Professional and hobbyist growers alike are switching to LED grow lights for the many advantages they offer compared to traditional grow lights such as high intensity discharge (HID) and compact fluorescent. We did a Q&A session with LED to find out more about their line of LED grow lights.

Here are some profitable plants to grow in your greenhouse Philodendron and Pothos.

Indoor Gardening is for everyone including hydroponics growers. Only the difference between hydroponics growers and other growers is that, hydroponics growers take help of artificial lighting and high-tech climate controlling equipments for their gardening and other gardeners do it without the help of lighting and other costlier equipments.

One of the greatest grow box ideas I have come across in my life also one of the most secure and easiest to implement. The "safe" grow box is a design in which a gun safe is purchased from your local Wal-Mart or other department store and converted into a grow box.

Indoor gardeners often ask how far away their plant grow lights should be from their plants but the answer depends on what stage of growth they're in. It's important to get the correct distance as the effectiveness of the lights are greatly reduced by even being just a little farther away from the top of the canopy.

Hydroponics, greenhouses, indoor gardening, growing aquatic plants, food production and plants propagation – all of these fields use grow lights. Mostly, it is done on an industrial level, although, non-professional, domestic gardeners are also in a habit of using grow lights.

If for winter you are looking for indoor roses to grow, miniature roses might be your best bet. Some gardeners are irked by the idea of growing miniature roses inside because of the obvious lack of natural conditions required to grow this high-maintenance flower.  But with a bit more patience than usual, you will be rewarded with vibrantly-colored miniature roses to brighten up your house even during the coldest time of the year.  In this article, we teach you the basics of miniature rose gardening and how you can apply them to your own situation.

How would you design an in-wall reef aquarium so that a chiller would not be needed? It requires a bit of improvisation, but I accomplished this for a new client.

Marijuana is a wonderful herb that grows naturally all over the planet. Unfortunately it is still illegal to grow marijuana in many countries. Please check your local laws before growing marijuana. With that said, let’s get growing!

Have you seen the new Hydroponic System?  It really is amazing. Featuring a new level of hydroponic system automation, it will revolutionize the indoor growing industry, which itself is growing at a furious rate. Here is some of what it can do to make your growing simpler and more successful.

Indoor herb gardens are easy to grow but challenging as well. They may attract insects and mites. To avoid these one need to be alert and know some tricks to be successful. The indoor herb garden can be anywhere in the home. It can be in kitchen, patio, back porch or even on the window sill. Here are some useful tips and tricks to start an indoor herb garden.

Some people don't know any knowledge of led grow lights, they still use HID grow lights, and some people know a little about led grow lights, but they don't know led grow lights can instead of HID grow lights, I want to help you know all knowledge of led grow lights in this article.

Odds are you have your medical marijuana card and have gone to the collectives a few times and spent decent amounts in donations. While collectives offer a medical marijuana patients the ability to choose from various medication there usually comes a price which most cannot really afford especially if their medical needs are higher that average.

Hydroponics is a technology for growing plants in nutrient solutions which is a combination of water and fertilizers.  Hydroponic gardening is done with or without the use of artificial medium such as sand, gravel, vermiculite, rockwool, peat, coir, sawdust to provide mechanical support for the plants.  Liquid hydroponic systems have no other supporting medium for the plant roots while aggregate systems have a solid medium of support.  Hydroponic systems that advantages of using hydroponic system in hydroponic gardening include high-density maximum crop yield, crop production where no suitable soil exists, a virtual indifference to ambient temperature and seasonality, more efficient use of water and fertilizers, minimal use of land area, suitability for mechanization, and disease or pest control.  The major advantage of hydroponic gardening compared to field grown produce is the isolation of the crop from the soil, which often has problems of diseases, pests, salinity, poor structure and/or drainage.

Growing plants with artificial lights offers a great range of opportunity when it comes to growing plants indoors. Plants in different stages of growth have special lighting requirements in order to flourish indoors, and it pays to understand their lighting needs in order to meet them and get the best from your plants.

If you have your medical marijuana card you really should look into being able to provideyourself with your own medication versus donating at local collectives. While there is a small learning curve that is needed for you to get your "green thumb" and actually produce decent medication, the cost savings and knowledge itself will allow you to remain self sufficient with medication for a lifetime.

Hydroponic gardening is becoming more and more popular as a way of growing plants at home and there are many reasons why one would follow this path.  Hydroponics is a very productive way of growing all sorts of plants, and vegetables and flowers respond well.  A lot of people have now set up their own DIY hydroponics and grow their own vegetables for home use.

If you run a commercial retail greenhouse, you will understand that there is a need for a full-time supply of seedling plants. These little seedlings will grow into mature plants to sell for retail prices; in the warmer months, you need to be sure you have many seedlings growing. This way they can replace plants that you have sold, to keep your nursery well-stocked.

One of the biggest causes of confusion and disagreement in the world of grow lighting is the word "brightness". The problem is that we constantly use the word colloquially to describe how things "appear" to us – it's a bright sunny day, that bulb is a bit bright, etc. It is no way a scientific definition of light intensity – the number of photons hitting a specific area over time – and ignores wavelengths of light that humans are less sensitive to.

The word "hydroponics" is derived from two Greek words: cidra, meaning water, and punikos, meaning labor; thus, literally "waterworks." Contrary to popular belief, hydroponic gardening is an ancient form of agriculture, going back 3,000 years. There are references to the cultivation of plants directly in water in Egyptian records dating back to the time of the New Kingdom and the "Woman-King," Pharoah Hatshepsut around 1460 BCE.