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We often hear this from growers who are just starting out -- they're wondering about the actual, practical steps to first time commercial growing. To most of us, it's kind of a mystery how small businesses get started. It's more than just the sum of its parts: you don't just buy the right assets and hire the right people. In some ways, starting a business is more an art than a science, although the science is also critically important.The Science of Starting Commercial GrowYou could say tha …

When you're looking at different grow box models, you want something that's not going to be intrusive in a home or business space. You want it to have the kinds of features that really support multi-use in indoor spaces -- so that even if you're in a high-traffic area, or someplace where a lot of people or animals go through every day, you can still be sure that your plants will have a nice, neat, isolated environment to thrive in.Part of that equation is the quietness of the hydroponics s …

Even if you're an experienced grower, from time to time you may come up against some strange acronyms or jargon that you’re just not sure about. For many of us, one of these is SCROG, a kind of cryptic abbreviation that everybody seems to be talking about these days. You'll see a lot of discussion about SCROG from “West Coast Masters” and others with very deep roots in hydroponics community.What is SCROG?The acronym SCROG stands for “screen of green.” It is derivative of the idea of “sea o …

Over time, growers hear a lot about this idea -- the idea that you can actually manipulate your plants’ grow cycles by changing certain aspects of their environment.So how do you force flower your grow? How do you make crop cycles go from vegetative to flowering phases?There are different strategies that growers use to perfect this phenomenon. We've seen many of them at work in sophisticated grow areas where hydroponic project managers understand the process of forcing or inducing flowerin …

It's a common question, and one that often takes some thought -- what kinds of grow lights are best for a hydroponics grow box or other project?It's something that has to be answered on a case-by-case basis. You can't just say that a certain kind of lights are best for every scenario. But knowing about some of the best and most common types of lighting, as well as more about the hydro grow light industry, will give any beginner a much better idea of their options, and how to develop a hydr …