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Inside Components: Managing Space in a Hydroponic Grow CabinetA lot of the modern comprehensive hydroponic systems that growers buy are relatively small. Compact systems can help save energy and preserve precious interior space where gardening projects coexist with other users. However, making these smaller hydroponics grow box models means that designers need to work very carefully with a limited amount of space, in order to provide growers with what they need to manage a plant cycle effectivel …

A Learning Process: Hydroponics Catalog ResourcesWhen growers start browsing through a hydroponics retailer’s online catalog, some of them are only looking at a few basic things: features, models and pricing. However, a good number of growers use their hydroponics retailer as more than just a vendor or provider of equipment. That’s why the best retailer websites have a wealth of resources for growers besides just product specs and technical details.Customer Support ResourcesWhen you are shopping …

Hydroponics Doppelgangers: Why Your Garden Might Not Look Like Your Neighbor’sWe’ve often said that every kind of hydroponics project is different, but sometimes, you do see those situations where two individual growers have set up operations that look quite a bit like. This is often a deliberate plan between two friends or associates to try to ‘mirror’ the same hydroponics process and look at the results. However, even when you’d think that identical or nearly identical hydroponics systems woul …

“The Knack” in HydroponicsJust like in traditional soil-based gardening, some jealous growers tend to complain that others simply have “the knack” – these Midas types always come out with nice looking plants with a lot of buds and flowers, with thick, hearty stems and lush leaves, and all of what you’d want in a great matured crop. Others, looking on, shake their heads and wonder how they do it, and to some growers, hat’s the mystery: what is the key to generating great plant cycles every time? …

Flexible or Rigid Irrigation TubingGenerally, growers who meet to talk about recommended hydroponics gardening practices stay with a few ultra-popular subjects including light distribution, bacteria control, and effective nutrient feeding. However, once in a while, a few of these veteran gardeners get off into the weeds and truly geek out on some of the smaller details around how hydroponic systems get set up.One of these ‘insider issues’ where growers can each voice their own opinions is the id …