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CONTENTSJune 2013
12 From the Editor
14 MaximumYield.com
20 Letters to the Editor
22 Ask Erik
24 MAX Facts
34 Product Spotlight
70 Growing for Health
110 Avant Gardening
122 Tips & Tricks
152 Green Thumb Gardening
156 10 Facts On...
158 Talking Shop
160 You Tell Us
162 Do You Know?
168 Max Mart
171 Distributors
186 Coming up in July
FEATURES50 In the Land of Giants
by Erik Biksa
60 Not So Similarby Sylvia Bernstein
72 Contain Yourselfby Helene Isbell
80 A Gentle, Guiding Handby Eric Hopper
90 Slow & Steadyby Dr. Lynette Morgan
100 The Myth of Milk & Rosesby Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott
112 The Driving Forceby Dr. J. Benton Jones, Jr.
126 The Dirt on Soil & Potting Mixesby Grubbycup
142 Kitchen Scrap Gardening by Matt LeBannister
146 Two Kinds of Growers by James Kostrava
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Increasing your yield isn’t just about growing more and more plants, it’s also about increasing the size of the plants you already have growing. That’s why in this issue of Maximum Yield we include an article by Erik Biksa who explains how to do just that. We also take a look at treating roses with milk (is it a do, or a don’t?) and list some ways aquaponics and hydroponics are differ-ent. For that, we went straight to the source: Sylvia Bernstein, the owner of The Aquaponics Source in Colorado.We offer other practical advice too, as in our fea-
ture on kitchen scraps highlighting five ways you can turn food waste into new plants, and in our rundown on windowsill gardening for beginners. Jump ahead and you’ll find spotlights on Holland Hydroponics and Oasis Grower Solutions that both dish about their company initiatives.Add all of that to our popular product spotlights
section and our informative Max Facts section, and you have just the recipe to start your summer off right! From all of us here at Maximum Yield, we’d like to wish you all a fantastic start to the summer season; it’s finally here! Also be sure to keep enter-ing our Win Big Grow Big contest for your chance to win some great gear every other month.
In just a few weeks we’ll be back in San Francisco for the next stop in our Grow Like a Pro Indoor Gardening Expo tour. Check out indoorgardenexpo.com for the latest details, or call us with your questions at 1-250-729-2677.
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I’m a Fan ContestIntroducing the newest contest from Maximum Yield! Tell us why you are a fan of Maximum Yield and you could win monthly prizes of a $100 gift card to your favor-ite indoor gardening shop, and also have a chance at the grand prize of a $1,000 gift card to your favorite indoor gardening shop. Simply send your testimonial, name, ad-dress, phone number and email address to [email protected]. Contest closes December 14, 2013.
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Expo Season Well UnderwayWe are officially halfway through the 2013 Grow Like a Pro Indoor Gardening Expo season. Be sure to mark the last two dates onto your calendar; we’ll be in San Francisco, California, July 27 to 28 and in Long Beach, California, on October 26 and 27. Whether you’re a new or experienced gardener, these trade shows offer something for everyone. Stay tuned to indoorgardenexpo.com for details so you can plan your 2013 vacation.
Got Questions? Get Answers.Maximum Yield’s resident expert Erik Biksa is available to answer your modern gardening questions. Email [email protected] or fill out the “Ask the Experts” question form on maximumyield.com
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Dr. Lynette Morgan holds a B. Hort. Tech. degree and a PhD in hydroponic greenhouse production from Massey University, New Zealand. Lynette is a partner with SUNTEC International Hydroponic Consultants and has authored fi ve hydroponic technical books. Visit suntec.co.nz for more information.
Grubbycup has been an avid indoor gardener for over 20 years. His articles were fi rst published in the United Kingdom, and since then his gardening advice has been published in French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czechoslovakian and German. He is also considered one of the world’s leading authorities on crochet hydroponics.
Dr. J. Benton Jones Jr. has 50 years of experience growing plants hydroponically. He is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Georgia, Athens and has authored eight books and written articles for magazines that deal with hydroponic issues. He currently has his own consulting company, Grosystems, Inc. Dr. Jones currently lives in Anderson, SC, USA.
Erik Biksa is a leading expert in the fi eld of hydroponics, fi rst contributing to Maximum Yield in 1999. He has also appeared in many other major publications, and in video and audio productions. Erik has worked for several industry leaders consulting around the world while enjoying a strong network of hydroponic community members. His latest project is a hydroponics digital publication via grozine.com
Helene Isbell has a passion for plants. A California native, Helene resides in San Diego where she promotes urban agriculture and sustainable living. She has also been a dynamic player in the hydroponic industry for the past decade. She has incorporated her love of horti-culture with hands-on experience, arts and culture, integrated marketing and education. She is the southern California rep for High Caliper Growing/Smart Pots.
Eric Hopper has over 10 years of experience in the hydroponic industry as both a retail store manager and owner. He continuously seeks new methods and products that could help maximize garden performance. Eric resides in Michigan where he and his family strive for a self-suffi cient and sustainable lifestyle.
Sylvia Bernstein is the author of “Aquaponic Gardening: A Step by Step Guide to Growing Fish and Vegetables Together”. She is also the president of The Aquaponic Source, and the co-founder and past vice chairman of the Aquaponics Association. Before discovering aquaponics, she was the vice president of marketing and product development for AeroGrow International.
Matt LeBannister developed a green thumb as a child, having been born into a family of experienced gardeners. During his career, he has managed a hydroponic retail store and represented leading companies at the Indoor Gardening Expos. Matt has been writing articles for Maximum Yield since 2007. His articles are published around the world.
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James Kostrava is the CEO & Founder of Organibliss, LLC, a natural products biotechnology company in Michigan.For more than 30 years he held senior level positions at Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, Foundation for Economic Education, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Oakland University Foundation and Construction Association of Michigan. Graduate of Michigan State University.
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We asked on Facebook“Who supplements their indoor/greenhouse with CO2? How are you doing it and to what level, and what difference in growth or yields are you observing?”
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I do with a parts-per-million reader, flow regulator and CO2 tank that I refill weekly. I’ve seen enhanced yields as high as 20% from my standard production. ”Don
Using rapid air exchange, plus having the brew kit in the room adds extra CO2 to the atmosphere; it
is only an increase of 2-300 ppm [sic], but during veg this helps. ”Bailey
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Is controlled environment agriculture (CEA)—A.K.A. sealed-style indoor growing—really more productive than traditional in/out style environmental control for growing crops? Obviously, there would be advantages to each, but when it comes down to yield, is the extra expense worth it in harvest weight?
In most instances where a CEA system is set-up correctly, it will outproduce over the majority of in/out set-ups. Where the real value is for growers, including in terms of yields, is in the consistency of the harvest in both weight and harvest quality.With in/out methods, where exhaust and intake fans
exchange the growroom air with outside air for environ-mental control and cooling purposes, what happens indoors in your growing environment is still influenced by outdoor climate conditions. For example, in the summertime, even at night, it might be too warm outside to effectively use outside air to cool the indoor growing environment when the lights are running. The result: either shut down or watch crop yield and quality suffer (while you work harder to prevent further plant stresses even though you know your yield will be less). So, indoor growing—which is not an inexpensive endeavor in the first place—becomes more of a dice game when you use in/out ventilation. While CEA costs more to set-up initially because you
have to invest in A/C, CO2 (carbon dioxide) supple-mentation and humidity control (versus fans and simple controls), it affords growers consistent control of the growing environment. It also allows for effective enrich-ment of CO2 levels in the growing environment, which can shorten cropping time and potentially add 10 to 25% more yield in most instances.Because growers can maintain set-points consistently with
A/C versus outside air, plants are never stressed by the environment, which allows them to be healthier and pro-duce bigger yields. It also means fewer cropping problems like insects or plant diseases, thus eliminating the need for chemicals or other potentially harmful substances that are commonly used as control measures.
Experienced growers usually have a strain or two they have worked with for years, discovering the “likes” and “don’t likes.” Often, the frustrating part is not being able to do anything about meet-ing these needs exactly because the environment simply won’t allow for it. CEA methods eliminate this headache and give you the keys to consistently healthier and heavier yields because it is possible to provide the right environment for the desired response from the crop.CEA methods can be more power intensive with the
electrical draw required for air conditioners because you need about 4,000 BTUs of cooling power for every 1 kW of high intensity discharge (HID) lighting. However, some growers offset this footprint by captur-ing and recycling the water lost into the air from the crop via condensate capture from dehumidifiers and air conditioning equipment. Not only is this pure and living water, it also tells the grower exactly when the best time to water again is (when the water barrel is full again)—all of this from the plants! You can recycle the water over and over, although most grow-ers usually will add this to fresh RO-filtered water.So, there are a few thoughts for you to consider. Typically, new growers are wise to try a small crop
or two with in/out methods when the season is favorable, and then expand into CEA as they gain some experience and success.
Cheers, Erik Biksagrozine.com
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MAXFACTS HYDROPONIC NEWS, TIPS AND TRIvIA
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Artichoke Named Official State Vegetable of CaliforniaCalifornia Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom has declared the artichoke the official state vegetable. California produces 99% of the annual United States crop of fresh market artichokes and Ocean Mist Farms is the largest grower of fresh artichokes in North America. The drive to name the official state food of California was organized in San Francisco and was based on votes made through social media. The artichokes beat out other food contenders, including almonds, avocados, crab, sourdough bread and grapes and wine. (Source: freshplaza.com)
Halting House Flies USDA scientists have found a new method of controlling house flies. The salivary gland hypertrophy virus (SGHv), which reproduces in the salivary gland of the infected insects, prevents infected the females from laying eggs and the males from mating. (Source: ars.usda.gov)
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USDA scientists have found a new method of controlling house flies. USDA scientists have found a new method of controlling house flies. ), which reproduces in ), which reproduces in
the salivary gland of the infected insects, prevents infected the the salivary gland of the infected insects, prevents infected the
Thwarting Walnut Thieves Butte County supervisors will look at amending a county code to help protect Californian walnut growers from thieves. The current law allows the county agricul-tural commissioner to require anyone who has 25 lb. of agricultural commodity in his or her posses-sion to prove ownership. The proposed amendment would eliminate the 25-lb. requirement and would require people with quantities of walnuts in their pos-session to have proper documentation of possession on approved forms. The walnut industry is particularly vulnerable to theft due to the manner in which nuts are harvested from windrows. The most recent crop report says Butte County had 37,000 harvested acres of walnuts in 2011, with a market value of $219 million.(Source: orovillemr.com)
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Kindergarten Students Try AquaponicsThe Rossville aquaponics farm in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has donated systems to three local kindergarten classes as well as some straw-berry plants to get started. The donations hap-pened after Andria Powers, a first-year kindergar-ten teacher, contacted the owner of Rossville to see if she could bring her class to his aquaponic farm for a field trip. Ryan Cox told her he had a better idea: why not bring the aquapon-ics farm to the class? Soon after, 80 kin-dergarten students were getting a hand setting up their own strawberry plants in one of three classroom's aqua-ponic systems. The fish necessary to provide the nutrients to the growing plants are a type of fancy goldfish called Japanese shubunkins, and were donated by The Water Garden in Hixson, Tennessee.(Source: catwalkchatt.com)
Asian Vegetables Gain Ground According to the USDA, many fruits and vegetables commonly grown and popular in Asian coun-
tries are now as widely available on
the shelves of United States grocery stores as conventional vegetables, which has led to more
and more Asian produce being cultivated in the
United States. Although it ranks far behind Mexico and Canada in farm exports to the United States, China now ac-counts for 5% of that market,
supplying mushrooms, dried vegetables, water chestnuts,
garlic and bamboo shoots.(Source: freshplaza.com)
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looking Into Crop Tissue A scientist with the USDA has adapted computed tomography (CT) scan technology to study how wa-ter and pathogens move through a plant’s vascular tissue, known as xylem. In par-ticular, CT technology will help scientists determine how plants respond to water stress and other changing conditions. (Source: ars.usda.gov)
Corn Needs MoreAlthough advances in biotechnology have dramatically increased corn grain yields, soil test values indicate that producers might not be supplying optimal nutrient levels, and
many current nutrient recommendations could need adjusting."Current fertiliza-tion practices may not match the uptake capabilities of hybrids that contain transgenic insect protection and that are grown at planting densities that increase by about 400 plants per acre per year," said University of Illinois Ph.D. student Ross Bender. Nutrient recommenda-tions may not be calibrated to modern, higher-yielding genetics and manage-ment. Study results indicated that higher amounts of nitrogen (N), potassium (K), phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S) are needed
to maximize crop growth. (Source: sciencedaily.com)
Corn Needs MoreAlthough advances in biotechnology have dramatically increased corn grain yields, soil test values indicate that producers might not be supplying optimal nutrient levels, and
many current nutrient recommendations could need adjusting."Current fertiliza-tion practices may not match the uptake capabilities of hybrids that contain transgenic insect protection and that are grown at planting densities that increase by about 400 plants per acre per year," said University of Illinois Ph.D. student Ross Bender. Nutrient recommenda-tions may not be calibrated to modern, higher-yielding genetics and manage-ment. Study results indicated that higher amounts of nitrogen (N), potassium (K), phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S) are needed
to maximize crop growth. (Source: sciencedaily.com)
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ADGreenhouse Catches FireA Chester Township greenhouse in Ohio recently caught fire while a homeowner was inside the building using a propane tank with a torch on the end to burn weeds. Local fire chief John Wargelin said the weather was very windy, so it got away from him real quick. When firefighters arrived, eight green-houses were burning and fire spread to an apartment building and a barn. The burning greenhouse plastic created a lot of thick, black smoke. No injuries were reported.(Source: news-herald.com)
Greenhouse Catches FireA Chester Township greenhouse in Ohio recently caught fire while a homeowner was inside the building using a propane tank with a torch on the end to burn weeds. Local fire chief John Wargelin said the weather was very windy, so it got away from him real quick. When firefighters arrived, eight greenhouses were burning and fire spread to an apartment building and a barn. The burning greenhouse plastic created a lot of thick, black smoke. No injuries were reported.black smoke. No injuries were reported.(Source: (Source:
More Than a MushroomResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine have discovered that eating mushrooms containing vitamin
D2 can be as effective at increasing and maintaining vitamin D levels as taking supplemental vitamins. (Source: sciencedaily.com)
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Trapping Bugs with BeansInspired by a traditional Balkan bedbug remedy, researchers in Kentucky have documented how microscopic hairs on kidney bean leaves effectively stab and trap the biting insects. Traditionally, the kidney bean leaves were strewn on the floor next to beds and seemed to ensnare the blood-seeking parasites on their nightly forays. The bug-encrusted greenery was burned the next morning to exterminate the insects. Scientists have now discovered the creatures are trapped within seconds of stepping on a leaf, their legs impaled by microscopic hooked hairs known botanically as trichomes. Using the bean leaves as templates, the researchers have micro-fabricated materials closely resembling the leaves geometrically. The synthetic surfaces snag the bedbugs temporarily, but do not yet stop them as effectively as real leaves.(Source: sciencedaily.com)
ADBlack Carbon Flows from Soil to OceansEach year, 40 to 250 million tons of black carbon is formed through the incomplete combustion of organic matter, such as in forest fires, slash-and-burn and controlled burning of fields. The general assumption is that this black carbon remains in soil for millions of years, aiding in the regrowth of vegetation. However, new research indicates a remarkable proportion of the black carbon dissolves into the water system quicker than once thought. (Source: sciencedaily.com)
Hydroponic BargeNow in its fifth growing season, the Yonkers Science Barge in New York is an entirely green-powered craft that grows hundreds of thousands of pounds of food using hydroponics. The barge, formed through the local non profit group Groundwork Hudson Valley, is entirely powered by solar panels and other green energies and enlists dozens of volunteers to run its farming and other operations. It offers educational programs for students and provides food for the community. In June 2013, the group is set to launch Get Fresh Yonkers, a program to sell the vegetables at a farmers’ market in the city.(Source: lohud.com)
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MicroG Sample Packs from OASIS Grower SolutionsTo help introduce hobbyists unfamiliar with hydroponic media, OASIS® Grower Solutions (OGS) has created a sample pack of its renowned foam. Housed in a “microG” (A.K.A. mini-greenhouse), each 9- by 5- by 3-in. clear plastic clamshell comes complete with six blocks of HORTI-CUBES, ROOTCUBES® or ROOTCUBES® Plus. This new pack allows hob-byists to see first-hand how simple starting seeds and cloning cuttings can be with the high-performance, hydroponic growing foam. For more information, visit a hydroponics shop near you.
