Grow Guides

Grow room pest prevention in four layers: keep pests out, set the conditions, spot them early and act in order

Grow Room Pest Prevention: A Simple IPM Plan Th...

Most pest problems in a grow tent are decided weeks before you see the first damaged leaf. Something came in on a new plant, through the air intake or on...

Grow Room Pest Prevention: A Simple IPM Plan Th...

Most pest problems in a grow tent are decided weeks before you see the first damaged leaf. Something came in on a new plant, through the air intake or on...

Hydroponic systems explained: DWC, NFT, drip, flood and drain and gravity-fed systems compared

Hydroponic Systems Explained: DWC, NFT, Drip an...

Every hydroponic system does the same three jobs: it gets water, feed and oxygen to the roots, over and over, without soil to buffer mistakes. What differs is how. Some...

Hydroponic Systems Explained: DWC, NFT, Drip an...

Every hydroponic system does the same three jobs: it gets water, feed and oxygen to the roots, over and over, without soil to buffer mistakes. What differs is how. Some...

Cleaning a grow tent between crops: clear, clean, sterilise, rinse, dry

How to Clean and Sterilise a Grow Tent Between ...

The best time to stop the next crop’s problems is the week the last one comes out. For a few days the space is empty: no plants to protect, no...

How to Clean and Sterilise a Grow Tent Between ...

The best time to stop the next crop’s problems is the week the last one comes out. For a few days the space is empty: no plants to protect, no...

Soil, coco, rockwool and clay pebbles compared, with the feed pH for each

Soil, Coco or Hydro? How to Choose a Growing Me...

The growing medium is the one decision that shapes every other one. It sets how often you water, how strong you feed, what pH you aim for, how quickly a...

Soil, Coco or Hydro? How to Choose a Growing Me...

The growing medium is the one decision that shapes every other one. It sets how often you water, how strong you feed, what pH you aim for, how quickly a...

Silica for growers: what it does, the pH effect, and the mixing order

Silica for Growers: What It Does and How to Add It

Silica is the additive growers are least sure about. It sits on the shelf next to things with obvious jobs — a base feed, a cal-mag, a root stimulator —...

Silica for Growers: What It Does and How to Add It

Silica is the additive growers are least sure about. It sits on the shelf next to things with obvious jobs — a base feed, a cal-mag, a root stimulator —...

Pump curve showing flow falling as head height rises, with the key rules for choosing a water pump

How to Choose a Water Pump: Flow Rate, Head Hei...

A water pump is the one piece of kit in a growing system that everything else depends on, and it is the one most often bought on the wrong number....

How to Choose a Water Pump: Flow Rate, Head Hei...

A water pump is the one piece of kit in a growing system that everything else depends on, and it is the one most often bought on the wrong number....