We love to be involved in the gardening community, both hydroponic and soil-based. There are so many amazing programs going on all over the country to teach adults and children how to grow their own veggies, fruit and ornamentals. It’s so great to see people sharing the knowledge. New Urban Farmers, in Pawtucket, RI does [...]

Our friends in Michigan, Northern Lights Hydroponic and Garden Supply, had an awesome booth at the Arts, Beats and Eats festival this year! They were showing off all kinds of awesome plants and were giving away some choice GH and GO samples. Check out those fabulous GH banners on their booth!
 

 
Northern Lights is located in [...]

Edible Schoolyard is a wonderful project that first began in our neighborhood (in Berkeley, CA) teaching kids how to grow their own food. It has since grown enormously and many school gardens (and garden-based curriculum) can be found all over the country! Kids are learning to garden at a younger age; they are learning what [...]

The retail stores that carry General Hydroponics products are really the backbone of our community. They provide a way for us to get all our amazing products to you, the gardeners! They offer education, instruction and even the occasional party! We are grateful for the continued support of all our retail locations.
Today, we want to [...]

October 22-23, 2011
Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, California

General Hydroponics will be exhibiting at the 2nd Annual Maximum Yield Long Beach Indoor Gardening Expo on October 22nd and 23rd. They’ve got exhibitors from all around the world to showcase the latest indoor gardening innovations and products!
We’ll be there with several booths filled with all your [...]

We love to see success stories from hydroponic growers and stores. It makes all our hard work worth the effort. Recently, we got some great photos of a lettuce-growing project in North Carolina. Fifth Season Gardening Co. Raleigh is growing some amazing lettuce under LED lights, using GH FloraDuo® nutrients and GO DiamondBlack™ Liquid humic [...]

Atlantis Hydroponics just opened a brand new store in NorCross, Georgia (just outside of Atlanta). They had an AMAZING Grand Opening party and Customer Appreciation Day on August 28th!
Atlantis Hydroponics operates three stores in the Atlanta, GA area and one in Tennessee. Their mission is to make self-sustainable gardening an integral part of people’s home [...]

We are very excited to announce the release of our brand-new product catalog! This is the most all-inclusive catalog we’ve ever produced!
It provides the most current information on our nutrients, supplements and even all of our systems. It’s great to flip through and see our entire line of products in one place. This easy reference [...]

Randall Shapiro, GH’s east coast rep, has been growing some mean bell peppers this year and wanted to share his photos with you! Despite a crazy hot summer and some heat waves that destroyed many soil crops, Randall’s peppers survived and are thriving!

 
He’s growing both green and red bell peppers in a WaterFarm® and a [...]

The GH team often talks about how we can use hydroponics in a way that protects our natural resources. We want to grow sustainable food for our ever-rising population. In recent years, buying food locally has become an increasingly important concern for many people. With the high cost of fossil fuels (both financially and environmentally), [...]

Sometimes, we get some great blog comments that really warrant sharing with our readers. Last week, Mullins Farm left a comment on the algae bloom blog that I thought raised a really interesting question. It addressed a common concern with hydroponic gardening and its environmental footprint. I posed it to Pennywize and I thought his [...]

Written by GH’s South Western Sales Rep, Nels Hansen:
After the sun began to set on this record-breaking hot day, I figured it was the perfect time to start teaching my boy about the growing and feeding of plants. What better way than to introduce him to General Organics™?
Living in a city with nothing more than [...]

 
 
The Maximum Yield Indoor Gardening Expo is the largest and most attended indoor gardening show in the US. With over 150 exhibitors, there is something for everyone. Whether you are an indoor grower, outdoor grower, farmer, nursery person or just a weekend garden warrior, there is surely something for you at this event. General Hydroponics [...]

Let’s talk for a moment about the real reasons why hydroponic gardening is important. Sure, it’s fun to grow an avocado tree in your house in the middle of winter but why do we really put forth all this effort? One company in New York has the answers: we grow hydroponically to get delicious, healthy [...]

Hey all! You may have noticed a new blogger on the GH blog, as of late. I’ve taken over the reins and am working with the rest of the Gen Hydro crew to bring you new content, interesting articles and more updates about the latest hydroponic technology. I’m Viridis Vixen, the green girl, always growing [...]