Organic and Hydroponics Gardening BlogHi, my name is Jason. I have ten years experience growing indoors under lights. It is my goal to improve the results of every organic and hydroponics gardener through accurate, easy to understand information. Jul 28, 2010, Measuring the Nutrient Solution pHNutrient solution pH can be tested in two ways- either by using pH test strips, or by using a pH meter. Both ways have certain advantages.... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Measuring the Nutrient Solution pH" Jul 25, 2010, Homemade Hydroponic System FeedbackEvery homemade hydroponic system needs to supply three things: water, nutrients, and oxygen at the root level. Here I give some helpful advice on achieving this. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Homemade Hydroponic System Feedback" Jul 25, 2010, Ask the Hydroponic Gardening Expert at Jason's Indoor GuideHave your hydroponic gardening and other indoor gardening questions answered within 48 hours by the resident expert, Jason Permalink -- click for full blog post "Ask the Hydroponic Gardening Expert at Jason's Indoor Guide" Jul 25, 2010, Miscalaneous Hydroponic Gardening FAQHave your hydroponic gardening questions answered within 48 hours by the indoor gardening expert Permalink -- click for full blog post "Miscalaneous Hydroponic Gardening FAQ" Jul 25, 2010, Grow Room CO2 SetupHow to set up CO2 in your grow room. Step by step instructions on how to get the CO2 levels just right Permalink -- click for full blog post "Grow Room CO2 Setup" Jul 25, 2010, Maximizing Your Plant Growth With CO2Plant growth proceeds as quickly as the limiting growth factor allows. With 9 other factors ideal CO2 becomes the limiting factor, and 50% increases in yield can be had adding it to your garden area. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Maximizing Your Plant Growth With CO2" Jul 23, 2010, Hydroponic Gardening with Deep Water CultureFirst of all, I would like to congratulate you on your website! I spent several hours trawling the net for clear and concise information on hydroponic Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Gardening with Deep Water Culture" Jul 21, 2010, Outdoor Hydroponic and Aeroponic SystemsI don't know much about aeroponics, but I do understand how the systems work. I wanted to know how effective aeroponic systems would be outdoors. I have Permalink -- click for full blog post "Outdoor Hydroponic and Aeroponic Systems" Jul 19, 2010, Advice on Building a Grow RoomI have an indoor area that is in a room that is never in use ... totally dark. I am building an area inside this room 39 wide x 49 deep x 84 high. One Permalink -- click for full blog post "Advice on Building a Grow Room" Jul 18, 2010, Aeroponics Pump and TimerI'm in the process of installing a greenhouse (30 x 72) in which to grow vegetables for sale (tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash), particularly in the winter Permalink -- click for full blog post "Aeroponics Pump and Timer" Jul 18, 2010, Hydroponics FAQEasy to read hydroponics FAQ with hundreds of garden questions answered and organized by category Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponics FAQ" Jul 18, 2010, Recirculating Hydroponic System with No Water ChangeI am going to try DWC for the first time, but with Zilli Tilapia's and bioballs, which is use to convert ammonia to nitrates. Basically, it is an aquaponic Permalink -- click for full blog post "Recirculating Hydroponic System with No Water Change" Jul 18, 2010, Hydroponic Nutrient Buildup in the Grow MediaI recently started growing radishes, salad greens, etc. indoors. I use T5 grow lights. Presently, I use regular rubbermaid kitchen sink tubs as the containers. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Nutrient Buildup in the Grow Media" Jul 16, 2010, Preventing Plants from Sitting in the Hydroponic System WaterI have a NFT hydroponic system. I can't seem to find away to stop the plug (in which I started the seed off in) from sitting in the flow of water. Please Jul 16, 2010, Grow Room CO2 on a TimerUsing the timer method with CO2 tanks, what is the recommended cycle for boosting the levels? 4 times a day? 5 times a day? I have a 5x5 grow tent. Answer: Permalink -- click for full blog post "Grow Room CO2 on a Timer" Jul 16, 2010, Window Tomatoes 7 or 8 InchesI planted tomato seeds. They are now 7-8. When or what should I look for (or do) besides watering and feeding them? They look healthy. I used an electric Permalink -- click for full blog post "Window Tomatoes 7 or 8 Inches " Jul 16, 2010, Hydroponic Grow Lights in the Far NorthJason - coming to you with my problems I feel like your my shrink. Perhaps you could start a whole new field & call it plant psychology. Anyway doc, I Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Grow Lights in the Far North" Jul 16, 2010, Hydroponic Root Pest ProblemI have noticed some mite like bugs on my DWC roots. The look dark to the naked eye, and under the 30x the appear to be green with redish dark behinds. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Root Pest Problem" Jul 16, 2010, Just Beginning with HydroponicsAs a beginner, from one to ten (ten being very, very difficult) how hard is it to grow peas and carrots and tomatoes with hydroponics? Also, how much should Permalink -- click for full blog post "Just Beginning with Hydroponics" Jul 16, 2010, Hydroponic Nutrients in Undeveloped CountriesI am introducing the hydroponics growing method to under privileged countries through my non-profit organization. What I need your help with is an issue Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Nutrients in Undeveloped Countries" Jul 15, 2010, Grow Room Humidity Issues?I already know how to successfully combat excessive heat and humidity in a closed sealed system with C02 injection and AC cooling. However, I wish to Permalink -- click for full blog post "Grow Room Humidity Issues?" Jul 15, 2010, Tomato Root Growth Plugging Hydroponic DrainCurrently my hydroponic tomatoes are doing fine. Yet, the growth of the root system from the tomatoes have extended down into the trough. The plant closest Permalink -- click for full blog post "Tomato Root Growth Plugging Hydroponic Drain" Jul 15, 2010, Hydroponic Flood and Drain QuestionI have searched all over the internet and still have not found a good answer to my question about flood and drain hydroponic system water level. I'll give Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Flood and Drain Question" Jul 11, 2010, Hydroponic Ivy Growth EncouragementI am about to build a restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. Part of my design calls for an indoor brick wall 16' high, receiving no sun at all, where I would Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Ivy Growth Encouragement" Jul 9, 2010, High pH - Hard Water HydroponicsMy well water has a pH of 8.2. I have tried lowering the pH so I can use it for hydroponics, but it bounces back (less than 24 hours). In reading, it seems Permalink -- click for full blog post "High pH - Hard Water Hydroponics" Jul 4, 2010, LED Grow Lights - horseshit or no horseshit?I am attempting to sort out the LED grow light question. With so much info on the web, it's hard to decide. What do you think of LED's? I have come across Permalink -- click for full blog post "LED Grow Lights - horseshit or no horseshit?" Jul 2, 2010, Aeroponic System Spray Hole and Pipe LengthFor the design listed on your site, using the 4-6 PVC pipes, about how big of a PVC section are we talking about? Typically at the hardware stores around Permalink -- click for full blog post "Aeroponic System Spray Hole and Pipe Length" Jun 27, 2010, Pest Problems - Natural RemediesI have my tomato plants, strawberry plants, pepper plants all dying because of something that is crawling and eating all of my leaves, and flowers. They Permalink -- click for full blog post "Pest Problems - Natural Remedies" Jun 26, 2010, Hydroponic Tomatoes have WiltedI have been growing hydroponic tomatoes in a fairly well lit shed in pots, and now they're about 18 inches high. I've moved them out into the garden because Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Tomatoes have Wilted" Jun 26, 2010, Hydroponic Gardening BookWhy haven't you put all this info into a hydroponic gardening book? For me it would be better not to have to be by my computer the whole time and I don't Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Gardening Book" Jun 16, 2010, Grow Room Air CirculationShould circulating fans be on when the light cycle is off? In other words, should they be on all the time? Answer: S.C.