Preserve Your Botanicals with Violiv JarsDeep purple VioLiv Jars allow growers to attractively store their herbs and other botanicals while simultaneously protecting the contents from
destructive light. These 3.38- to 16.91-oz. jars come in tall or wide-mouthed varieties, and their screw-on caps keep contents safe and
secure. Ask your local gardening retailer about VioLiv Jars.
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Pure Black CastingsPure Black Castings, Mother Nature’s purest form of slow-release natural organic plant food, are now distributed by Sunlight Supply. Pure Black Castings are different from any other worm casting on the market because of the controlled vermiculture feeding process and microbial enhancement. The worms are fed organic feed grains in an indoor climate-controlled facility. Pure Black Castings are a consistent bio-di-verse, living organic fertilizer teeming with micronutrients and living micro-organisms. They have no animal, food or yard waste; contain no worms or worm eggs; and have virtually no heavy metal content. Providing an essential N-P-K of 1.0-0.5-0.2, Pure Black Castings will never burn your plants. Pure Black Castings will improve fertilizer efficiency, and make slow-release and inorganic nitrogen more available for your plant. Pure Black Castings hydrate 300% of their weight, significantly reducing water application. For more information, visit a local garden supply shop.
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Biobizz Try·PacksEach of the four Biobizz® Try·Packs™ consists of three 8.45-oz bottles of Biobizz products. The combinations are:1. Indoor·Pack: Bio·Grow®, Bio·Bloom™ and Top·Max™ 2. Outdoor·Pack: Fish·Mix™, Bio∙Bloom and Top∙Max 3. Stimulant∙Pack: Alg·A·Mic™, Top∙Max and Root∙Juice™ 4. Hydro∙Pack: Root∙Juice, Top∙Max and Bio∙Heaven™ The four packs can be used on all kinds of substrates and mediums. The Indoor·Pack can be used from the beginning of the flowering phase on indoor crops. The Outdoor·Pack can also be used from the beginning of the flowering phase, but is more suitable for outdoor crops. The Stimulant∙Pack allows for an even better quality and quantity of a harvest. Finally, the Hydro·Pack results in a better harvest in hydroponic systems. For more info, visit a store near you.
Take Control with PyGanic Crop ProtectionLooking for a natural solution to your peskiest pest problems? OMRI-listed PyGanic Crop Protection provides quick, natural control across a broad-spectrum of insect populations. Pyrethrin, the active ingredient in PyGanic, is a botanical insecticide derived from chrysanthe-mums that kills on contact and can be used up to the day of harvest. PyGanic comes in two different formulations (1.4% and 5.0% pyrethrins), both refined using a unique, proprietary process to ensure the consistent high-quality standards required for organic production. Ask about PyGanic Crop Protection at your nearest indoor gardening shop.
Ostberg Americas Announces the RKB Series FanOstberg Americas, Inc. announces the RKB series in-line centrifugal duct fan. The RKB is a compact, high-capacity, rectangular centrifugal fan that can be installed in any position. This product is UL705-approved. The RKB connects to rectangular ducts, has backward curved impellers, is manufactured from galvanized steel and has a swing-out design for easy cleaning. It is also designed specifically for high pressures in long runs of ducting. This product is moisture-proof, approved for outdoor use and has maintenance-free motors protect-ed from overheating with built-in thermo contacts. Six sizes (up to 7,000 cfm) are available. Visit an indoor gardening store to learn more.
Simply SilicaIn dry and arid climates where pow-dery mildew lurks, the first nutrient in the reservoir is always a good potas-sium silica. Supreme Growers’ Simply Silica is derived from the highest-quality, food-grade pure potassium silicate and contains no sodium. Simply Silica improves plants’ natural resistance to environmental stresses, including heat, drought and salt stress (commonly caused by heavy nutri-ent use). It is available to gardeners nationwide in our new 50-oz. no-spill bottles. Our Big 50s are a better size, and a better value. Visit a hydro shop near you to find out more.
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Ostberg Americas Announces the CK Series FanThe CK is an in-line duct fan that combines the benefits of a radial fan with high pressure and low noise levels along with ease of installation. This compact fan installs in any position. It is also compatible with speed controllers, is moisture-resistant for use in humid/damp locations and is manufactured from heavy-gauge gal-vanized steel. The UL507 models are finished with a baked epoxy coating, and all models have standard auto-reset thermal overload protection. The CK series is UL listed, and comes with a 10-year limited warranty. For more information, visit a local retailer.
Pure Essentials Black label Perfect Blend 50/50 Coco/PerliteThe Black Label Perfect Blend (50% coco and 50% perlite) is ideal for fast-growing plants. All Black Label coco undergoes a rigorous process of buffering and cleaning to ensure all impurities are washed out of the coco and the buffered with cal-mag twice, which gives the plant every chance of success. Perlite provides excellent drainage while trapping air and water on its irregular surface. It is neutral in reaction and has no buffering action. The Perfect Blend 50/50 is made from all renewable re-sources. Black Label provides you with a grow medium that improves drainage and produces great results! Learn more at a hydroponics shop near you.
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Quick Flips: a Two-light Ballast FlipQuick Flips are a revolutionary lighting relay that provides the user a way to safely switch one ballast to run two lights, expanding your growing area without additional ballast equipment costs or power requirements. The interlocking modular design allows the user to build a custom ballast flipping combination. This allows the user to run up to 20 Quick Flip modules con-trolling 20 ballasts, running 40 lights (not simultaneously). Upgrading the number of Quick Flips is easy, simply use the 120-V daisy chain cord to coordinate your custom configura-tion between each light with one or multiple lighting timing cycles. Visit a store near you for more information.
safely switch one ballast to run two lights, expanding your growing area without additional ballast equipment costs or power requirements. The interlocking modular design allows the user to build a custom ballast flipping combination. This allows the user to run up to 20 Quick Flip modules controlling 20 ballasts, running 40 lights (not simultaneously). Upgrading the number of Quick Flips is easy, simply use the 120-V daisy chain cord to coordinate your custom configuration between each light with one or multiple lighting timing cycles. Visit a store near you for more information.
OxyDoser Air and Pure Air stones are child’s play now that the OxyDoser™ is here. These devices are attached to inexpensive water pumps to saturate or super-saturate large volumes of hydroponic fluid or compost tea with oxygen. One OxyDoser will replace air pumps and air stones in 25- to 10,000+-gal. systems. The patented design surpasses any other technology on the market in simplicity, cost and per-formance. These devices use both liquid film and micro-nano bubbles to ease the transfer of oxygen, to ionize your nutrients for better uptake and to lower your aer-ation costs by 80%. They are offered in stand-alone units and performance hydro systems. OxyDoser also makes oxygen-rich, full-feeding, water-only soils and pre-mixes. Visit your local hydro store for more info.
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New SuperCloset SuperRoom Sizes now ShippingThe new 4- by 4-ft. and 4- by 8-ft. SuperRoom Grow Tent packages by SuperCloset come with top-of-the-line components, easy to set-up instructions and live tech support. Now, customers can call the SuperCloset tech support hotline to get up to the minute grow tent set-up support. The 4- by 4-ft. SuperRoom packages were designed for ease of as-sembly, including easy-fit components and design features. With these SuperRoom pack-ages, a hobby grower can be up and growing within 90 minutes of receiving their product. See a local retailer more information.
VermaplexNow distributed by Sunlight Supply, Vermaplex is a plant probiotic designed to promote vigorous plant growth, flowering, brix and fruit production in all plants. Recently OMRI listed, Vermaplex leads the field in organic microbial soil inoculants. Derived from our Pure Black Castings and plant probiotics, Vermaplex is a biological product rich in amino and humic acids. It is also an excellent source of auxin, cytokines, and natural hormones. With a two-year shelf life and a natural pH stabilizer, vermaplex will greatly reduce water and fertilizer costs. One of the few live liquid mycorrhizae products on the market, Vermaplex contains live endo- and ectomycorrhizae, which build an excellent root zone, protect the plant from root born pathogens and creates drought resistance. As a foliar spray Vermaplex is an instant source of plant food with a 0.48-0.01-0.016 N-P-K that will never burn your plants and will create a natural competitive exclusion to plant diseases. For more information, ask a garden supply shop near you.
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Super Sprouter Preforma Cutting Tray with PlugsAfter many years of development, Jiffy products has come up with its most aggressive blend yet, called Preforma blend. Now, Jiffy products and Sunlight Supply have teamed up to create the Super Sprouter Preforma Plug Tray. These peat-based plugs are natural and biodegrad-able, making for a smooth transition when transplanting. This blend has open-pore technology for excellent water-to-air ratio and is pH bal-anced. Visit an indoor gardening store near you for more information.
Mills Nutrients Mills Nutrients are made in the fine Dutch tradition of an easy-to-use two-part base along with additives that provide your plants with every-thing they need and nothing they don’t. Mills is one of the first to de-velop biomineral plant nutrients utilizing the best of both synthetic and organic sources optimizing growth rates, yield, flavor and aroma. Our unique composition allows growers to use the entire line in all grow mediums. Unlike completely synthetic nutrient lines, which can build up in or on top of the soil, Mills biomineral formula does not accumu-late in the medium, giving the grower a tremendous advantage when
pushing their plants to the limit. See an indoor growing store near you for more information.
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Aura Systems Mini-Split Quick Connect ACSThe Aura AU-012 produces 12,000 BTUs of cooling power, which is enough to cool 450 sq. ft. of living space, or 3,000 W. The Aura AU-024 produces 24,000 BTUs of cooling power, which is enough to cool 900 sq. ft. of living space, or 6,000 W. The Aura AU-036 produces 36,000 BTUs of cooling power, which is enough to cool 1350 sq. ft. of living space, or 8,000 W. These units also feature the easiest, most reliable quick-connect fitting available. To learn more, visit an indoor gardening shop near you.
Floralicious Plus Floralicious® Plus is a vegan bio plant stimulator and nutrient additive. It is everything that is Floralicious, except it has been formulated to be utilized in both the vegetative and regenerative (or, flowering) stages of growth. It has five times the concentration, so its application rates are reduced. Floralicious Plus stimulates microbial activity in the plant’s root zone. This metabolic fuel solution is packed with power-ful vitamins, complex plant sugars, protein-building amino acids, seaweed extracts, carbon building blocks and aromatic oils, all in a fulvic-acid base. Floralicious Plus adds quality flavor and colors and can be used for all plants in prepared soil/soilless mixes, coco blends and hydroponics. Visit your local indoor gardening store for more information.
Sweet Myco TeaCompost teas are powerful, but they are also messy and time-consuming to make. This is why Supreme Growers have been dedicated to find an alterna-tive. Sweet Myco Tea is a unique tea alternative that conditions and creates a living, active soil. With the combination of beneficial bacteria and molas-ses, Sweet Myco Tea builds a strong bacterial colony, while the molasses provides quick energy to allow the microbial colony to readily grow and ex-pand. This bacteria helps provide bioavailable nutrition to plants when they need it most, during those heavy nutrient weeks during peak flowering. Use Sweet Myco Tea throughout the entire flowering cycle of high-stress, high-value flowering plants. Learn more at your nearest indoor growing store.
Black Sea KelpBlack Sea Kelp, a pharmaceutical or food-grade kelp, is now distributed by Sunlight Supply. It is 100% organic and is harvested sustainably from the clean waters near Nova Scotia. Black Sea Kelp is 100% cold-pressed, as it is harvested from Asphullyum nodosum. Black Sea Kelp provides a bal-anced blend of sea-plant-derived nutrients, including amino acids, humic acid, fulvic acid, colloidal minerals and sea kelp extracts. Black Sea Kelp contains a natural rooting hormone that improves root length, root mass and the efficiency of the root sys-tem. Amino acids feed the plant di-rectly and—more importantly—they feed the beneficial soil microbes, allowing plants to absorb nutrients more efficiently. This maximizes the effect of existing fertilizer programs. Black Sea Kelp is long-lasting, reducing the need for repeated applications, making it cost-effective. With an essential N-P-K of 1-1-17, this high potassium kelp is the finest flowering product on the market. Ask for it at a local gar-den supply shop.
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ADVital Earth’s Coco liteClean shredded coco pith is a 100% natural growing medium that is naturally dried in the sun and then processed to produce Vital Earth’s Coco Lite™. When perlite and our mycorrhizal blend is add-ed, this makes an excellent mix for growing medium for container plant growing or as a medium for hydroponics. For more information, visit a hydroponics shop near you.
Vital Earth’s Coco liteClean shredded coco pith is a 100% natural growing medium that is naturally dried in the sun and then processed to produce Vital Earth’s Coco Lite™. When perlite and our mycorrhizal blend is add-ed, this makes an excellent mix for growing medium for container plant growing or as a medium for hydroponics. For more information, visit a hydroponics shop near you.
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Sunleaves Garden Cultivator and Trowel are Essential ToolsBuild your tool kit around the Sun-leaves Garden Cultivator and Trowel. These classic tools are constructed from one-piece, corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy to deliver power without bending, breaking or rust-ing. Their soft, contoured handle coverings provide excellent grip and comfort during tough jobs. The Cultivator has three 4-in. tines, and the Trowel has a 2.5- by 5.25-in. blade with graduated mark-ings to show depth. These products carry limited lifetime warranties. Find a local retailer to learn more.
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Pure Essentials Black label Essential Mix 70/30 Coco/Perlite MixThe Black Label Essential Mix (70% coco and 30% perlite) is ideal for fast-growing plants. All Black Label coco undergoes a rigorous process of buffer-ing and cleaning to ensure all impurities are washed out of the coco and then buffered with cal-mag twice, which gives the plant every chance of success. Perlite provides excellent drainage while trapping air and water on its irregular surface. It is neutral in reaction and has no buffering action. The Essential Mix 70/30 is made from all renewable resources. Black Label provides you with a grow medium that improves drainage and produces great results! Visit a retailer near you for more information.
Sun System Dominator XXXl 6- and 8-in. Air-cooled ReflectorsSunlight Supply®, Inc. is excited to announce the arrival of the Domina-tor XXXL 6- and 8-in. Air-cooled Reflectors, the latest addition to the Sun System® reflector line. These new massive reflectors have increased coverage area and excellent uniformity. This allows closer placement to plants. These reflectors are completely sealed with double-gasketed glass and captured thumb screws that pull the glass frame tight for an airtight seal. As with all Sun System reflectors, they feature a 95% reflective German aluminum interior. Unmatched in output, uniformity and performance, you can’t afford to not have this reflector in your grow-room. Visit a retailer near you for more information.
Be-OneSavant Plant Technologies is pleased to announce the release of Be-One, a bio-enhanced amino acid, 100% organic, OMRI-certified fertilizer pellet. Be-One is the premium choice for all-purpose gardening applications. Be-One carries an N-P-K of 3-6-5, has a complete naturally derived amino acid profile and is preinoculated with a beneficial bacteria and mychorrizal package. Be-One can be used in any soil or soiless medium. It facilitates aeration while conditioning the soil to retain fertilizer and moisture for exceptional fertility and growth. Be-One also makes an excellent addition to your compost tea brew, adding extra microbiology, amino acids and organic plant-available nutrients. Available in 1-, 5-, 20- and 44-lb. bags. For more information, visit a retailer near you.
