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We've heard this question over and over again -- and lots of growers answer it in their own ways. There is often somewhat of an abstraction when it comes to the real profits but you can get from a small compact grow box or some other type of hydroponics system.Here's one easy way to really get into how much money you can save by generating some of your own fresh produce in your home or business space.First, go to the supermarket and look at produce prices. No, not the bottom-denominator pr …

If you are in the process of trying to set up your grow box for initial grow cycles, you may be wondering about one of the big things that people often talk about when they talk about hydroponics -- what about light?Growers face all kinds of questions about light. They have to make sure that plants get the right spectrum and intensity of light. But what about the amount of light, or how much light they get over the duration of a given day?Light and Dark CyclesTypically, growers set up light …

Quite a few growers who know about basic things like lighting, nutrient makeup and irrigation may not understand the process of flushing a hydroponics project. How does flushing in a grow box work? It works pretty much like any other kind of hydroponic flushing -- it provides a different chemical environment for plants at various stages of their development.Some of us have a vague idea of flushing as getting rid of solids in the reservoir or bringing the reservoir “back to zero.” In fact, …

If you're just getting into hydroponics, or delving deeper into this type of gardening project, you may have heard a lot of people talking about automating a grow box or other hydroponics grow system. But what's so great about this kind of approach? In a general sense, automation is extremely important to hydroponics for the same reasons that it's important in business. It helps with efficiency, and helping managers to do more with less effort. Here are some of the tangible benefits of gro …

You may have heard a little bit about grow box automation. Just like different kinds of business automation in other industries and types of workplaces, grow box automation offers all of us the ability to do more with less, to work smarter not harder as we grow green plants.So how do growers pursue grow box automation?Light and Dark CyclesOne of the easiest and most common types of grow box automation involves timers that set light and dark cycles for plants. Setting light and dark cycles h …