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It’s hard to believe there’s still debate over whether or not it’s important to know how our food is being produced and where it’s coming from. Are we really still having this conversation? Cue eyeroll… And/or facepalm… So if you’re already buying organic or you’re trying to buy locally as much as possible, you might … Read more17 Reasons To Grow Your Own Food

In hydroponic gardening, your plants don;t naturally receive as much C02 as they would with traditional gardening. That’s why it’s important to supplement Co2 levels in hydroponic gardening when necessary. But there are some critical things to know before you add Co2 as well as after C02 is added. Here are four things to be … Read more4 Things to Know About Co2 Levels in Hydroponic Gardening

Investments in hydroponic technology are being made more and more frequently. Operations like BrightFarms, Eden Works, FarmedHere, The Plant, and many more are leading the way in hydroponic technology, innovation, and more importantly, the message of local food production. This is an important emphasis as our cities continue to face challenges as a result of … Read more8 Benefits of Hydroponic Technology

When growing indoors, lighting is an essential part of your grow systems. Reflectors and ballasts are required to maximize your lighting energy and maintain safe levels so that you don’t experience damage to your lighting and/or your yield. These systems will also protect your plants ensuring they are receiving the desired amount of light energy … Read moreBallasts For Indoor Gardening Lighting Solutions

Hydroponics is a growing topic. Everyone is clear what we are talking about when we mention greenhouse growing, yet when we hear hydroponics our mind automatically shifts. Could it be a limited understanding about the technology and uses for this particular growing method?  Learning about the technology, science, systems, and benefits behind hydroponics will help … Read moreThe Easiest Indoor Gardening Method: Hydroponic Growing

Hydroponic gardening can take place indoors or outdoors. When growing plants indoors, prime growing conditions will require grow lights or artificial lighting to replace the absent sunlight. Artificial Lighting Photosynthesis is the fundamental food making process in all green plants with light being the major component in the process. Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and … Read moreGrow Lights: Brighten Up Your Indoor Garden

In our entry-level course, Hydroponics 101 we defined hydroponics and showed you 21 amazing benefits from growing hydroponically. Here we outline for you the ways hydroponic and soilless gardening systems are being used commercially, scientifically, or in other large-scale capacities. We’ll have a look at entire industries, communities, and even schools who are using the … Read moreHydroponics 2.0 – The Future Of Soilless Gardening

Is hydroponics necessarily organic? Is there such a thing as organic hydroponics that produces strictly organic produce? Yes, there is, and it can, by using the hybrid farming method known as bioponics. Bioponics can be defined as a “hybrid” farming method, as it combines hydroponics practices with organic methods in order to produce the highest quality food. … Read moreOrganic Hydroponics as a Hybrid Growing Method

Hydroponic Indoor Gardening Hydroponics is a method of gardening that doesn’t use soil, but rather a rich nutrient solution that cycles through from a reservoir. Some systems can get quite complex but for a small urban space the process should be really quite simple. These automated soilless growing systems increase efficiency and maximizing space, leading … Read moreStart Soilless Growing In A Small Urban Space

Here are the top benefits of hydroponic growing of your food or other plants. Not only is it a cleaner, faster, and easier way of growing as compared to traditional methods, but at PowerHouse Growers we also believe hydroponics will move from being the trendy way to being the sustainable way for future urban cities. … Read more21 Benefits of Hydroponic Growing