Browsing through some of my photos yesterday I came across these 2 very different pics of a local landscape. This is a small, man made lake near my home and it made me think about replicating seasonal effects when gardening indoors. One of our goals as indoor growers is to mimic environmental and nutritional conditions [...]

By now, if you have not heard of the multinational agricultural biotech company Monsanto, you have either been living in a cell at Gitmo or have been in a coma since the late 1980′s. It is one of the largest corporations based in the United States with over 21,400 employees worldwide. Monsanto came from humble [...]

We here at GH receive lots of questions regarding the use of organic nutrients in a hydroponic setting. Bioponics is just that, a marriage of organic cultivation with hydroponic cultivation. To visit this very important topic I’ve included a link to our sister company, GHE’s blog. Read through as Noucetta describes 3 [...]

The Marin Agricultural Land Trust is a member supported non-profit organization of farmers, ranchers & environmentalists that work to permanently preserve farmland for agricultural use in Marin County. Since 1980 MALT has protected more than 44,000 acres on 68 family farms.
Across the country many other similar organizations such as the Sonoma County Agricultural Preserve are [...]

I’ve been traveling in Portland, Oregon lately and it’s been overcast and raining pretty much the whole time, Portland has 222 cloudy days a year, many of which bring at least a little rain. This leads to some unique gardening conditions and unique gardening methods, one such interesting and sustainable type of garden that’s [...]

The view surrounding GH Sebastopol changes month by month as the once prominent apple orchards yield to the ever expanding vines of progress. Western Sonoma was once renowned for its Gravenstein apples. Today when people think of Sonoma County I am confident that the first thing that tickles the brain is the melody of flavorful [...]

Everything was frozen over this morning when I hopped in the car to go to work. All of the leaves have fallen off my mulberry and apple tree, and my tomatoes are wilting and dead in the frost. So in the dark of the morning I tried to look around and see which trees & [...]

I picked up a Poinsettia plant the other day while grocery shopping and started wondering, “Why is this plant associated with the Christmas Holiday season”? Here are some interesting facts I learned about this beautiful plant that may help shed some light on your questions?
The Poinsettia (Euphorbia Pulcherrima) is native to the [...]

A gentleman in Michigan provided us with these epic root photos for our RapidStart Roots Contest, and evidently this plant isn’t even his most epic:

This root system is from a clone clipped on October 16th, 2011. It measures over 37” when extended. Here they are looped to support the RapidStart. I wish the [...]

There is so much speculation on what is the proper way to flush a plant of its excess nitrates.
In my opinion it’s a good idea to fill the plant with as much sugary water as possible towards the end of its life to add weight as well as density.
As the plant comes close to harvest, [...]

When you run out of land in a crowded city, the solution is obvious: build upwards. This simple trick makes it possible to pack huge numbers of homes and offices into a limited space such as Hong Kong, Manhattan or the City of London. Mankind now faces a similar problem on a global scale. The [...]

It can be difficult to remember to make sure your plants get enough water whether it’s houseplants or outdoor containers. Many people claim to have a “black thumb” (killing everything they grow) because they can’t seem to water their plant enough or they water it too often. There is a way to regulate how much [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Have you seen our new YouTube videos? Here at GH, we are working to develop new and interesting videos to help you succeed in hydroponic growing and to show you exactly how to use our products to their fullest potential. Our videos range from beginner skills to more advanced techniques. We’ll be making videos about [...]