SupreKelpSupreKelp is our Supreme blend of three species of brown seaweed, a natural plant superfood rich in organic compounds that plants and microbes cannot normally get on land. There are many species of brown kelp around the world and each collects different minerals and nutrients from their different environments. Supreme Growers takes three types of kelp—Ascophyllum nodosum, multiple subspecies of Sargassum and several species of Laminaria—and combine them through our patented techniques to achieve a kelp product that stands above the rest. SupreKelp blends these kelps (which are full of cytokinins) with specific rooting hormones (auxins) that maximize plant and root growth with every feeding. Call on your local hydro store to learn more.
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Way, way back in the prehistoric days of living giants, plants were huge. Today, Erik Biksa offers tips on how you can bring that gargantuan scale back to life in your own indoor garden.
In the Land of Giants:
Growing BIG PLANTS forHUMONGOUS YIELDS By Erik Biksa
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Way, way back in the prehistoric days of living giants, plants were huge. Today, Erik Biksa offers tips on how you can bring that gargantuan scale back to life in your own indoor garden.
In the Land of Giants:
Growing BIG PLANTS forHUMONGOUS YIELDS By Erik Biksa
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“ Good yields and excellent crop quality are only some of the advantaGes of GrowinG very larGe plants.”
There is something to be said for a giant speci-men of your favorite plant variety or strain. When the fan leaves make you feel small and you can literally take shade beneath your cultivated plant, you will know the feeling. A single plant might occupy over 5 by 5 ft. of space at harvest time! While that is indeed a swell feeling, most of us as growers will get even more exited at harvest time: very large yields and exceptionally high crop quality are common characteristics of large grown plants done right. This article is aimed at giving you the foundation that you need to do it. Good yields and excellent crop quality are only
some of the advantages of growing very large plants. One of the other big benefits is that grow-ers are able to maintain lower plant counts while achieving comparable yields to more conven-tional planting densities. Experienced growers know that large well-developed plants are hardier; they withstand stresses that can happen during the cropping cycle much better and still yield well, whereas other less-developed plants will suffer greatly, resulting in significant yield loss. Just like in natural settings…
More efficient than you might thinkSome of you reading this might be saying, “Well, I don’t want to spend all that time growing my plants out in veg before I can flower them to achieve these large yielding sizes.” Fair enough; if you did everything the same as before and just spent longer in your attempt to create a monster, you might be correct. However, when we grow monsters, we need to create the right kind of environment for our plants to show their gar-gantuan freakiness for us. Everything has to be bigger! If you follow the prescribed methods, the few small healthy plants you transplant into huge containers with multiple light sources (which, I admit, looks inefficient) will quickly explode and fill up that large amount of space by harvest time.
The keys to gigantic growingIt is hard to say with certainty what the world was like in the time of the dinosaurs, but it seems likely that plants would have had to grow fast and large to feed those gigantic creatures. It is surmised that elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and a lot of healthy bioactivity in the soil (remember, there was no pollution back then) would have created the ideal growing environment—assuming that plants behaved the same back then as they do today. Genetics would have been relatively pure at that time; although, cross-breeds would have likely occurred as pollen or seeds naturally traveled consider-able distances. Still, the cross-breeding would have been nothing like what humans have done to them.
Another factor that’s very difficult for us to guess on is light intensity and, possibly, spectrum (that is, we don’t know what the levels of those factors were during prehistoric times). It’s likely that light levels would have needed to be strong in order to support large and fast-growing plants that could feed herds of creatures that individually weigh more than several buses combined. So, we can surmise that gigantic plants need to be drenched in light from top to bottom. And lastly, space; for plants to get monstrous, they will need
the room to do it (this includes the necessary clearance for light fixtures and lamps).So, in short, the components to the recipe for gargantuan
plants that look like they came out of the Jurassic period are:
• elevated CO2
• a very healthy and unlimited root environment• genetics that are optimal for a given growing condition and that can cause a plant to be big
• huge amounts of light that hit the plant top to bottom• a lot of space
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“ GarGantuan plants
are GoinG to need to
be supported by biGGer
root systems.”
Prehistoric fuel for growthThe prerequisite for being an organic creature is to contain carbon. Interestingly, substances that growers add to their crop feeding programs, such as humic acids, are
actually sources of carbon for our plants and their favored micro-biology. Leonardite, the source of many humic acid products, is
created from highly decom-posed and fossilized ancient organic matter—potentially dinosaur guano! Anyway, that entertaining fact about
carbon aside, your plants will be able to gather more carbon (a very important building
block in the growing process) from the atmosphere that surrounds the leaves via absorption of CO2 through the sto-
mata, the tiny opening in plant leaves for exchange of gases. Our present ambient atmospheric levels
range from 400 to 600 ppm of CO2. These levels can get quite a bit higher (up to 1,200 ppm
or higher) in unventilated work spaces with a high level of human occupancy. These amped-up levels are actually better for your gigantic crops. Your crop will grow much faster and larger when supplied with higher than normal ambient levels of CO2, and these very large and fast-growing plants will sense limitation if higher levels are not maintained. As long as the roots will not overheat or get stifled of oxygen (O2 levels are diminished in warmer temperatures), you can run the growing environ-ment a few degrees warmer with increased levels of CO2. The increased metabolic rate can be supported with higher CO2 levels, especially when factors like light, nutrients and water are also increased or adjusted. This helps to promote faster growth rates and larger yields. AD
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Ancient groundsA healthy root environment is highly active. In prehis-toric times, consider that the soil would be free from growth-limiting contaminants and would have very spe-cific and native species of microbiology and parent mate-rials for feeding the plants that specifically developed in that growing region. This soil presented the “perfect storm” for crop feeding.Today, it’s possible to develop your own microbiology
and nutrient levels/diversity by creating your own mixes with raw materials or through more refined sources like prepared organic nutrient fertilizers and supplements. Also, by using pure water either from RO-filtered sources or from condensation recaptured from dehumidifiers and air conditioners, you can help encourage healthy microbial activity that improves plant hardiness and growth rates. Tap water, on the other hand, is com-monly laden with chlorine and chloramines—substances intended to kill the types of microbes that you are trying to cultivate in the root environment.Including a supply of humates and growth-promoting
substances like kelp (or kelp extracts) helps to fuel your plants. They provide a higher rate of metabolism at the roots, propelling upper portions
of the plant to grow faster and ultimately yield larger. The substances that are found in these and other sources of organic materials can make your existing crop feeding pro-gram work better too in the majority of soilless gardens.Gargantuan plants are going to need to be supported
by bigger root systems. In some hydroponic systems root space is virtually unlimited. In bare-rooted hydro, just stick with a good synthetic program with tons of oxygen and you are set. In soilless or soil-based gardens, especially indoors, you are going to want to go as big as you can with your container or grow bag. Just watch you don’t run out of vertical space between your increased container size, the clearance you need for your light and how big the plants are going to get. Raised beds are a great way to get more root space without adding vertical height, although you won’t be able to rotate your plants (unless you do mini-beds on castors). Also, don’t overlook the impor-tance of oxygen levels in your soilless growing mediums either (hint: micro-pore space nets you more O2 than macro-pore space in the same container volume).
Genetics that snarlIf your plants don’t want to be big, you aren’t going to get the big bang for your buck like you might with another varietal choice. Some plants are just better suited to SOG (Sea of Green) applications because they don’t want to branch out or grow very big; it’s part of their natural ten-dency. Also, for the best results, look for plants that do a lot of growing once the light cycle has changed from a vegeta-tive to flowering lighting regimen. This way, you aren’t spending gobs of money on power with longer daylight levels when you are running your grow lights 18/6 or 24/7.There are some awesome cross-breeds out there for you to
choose from. In fact, hybridization from diverse selection is the key to winning genetics; especially in this application. It is possible to combine the harvest characteristics of the stout shorter growers with the crazy growth habits of plants that are typically known to yield less dense flowers or fruits. So, if you are willing to grow out a seed crop and select for a mother for this project—look out! Using the types of genetics described here, a plant vegged to 18 to 24 in. can easily finish as a 5-ft. bush that can stand up to anything! Plus, it will have solid fruits or flowers from tip to container, and the crop quality will be awesome the whole way around.
“ you are GoinG to be blown away
by how such a tiny plant can
fill so much space and quickly
lead to such Giant yields.” AD
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Circling back to lightFor things to really kick-off, you are going to need to do something slightly counterintuitive: put a lot of lighting over a smaller plant. Admittedly, it looks rather awkward to see a single plant less than 2-ft. tall with a 1,000-W HPS vertically overhead and with a vertical 600-W positioned beside it, but fear not! If you selected your genetics appro-priately, within two weeks you won’t see the floor or walls easily anymore. The space will be quickly filled with very healthy, thick-stemmed and large-leaved branches that stack up swollen flowering sites one right after the other.Just watch that with all of this increased artificial light
you don’t cook the root system. Hint: vertical lamps allow you to light the plant canopy from the side, with little or no strong light radiating onto pots or grow bags. Also, to save on power, you can relay which lights come on and off during the lighting cycle; essentially, this is a system for moving light while lamps remain stationary. Hydro grow-ers can add chillers to their reservoirs if conditions in the reservoir or root zone begin to heat past optimal levels.
Space—you’re gonna need itIf you haven’t given this method a go before and you create the types of conditions described above, you are going to be blown away by how such a tiny plant can fill so much space and quickly lead to such giant yields. However, this will only happen if you provide it with lots of space.
It might take a crop cycle to get your planting density relative to your set-up and variety type perfected, but the bottom line is that you won’t need nearly as much time in veg as you think. The first week or two will simply just look inefficient compared to what you are used to seeing; after that, it is confident to say that you will be a believer.So, there you have it, take the leap of faith and give this
prehistoric growing method a try for results you can club your friends over the head with.
“if you selected your Genetics appropriately, within two weeks you won’t see the floor or walls easily anymore.”
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NOT SOSIMILAR: 12 Ways
Aquaponics and Hydroponics Differ
Aquaponics is commonly described as the marriage
of aquaculture and hydroponics, but don’t
let that fool you into thinking you can simply replace your reservoir nutrients with fresh water and some fish…
by Sylvia Bernstein
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NOT SOSIMILAR: 12 Ways
Aquaponics and Hydroponics Differ
Aquaponics is commonly described as the marriage
of aquaculture and hydroponics, but don’t
let that fool you into thinking you can simply replace your reservoir nutrients with fresh water and some fish…
by Sylvia Bernstein
Bacteriaare revered by aquaponic gardeners because, as
described above, they are the engines that drive
our systems.”
Aquaponics is commonly described as the marriage of aquaculture and hydroponics. From that simplistic view, you would think that anyone with a basic understanding of hydro-ponics ought to be able to quickly replace their reservoir nutrients with fresh water, toss in some fish and be set to grow. Not so fast! There are actually many fairly substantial dif-ferences between aquaponic and hydroponic growing. Let me count the ways…
1. Start-up SpeedThis is perhaps the biggest downside to aqua-ponics from a hydroponics perspective, so I’d like to get it out of the way up front. In hydro-ponics, you just add commercially formulated nutrients to your nutrient reservoir and you are immediately growing. With aquaponics, it takes from one to six weeks to start your system by developing a colony of nitrifying bacteria through a process called cycling. The ammonia from the fish waste will not be con-verted into the nutrients that the plants are seeking until this process is complete.
2. relationShip with bacteria Hydroponic systems tend to be fairly ster-ile. I’ve visited hydroponic growing facilities where I had to wear coveralls and a hairnet to enter. Not so with aquaponics. Bacteria are revered by aquaponic gardeners because, as described above, they are the engines that drive our systems.
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3. Flood-and-drain cycle Hydroponic growers who use flood-and-drain techniques generally only fertigate their plants once every four to six hours. Academic studies and vast, collective experience have shown that this optimizes the water and fertilizer the plants need. When you move to an aquaponics system, however, the ideal schedule changes to flooding at least once an hour. The reason is that the grow bed now has taken on the additional role of being both the mechanical
and biological filter for the fish waste. If you only ran
the fish water through the filter every four to
six hours, fish waste would build to dan-
gerous levels.
4. Grow bed depthHydroponic growers tend to use standard
6-in. flood tables and put planted pots or cubes in the flood trays. Again, because aquaponics grow beds serve the dual roles of both home for the plants and filter for the fish waste, both must to be considered and optimized. Most media-based aqua-ponic gardeners use 12-in. grow beds filled with an inert media. Over the years, side-by-side trials have shown that this depth of grow bed develops the kind of robust bacteria colony needed to not only filter the liquid waste, but also to provide an excellent home for composting red worms and the heterotrophic bacteria needed to break down the solid waste from the fish.
5. nutrientS (Supplementation)Hydroponic gardeners live and die by their nutri-ents and the supplements to those nutrients. Not so with aquaponic gardeners. The goal of an aquaponic garden is to achieve a balanced eco-system. Everything that goes into the system must work towards this end goal and not harm any other element of the system. Anything added to the system to boost plant growth could harm the fish
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Just as with healthy soil, a healthy aquaponics system just keeps getting better and better the longer
it operates.”
and possibly the bacteria colony and the com-posting worms. There are a few exceptions to this, including the use of liquid seaweed, small amounts of chelated iron and a few minerals to adjust pH. But beyond those, aquaponic gar-deners will think long and hard before adding anything to their systems besides fish feed.
6. nutrientS (dumpinG)Hydroponic nutrients must be dumped and replaced on a regular basis to address nutrient imbalances that arise over time. This concept mystifies an aquaponic gardener. We only top up the fish tank with dechlorinated water and never dump and replace it unless there is a severe, unexpected problem. The aquaponic gardener would query, “Why on earth would you get rid of all that beautiful fish waste?” The notion of nutrient imbalance is as foreign to an aquaponic gardener as it is to an organic soil gardener. Just as with healthy soil, a healthy aquaponics system just keeps getting better and better the longer it operates.
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an aquaponicsgardener must strike a pH compromise to meet the
somewhat differing needs of the plants, fish
and bacteria.”
7. plant diSeaSe When I oversaw the plant grow lab at AeroGrow, we were constantly worried about disease. We sterilized anything that ever came into contact with the plants, their roots or the nutrient solution. The disease we feared the most was a fungus called pythium (or, root rot), which is widely considered the scourge of hydroponics. Fortunately, pythium is almost non-existent in aquaponics. Researchers in Australia are currently studying why this is so, but my money is on all the bacteria and other living organisms in an aquapon-ics system. Logically, they would help boost immunity, just as bacteria helps boost our own body’s immunity. Hydroponics is more of a “boy in the bubble” by comparison. In addition, the very high oxygen levels in an aquaponics system and the activity of the com-posting worms to clean up dead plant matter probably both help mitigate disease outbreaks.
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ADHydroponics
is a system for growing plants under highly optimized conditions.
Aquaponics creates a complete ecosystem in which various living creatures all interact to create
a symbiotic whole.”
8. temperatureAn important part of an effective program to pre-vent pythium outbreaks in hydroponics is to make sure that the nutrient solution doesn’t get above 70°F. Warm water is a perfect breeding ground for fungus, so keeping the water temperature below opti-mal breeding conditions for pythium makes sense. In aquaponics, however, the primary drivers of tem-perature are the requirements of the fish. The most widely used fish in North American aquaponics (after goldfish) are tilapia, and tilapia does best in water that is between 74° and 80° F. The bacterium that drives the system is also happiest in that temperature range. Fortunately, pythium is so rare in aquapon-ics that it doesn’t present an issue. The plants don’t seem to mind either, as a 2005 report by Dr. Nick Savidov at the Crop Diversification Centre in Alberta, Canada, showed aquaponics is every bit as effective at growing plants as hydroponics.
9. phOptimal pH in a hydroponics system is 5.5 to 6.0. An aquaponics gardener must strike a pH compromise to meet the somewhat differing needs of the plants, fish and bacteria. Optimal pH is 6.8 to 7.0, which is again more closely related to what an organic soil gardener would target.
