Plant Gardens 101

Hydroponics is extremely valuable to the world because it allows you to grow in any temperature or any climate that you wish. A lot of you that live in moderate climates do not realize the full value of hydroponic systems. Often hydroponic systems are given a bad name because the media associated hydroponics with illegal plants; but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Hydroponics has been around for quite some time now and it makes it possible to grow plants in what would otherwise be very difficult or impossible situations due to extreme climates like the ones we have here in Alaska.

People like myself living in a remote part of Alaska can only grow plants with hydroponics if we want to be successful all year. There has to be a regular pattern during parts of the year with regular lights cycles to keep your plants from stressing out due to irregular Sun conditions. People living in Alaska are not able to grow like people can in moderate climates. We have a bizarre hours they we have to deal with as well as the cold weather on the winter I. Obviously we can’t grow plants in snow and ice and that’s where hydroponics comes along to help people like myself to keep it growing in Alaska; the great white north. (more…)

Review of the Homegrown Hydroponics Economy Grow Box

I lived in Alaska where we have a very harsh climates. We have irregular day and night patterns as well as extreme temperatures, which makes it almost impossible to grow outdoors. Since I do not live in Anchorage or any other major city, I am forced to grow my own food. Of course there has traditionally been really no way to do that until I found out about the Homegrown Hydroponics Economy Grow Box.

For those that don’t know what a grow box is, essentially it is a self-contained enclosure for growing plants with hydroponics. I purchased and received an Economy Grow Box that I got from Homegrown Hydroponics recently. It came with a 400 W high pressure sodium lighting systems, which really put out huge amounts of red light which really helps your plants when they flower. Also included was a deep water culture hydroponic system along with all the necessary air pumps and air stones to make that work. The Economy Grow Box came with the nutrients that I needed to get my first round of plants going along with the starter cups and clay pellets and the Rockwell cubes, it came with bottles of pH adjustment solution and the manuals. Even though videos are also available online. (more…)