Archive for October, 2009
Green Earth Garden Supplies
Adam, our head of sales, visits stores constantly. He recently visited Green Earth Garden Supplies in Surrey, British Colombia, and got some great information about their shop for our blog. I love how even though I’ve never been there, I can tell I would love the store by the massive ammounts of thriving and beautiful [...]
Posted: October 30th, 2009 under Community, International, Knowledge.
Tags: canada, greenearthgardensupplies, hydro, hydrostore, retailer, store, surrey
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Download the General Organics Catalog!
It was Ragnar’s great idea ages ago, and we love it. Our catalogs are available as PDFs, and today we have added our new General Organics catalog!
The GO catalog is packed with everything you need to know about our new product line. It’s easily downloadable, and is currently being shipped to hydro stores everywhere!
Click here [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2009 under Organics.
Comments: 2
Classic and Trusted GH Products get a New Look
Diamond Nectar and Floralicious Grow and Bloom will soon be on shelves with a new look. The formulas that you trust will remain the same, with fresh art on the bottle. As the product line expands with new offerings, like our General Organics line, the GH design team has evolved the brand into a new, [...]
Posted: October 28th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Comments: 1
Bhut Jolokia Pepper Giveaway!
This is Mr. Icculus dropping in as a guest blogger on the GenHydro blog. I use General Hydroponics products, particularly Flora Nova, to grow my Bhut Jolokia peppers that clock in at a scorching 1 million scoville units. I want to spread the wealth around, so I have several extra Bhut Jolokia peppers with [...]
Posted: October 26th, 2009 under Community.
Comments: 6
Get the GH iPhone App!
To make it even easier to get the new General Hydroponics app, we have created a url that will take you straight to the iTunes store. Just go to www.genhydro.com/iphone, and you will be automatically directed to the download link. If you use the GH app, let us know how you like it in the [...]
Posted: October 25th, 2009 under Community, Knowledge.
Comments: 3
How to Brew Beer in a Pumpkin
YUM! No pumpkins are safe now! This is a great tutorial with easy to follow steps. Plus, its BEER, in a PUMPKIN!
Via Sloshpot
Posted: October 22nd, 2009 under Community, Knowledge.
Tags: beer, brewing, pumpkins
Comments: 1
Video on the Potentials of Synthetic Biology
This is some heady theory, but I like it.
Growth Assembly – Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg & Sascha Pohflepp from Sascha Pohflepp on Vimeo.
Via Boing Boing
Posted: October 20th, 2009 under Knowledge, Uncategorized.
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The Weather is Creating Chaos
Hi! Feels like it’s been ages! We had to get some crucial updates taken care of last week. Since I last posted, summer dissolved and winter storms took over in a big way. Strong winds and lots of rain pushed away any hope for a little extra summer. In three days, 4 inches of rain [...]
Posted: October 19th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Closing the Greenhouse with a Forklift
Today the forklift was called into action, with it’s massive lift. The upper vents of the greenhouse came off of their tracks, and this is way better than a ladder, right?
Posted: October 13th, 2009 under Greenhouse.
Comments: 1
Glow in the Dark Mushrooms
Here at GH we are all about mycology. Mushrooms forge key symbiotic relationships with the roots of plant and the beneficial microorganisms in soil. But check out these guys that I found on Boing Boing. Read more about these unusual fungus at National Geographic.
These latest findings shed light on the evolution of luminescence, adding to the number of known [...]
Posted: October 8th, 2009 under Knowledge.
Comments: 1
Technical Difficulties!
If you are a regular reader, you’ve prolly noticed some GH Blog technical difficulties! At some point, our plugin directory was corrupted (I don’t know what that even means!!!) But, it locked us all out, and no comments were approved, no posts went up and some even de-materialized into the ethernet. It’s all sorted out [...]
Posted: October 7th, 2009 under Community.
Comments: 2
One Year as a Blog
I am thrilled to announce that it’s been a whole year since I began blogging for General Hydroponics! This site has been exactly what our growing community has needed. In the past year, we’ve seen the number of readers and comments expand exponentially. The blog has been a place for you to learn more about [...]
Posted: October 1st, 2009 under Community, Knowledge.
Comments: 3
GH at the HandCar Regatta
There are some wonderful personalities at General Hydroponics, and one of the most interesting is Andy Graham. Andy is an inventor who works for GH under the title of “Infrastructure Improvement.” If you’ve ever called our office, the music that plays over the phone line is Andy’s didgeridoo. He’s a creative savant, and this past weekend, [...]
Posted: October 1st, 2009 under Community.
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