10. ecAlong with pH and water temperature, electri-cal conductivity (EC) is the other measure that is closely tracked in hydroponics. EC is a measurement of the salts in the nutrient reservoir that tells the
hydroponic gardener how concentrated the nutrient solution is. This works because hydroponic nutrients are generally found in mineral salt form. Aquaponic plants, on the other hand, are fed by the organic waste from the fish, which has very little salts. EC is therefore not a useful nutrient concentration mea-sure in an aquaponics system. Aquaponics requires confidence in Mother Nature, rather than a managed system requiring intense control. Once a system has been constructed using a set of generally accepted rules of thumb and has been fully cycled (ammonia and nitrite levels have dropped to zero), the only measures an aquaponic gardener monitors are tem-perature, pH, ammonia and nitrates. If nitrates are low (close to zero), add more fish to the system. If nitrates are high (above 150) add more grow beds and/or plants. It’s as simple as that.
11. inSect controlYou’ve probably guessed by now that since aquapon-
ics is an organic system that uses fish, special care needs to be taken with regard to insect control. Even commonly used organic sprays such as insecticidal soap can be harmful if over-sprayed into the fish tank. On the plus side, you can engage your fish in your insect control efforts. If I have an insect prob-lem on a small plant, such as young peppers or salad greens, I’ll remove them from the grow bed and let them soak in the fish tank for up to an hour. The bugs eventually loosen their grip on the plant and become fish food. And if you are lucky, the fish might even accelerate the process by nibbling the bugs directly off your plants. I also know of people who have hung Bug Zappers over their fish tank as an additional form of feed for their fish.
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is, above all else, an ecosystem where plants,
fish, bacteria and worms all live together in a beautifully
balanced symbiotic relationship.”
12. ecoSyStemHydroponics is a system for growing plants under highly optimized conditions. Aquaponics creates a complete ecosystem in which various living creatures all interact to create a symbiotic whole. We use worms, liquid seaweed
and beneficial insects as team members, each with jobs to perform, rather than trying to isolate the plants and nutrients into single, definable, segregated compo-nents. Aquaponics is, above all else, an ecosystem where plants, fish, bacteria and worms all live together in a beautifully balanced symbiotic relationship.
So, there you have it. Think of running a hydroponic system as a master puppeteer runs a puppet show. The system, just like marionettes, won’t move a finger without the grower pulling the strings (i.e. adjusting nutrients, finely tuning pH, supplementing with addi-tives, etc.). The aquaponic gardener, in contrast, is more like the conductor of an orchestra. He is merely trying to keep all the elements of the ecosystem timed together so that nature can take over and bring the entire system into harmony. The choice of which style you prefer is entirely up to you.
Sylvia Bernstein is the author of Aquaponic Gardening: A Step by Step Guide to Growing Fish and Vegetables Together. She is also the president of The Aquaponic Source, and the co-founder and past vice chairman of the Aquaponics Association. Before discovering aquapon-ics, she was the vice president of marketing and product development for AeroGrow International.
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Indoor gardening is all about control—control over photoperiod, control over temperature, control over plant nutrition, etc. By controlling everything from the photoperiod to the specific nutrition a plant receives, we effectively remove all barriers that could hinder our plants. Optimally, that control will allow them to reach their maximum genetic potential. An often overlooked environmental factor
that can greatly impact your plants is the DIF, or the day/night differential. DIF is the difference in the highest daytime (lights on) temperature and the lowest nighttime (lights off) temperature. Control over your DIF will give you control over your plant’s height and internodal spacing without the use
of dangerous or untested chemicals or growth regulators.
Research about DIF is not new to science. Back in 1944, Dr. Frits Warmolt Went made detailed observations about the effect of the nighttime temperature (Tn) on the stem growth rates of tomato plants. He originally proposed the term “thermoperiodicity” to describe the apparently greater rate of plant growth and development in diurnally fluctuating temperatures compared to plants grown at constant temperatures. Although his research was disproven in 1990 by Ellis et al., Went’s research was the beginning of our attempts to understand the impact of temperature on plant growth.In 1983, while studying the effects of
temperature on the Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum), it was observed that there was an interaction between day and night temperatures that affected the length of the floral stem. This relationship, coined DIF (Erwin et al., 1989), was used to describe the elongation of the stem in response to diurnal thermoperiod and photoperiod interaction. They noted that the magnitude and nature of the internodal elongation varied between different species and also between different cultivars of the same species.Plant height or stem length is simply the
sum of the lengths of each of the internodes.
of dangerous or untested chemicals or
Research about DIF is not new to science. Back in 1944, Dr. Frits Warmolt Went made detailed observations about the effect of the nighttime temperature (Tn) on the stem growth rates of tomato plants. He originally proposed the term “thermoperiodicity” to describe the apparently greater rate of plant growth and development in diurnally fluctuating temperatures compared to plants grown at constant temperatures. Although his research was disproven in 1990 by Ellis et al., Went’s research was the beginning of our attempts to understand the impact of temperature on plant growth.In 1983, while studying the effects of
temperature on the Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum), it was observed that there was an interaction between day and night temperatures that affected the length of the floral stem. This relationship, coined DIF (Erwin et al., 1989), was used to describe the elongation of the stem in response to diurnal thermoperiod and photoperiod interaction. They noted that the magnitude and nature of the internodal elongation varied between different species and also between different
Plant height or stem length is simply the sum of the lengths of each of the internodes.
Maintain Your Differences:
bY DaviD Kessler
We have all had that friend that needs to control everything, from where you eat to what movie you see. While that friend might need to loosen up (or seek professional medical attention), controlling all aspects of your garden will repay you in spades.
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“ control over your dif will Give you control over your plant’s heiGht and internodal spacinG without the use of danGerous or untested chemicals or Growth reGulators.”
Maintain Your Differences:
Therefore, to control plant height one must manage internode number, internode length or both. The num-ber of nodes and the length of each internode (the distance from one node to the next) are strongly influenced by temperature. As DIF increases, so does the internode length of most plants. It is important to understand that the effect of DIF on internode length is due to increased cell elonga-tion and not an increased number of individual plant cells. Plants respond rapidly to changes in DIF, with altered growth rates that are often observable in as little as 24 hours.Although managing your garden’s
DIF will afford you some control over your plant’s internodal elonga-tion, there are factors that influence or compound the DIF response. The average daily temperature influ-ences internode length and thus the response to DIF in many plants. The quality of the light being received by your plants has been shown to influ-ence the DIF response, presumably through effects related to phyto-chrome photoequalibria (Moe and Heins, 1990). While incandescent lighting used for photoperiod con-trol can eliminate a plant’s response to DIF, fluorescent lighting has been shown to increase the response (Moe et al., 1991).With the proven effects of DIF at
controlling plant height, how do you exploit this information to grow a better garden? First, daytime and nighttime temperatures must be controlled independently and excess
humidity must be removed from the air by using dehumidifiers. Watch for significant increases in your DIF; a large swing between your daytime and nighttime temperature will bring a marked increase in humidity. If the high nighttime humidity level is left unchecked, it can lead to mold and disease on your fruits and flowers.During the vegetative light cycle
(18 hours on, six hours off), your target DIF should be five degrees Fahrenheit. Try to maintain a daytime or “lights on” temperature of 85°F, and 80°F when the lights are off. For the blooming or fruiting phase of your plant’s life cycle (12 hours on, 12 hours off), your target DIF should still be five degrees Fahrenheit; however, the daytime maxi-mum temperature should be limited to 80°F and your nighttime temperature should be 75°F. By maintaining the DIF at 5 degrees, your plants will exhibit the tightest internodal growth, lower-ing the overall size of your plants while building a tight network of branches. Remember that the temperature and DIF recommendations above are start-ing points as different species and culti-vars (or clones) will react differently to a controlled DIF. Still, controlling your DIF could make all the difference to your garden!
David Kessler heads research and development at Atlantis Hydroponics and writes for their popular blog. David has over two decades of experience and multiple degrees from the State University of New York. He’s also an accredited judge for the American Orchid Society and travels the world judging orchid events. Follow his blog at atlantishydroponics.wordpress.com
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Container gardening is not a new concept, but the types of containers that offer the
ability to produce unprecedented amounts of food are indeed revolutionary…
By Helene Isbell
Fabric Pots: A New Container Revolution
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Container gardening is not a new or revolutionary concept. Cultures throughout the ages have embraced container gardening as an innovative and effective way to grow food. From the millennia of pottery that has been unearthed in archaeological excavations across the globe to the famed hang-ing gardens of Babylon, container gardens have etched their importance into the pages of history. What is revolutionary are the simple, yet effective, types of containers that have been popping up in the modern-day marketplace with the ability to produce crop yields of unprecedented proportions. When we think of container gardening, a terra cotta flower
pot, a decorative ceramic planter or a standard black plastic nursery pot are probably the first images that come to mind. While those receptacles, of course, have the ability to contain soil or a medium, it’s the fabric aeration containers that are taking the hydroponics industry by storm and really blowing other pots out of the water.
In days of old, as in less than a century ago, people relied on small-scale farms and gardens to grow the food they needed to feed their families. It was commonplace for each house-hold to have a veggie plot on their land. Nowadays, with the onset of industrialized commercial agriculture, food had been confined to the walls of cans, bags and boxes. It is then processed to preserve it, and shipped across the country before it reaches the mouths it was intended to feed. In the modern era of fast, cheap and convenient, many children grow up not even knowing where food comes from!As industry has pushed rural folk toward cities, giving birth
to the sprawl of suburbia, many people have given up on gardening as a way to provide themselves with safely grown, nutritious produce. In densely packed urban centers, grow-ing any plant can seem nearly impossible. However, not all hope is lost! Thanks to the numerous benefits of container gardening, just about any plant imaginable can be grown in even the most concrete of jungles.
“cultures throuGhout the aGes have embraced container GardeninG as an innovative and effective way to Grow food.”
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Improves root structure and massWhen the roots become air pruned by the fabric, the plant begins to shoot out new feeder roots. The increase in root mass provides more area of root matter that can uptake water and nutrients, allowing the plant to grow bigger and at an accelerated rate.
aerates the root zone and regulates temperature The breathable fabric allows oxygen to aerate the root zone from all sides, rather than from just the top. The oxygenation helps beneficial microbes in the soil thrive and contributes to a healthy rhizosphere (the living area around the roots), as the breathability and evaporative cooling helps keep temperatures low (conversely, tempera-tures in plastic pots reach such extreme levels that they could literally cook the microbiology in the soil). It’s like wearing a wet t-shirt rather than a trash bag.
What is a fabric aeration container? Well, it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like. It’s a container made from a breathable fabric that works as a great alternative to traditional pots—its benefits are many and the results are noticeable! Here are a few of the advantages that these fabric pots bring to the table:
promotes aIr prunIng of the roots and prevents roots cIrclIngIn standard plastic nursery pots, roots grow outward and eventually hit the impenetrable walls of the pot, leaving them with nowhere to go. They travel downward and then hit the bottom of the pot. Again with nowhere to go, they begin to spiral around one another, choking each other out and becoming “root bound.” This leads to a stressed-out plant, stunted growth and ultimately a smaller harvest. In the fabric pot, the roots grow outward and when they reach the side, they are naturally pruned by the air and light instead of traveling down and circling.
Improves root structure and massWhen the roots become air pruned by the fabric, the plant begins to shoot out new feeder roots. The increase
out plant, stunted growth and ultimately a smaller harvest. In the fabric pot, the roots grow outward and when they reach the side, they are naturally pruned by the air and light instead of traveling down and circling. light instead of traveling down and circling.
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prevents overwaterIngThe porous fabric provides excellent drainage on all sides so the roots don’t get overwatered and drown. Overwatering is also one of the main causes of mold and pathogens, so sufficient drainage is crucial to preventing it.
can be used In hydro systemsWater can get out… and in! They work great in ebb-and-flow systems, allowing water to penetrate the bag and be absorbed by the medium. They also act as a filter, allowing a grower to use a soilless medium in a hydroponic system without the threat of the medium clogging the tubes and various components.
makes growIng food possIble where soIl condItIons are poor Fabric aeration bags make gardening possible where it would not have been before!
mobIleThe containers are flexible, so they are easy to fold up and store when not in use. They can also be moved to different locations around a yard if sunlight only reaches certain areas at different times of the day.
Since fabric aeration containers have made their debut into the hydroponics industry, they have been the buzz in growrooms around the world. When choosing a fabric pot for optimal crops and maximum yields, keep in mind that not all pots are created equally! Here are some features to look for when choosing the best fabric pot for you:
QualIty When investing your hard-earned money into your garden, it is far worth a slightly higher initial investment to buy superior quality materials. You want bags that you can use crop after crop for years. Look for fabric bags that will last for a long time, and won’t rip after a couple of uses. Try to find bags that are UV-protected so they won’t break apart after minimal sun exposure. This will reduce the frequency that you have to buy them, and actually save you money over time. Your best bet would be to invest in a bag made in the United States with quality proprietary fabric. Also, be sure to ask which bags are food-grade.
be mIndful of the materIal Many fabric bags will boast that they are “made from recy-cled materials” and “degradable.” Recycled materials could be anything from used plastic bottles or recycled textiles to cotton fabrics. Depending on the raw source, “recycled” materials could lead to the leaching of toxins into the root zone. Cotton has the tendency to attract disease and patho-gens. “Degradable” simply means that it falls apart, which is not a good thing!
keep It sImple Look for a good strong bag without mechanical compo-nents. While zippers, Velcro and straps might seem cool and convenient, they are the first pieces to get clogged with soil, fail and be rendered useless way too soon. Handles can be helpful, if the bag will be moved around frequently.
“in standard plastic nursery pots, roots Grow outward and eventually hit the impenetrable walls of the pot, leavinG them with nowhere to Go.”
“in standard plasticpots, roots eventually hit the impenetrable walls of the pot, leavinthem with nowhere to
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“a Great quality fabric aeration container combined with premium orGanic nutrients, plenty of liGht and ample ventilation are the key components to achievinG some of the larGest yields in history.”
A great quality fabric aeration container combined with premium organic nutrients, plenty of light and ample ventila-tion are the key components to achieving some of the largest yields in history. Side-by-side tests in fabric aeration contain-ers versus plastic pots prove noticeable differences in plant quality and yield size. With fabric containers, the possibilities are virtually limitless! They have made it possible for urban-ites in metropolitan areas to grow on balconies, porches, vertical walls and rooftops, leaving them no excuse not to grow their own food—a hopeful notion for a society that has become so far removed from their food source. Incorporate some fabric bags into your garden and see for yourself just how impressive the results can be!
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ADLush, vibrant growth is always a good thing in a garden;
however, indoor growers don’t have a lot of room to spare… Thankfully, we’ve devised a number of techniques and
products that will help gently curb your plants’ enthusiasm.
Lush, vibrant growth is always a good thing in a garden; however, indoor growers don’t have a lot of room to spare…
By Eric Hopper
Lush, vibrant growth is always a good thing in a garden;
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ADLush, vibrant growth is always a good thing in a garden;
however, indoor growers don’t have a lot of room to spare… Thankfully, we’ve devised a number of techniques and
products that will help gently curb your plants’ enthusiasm.
ADWe become almost giddy with excitement as our indoor or outdoor gardens flourish. After all, luscious, vibrant growth is a terrific thing. However, most indoor (and some outdoor) gardens have limited space, which can become a problem when things start to grow like an unruly jungle. For indoor horticulturists, it is imperative to control and shape a garden’s growth in order to main-tain a plant canopy that lies in the room’s optimal light energy. Horticulturists can take many different approaches to control or shape their gardens. Each technique has its advantages and many methods can be used in conjunction. Ultimately, only the grower can determine which tech-nique or method will work best for the given situation.
Growth controlDuring the vegetative stage, fast-growing annual plants like tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, peas and many others can quickly get out of control if left unattended. One of the reasons a grower will implement garden shaping tech-niques is to better control the growth or vegetative stage of the plants. Growers who shape their gardens tend to make the most efficient use of their space. This is important for indoor horticulturists because light energy in an indoor garden is limited. There are essentially two ways to shape a garden during vegetative growth: physically cutting the plants or manipulating the way the plants grow.
toppingBy physically cutting the plants during the vegetative stage, the grower is actually using a common growth control tech-nique known as topping. This technique can be used indoors or outdoors. When the shoots emerging from the plant’s main stem are cut, new shoots will appear at the node site just below where the cut was made. Most plant varieties will experience a multiplication effect with this technique.
