Lighting Your Hydroponic Garden There are four basic building blocks on which plant life is based: light, water, nutrition, and climate. Light is one of the most important factors to consider in the care of plants, especially in an indoor hydroponic garden. The most common factor that limits the growth of plants is the indoor grow lights source. All plants require light for photosynthesis. This is the way plants manufacture food. Without adequate light, food supplies dwindle and plants die. Mother nature has seen fit to create just the right light for plants to grow in an outdoor garden. The responsibility for proper lighting for an indoor hydroponic garden falls…

HID Indoor Garden Lighting HID Indoor Garden lighting has become a great tool for gardeners all over the world. These high-pressure sodium and metal halide set-ups closely mimic natural sunlight with one important distinction: we have control over the intensity, color, and photoperiod. This means that you can control the entire life cycle of your plants– no matter what the season! Grow Lights All of our grow Indoor Garden lighting comes complete with bulb, ballast, and reflector. The ballast is needed to transform the electricity so that the gas in the bulbs can ignite and glow for your plants. Each of these ballasts will plug into a 3 pronged, 120v…

What is hydroponic gardening? The dictionary’s definition of hydroponics is; “cultivating plants in water.” But a more practical definition is: “growing plants in a water and nutrient solution, without soil.” Hydroponics allows a gardener to grow plants, fruits and vegetables in a more efficient and productive manner… and with less labor, time and gardening area needed. Hydroponics is the term used to describe any way in which plants can be grown without soil. These methods include growing plants in containers of water or other soil-less mediums, including sand, crushed rock, gravel, and vermiculite. The advantages of hydroponic gardening Hydroponic gardening is simple, NO WEED PULLING! Hydroponic gardening uses two-thirds less…

Air Purification / Ventilation: Ewww – what’s that smell? Many people today are finding that they have scent allergies and having a grow room in the house can make this more obvious. Also, many people would agree that the smell put off by nutrient lines is not exactly what they had in mind for the aroma of their home. We have the products you need to neutralize the smells in the air! Gels and Oils Many gels (which are really liquid in suspension) and natural oils are also used as a way to combat unwanted odors. The benefit of a good grow room to these is that they are non-toxic…