GrowGH Blog » Web http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog Growing with General Hydroponics Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:14:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Freaky Glow in the Dark Flowers http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2011/02/14/freaky-glow-in-the-dark-flowers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freaky-glow-in-the-dark-flowers http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2011/02/14/freaky-glow-in-the-dark-flowers/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:36:16 +0000 Tiger Lilly http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/?p=2814

This video of flowers glowing in the dark after drinking highlighter ink is really trippy. It proves what hydroponic growers have always known to be true- that plants are super sensitive to everything they are exposed to.

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I love The Cheap Vegetable Gardener! He seriously goes the distance with his product reviews! Take this waterproof powerstrip by Wet Circuits, for instance- CVG documented his test for everyone to see. And, good news, it works! This is a brilliant tool for any indoor grower. Not that I needed one more thing to add to my grow room wish list!

Photo by CVG

]]> http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2011/02/01/the-cheap-vegetable-gardener-tests-a-waterproof-powerstrip/feed/ 4 Hydroponics Hitting the Mainstream http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2011/01/18/hydroponics-hitting-the-mainstream/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hydroponics-hitting-the-mainstream http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2011/01/18/hydroponics-hitting-the-mainstream/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:02:24 +0000 Tiger Lilly http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/?p=2786

Today on Huffington Post, “Hydroponics” is included in a list of the 30 Most Underrated Innovations of 2010. Here at GH, we have actually been bringing innovation to hydroponics for 3 decades, but I am glad to see that hydro is gaining more mainstream recognition. It’s an amazing tool for providing fresh crops, no matter where you are on the globe. I’m also glad to see that they linked to the rooftop Rainforest 318 video:

#14 — Hydroponics, no, not intended for home marijuana growth
Another interesting green initiative, hydroponics, was picked by none other than Shawn Connally, Editorial Director of MAKE and CRAFT magazines. Hydroponics is the practice of growing plants without soil, using water as the base because mineral solutions are what are vital to plant growth, not soil itself. Here’s a geeky DIY, how-to one Brooklyn dweller did to create a Hydroponic Herb Garden on her rooftop. Green is good!

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All kale, all the time. It’s the kaleblog, a distant cousin to the famous lolcat. I don’t get it, but I like it.

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I am very proud to announce the new General Hydroponics Europe Blog. Frederic and Noucetta have put together their own blog, that will cover information unique to the European market. It is a great place to gain insight on their products, and learn about their distinct identity in the international hydroponics industry. They also provide beautiful glimpses inside their spectacular greenhouse, packed with amazing and exotic hydroponic plants. Please visit them, and I hope you can take a moment to leave them a comment of congratulations!

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Instructable user Tim Anderson created a wicking system for growing fruit trees in containers. It’s portable, and clever!

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I know that urban gardening is a massive trend. And that LED grown plants are a massive trend. But, comon! We all know that if you want plants to grow you can’t use GREEN lights!

This street installation is clearly some sort of artistic message about vertical gardens, urban landscape, and some other very esoteric themes. The type of esoteric themes that can be expressed by sticking leaves and LED lights in plastic to-go containers. I have to say, I’d rather see this guy spend his time, say, actually planting real plants? I’d love to know what you think…. Hot or Not?

[via makezine]

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These are seeds I saved from my garden last year… Gonna go outside right now and sow them in the ground!

]]> http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2010/01/27/cheap-vegetable-gardeners-seed-swap/feed/ 3 New Insight into Plant Communication http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2009/11/30/new-insight-into-plant-communication/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-insight-into-plant-communication http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2009/11/30/new-insight-into-plant-communication/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:53:30 +0000 Tiger Lilly http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/?p=2248 The folks at UC Davis are at it again. A research team has just identified a signaling molecule which alerts rice plants to the presence of destructive bacteria. There has been a lot of interesting research about “communication” between plants and microorganisms lately. It seems that the cliches about the forest “talking” are totally true. Check out the article here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/generalhydroponics/4148489678/

It seems clear that the future of agriculture will center around understanding and working with the relationships between plants and microorganisms.

]]> http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2009/11/30/new-insight-into-plant-communication/feed/ 0 Download the GenHydro iPhone App http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2009/08/17/download-the-genhydro-iphone-app/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=download-the-genhydro-iphone-app http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2009/08/17/download-the-genhydro-iphone-app/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:40:58 +0000 Tiger Lilly http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/?p=1994 For more than 30 years, General Hydroponics has been bringing nature and technology together. And now we are bringing technology to your feeding schedule. Our team has developed a new application for the iPhone: an interactive feeding chart. We are the first in the industry to bring a feed chart to the iPhone and iPod Touch, and we have many more ideas to increase its helpful functions in the future.

Use it exactly like our online nutrient calculator to get calculations for the perfect formula. Choose your nutrient and drain to waste or recirculating and then name and save your results for each different room. And always have all your data, wherever you are.

I love the graphics. They were a collaboration between our designers and the company we hired to develop the app for us. Check them out, GroundUpLogic.com

The app is free and available now to download at the Apple store. Click here for the GenHydro iPhone App.

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]]> http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2008/12/08/hydro-school/feed/ 2 An Interview with Lawrence Brooke http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2008/12/05/an-interview-with-lawrence-brooke/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-interview-with-lawrence-brooke http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2008/12/05/an-interview-with-lawrence-brooke/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:54:20 +0000 Tiger Lilly http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/?p=547 I thought today I would share a video from the archives at Maximum Yield. It’s an interview with the founder of General Hydroponics, Lawrence Brooke, conducted at an industry trade show.

]]> http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2008/12/05/an-interview-with-lawrence-brooke/feed/ 0 Growing Edge http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2008/12/03/growing-edge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=growing-edge http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2008/12/03/growing-edge/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:13:58 +0000 Tiger Lilly http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/?p=514 There are several fantastic industry magazines that I regularly read. One of these is Growing Edge. Their website has a question and answer section, grower’s gardening journals, and a store where you can purchase back issues and even compilations of the best articles from over the years. Gain more knowledge by reading from the excellent articles they have published on their site, or just stay on top of the latest techniques with a subscription.

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Yesterday’s post on FloraBlend pushed my research towards composting, and then towards worms. I think it’s a very interesting concept, I would love to reduce my waste that way. I want to share some interesting worm links on the web:

City Farmer’s Step By Step

Cornell University Basics

Wikipedia

Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm

Flickr Vermicomposting Pool

Oh, and the photo above was taken by amymyou.

]]> http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2008/11/19/worm-composting-links/feed/ 4 Check out these links! http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2008/11/10/check-out-these-links/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=check-out-these-links http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/2008/11/10/check-out-these-links/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:11:43 +0000 Tiger Lilly http://www.generalhydroponics.com/blog/?p=398 Today I thought I would keep it simple and just post links to some websites that I think are worth checking out:

ethicurean

red-icculus

mightyhydro

greencoast

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