- plants need air circulation for Permalink -- click for full blog post "Grow Room Air Circulation" Jun 16, 2010, Accidental Hydroponic Success...Now Needs SupportI bought 5 long curly willow branches at Costco as a decorative idea in March. I placed them in tap water. My hope was that they would look good for several Permalink -- click for full blog post "Accidental Hydroponic Success...Now Needs Support" Jun 11, 2010, Grow Room Heat ProblemsMy question is which way to handle high heat in my grow room. First a couple of facts: Room is 9'x5'x7' 315 cubic ft 1 Metal Halide 400, 1 High pressure Permalink -- click for full blog post "Grow Room Heat Problems" Jun 8, 2010, Tomato ProcessI wanted to start this hobby and needed to do it with as little out of pocket expense as possible. That may be a downfall later down the line. I bought Permalink -- click for full blog post "Tomato Process" Jun 7, 2010, How to Keep Grow Room at the Right Temperature?How do I keep my plants at the right temperature? Will two household fans blowing on them work? Answer: Kameron- two household fans will certainly blow Permalink -- click for full blog post "How to Keep Grow Room at the Right Temperature?" Jun 7, 2010, Hydroponic System Pump?What would be a good pump to run your most successful hydroponics system? (I'm thinking of building your most successful hydroponics system) Answer: Chris- Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic System Pump?" May 20, 2010, Hydroponic Air PumpsIn your Most Successful Hydro System ever, are the air pumps on the opposite side of where your solution is put in the system? and is that what I am looking Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Air Pumps" May 20, 2010, General Grow Media AdviceI am setting up an Aquaponics system utilizing multiple types of hydroponic systems (Ebb & Flow, Deep water Cult, NFT...). I want to grow Lettuce, Carrots, Permalink -- click for full blog post "General Grow Media Advice" May 20, 2010, Grow Box Lighting and VentingI've built a 36x28x60 grow box. I'm going to be running a 200w fluorescent light and I'm considering 2 88mm fans in the upper portion of the box (one to Permalink -- click for full blog post "Grow Box Lighting and Venting" May 12, 2010, Excess Algae in NFT Channel for LettuceManually cleaning the NFT channels of algae has become a problem. Is there an algaecide labeled for food crops that can be added to the nutrient solution? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Excess Algae in NFT Channel for Lettuce" May 12, 2010, Hydroponic Plants Grown in a CarI want to find a kind of plant which can be put in the car to purify the air and decorate the car. You know the air in the car is very poor, especially Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Plants Grown in a Car" May 12, 2010, Grow Box Plants not GrowingI bought the Caddy, which is the cabinet with 2 LED UFOS, and a chamber with an aerated drip system, and a fogger. I got a couple nice plants, about 8 Permalink -- click for full blog post "Grow Box Plants not Growing" May 12, 2010, Hydroponic Nutrients - Earth JuiceWe are doing a hydroponic vegetable system, and we have recently switched from Ionics fertilizer to Earth Juice fertilizer, and we are having a horrible Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Nutrients - Earth Juice" May 11, 2010, Aeroponics using Ultrasonic FogI was looking at your aeroponics system and was wondering if you have thought about fitting a fogger/mister on the system? Would this eliminate clogging? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Aeroponics using Ultrasonic Fog" May 11, 2010, Hydroponic Nutrients with Soilless MediumIt's quite difficult for me here in Vietnam to buy fertilizer product, but I did manage to buy some Dutch Master Potash+, only later to find out it was Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hydroponic Nutrients with Soilless Medium" May 10, 2010, CO2 from Fermentation (Sugar and Yeast)I have read that adding yeast and sugar will produce CO2. If so, would using a 5 gal bucket with a small air pump in it create a constant flow of CO2? Permalink -- click for full blog post "CO2 from Fermentation (Sugar and Yeast)" May 9, 2010, Why are these Plants Dying?My friend is running a four pot hydro system which started out great, but now it's in the flowering cycle (probably around two weeks on this stage). Three Permalink -- click for full blog post "Why are these Plants Dying?" May 8, 2010, Compliments & Gratitude....& Microgreens?I am working on building an indoor micro-green system using sure-to-grow mat. I've considered NFT, but there are two drawbacks: 1) the edges roll up and Permalink -- click for full blog post "Compliments & Gratitude....& Microgreens?" May 7, 2010, Tomato Cloning QuestionI am going to be cloning my tomato plants with a homemade cloner. They are going to be in 2 net pots with neoprene collars. When I go to move them into Permalink -- click for full blog post "Tomato Cloning Question" May 7, 2010, Timer for a Homemade ClonerI built a homemade cloner, but for it to work I need a timer where it runs for 1 minute and off for 5 minutes throughout the day. Do you know where to Permalink -- click for full blog post "Timer for a Homemade Cloner"
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