“For indoor Horticulturists, it is imperAtive to control And sHApe A gArden’s growtH in order to
mAintAin A plAnt cAnopy tHAt lies in tHe room’s optimAl ligHt energy.”
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When one shoot is cut, two will emerge from the node site and take the cut shoot’s place. Topping allows the grower to shape and maximize growth at the same time. This multiplication of new shoots also equates to more flower or fruit sets when the plant enters its blooming stage of growth. Again, this is especially advantageous for the indoor horticulturist. Having a multitude of flower or fruit sets in the opti-mal light energy zone ensures an indoor horticulturist will get the largest yields possible.
tying downGrowers who don’t want to physically cut their plants but still need to control the growth can implement a technique known as tying down. As its name sug-gests, this technique entails bending the plant and tying it down to some sort of permanent structure (usually the plant’s container or sometimes even the plant itself). This technique can be used indoors or outdoors to spread the plant out and create a bushy vegetative growth. Growers can accomplish this by pulling each main shoot away from the center and tying it down. As the light penetrates the once shaded center, new shoots will emerge and fill in the gap left after spreading the plant. Indoor horticulturists use this technique to manipulate plant varieties that tend to grow out of control.
will get the largest yields possible.
tying downtying downtGrowers who don’t want to physically cut their plants but still need to control the growth can implement a technique known as tying down. As its name suggests, this technique entails bending the plant and tying it down to some sort of permanent structure (usually the plant’s container or sometimes even the plant itself). This technique can be used indoors or outdoors to spread the plant out and create a bushy vegetative growth. Growers can accomplish this by pulling each main shoot away from the center and tying it down. As the light penetrates the once shaded center, new shoots will emerge and fill in the gap left after spreading the plant. Indoor horticulturists use this technique to manipulate plant varieties that tend to grow out of control.
“once tHe grower creAtes A tAut netting oF trellis, He or sHe cAn
weAve, bend, spreAd or otHerwise mAnipulAte tHe plAnts into plAce.”
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trellisingAnother popular technique for controlling the growth of plants is using trellis netting. Trellis netting is usu-ally made from a nylon or similar material that can be stretched taut into place. Once the grower creates a taut netting of trellis, he or she can weave, bend, spread or otherwise manipulate the plants into place. Trellis netting for the indoor horticulturist is an invaluable tool. It can be used in combination with the other growth control techniques or as a stand-alone plant training tool. The biggest advantage of trellis netting in an indoor garden is that the grower can create a perfectly horizontal plant canopy located in the most optimal place for light energy. Since most indoor gardens utilize horizontally positioned horticultural lighting, the optimal area for light energy is a horizontal section located directly beneath the lights. A trellis net placed in this area ensures the grower will be getting the most efficient use of the light energy. Indoor horticulturalists generally use trellis netting in
a horizontal position, but trellis netting can be advan-tageous in a vertical position as well. Trellis netting stretched between two supports can be used outdoors to control a variety of climbing plants like peas or beans. Growers can use four large stakes combined with verti-cally positioned trellis netting to encage large, bushy plants for better control. Vertical trellising placed against a rigid structure (a building’s south facing wall, for example) can be used to grow a variety of herbs and veg-etables, including cucumbers, squash or hops.
“As long As tHe gArdener is somewHAt proActive, cAges provide
support And A wAy to trAin tHe plAnts tHrougHout tHe growtH in tHe Fruiting or Flowering stAges.”
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GivinG supportAs annual plants reach the end of their vegetative growth and begin their fruiting or flowering stage, they might need a little support. Whether it is because of the sheer weight of the vegetative growth itself or in preparation for the large fruit or flowers to come, growers can use a variety of techniques to give their gardens some support.
cagingFor tomato plants or other fast-growing annuals that bear heavy fruit, cages are a great way to make sure the plant is supported. Cages can be made of wood, plastic or metal. As long as the gardener is somewhat proactive, cages pro-vide support and a way to train the plants throughout the growth in the fruiting or flowering stages. Cages can also be used as a structure that growers tie the plants to.
stakingThe classic technique that never gets old. Staking plants is the easiest and sometimes the most logical way for growers to quickly give their plants some support. Plant stems can be tied to or leaned against stakes in order to maintain a plant’s upward position. Some growers use four or more stakes around the perimeter of each plant and then use twine or wire to create their own custom cage. Large stakes can also be used to support trellis netting in either hori-zontal or vertical positions.
trellisingTrellis netting is just as valuable for giving support as it is for controlling growth. Growers who implemented trellis netting as a growth control technique will also gain sup-port from the trellis netting. Plants that are continuously weaved in the trellis net will automatically get support during their fruiting or flowering stage. Since the plant is
“tHere Are mAny tecHniques gArdeners cAn implement into tHeir
gArdens, botH indoors And outdoors, tHAt will drAmAticAlly increAse perFormAnce; However, Few cAn
compAre to tHe beneFits oF trAining, trimming or supporting tHeir plAnts.”
already trained through the trellis, the fruit or flowers will be supported once they become heavy. Gardeners use trel-lis netting as a support system for their plants even if they did not have a growth control technique implemented. A trellis net can be stretched horizontally just above the plant canopy as the plants reach their fruiting or flowering stage. The plants will continue to grow through the trellis netting and when the fruit or flowers become heavy the trellis will help to support the plant.
There are many techniques gardeners can implement into their gardens, both indoors and outdoors, that will dra-matically increase performance; however, few can compare to the benefits of training, trimming or supporting their plants. These simple techniques can lead to huge differ-ences. Indoor horticulturists are destined to gain the larg-est benefits from these techniques because all of them help to better utilize their garden’s light energy. By choosing one or several of the various techniques used to manipu-late plant growth and/or give support, growers can better stimulate their garden’s growth and inexpensively increase production to maximize their return.
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Sometimes taking your time truly does produce better results, which is why micro� ltration using sand is one of the best defenses against nutrient-borne pathogens (and if you’re careful, the sand won’t get into the cracks…)
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Battling the dreaded pythium and other root rot pathogens in a hydroponic system can be a demoralizing and long-term issue for some growers, with little in the way of effective chemical or other controls. Even when roots look pristine, white and healthy, we all worry from time to time if nasties are starting to invade our hydroponic nutrient or causing issues without us even knowing what might be occurring at the microscopic level. One of the best defenses against nutrient-borne pathogens is other beneficial microbes. In fact, if present in high populations and combined with effec-tive microfiltration, control over problematic phytopatho-gens becomes an extremely effective practice.
Slow sand filtrationSlow sand filtration, sometimes termed biofiltration, is a method of drinking water purification that has been around for well over a century. Since the 1980s, slow sand filtration has been under investigation for its use in clean-ing up irrigation or waste water from horticultural opera-tions. Even more recent and precise studies have evaluated biofiltration as a means of eliminating nutrient-borne plant pathogens like pythium, phytophthora, verticillium, fusarium and others. So, large-scale commercial hydro-ponic operations around the world are now incorporating huge slow sand filters as a way of not only dealing with waste water, but to also purify and control nutrient-borne pathogens in recirculating hydroponic systems. What is particularly exciting about slow sand filtration methods for smaller growers and indoor gardens is that the system can be scaled down to fit any size system and is relatively easy to construct and run with little cost to the grower.
How does slow sand filtration work?A slow sand filter works on a number of different levels. Firstly, the filter material (traditionally sand, though other materials can also be used) screens out any organic or suspended matter—for example, algae small pieces of root or plant material, sediment, etc.—from the nutrient solution. Secondly, and more importantly, the filter mate-rial provides a home with a large surface area for a wide range of beneficial microbial inhabitants. These beneficial microbes are what provide the biological filtration that has been shown to remove pathogens at up to 99% efficiency. The principle behind slow sand filtration is that the
nutrient solution applied must flow very slowly through the bed of fine material. If rates of nutrient solution flow are too rapid, the removal of plant pathogens is compro-mised and the filter might not be effective for disease control. Nutrient solution flow rates for biofiltration must be within the range 2.4 to 6 gal. per square foot of filter surface area per hour. So, for a small hydroponic indoor
“ Since the 1980s, Slow Sand filtration haS been under inveStigation for itS uSe in cleaning up irrigation or waSte water from horticultural operationS.”
Brown diseased roots (right) caused by pythium, a disease which is dispersed by the nutrient solution.
Healthy root systems free of pathogens is the objective of every hydroponic gardener.
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that needs to be treated every day. Some growers treat their incoming water supply with slow sand filtration before it is used to make up a nutrient solution or is added as top-up water to a reservoir. This is a good idea whenever rain, pond, stream, river or shallow well water is used as the hydroponic supply because these sources can all contain plant pathogen spores. Those with clean and good-quality water supplies can simply use a slow sand filter to keep the recirculating nutri-ent clean and free of disease pathogens and to help inoculate the nutrient solution with beneficial microbes.
How to construct a slow sand filterThere are small slow sand filters that can be purchased as a complete, ready-made unit. Typically, these are designed for the aquarium industry and might not have the capacity or
type of filter material that is optimal for hydroponics. Most growers who utilize slow sand filtration construct their own filters based on the size required for their hydroponic system and nutrient requirements. For a small indoor garden, a slow sand filter can be made from a plastic bin, deep bucket or
large diameter plastic pipe—all that must be provided is a depth of at least 23 in. or more. The top of the filter needs to be open to the air as oxygen is a vital component of biological filtration. The base of the filter is filled with coarse, clean drainage sand or gravel (about 5/16 to 7/16 in.); the middle levels of the filter with finer sand (about 1/16 to 5/16 in.) and the top layer with the finest grade of sand (0 to about 1/16 in.). The finest top layer of sand should be at least 15-in. deep, as this is where the major-ity of the biological filtration will occur. Some research has been carried out into using granulated rockwool as the filter body material as an alternative to sand and this has proven to be highly effective particularly in smaller filters. Granulated rockwool can also have the advantage of being cleaner and less likely to leak fine sand into the lower layers of the filter.
“Some growerS treat their incoming water Supply with
Slow Sand filtration before it iS uSed to make up a nutrient Solution or iS added aS top up
water to a reServoir.”
Slow sand filtration can be used for cleaning up water supplies, as well as nutrient solutions.
garden with a recirculating system where the nutrient solu-tion needs to be treated, a slow sand filter with 1 sq. ft. of surface area and set at a depth of at least 23 in. will be able to filter 2.4 to 6 gal. of nutrient solution per hour. Once the nutrient solution has slowly flowed through the filter and collected from the base, it can be returned to the hydroponic system. Using this recommended flow rate it is possible to calculate the size of slow sand filter required based on the amount of nutrient solution
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ADFilter operationNutrient solution or water to be treated must be slowly dripped or sprayed onto the top of the slow sand filter so as not to dislodge or disrupt the filter surface. Spraying the water/nutri-ent solution to be treated onto the filter surface helps oxy-genation, which is important as the bacteria in the filter bed require oxygen to function. A shallow layer of water (superna-tant water) must remain over the surface of the sand to keep it moist, while the slow flow rate is controlled by the outlet in the base of the filter system with an in-line tap. Nutrient solu-tion flowing through a slow sand filter will undergo biological filtration; however, this process will not change the physical or
chemical nature of the solution. As such, pH, EC and levels of individual ions won’t change during filtration. What can occur is that dissolved oxygen levels in the nutrient solution can drop as the solution flows through the filter material, which becomes highly populated with microbial life, thus increasing the biological oxygen demand (BOD). Aeration of the solution in the nutrient reservoir or before it is added back into the hydroponic system can be achieved with air stones and pumps or by the cascade/fountain method. Slow sand filters, once set up, should be relatively trouble-
free; however, depending on the organic loading of the water supply or nutrient solution, they could need some maintenance. Over time, the top of the filter bed can become clogged and need the top 1 to 2 in. removed and replaced to allow nutrient to flow freely through the sand. These processes should only be carried out when absolutely necessary, as this top layer is rich in biologically active micro-organisms that help break down organic matter.The effectiveness of a slow sand filter is dependent on a
number of factors, the main one being flow rate. While the flow rate of nutrient solution through the filter is
“what iS particularly exciting about Slow Sand filtration methodS for Smaller growerS and indoor gardenS iS that the SyStem can be Scaled down to fit any Size SyStem.”
Slow sand filters use cheap, and readily available materials.
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recommended to be within the range 2.4 to 6 gal. per square foot of filter surface area per hour, there is a negative cor-relation between flow rate and removal of plant pathogens. For that reason, flow rates of 2.5 to 3 gal. per square foot per hour would be recommended when problems with pythium and other pathogens exist. The efficiency of the filter is also dependent on the health and species diversity of the micro-bial populations that develop inside the filter. While it’s not a requirement to inoculate a new filter with microbial mixtures, as these will naturally develop over time, it is advisable to age a new slow sand filter for a few weeks before it is required to treat nutrient or water. Microbial populations also work most effectively in warm temperatures, with sufficient oxygen and with moisture; so, the filter material should not be permitted to dry out, even when not in use.
Slow sand filtration, if constructed and run at the correct flow rates, is highly effective against a wide range of root disease pathogens that can be carried in the water supply or nutrient solution. As a passive disinfection technique, slow sand filtration is easy to set up, cost effective, environmen-tally friendly and low maintenance. Its only limitations are that some space is required to house the filter and that it is largely ineffective against viruses and nematodes. For indoor growers experiencing ongoing root rot pathogen problems, slow sand filtration could be one of the best options for safe, long-term disease control.
References and sources of information“Spatial and Temporal Analysis of the Microbial Community in Slow Sand
Filters Used for Treating Horticultural Irrigation Water.” (2003). Applied Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 69 (Is. 4), 2116 – 2125.
Barth GE, Hall B and Chinnock S. (1997). The Uses of Slow Sand Filtration for Disease Control in Recirculating Hydroponic Systems. Proceedings of the 4th National Conference of the Australian Hydroponics Association.
The signs of a root pathogen attack may be obvious in most cases, but not always.
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The Myth ofThe Myth ofThe Myth ofThe Myth of
MILK MILK MILK MILK & RosesAccording to popular legend, milk sprayed onto rose leaves will prevent fungal and bacterial diseases. But, is that true? Read on to � nd out…
By Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott
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The mythIn the last few years, the Internet has been abuzz with the news that spraying milk on rose leaves can control foliar diseases. The web stories most often cite a Brazilian study published in 1999 focusing on powdery mildew control on zucchini. This new alternative to conventional fungicides has been augmented with anecdotal reports of successful pow-dery mildew control on a variety of plants, including roses. Moreover, the treatment is also touted as preventing leaf black spot, thus giving hope to rose aficionados everywhere of a safe, effective method of growing disease-free specimens.
The realityMilk has been part of the horticultural toolbox for many decades; for instance, it has been used with varying effec-tiveness as a spreader or sticker in pesticide applications. Perhaps the best-documented use of milk has been in reduc-ing the transmission of leaf viruses, especially tobacco mosaic and other mosaic viruses. Studies over the last half of the 20th century document the effectiveness of milk used for this purpose (Table 1).
Milk has been part of the horticultural
toolbox for many decadeS; for inStance, it haS been uSed with
varying effectiveneSS aS a Spreader or Sticker in peSticide applicationS.
