Receiving Your Hydroponics Gear

Receiving Your Hydroponics Gear

When it comes to putting together everything needed for a great, thriving grow room, there are a lot of details that might not get onto the grower's radar. Basically, there are the primary issues, like grow light, nutrient choices, and more - and then there are the secondary "admin" or support issues, such as: how to set up grow tables, how to pay for electrical or other power sources, etc. One of these support issues that can be important can be summed up in one word: 'shipping.'

Shipping and Your Hydroponics Garden

If you're setting up nearly any kind of hydroponics project, chances are you have ordered quite a bit of equipment, either online or through the mail, from a remote vendor. You probably have to assess shipping charges, too, and figure out what is in your budget range. But there are other issues that might come up with shipping, as well:

Secure Delivery Space - Does your receiving address have a place for arriving packages? Is it safe from access by thieves? Will delivery personnel be able to easily drop packages there?

Scheduling - If you will need to sign for items, when will work for you? Is there a better time at which packages can be dropped off, say, in a high traffic multi-use environment? Is a stand-in able to sign on your behalf if you can't be available?

Assembly - Do you have the tools and resources to integrate what's shipped to you into your interior space allocated for a hydroponics project?

Perishables - Do you have the environments for perishables at your receiving address?

These are just some of the issues that you might have to get ready for before confidently ordering a range of gear from your hydroponics retailer.