Archive for 'Hydroponics for Beginners'
When Do You Use FloraMicro Hardwater?
FloraMicro is, of course, the foundation of the Flora Series 3-Part Building-Block Nutrient System. It is part of the backbone of any hydroponic setup. It’s made from premium grade minerals and provides Nitrogen, Potassium, Calcium and Micronutrients.
However, because not everyone can start out with soft and/or purified water, our expert team developed FloraMicro Hardwater, which [...]
Posted: November 9th, 2011 under Hydroponics for Beginners, Knowledge, Nutrients, Products, Water.
Tags: floramicro, floramicro hardwater, floraseries, generalhydroponics, information, nutrients, products
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Changing with the Seasons: Tips for Indoor Winter Gardening
Fall is full-on, winter is nearly upon us and summer is but a happy memory. What does that mean for us indoor gardeners? Yes- even hydroponics is affected by the seasons. Your plants will thrive best in ideal conditions so it’s time to make some adjustments, as the weather cools and the days shorten. We’ve [...]
Posted: November 3rd, 2011 under Hydroponics for Beginners, Knowledge.
Tags: humidity, information, Lighting
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New Video: RapidStart® gets Remarkable Results!
We’ve been talking lately about our new root-enhancing product, RapidStart®. RapidStart® delivers a powerful blend of natural plant extracts, amino acids, and nutrients to generate prolific root growth. It stimulates abundant root branching and development of fine root hairs that enhance nutrient uptake. We’ve seen what it can do for bell peppers and lettuce. Now, [...]
Posted: October 21st, 2011 under Hydroponics for Beginners, Knowledge, Products, Videos.
Tags: generalhydroponics, nutrients, products, RapidStart, video
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New Video: How-to Mix Flora Series
Today, Jesse walks us through how to properly mix our classic three-part Flora Series™ advanced nutrient system™. It’s the backbone of all hydroponic growing and serves as the starting place for just about any project. Flora Series™ is the most widely used hydroponic fertilizer for several reasons! It offers complete nutrition to all types of [...]
Posted: October 19th, 2011 under Getting Started, Hydroponics for Beginners, Products, Videos.
Tags: floraseries, generalhydroponics, video
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Rinse your CocoCoir! Soak out the Salt!
Coco fiber is a truly great growing medium, effective, and environmentally friendly. It can be used on its own or mixed with clay pellets, perlite or topsoil to grow amazing plants! It’s nicer to the earth than sphagnum moss and has better water and oxygen retention than most other media. Coco coir works well for [...]
Posted: October 10th, 2011 under Getting Started, Hydroponics for Beginners, Knowledge, Products.
Tags: CocoTek, generalhydroponics, nutrients, products
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The new General Hydroponics Catalog has arrived!
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 [...]
Posted: September 13th, 2011 under Community, Hydroponics for Beginners, Knowledge, Products, Systems.
Tags: azamax, FloraNova, floraseries, general hydroponics, general organics, information, nutrients, Organics, products, Systems
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Hydroponics for Beginners Part 3: All about Nutrients
Just about anyone can grow beautiful, healthy plants using hydroponic methods. We are here to help you get started and to guide you through every step along the way. This is the third in a series of blogs, focusing on helping beginners get started. You can read Parts 1 and 2 by clicking here and [...]
Posted: July 28th, 2011 under Getting Started, Hydroponics for Beginners, Systems.
Tags: general hydroponics, general organics, nutrients, Systems
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Hydroponics for Beginners Part 2: Choosing a system
Just about anyone can grow beautiful, healthy plants using hydroponic methods! We are here to help you get started and to guide you through every step along the way. This is the second in a series of blogs, focusing on helping beginners get started. Keep checking back for the latest installments and leave a comment if [...]
Posted: July 13th, 2011 under Getting Started, Hydroponics for Beginners, Knowledge, Systems.
Tags: hydroponics, information, Systems
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Be a Bee: Hand-pollination for Hydroponic Vegetables
When we grow fruits and vegetables outdoors, the bees, butterflies and wind naturally pollinate our crops. However, when we grow food indoors, our helpful friends are no longer around to do their job. So, we must be the pollinators.
We eat all sorts of plant parts so not every vegetable needs pollinating. Leaf and root crops [...]
Posted: June 23rd, 2011 under Flowers, Food, Hydroponics for Beginners, Knowledge.
Tags: bees, diy, Flowers, Food, growing, plants, pollination, veggies
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