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Location Year crop MiLk product conditions effective?Australia 1967 Sugar cane Evaporated Field Somewhat
Brazil 2001 Zucchini Raw + leaf extract Field Yes
Brit. Col. 1964 Tomato Unknown Unknown Yes
Florida 2004 Hibiscus Non-fat dry Field Yes
Germany 1971 Spinach Full cream Greenhouse Yes
Beans Full cream Greenhouse Yes
Beets Full cream Greenhouse Yes
Celery Full cream Greenhouse Yes
Pea Full cream Greenhouse Yes
Potato Full cream Greenhouse No
Hawaii 1994 Orchid Non-fat Laboratory No
India 2003 Sunflower Non-fat Field Somewhat
Manitoba 1959 Barley Non-fat Field Yes
New Zealand 1943 Tobacco Unknown Field Yes
Quebec 1968 Tomato Unknown Unknown Yes
Russia 1961 Tobacco Whey Laboratory Somewhat
Taiwan 1991 Pepper Non-fat Field No
Table 1: Effectiveness of milk products in protecting leaves from viruses
Somewhat
Yes
Somewhat
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Table 2: Effectiveness of milk products in protecting leaves from powdery mildew
The effectiveness of milk sprays in reducing virus transmission probably improves with the concentration of the milk product used; milk concentrations of 20% non-fat dry or 30% fresh were reported as effective in the Florida and Brazil studies, respectively. Milk is rou-tinely recommended as an organic hand sanitizer when handling virus-suscepti-ble seedlings for transplant.How milk functions as an antiviral
agent is not clear, but there are a few attractive hypotheses. First, milk might deactivate viruses chemically or isolate them physically; hence the success of milk as a sterilizing treatment. Second, milk could prevent aphid attack, and thus transmission of aphid-borne viruses. Aphids could be deterred by the milk film on the leaf or attacked by aphid pathogens whose growth is enhanced by milk sprays; a 2003 study identified just such a fungal agent on treated pepper leaves.Recently, milk has made an appearance
as an antifungal agent, specifically in powdery mildew prevention (Table 2). [Note that there have been no published scientific studies investigating roses or any other ornamental plant species.]
Location Year crop MiLk product conditions effective?
Australia 2000 Melon Full and half Field Somewhat
Brazil 2005 Pumpkin Raw Field Yes
Pumpkin Pasteurized Field Yes
Brazil 1999 Zucchini Fresh Greenhouse Yes
Italy 2003 Cucurbits Unknown Field Inconclusive
Italy 2002 Cucurbits Fresh Greenhouse Yes
Cucurbits Dried Greenhouse Yes
Cucurbits Fresh Field Yes/No
Cucurbits Dried Field Yes/No
UK 2003 Wheat Pasteurized Greenhouse Yes
Milk is routinely recommended aS an organic hand Sanitizer
when handling viruS-SuSceptible SeedlingS for
tranSplant.”
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The results of these studies suggest that milk treatment under controlled (greenhouse) conditions is more successful than in the field. None of these studies utilized non-fat milk, so it’s unclear whether it would show any efficacy. In general, it appears that milk applied before fungal inoculation is more effective than milk applied after infection is present. Stems and lower leaf surfaces might be less protected, espe-cially under high disease incidence.This last point is important when considering the value of
anecdotal claims of the effectiveness of milk or any other pes-ticide treatment. Unless plant material is actually challenged by (exposed to) the disease or pest of interest, it is impos-sible to attribute the subsequent lack of disease or pests to that treatment. Statements such as, “Last year I had horrible black spot problems, but this year I used milk spray and my roses are disease-free” display faulty logic in the assumption of cause and effect where none might actually exist. So, is it worth trying milk as a treatment for viruses, powdery mildew or any other disease? Absolutely! There is substantial evi-dence that milk treatments can be effective in the protection of some crops, and organic farmers especially might benefit from this method. But, on which plant species will milk treat-ment prevent disease? What pathogens are actually inhibited by milk products, and which milk products are the most effective? Until these questions have been answered, it will be impossible to devise a reliable application protocol.
The bottom line✦ There is no evidence that milk sprays are effective
in controlling black spot on roses or any other ornamental plant species.
✦ Milk sprayed onto leaves might act as a nutrient source for benign micro-organisms, decreasing the leaf area available for powdery mildew to infect.✦ Leaves coated with a
milk spray might be less vulnerable to aphid attack, thereby reducing the transmission of aphid-borne viruses.
✦ Milk sprays can encourage the growth of other micro-organisms, whose presence can be aesthetically unappealing.
✦ Milk sprays could be a viable alternative to conventional pesticides, especially for organic farmers.
Author Linda Chalker-Scott, Ph.D., is an exten-sion horticulturist and an associate professor at Washington State University’s Puyallup Research and Extension Center. She can be found online at theinformedgardener.com
“unleSS plant material iS actually challenged by (expoSed to) the diSeaSe or peSt of intereSt, it iS impoSSible to attribute the SubSequent lack of diSeaSe or peStS to that treatment.”
There are a few potential drawbacks to using milk as a foliar spray:
• Milk fat can produce unpleasant odors as it breaks down.
• The benign fungal organisms that colonize leaves and break down milk can be aesthetically unattractive.
• Dried skim milk has been reported to induce black rot, soft rot and Alternaria leaf spot on treated cruciferous crops.
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Magnesium deficiency, like any deficiency, leads to a reduction in yields. Read on to discover why this element is so important to have around...
Magnesiumby Guy Sela
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Magnesium uptake by plants Plants take up magnesium in its ionic form Mg+2, which is the form of dissolved magnesium in the soil solution. The uptake of magnesium by plants is dominated by two main processes: first, passive uptake driven by transpiration stream and second, diffusion. Magnesium ions move from zones of high concentration to zones of lower concentration. Therefore, the magnesium amounts that the plant can take up depend on its concentration in the soil solution and on the capacity of the soil to replenish the soil solution with magnesium.
Magnesium availability and uptakeConditions such as low soil pH, low temperatures, dry soil conditions and high levels of competing elements like potas-sium and calcium reduce the availability of magnesium. Under such conditions, magnesium deficiency is more likely.
Effect of Soil pH on magnesium availability In low-pH soils, the solubility of magnesium decreases and it becomes less available. Due to the large hydrated radius of the magnesium ion, the strength of its bond to the exchange sites in soil is relatively low. Acidic soils increase the tendency
of magnesium to leach because they have less exchangeable sites (lower CEC). In addition, elements such as manganese and aluminum become more soluble in acidic soils, resulting in reduced magnesium uptake.Other positive-charged ions, such as potassium and am-
monium, can also compete with magnesium and reduce its uptake and translocation from the roots to upper plant parts. Therefore, excessive applications of these nutrients might prompt magnesium deficiency. Care should be espe-cially taken in sandy soils, as their CEC is low and they can hold less magnesium.
Magnesium deficiencies Magnesium deficiency, like any deficiency, leads to reduction in yield. It also leads to higher susceptibility to plant disease. Since magnesium is mobile within the plant, deficiency symptoms appear on lower and older leaves first. The first symptom is pale leaves, which then develop an interveinal chlorosis. In some plants, reddish or purple spots will appear on the leaves. The expression of symptoms is greatly depen-dent on the intensity to which leaves are exposed to light. Deficient plants that are exposed to high light intensities will show more symptoms.
Magnesium pools in soils In soil, magnesium is present in three fractions:
➊ Magnesium in soil solution – Magnesium in soil solution is in equi-librium with the exchangeable magnesium and is readily available for plants.
➋ Exchangeable magnesium – This is the most important fraction for determining the magnesium that is available to plants. This frac-tion consists of the magnesium held by clay particles and organic matter. It is in equilibrium with magnesium in soil solution.
➌ Non-exchangeable magnesium – Consists of the magnesium that is a constituent of primary minerals in the soil. The break-down pro-cess of minerals in soils is very slow. Therefore, this magnesium fraction is not available to plants.
Magnesium (Mg) is an essential plant nutrient. It has a wide range of key roles in many plant func-tions. One of the magnesium’s well-known roles is in the photo-synthesis process, as it is a building block of the chlorophyll that makes leaves appear green. Magnesium deficiency might be a significant limiting factor in crop production.
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water-Saturated atmoSphere (high relative humidity).”
Transpiration is the word for describing the evapora-tive process of water from plant leaf surfaces. This process provides the driving force for the absorption of water and element ions into plant roots and then into the xylem ves-sels for upward distribution throughout the plant. The rate and extent of evaporation of water from the
plant leaf surfaces are determined by four external factors: 1. the vapor pressure deficient, which is the
difference in water vapor content at the leaf surface and in the surrounding atmosphere
2. air temperature3. wind movement over the leaf surface 4. incident sunlight Transpiration can be essentially stopped when plant
leaves are surrounded by a water-saturated atmosphere (high relative humidity).As for the plant, the rate of water loss from its leaf sur-
faces is correlated with:❯ the water content in the leaves, as well
as the whole plant❯ the physical characteristics of the leaf
surface (type of cuticle)❯ the number of leaf stomata and whether they are open
(which increases loss) or closed (which decreases loss). The amount of water evaporated from leaf sur-faces is particularly and significantly affected by this.
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The rate and extent of water absorption by plant roots will depend on these five physical conditions:
1. the root surface area in contact with the rooting medium
2. quantity of water around the roots
3. extent of aeration (oxygen level) around the roots
4. the salt content (EC level) of the water sur-rounding the root
5. temperature 6. physiochemical prop-
erties of the rooting medium (i.e. organic matter content, cation exchange capacity, tex-ture and structure, etc.)
Also, the rate and extent of water absorption will be determined by the pull of water up the xylem vessel generated by the transpira-tion rate. The degree of this force can be measured by observing changes in the diameter of plant stems and tree trunks with changing atmospheric conditions and availability of water around the plant roots.Only live, actively respir-
ing roots can absorb water, meaning that the roots must be in an aerobic (containing oxygen) environment. The plants will wilt when oxygen is insufficient. Plants will also wilt when the temperature of the rooting medium is less than the atmospheric tem-perature, particularly when the atmospheric demand is high. The optimum tempera-ture range for optimum root function is between 68 to 86oF.
“only live, actively reSpiring rootS can abSorb water,
meaning that the rootS muSt be in an aerobic (containing
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through the roots, the ele-ments in solution are also carried into the root. In order for elemental absorption to occur, the elements must be in an ionic form. There exists a natural barrier (cell mem-branes) at the root interface that the element ions must traverse in order to be taken into the root cells to be then deposited into the xylem ves-sels. It is not well-understood how element ions transverse this barrier. There are
Water moves up the plant in the xylem vessels, the rate and extent of movement dependent on the quantity of water being drawn into the roots and the rate and extent of transpiration occurring at the leaf surfaces. When the atmospheric demand is high, a plant will wilt when there is insufficient water being drawn into the plant through its roots.
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a natural barrier (cell membraneS) at
the root interface that the element
ionS muSt traverSe in order to be taken
into the root cellS to be then depoSited
into the xylem veSSelS.”
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There are two theories, one being that there exists a carrier system that com-plexes with the element ions, and then the complex is carried through the bar-rier. The other theory pro-poses the existence of a bio-physical-mechanical system, known as ion pumps, that provides the means for transference. Both of these
proposed methods of ion transport require energy that is derived from root respiration. Therefore, the roots must be alive and functioning in an aerobic atmosphere in order for
elemental ion absorption to occur. There also exist both synergistic and competitive processes that will determine the extent of ion absorption based on electrical charge (anions versus cations) and level of charge (mono-, di- or trivalent). Most molecules are not able to traverse cell membranes, although some have suggested that small mol-ecules might be able to enter the root, possibly into the so-called free space that exists in plant root cells.Water and nutrient movement within the plant is also related
to fruit and plant disorders. Blossom end rot in tomato, for example, is triggered by water stress within the tomato plant; in particular, when insufficient quantities of calcium-carrying
water are being delivered to the developing tomato fruit. Magnesium deficiency is another disorder that is triggered by water stress. This deficiency occurs when the water level around the plant root is low over extended periods, and when this is coupled with cation competition favoring the absorption of potassium and calcium. In summary, water and elemental ion absorption into plant roots and then their
movement within the plant is driven by transpiration, which creates a vapor pressure gradient within the xylem ves-sels. When faced with a possible plant nutrient element deficiency, its cause could be due to periods of water stress. Keeping the rooting medium supplied with sufficient water, as well as maintain-ing aerobic conditions within the root-ing medium, will ensure plant nutrient element sufficiency. That in turn results in sustained optimum plant growth. For the greenhouse grower, controlling the relative humidity in the greenhouse atmosphere is essential to ensure plant nutrient element sufficiency, as periods of high relative humidity will slow transpiration, which reduces the absorption of the essential plant nutri-ent elements than can lead to an insuf-ficiency, thus resulting in poor plant growth and product yield.
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Green thumb GardeninGGreen thumb GardeninG
Growing celery is generally considered to be the ultimate vege-table gardening challenge. It has a very long growing season but a very low tolerance for both heat and cold. There is not much flavor difference between the homegrown variety and the store-bought variety, so most gardeners grow a celery plant purely for the challenge it poses. Read on to find out more about the best way to grow celery in your garden.
The Ultimate Gardening Challenge: Tips on How to Grow Celery
Who would’ve thought that the ultimate gardening challenge would come in the form of one of the least exotic vegetables around…
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Starting celery SeedSBecause a celery plant has such a long maturity time, you need to start celery seeds indoors at least eight to 10 weeks before the last frost date for your area (unless you live in a location with long growing seasons).Celery seeds are tiny and tricky to plant. Try mixing them
with sand and then sprinkling the sand/seed mix over the pots you will be starting the celery plants in. Cover the seeds with just a little bit of soil. Celery seeds like to be planted shallow.Once the celery seeds have sprouted and are large
enough, either thin the seedlings or prick them out to their own pots.
Planting celery in the gardenOnce the temperatures outside are consistently above 50°F, you can plant your celery into your garden. Remember that celery is very temperature sensitive, so don’t plant it out too early or you will kill or weaken the celery plant.Unless you live in a location that is ideal to grow celery
plants, you are best planting your celery where it will get six hours of sun, but preferably somewhere that the celery plant will be shaded for the hottest part of the day.Also, make sure that where you will be growing celery has
rich soil. Celery needs lots of nutrients to grow well.
grow celery in your gardenA growing celery plant needs a lot of water. Celery cannot tolerate drought of any kind. If the ground is not kept consis-tently and evenly moist, it will negatively affect the taste of the celery.You will also need to fertilize regularly
to keep up with the nutrient needs of the celery plant.
Blanching celeryBlanching celery turns the green part of the plant white. Many gardeners prefer to blanche their celery to make them more tender, but be aware that doing this also reduces the amount of vitamins in the celery plant. Blanching celery is done one of two ways. The first
way is to just slowly build a mound around a growing celery plant. Every few days add a little more dirt and at harvest the celery plant will be blanched.The other method is to cover the lower half of the
celery plant with thick brown paper or cardboard a few weeks before you plan to harvest the celery.
Now that you know how to grow celery, you can give it a try in your own garden. We can’t guarantee that you will be able to grow celery successfully, but at least you can say you tried.
There is not much flavor difference between
the homegrown variety and the store-bought variety, so most gardeners grow a celery plant purely for the
challenge it poses.”
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Ever question what was really in your soil or potting mixes, and
how it affects your growing? Well, here's the dirt on your dirt.
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Soil is a combination of minerals, organic matter, air and water. On a farm, plants are often grown directly in soil fields. Container gardens on the other hand, often use a potting mix for a growing media that contain little actual soil (which is not necessarily a bad thing). The minerals in soil are usually in the forms of sand, silt or
clay. The reason that clays pack together so tightly (which is good for pottery, but not as good in large amounts for plants) is particle size. A pile of boulders will have lots of airspace between them (perhaps large enough to sit in). A
pile of pebbles, however, will fit together
much closer,
so will have less airspace between them. Sand, silt and clays are just finer grades of rocks. Ideally they will have a surface that will allow for air and water to nestle between the particles. Too much clay in soil allows it to pack so closely together that it can limit the amount of air available and cause difficulties with growth. This is why soils high in clay are often amended with a lighter media. At least a little clay can be very beneficial because as the comparatively large surface area allows for easier mineral access for the plants. Also, since clay tends to have a negative charge, it attracts positively charged nutrient ions, allowing them to be held to await the root system. Granite dust can be used as a substitute or to diversify the mineral content of a media.
