 68 page file. |
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Hydroponics Manufacturers & Distributors
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| American Agritech
manufactures many hydroponic systems and nutrient formulas. |
Grodan
is the manufacturer of the most popular rockwool for hydroponics. The
hobby grower website is here |
General Hydroponics
is best know for their nutrient. They
make the AeroFlo, WaterFarm & RainForest systems. Many of their products are listed on our site. |
Green Air Products One of the pioneers in the
hydroponics industry. These guys make environmental controllers, CO2 enrichment products and nutrient. |
Hydrofarm offers a variety of
hydroponic equipment. They're considered one of the pioneers of hydro,
started in 1977!
Tip: Search for their part numbers on our site, if found it will load
the item's page. |
Sunlight Supply is probably
the most widely known hydro distributor with thousands of products.
We've been with them since their beginning in 1995. Actually before
their beginning if you count the years that the current owner was
working at another company. |
Plug 'n' Grow This company makes
some real nice environmental controllers. |
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High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting Manufacturers
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| Advance Transformer manufactures the best ballasts for grow
lights. |
Magnetek Another ballast manufacturer. |
Sylvania Our preferred manufacturer for lamps. Very reliable bulbs. |
Philips Another lamp manufacturer. they make the original Son Agro lamp. |
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Sunmaster makes high output lamps for the hydroponics
industry. |
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Other Helpful Links
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| GardenGuides is a well-recognized gardening
resource for flower, herb and vegetable gardeners containing over 400 original articles. |
GardenWeb a cool site with great forums
and a glossary of botanical terms |
Need to find out how many ounces are in 600 teaspoons? Try Online
Conversion Convert just about anything to anything else. |
If your considering a commercial hydroponics operation, the Mayhill
Press has some books and videos to help you get started. |
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