This year at Earthdance, we collected $5 donations for our General Hydroponic T-Shirts and General Organics Sample Packs. All the proceeds are being given to the Redwood Forest Foundation. In total, we raised $1,110.00! The foundation is a Mendocino County organization dedicated to sustaining the stunning and unique ecology of the redwood forests. Often when [...]

I love reading Red-Icculus’ blog, and his peppers this year look deadly. Like Guatemalan-Insanity-Pepper from The Simpsons deadly. He fed them FloraNectar, yikes!

Adam sent in some shots of the Gen Hydro setup at Earthdance. Everything looks amazing, I really wish I had been there! The festival is held on a stunning ranch in Northern California, with thousands of happy people camping and dancing. GH is there to promote the ecology of hydroponics. Many people still don’t know [...]

Adam, head of sales, recently sent me some shots of plants growing in his garden. I love the honeysuckle, and the cucumbers look amazing too. I also love how the GH coco planters look on his deck. Nice.

Whew! Long time no see! I missed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday! BUT- I am happy to say that I recovered from my cough! (thanks Ragnar and Red-Icculus for your well wishes) And, yesterday I turned 30! Yes, dirty thirty. So while those are no excuses for the lapse in posts, it’s just how it’s happened [...]

I want to start off by apologizing for the scarcity of blog posts recently. Last week I was sick as a dog, and this week the cough is lingering, and taking it out of me. But to make it up to you, I’ll be posting double next week, promise!
Here’s an ancient looking Datura I spotted [...]

These lettuce plants are HUGE! They are placed in the systems with zinnias and are part of the biological tests that have been running. Each tray has a different biological agent, and the results of growth and yield are meticulously recorded. We are running the same products with the cucumbers that I’ve shared in the [...]

Remember last Tuesday, when I posted the profile of our Shipping Manager, Shawn Glidden? He was featured on the Dog Whisperer, and to celebrate I announced a T-Shirt contest?
In an awful coincidence, and horrible twist of fate, on Friday, the day the show aired, Shawn was on his way to work when he was injured [...]

Remember the new setups we’ve been testing?
I took this shot on August 11:

They have exploded in the last month. Amazing.

This banana flower is so cool. Bananas are tropicals, obivously, and this one is thriving in the hot greenhouse.

The zinnias in the greenhouse are still blooming, and they are so beautiful. The longer they grow, the more the petals stack up on each blossom. Generally, flowers bloom full size, but the zinnia flower continues to grow larger and larger on the plant.

“Not just a festival focused on music, but rather a festival of spiritual consciousness, environmental and political activism and awareness…” – Jambase.com
The 13th annual Earthdance Festival will take place at the renowned Black Oak Ranch off HWY 101 in Laytonville, CA on September 25th, 26th, 27th. The ranch is also home to many well known [...]

I was in the office yesterday, and Luc mentioned he was reading a book called The Secret Life of Plants. And it made me recall watching a spectacular video called the Private Life of Plants. It’s a massive documentary by David Attenbourough, that uses time lapse footage to show how plants are just as aggressive [...]

I am happy to get the chance to introduce you to one of our employees here at GH. He’s at the heart of the operation, making things happen.
Shawn Glidden
Title: Shipping Manager
Number of Years with GH:  3

Shawn was practicaly headhunted for the position by Larry, just as his previous employeer was shuttering it’s doors, and [...]

The world of hydroponics is always in flux. Change and innovation drive our industry. But sometimes a business gets good at one particular thing, and then clings to it, even as the hydroponic world shifts and changes away from the old, and toward the new. Paradigm Gardens in Omaha, Nebraska and Madison, Wisconsin, has a [...]