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of air available and cause difficulties
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There are drawbacks to using soil in containers. It is very heavy, which makes sense since it is mostly a pile of very small rocks and moisture. It also drains best in containers that are larger and deeper than are usually convenient. And since drainage is criti-cal, soil as a container media is prone to overwatering. While these limitations have little impact on a field of flowers, they do have an impact when used in flower pots. To overcome these problems, potting soils are often made out of lighter mate-rials known as soilless mediums. Some media holds water better than others, which means that they can go longer between waterings—but the trade-off is they are more apt to have overwa-tering issues. Rockwool for example, holds water very well, but cannot be allowed to sit in water for long or else the plants will drown. Clay pellets, on the other end of the spectrum, do not hold water as well and must be watered often; however, they are very difficult to overwater. Perlite has a nice balance of water retention and aeration, but floats when dry. Commercial mixes are available, which
can be very convenient. One benefit to purchasing premixed potting mixes is that they often include a variety of com-ponents and save the consumer from having too many half-filled bags of ingre-dients in the garage. Also, mixing large amounts of potting mix by hand can be strenuous work, and miscalculations with the amendments used in the recipe used can be damaging to the plants.
Still, potting mixes can be made at home, and almost every gardener I’ve run into that mixes their own has their own recipe. For a general purpose potting soil, mix the following:
1 To 2 parTs planT composT (homemade or from a trusted source).
Plant compost can be made at home with relative ease in a backyard compost bin. Make sure the compost is mature before use; it should be broken down into unidentifiable bits and have a pleasant “earthy” aroma. I use compost made from garden/lawn waste and
veggie scraps. If purchasing, make sure to obtain clean, high-quality plant compost that does not contain biosolids. Composted animal manure can be substituted for up to half of the total compost.
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“some meDia holDs water better than others, which means that they can go longer between waterings—but the traDe-off is they are more apt to have overwatering issues.”
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1 parT peaT, coir or wood chipsAlthough peat has been a staple of potting mixes for many years, there is concern about overharvesting and environ-mental impact. Fortunately coir (which is a by-product of the coconut industry) is both a renewable resource and an acceptable alternative. I have switched to coir entirely in my own garden. The quality of coir on the market today is much improved from some of the early versions available to the consumer. Since the peat and coir are used inter-changeably, a combination of the two can be used. Wood chips vary greatly in size and quality, so inspect carefully before purchasing.
1 parT perliTe, vermiculiTe or expanded recycled glass
The compost and coir hold water well, and adding perlite or vermiculite helps lighten the mix. Although my personal preference is for the larger perlite in pot-ting mixes, most of my pot-ting mix perlite comes from my hydroponic system and is of the smaller variety (which also works). Expanded recycled glass is similar in function to large perlite. AD
“make sure the compost is mature before
use; it should be broken down into
unidentifiable bits and have
a pleasant ‘earthy’ aroma.”
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1 parT qualiTy earThworm casTings (optional)
Earthworm castings contain an array of beneficial micro-organisms and bacteria picked up as it passes through the worms.
any quanTiTy of a high-qualiTy commercial poTTing mix (optional)
Several of the beneficial additives in these mixes can be helpful in even small amounts, so including some with your homemade mix can improve the overall quality of the product.
Mix the three (or five) ingredients well, and use as you would normal pot-ting mix. This is a nice starting place, but there are other amendments that you might want to consider as well. Silica sand or rock powder, for exam-ple, can be included to add weight to the mixture and for the slow release of trace minerals over the course of the season (just use these in in mod-eration). Nitrogen additives—such as alfalfa meal, blood meal, cottonseed meal, seabird guano, feather meal or
“silica sand Or rOck pOwder, fOr example, can be included TO add weighT TO The mixTure
and fOr The slOw release Of Trace minerals Over The cOurse Of The seasOn (jusT
use These in in mOderaTiOn).”
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fish meal—can give the plants a starting source of nitro-gen. Phosphorus can be added in forms like rock phos-phate (which has a very slow release time, making it a good choice to add to the starting mix), bone meal or high-phos-phorus guanos and manures. Potassium is found in potash and langbeinite, which can be added to the base mix. By adding nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium sources to the starting mix, reliance on early additional fertilization is reduced. As these initial sources are used up, additional nutrients can be top-dressed and watered into the mix, or replaced by normal plant feedings. Three other amendments to consider adding to the mix
are kelp, lime and mycorrhizal fungi. Kelp adds many helpful micronutrients, beneficial plant hormones and small amounts of other plant growth aids, such as enzymes. Limes—such as shell meal, limestone or dolomite—can be used to raise pH in acidic conditions and are a source of calcium (and, in the case of dolomite, magnesium). Limes are commonly used to offset the lower pH of peat (if used), so should not be used if a large amount of earth-worm castings have been added, as they also raise pH. Adding mycorrhizal fungi powders can introduce a colony if one is not already present. A light dusting of the roots during transplanting can make sure the powder comes in contact with the host roots. There are a variety of other recipes available to try, and
other additives and amendments that can be used. Making perfect potting soil is much like making the perfect meat-loaf; there is a general consensus about approximately what should be in the end-product, but the exact details on ingredients and amounts vary from person to person. In my own garden, I use a combination of homemade and com-mercial potting mixes. I mix my own more often than not, but if I need more potting mix than I have compost ready, I
the Dirt on soil anD potting mixes
use a couple bags of store-bought, or I’ll throw in some pre-mium mix in along with the other ingredients if I’m making a large batch. Since I send any healthy potting mix back through the compost pile after harvest (after rinsing if I sus-pect a lot of salt residue), along with the new material being composted, the potting mix is continually being refreshed and reamended, and waste is kept to a minimum. Even if a gardener chooses the convenience of purchas-
ing a commercial potting mix over making their own, they should have some understanding of the ingredients so they can make informed selections. Although gardening non-hydroponically is commonly referred to as “soil” by lay people, soil is actually an uncommon container growing media. Soilless mixes are much more common. Starting with a good potting mix can make a world of difference in how well a container garden performs.
AD“limes—such as shell meal, limestone or Dolomite—can be useD to raise ph in aciDic conDitions anD are a source of calcium (anD, in the case of Dolomite, magnesium).”
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Other than bringing a baby into this world, or adopting a puppy or kitten, there’s no better way to bring new life into your home than by adding some greenery. Not to say that babies and four-legged friends don’t offer the same fulfillment as growing your own garden, but plants are much easier to keep happy... and they don’t wake you up in the middle of the night or chew your favor-ite shoes. They just sit there in search of light, air and moisture, and they look cute while doing it. Windowsill gardening is also a great way to bring color and texture to a room. Even the apartment-dweller can find the space to beautify; all it takes is a well-lit windowsill, some pots, plants and a good attitude—the rest just kind of takes care of itself. Plus, windowsill gardens serve multiple purposes in that they literally breathe air into the space. And, you’re in for a treat if your plants are the food-bearing kind, especially during the winter months when outdoor growing isn’t hap-pening. But during the summer, windowsill garden-ing can get somewhat tricky, as temperatures soar and the sun’s powerful rays beat down and threaten such life. Below are a few tips to starting and maintaining a windowsill garden, while keep-ing your plants burn-free. Feel free to offer your own, and enrich the information that’s already available.
Tip #1:Choose the sunniest, best windowsill in your house. Eastern or southern exposure is ideal. Western-facing windows give off intense after-noon heat, making life challenging for less healthy plants. Also, make sure trees and build-ings don’t block the sun’s light and that the area receives at least six hours of direct sunlight a day. If needed, add artificial lighting. A white or light-colored room will prove useful as well; light col-ors reflect the light, while dark interior surfaces absorb light. Finally, try to avoid windowsills near heating vents or cooking appliances, which will upset the natural humidity in the air.
Tip #2
Growing on the Edge: Windowsill Gardeningby Karen Wilkinson
It always feels like you’re standing on the brink of a new adventure when you consider bringing a new companion into your home—even if that new friend is a windowsill plant! Here’s a crash course on how to grow on the edge.
Other than bringing a baby into this world, or adopting a puppy or kitten, there’s no better way to bring new life into your home than by adding some greenery. Not to say that babies and four-legged friends don’t offer the same fulfillment as growing your own garden, but plants are much easier to keep happy... and they don’t wake you up in the middle of the night or chew your favor-up in the middle of the night or chew your favor-up in the middle of the night or chew your favorite shoes. They just sit there in search of light, air and moisture, and they look cute while doing it. Windowsill gardening is also a great way to bring color and texture to a room. Even the apartment-dweller can find the space to beautify; all it takes is a well-lit windowsill, some pots, plants and a good attitude—the rest just kind of takes care of itself. Plus, windowsill gardens serve multiple purposes in that they literally breathe air into the space. And, you’re in for a treat if your plants are the food-bearing kind, especially during the winter months when outdoor growing isn’t hap-pening. But during the summer, windowsill garden-ing can get somewhat tricky, as temperatures soar and the sun’s powerful rays beat down and threaten such life. Below are a few tips to starting and maintaining a windowsill garden, while keep-ing your plants burn-free. Feel free to offer your own, and enrich the information that’s already available.
Tip #1:Choose the sunniest, best windowsill in your house. Eastern or southern exposure is ideal. Western-facing windows give off intense after-Western-facing windows give off intense after-Western-facing windows give off intense afternoon heat, making life challenging for less healthy plants. Also, make sure trees and build-ings don’t block the sun’s light and that the area receives at least six hours of direct sunlight a day. If needed, add artificial lighting. A white or light-colored room will prove useful as well; light col-ors reflect the light, while dark interior surfaces absorb light. Finally, try to avoid windowsills near heating vents or cooking appliances, which will upset the natural humidity in the air.
Tip #2
Growing on the Edge: Windowsill Gardeningby Karen Wilkinson
It always feels like you’re standing on the brink of a new adventure when you consider bringing a new companion into your home—even if that new friend is a windowsill plant! Here’s a crash course on how to grow on the edge.
Other than bringing a baby into this world, or adopting a puppy or kitten, there’s no better way to bring new life into your home than by adding some greenery. Not to say that babies and four-legged friends don’t offer the same fulfillment as growing your own garden, but plants are much easier to keep happy... and they don’t wake you up in the middle of the night or chew your favorite shoes. They just sit there in search of light, air and mois-ture, and they look cute while doing it.
Windowsill gardening is also a great way to bring color and texture to a room. Even the apartment-dweller can find the space to beautify; all it takes is a well-lit window-sill, some pots, plants and a good attitude—the rest just kind of takes care of itself. Plus, windowsill gardens serve multiple purposes in that they literally breathe air into the space. And, you’re in for a treat if your plants are the food-bearing kind, especially during the winter months when outdoor growing isn’t happening.
WindowsillGardening
Growing on the
Edge: by Karen Wilkinson
It always feels like you’re standing on the brink of a new adventure when you consider bringing a new companion into your home—even if that new friend is a windowsill plant! Here’s a crash course on how to grow on the edge.
beGinner’s corner
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Choose the proper container. If starting with plants, get a container that is at least 6- to 12-in. deep. Herbs can grow in a wide or long container. If you’ve got more than one crop per container, make sure there’s enough breathing (and root system) room so they don’t have to compete for light, water and nutrients. Then, you can get all artsy and make decorative arrangements by combining dif-ferent crops together, like tomato and leaf lettuce. But, again, just be sure the container allows plenty of room for the different roots to grow.
Tip #3Choose a quick-maturing plant for vegetables. Indoor vegetable gardening has nearly all the same requirements as an outdoor garden—bright light, water and protection from pests and diseases—but there is dramatically less space. So, growing quick-maturing crops planted in quick succession is ideal. Also, try growing indoor crops close to its natural outdoor growing season.
Tip #4Water the plants as needed, using room temperature water. Use the old “stick your finger in it” method. That is, stick your finger in the soil and if it’s dry, give it some water; if it is damp or wet, then let it be. Too much water can lead to fungus. Water your indoor plants in the morning on sunny days ideally, as evaporation slows on cloudy, cool days.
Tip #5Squirt them if needed. To counter the dry air, especially in the summer or in heated homes during the winter, mist around the plants frequently. Dryness can lead to
brown tips and spider mites.
Tip #6Rotate those beauties. Give your plants a quarter turn each week to expose all sides to the sun, so as to ensure it grows evenly.
Tip #7Rinse them off. Vegetable crops are susceptible to aphids, mites and whiteflies, so give indoor plants a strong rinse every two weeks or so. You can take the plant outside to spray, or do it beneath the kitchen faucet. Just be sure to check the undersides of leaves to verify any bugs have been washed away.
Choose the proper container. If starting with plants, get a container that is at least 6- to 12-in. deep. Herbs can grow in a wide or long container. If you’ve got more than one crop per container, make sure there’s enough breathing (and root system) room so they don’t have to compete for light, water and nutrients. Then, you can get all artsy and make decorative arrangements by combining dif-and make decorative arrangements by combining dif-and make decorative arrangements by combining different crops together, like tomato and leaf lettuce. But, again, just be sure the container allows plenty of room for the different roots to grow.
Tip #3Choose a quick-maturing plant for vegetables. Indoor vegetable gardening has nearly all the same requirements as an outdoor garden—bright light, water and protection from pests and diseases—but there is dramatically less space. So, growing quick-maturing crops planted in quick succession is ideal. Also, try growing indoor crops close to its natural outdoor growing season.
Tip #4Water the plants as needed, using room temperature water. Use the old “stick your finger in it” method. That is, stick your finger in the soil and if it’s dry, give it some water; if it is damp or wet, then let it be. Too much water can lead to fungus. Water your indoor plants in the morning on sunny days ideally, as evaporation slows on cloudy, cool days.
Tip #5Squirt them if needed. To counter the dry air, especially in the summer or in heated homes during the winter, mist around the plants frequently. Dryness can lead to
brown tips and spider mites.
Tip #6Rotate those beauties. Give your plants a quarter turn each week to expose all sides to the sun, so as to ensure it grows evenly.
Tip #7Rinse them off. Vegetable crops are susceptible to aphids, mites and whiteflies, so give indoor plants a strong rinse every two weeks or so. You can take the plant outside to spray, or do it beneath the kitchen faucet. Just be sure to check the undersides of leaves to verify any bugs have been washed away.
Squirt them if needed. To counter the dry air, especially in the summer or in heated homes during the winter, mist around the plants frequently. Dryness can lead to
However, during the summer, windowsill garden-ing can get somewhat tricky, as temperatures soar and the sun’s powerful rays beat down and threat-en such life. Below are a few tips to starting and maintaining a windowsill garden, while keeping your plants burn-free. Feel free to offer your own, and enrich the information that’s already available.
tiP #1:Choose the sunniest, best windowsill in your house. Eastern or southern exposure is ideal. Western-facing windows give off intense afternoon heat, making life challenging for less healthy plants. Also, make sure trees and buildings don’t block the sun’s light and that the area receives at least six hours of direct sunlight a day. If needed, add artificial lighting. A white or light-colored room will prove useful as well; light colors reflect the light, while dark interior surfaces absorb light. Finally, try to avoid windowsills near heating vents or cooking appliances, which will upset the natural humidity in the air.
tiP #2Choose the proper container. If starting with plants, get a container that is at least 6- to 12-in. deep. Herbs can grow in a wide or long container. If you’ve got more than one crop per container, make sure there’s enough breathing (and root sys-tem) room so they don’t have to compete for light, water and nutrients. Then, you can get all artsy and make decorative arrangements by combining dif-ferent crops together, like tomato and leaf lettuce. But, again, just be sure the container allows plenty of room for the different roots to grow.
tiP #3Choose a quick-maturing plant for vegetables. Indoor vegetable gardening has nearly all the same requirements as an outdoor garden—bright light, water and protection from pests and diseases—but there is dramatically less space. So, growing quick-maturing crops planted in quick succession is ideal. Also, try growing indoor crops close to their natural outdoor growing season.
tiP #4Water the plants as needed, using room temperature water. Use the old “stick your finger in it” method. That is, stick your finger in the soil and if it’s dry, give it some water; if it is damp or wet, then let it be. Too much water can lead to fungus. Water your indoor plants in the morning on sunny days ideally, as evapo-ration slows on cloudy, cool days.
tiP #5Squirt them if needed. To counter the dry air, espe-cially in the summer or in heated homes during the winter, mist around the plants frequently. Dryness can lead to brown tips and spider mites.
tiP #6Rotate those beauties. Give your plants a quarter turn each week to expose all sides to the sun, so as to ensure it grows evenly.
tiP #7Rinse them off. Vegetable crops are susceptible to aphids, mites and whiteflies, so give indoor plants a strong rinse every two weeks or so. You can take the plant outside to spray, or do it beneath the kitchen faucet. Just be sure to check the undersides of leaves to verify any bugs have been washed away.
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When one thinks about gardening using kitchen scraps, the � rst thing that might come to mind is creating compost from banana peels and coffee grinds, but there are several other ways kitchen scraps can lead to great gardens.
When one thinks about gardening using kitchen scraps, the � rst thing that might come to mind is creating compost the � rst thing that might come to mind is creating compost from banana peels and coffee grinds, but there are several from banana peels and coffee grinds, but there are several other ways kitchen scraps can lead to great gardens. other ways kitchen scraps can lead to great gardens.
the � rst thing that might come to mind is creating compost from banana peels and coffee grinds, but there are several other ways kitchen scraps can lead to great gardens.
kiTchen scrap GardeninG
by matt lebannister
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The secret to the beginnings of a great garden can often be found in an unexpected place. The scraps of vegetables that are thrown away after making a soup or casserole can actually be utilized and transformed into a healthy garden with very little effort.
Green onionsGreen onions are garnish that can add tons of flavor to many dishes like baked potatoes, quesadillas, salads, etc. Next time you cook with green onions, don’t throw away the bottom. The white bulb with roots can be planted in
topsoil and placed in a sunny windowsill. In a couple days, they will begin to grow and the shoots will break the sur-face of the topsoil. You can periodically harvest the top few inches of the green onion as needed for your recipes and the green onion will recover and continue to grow.
“The scraps of veGeTables ThaT are Thrown away afTer makinG a soup or
casserole can acTually be uTilized and Transformed
inTo a healThy Garden wiTh very liTTle efforT.”
“nexT Time you cook wiTh Green onions, don’T Throw
away The boTTom. The whiTe bulb wiTh rooTs
can be planTed in Topsoil and placed in a sunny
windowsill.”
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few inches of the green onion as needed for your recipes and the green onion will recover and continue to grow.
Ginger rootAfter using a part of a whole store-bought ginger root for your favorite Asian dish, save the scraps. Take a segment with a growth bud (a little round tip) and plant it into topsoil. It will eventually sprout through the earth and regenerate. You can check the progress using the same method as with the carrots and potatoes.
avocadoNext time you make your famous guacamole, save the pit from the avocado. Submerge about half of the pit in water. You can poke it with toothpicks to brace the pit to keep it suspended. Change the water periodically. It can take several weeks, but the pit should ultimately split. A root will grow down into the water and a branch will grow from the top and sprout leaves. You can then transplant the avocado into topsoil or to a hydroponic system.
carrotsNext time you are cutting up carrots (not baby carrots) for a meal, keep the tops where the leaves grow out of them. Place the carrot tops in a small amount of water, and replace the water periodically. Do not completely submerge the tops. Eventually the carrots will regrow their leaves and send down roots. They can then be transplanted into topsoil and be harvested in a couple months. To check the progress of your carrots, gently remove soil around one side of the carrot.
sweet and regular potatoesA whole sweet potato or around
half of a regular potato can be regrown by suspending the
potatoes partially in water. Stuffing the potatoes into
the mouth of a jar or poking toothpicks into
them to brace them above the water can accomplish this. After a week roots will grow on the sweet potato and the pota-toes will grow eyes. They can then be transplanted into topsoil. Gently digging beside your potatoes will allow you to check their progress.
“a whole sweet potato or around half of a regular
potato can be regrown by suspending the potatoes
partially in water.”
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GarlicIf you are like me, you have bulbs of garlic in your house that aren’t being used quick enough and they start to grow a green shoot out the top. Take a clove of garlic with one of the green shoots grow-ing out the top of it and plant into topsoil about 1 in. down. You can also place the garlic clove into a cup or bowl with water (not too much water; just enough to cover the bottom). The garlic clove will grow new shoots and a new cluster of cloves will begin to grow. You can harvest a few inches of the shoots or blades as needed for recipes and they will continue to grow back, or you can harvest the cloves after a couple months of growth. Do not cut back the whole sprout because no more sprouts or blades will grow.
Hopefully this guide to gardening with kitchen scraps will help you grow a healthy garden full of healthy ingredients for your next delicious culinary adventure. It should allow you to create a cycle of great meals and a bountiful garden.
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By James E. Kostrava
There tends to be two types of growers: amateurs/hobbyists (A.K.A “gardeners”) and professional growers (A.K.A “farm-ers”). It is usually pretty easy to tell them apart. Although they are both passionate about growing and very serious about their methods, their desired outcomes are quite dif-ferent. A gardener wants their plants to be lush and full and healthy, but things like increasing yield are not really a con-cern to them. Also, indoor gardeners often don’t have seri-ous problems with pests and diseases, so they don’t really need any sort of harsh synthetic nutrients or pesticides. The farmer on the other hand is critically interested in
yield. An increase in the amount of sellable product goes right to their bottom line—it is as simple as that. The expression “sellable fruit” doesn’t just mean that you have more plants to sell; it means that what you have is healthy, appetizing and appealing. One blemish on a vegetable or piece of fruit will render it unsellable. And then, they must be healthy. After all, how long can they sit on the shelf and still look appealing? The least bit of wrinkling or appear-ance of aging makes them unsellable.It turns out that the solution for both kinds of growers is
the same: pure extract from certain robust African plants. In fact, this extract can help make the average Joe a master grower. The benefits gained from these plants have been known for a thousand years in both India and Africa. In India, they refer to some of the trees as the village pharmacy, as they are used for everything from leaf shine, fertilizer and bug repellant to curing fingernail and toenail fungus.So, what is so magic about these plants? Over centuries,
they have evolved and adapted to survive in the harsh-est climates on earth—such as sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, they don’t just survive; they thrive! You see these trees whenever you see an African lion safari on TV. You observe the dry desolate landscape and then, in the middle of nowhere, you see a giant, lush, green tree. They are absolutely loaded with bioactive nutrients, and some have an active ingredient called azadirachtin that protects it
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from harmful pests. When locusts come through and eat everything in sight, the only plants left are the ones with azadi-rachtin. Azadirachtin does not poison the insects like a pesticide; instead, it triggers a stop-eating response and the bugs starve to death. Harmful pests learn that they don’t want to be any-where near these plants, so they avoid them. Indeed, African villagers say that
they like to gather under these trees because they provide the best shade (they remain green all year) and there are no bugs anywhere near them.So, what exactly are these robust
African plants? The most commonly known is neem. But, before we go on, keep in mind that this isn’t the neem oil you’ve come to know. In 2006, a microbiologist asked the question, “What if there was a way to extract the pure essence of the seeds from these African neem plants—not just their oil, but all of the bioactive nutrients?” And then it was asked, “What would happen if you could make that highly concentrated liquid emulsifiable so it could be applied to plants anywhere as a foliar spray? Could the properties of these robust plants be transferred to our plants here?” It turns out that the answer is “Yes!”
“keep in mind ThaT This isn’T The neem Oil yOu’ve cOme TO knOw.”
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Science behind the technologyA research scientist that literally wrote the book on chemical extraction found a way to extract the pure essence of African plants along with 92% of their bioactive nutrients. (Traditional extraction technology, which results in neem oil, captures less than 30% of the bioactive nutrients from these plants.) He was also able to make this concentrated liquid essence emulsifiable so it would mix nicely with regular water. He sprayed it on plants and found instant results. Weak plants became healthy, and healthy plants became even healthier and increased their yield. Also, stress from pests and diseases were greatly reduced. Fruits and vegetables grown with this pure extracted plant essence stayed healthy longer after being picked, making them much more sellable. This process is known as bioadaptive supplementation.A new product made from the pure essence of these African plants is the solution for both amateur gardeners and master
growers. There are two formulations: one for professional growers that includes all 92% of the bioactive nutrients, and then a second formulation that has most of the bioactive nutrients, but lower levels of azadirachtin. Although the second formulation is not as effective in reducing stress from pests and diseases, it is still a highly effective specialty fertilizer that improves plant health and yield, and helps fruits and vegetables to be healthy and sellable longer. It is also half the price of the professional formulation and thus is much more in line with the pocket book of the amateur grower.
Saginaw Valley State UniversityField tomatoes: 70% increase in cumulative yield mass, compared to untreated controlCherry tomatoes: 17% increase in fruit count, compared to untreated control
Michigan State UniversityBlueberries: Outperformed leading brand of chemical inputs in total percentage of marketable fruitOrganic apples: Outperformed the leading OMRI-listed brand in maintaining plant health
Hillsdale CollegeGreenhouse strawberries: Nine-fold increase in fruit count, compared to untreated control
Independent growersPoinsettias: Up to 100% increase observed in red leaves, compared to untreated control
FIeld trIAlSField trials using pure neem essence were conducted by independent testing laboratories. Here are some of the results:
A new product made from the pure essence of these African plants is the solution for both amateur gardeners and master growers. There are two formulations: one for professional growers that includes all 92% of the bioactive nutrients, and then a second formulation that has most of the bioactive nutrients, but lower levels of azadirachtin. Although the second formulation is not as effective in reducing stress from pests and diseases, it is still a highly effective specialty fertilizer that improvhealth and yield, and helps fruits and vegetables to be healthy and sellable longer. It is also half the price of the professional formulation and thus is much more in line with the pocket book of the amateur grower.
eld trIAlSField trials using pure neem essence were conducted by independent testing laboratories.
“a research scienTisT ThaT liTerally wrOTe The bOOk On chemical exTracTiOn fOund a way TO exTracT The pure essence Of african planTs alOng wiTh 92% Of Their biOacTive nuTrienTs. (TradiTiOnal exTracTiOn TechnOlOgy, which resulTs in neem Oil, capTures less Than 30% Of The biOacTive nuTrienTs frOm These planTs.)”
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Testimonials from master growersMaster growers that have field tested this product say that it would be remarkable if it performed the way it does and was synthetic. The fact that it is all-natural and organic is a huge plus. A master grower in Saginaw, Michigan, said that when he was finished with his growing season, he was very pleased with the results he had with his control group of plants (which was not surprising to him; he is a hydroponic grower that knows what he’d doing). In fact, he said he wouldn’t have given it another thought if he had not had the trial group of plants treated with the concentrated extract right next to his regular crop. The trial group looked much healthier and fuller, and he noticed a slight increase in yield. (He pointed out with high-value crops, even a slight yield increase can mean a lot of additional profit.)An Amish farmer in Ohio said that he and his
community refer to it as the “silver bullet” because this one nutrient does so many things: it is a plant fertilizer, a growth regulator and enhancer, and it helps him to control harmful pests and plant dis-eases. He said he has had great result using this as his only additive on organic fruits and vegetables.
All-natural, organicBefore applying synthetic plant nutrients and pesticides, professional greenhouse growers often have to suit up with special protective gear and then vacate the treated area for a period of time so they don’t poison themselves. When using the pure essence of African neem plants, however, they don’t have that concern. Since it is all-natural and organic (it contains no synthetic chemicals or heavy metals whatsoever), this extract is safe and easy to use. And what could be better than using all-natural, organic supple-ments to grow anything you will be eating?
All-natural, organicBefore applying synthetic plant nutrients and pesticides, professional greenhouse growers often have to suit up with special protective gear and then vacate the treated area for a period of time so they don’t poison themselves. When using the pure essence of African neem plants, however, they don’t have that concern. Since it is all-natural and organic (it contains no synthetic chemicals or heavy metals whatsoever), this extract is safe and easy to use. And what could be better than using all-natural, organic supple-ments to grow anything
What could be better than using all-natural, organic
supplements to grow anything you will be eating?”
two kinDs of growers
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What could be better than using all-natural, organic
supplements to grow anything you will be eating?”
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In my experi-ence, the majority
of growers want quick solutions to the problems they are experiencing in the growroom. I find, however, it’s best to not just help them solve their problems, but also help them understand why the problem occurred in the first place. Understanding the issue you’re having in the growroom is the most effective start in creating great fundamental grow-ing habits, and I can’t stress this enough when it comes to the subject of carbon dioxide in the growing environment. So, before we talk about how to provide carbon dioxide to
your plants, I want to first provide a greater understanding of its functions.During the day, while photosynthesis is the dominant
process in leaves, carbon dioxide is taken up from the air and used in the process of making sugars. At night, when
photosynthesis does not occur, respira-tion occurs instead, which gives off carbon dioxide. Note that plants take up much more carbon dioxide in photosynthesis than they give off in respiration. As such, it’s best to water plants when the lights turn on. There will be an increase in room temperature at this time, which is when the heavier gases (carbon dioxide is one of them) lingering near the bottom of the plants will expand and get absorbed by the plant’s leaves to continue the photosynthesis process of creating energy and storing it for growth. To create this energy, plants use some of the food they cre-
ated by photosynthesis and oxidize. Imagine rust on metal; plants use dioxide to break down salts to create more usable food in order to produce energy for performing the myriad of energy-intensive functions needed to be done by the plant. For example, plants must also build strong fibers in order
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to grow tall and withstand the
wind. To accomplish this they create cellulose and lignin, which
are polysaccharides (complex sugars). Because this is such an energy-intensive process, plants wait until they are under the least amount of stress. In other words, plants don’t grow during the day; they put on the yield at night. Now that you know more about carbon dioxide, let’s see
how you can use it to your advantage in the growroom. As
a re-cap, carbon dioxide is used to help create sugars and your plants are
the hungriest when the lights are turn-ing on. Providing a large amount of carbon
dioxide in your growroom—and keeping up levels of 1,500 ppm in both large or small rooms—takes
equipment involving any combination of carbon dioxide regulators, carbon dioxide tanks, propane generators or water-cooled carbon dioxide generators. These carbon diox-ide solutions take some skill and know-how to set up initially. However, they might also provide a user with more peace of mind that their plants are getting steady levels of what they want, when they want it. Alternatively, providing additional carbohydrates (sugars) at the most optimum time of environ-mental temperature changes, which leads to optimum carbon dioxide delivery, is (in my experience) one of the most inex-pensive ways of obtaining yields similar to if you were enrich-ing the environment with carbon dioxide. There are many possibilities when it comes to getting more
of this essential growing element using large equipment, mid-sized materials, natural methods or a combination of the three. If you’re ever in doubt, check in with an indoor gardening retail store clerk for the best solution to meet your needs and try a few things to see what works best for you and your available time and budget.
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Protect Your Garden is a handy guide every gardener should have readily accessible. Within its full-color pages, the author provides many eco-friendly solutions for treating common and not-so-common plant ailments, as well as covering a wide range of pests, diseases, nutrient imbalances and environmental stresses that are known to harm crops.
Protect Your Garden is well-organized and thorough, making it beneficial for any level of gardener. Featuring over 100 photos, Protect Your Garden helps readers identify their problems and know what to look for. Everything is covered alphabetically so you can quickly reference what you need to know. Within each chapter, the author addresses a gardener’s most com- mon concerns about many potential threats to their crop, but does so in an encouraging, “it’s going to get better” way. Many pests and plant diseases can be remedied in more than one way, and
this book provides a few different solutions when available and takes a non-biased approach without favoring one treatment over another. For example, mealybug pests can be con-trolled with neem oil, alcohol sprays, herbal and citrus oils or insecticidal soaps. From addressing common container problems, and what to do about less than ideal growroom conditions, this educational resource ensures it covers the majority of problems gardeners face. All of the remedies are natural, which lead to safe consumption of your sought after harvests.
Protect Your Garden is a reference guide and a begin-ners guide all in one because it’s a great refresher for experienced gardeners, yet if a gardening novice were to sit down and read the book cover to cover, one would feel like an expert gardener once they were finished. This is an informative book that doesn’t intimidate. It’s all of the answers you might be tempted to search for online, but are right there at your fingertips. Take a break from a sunny day in your garden and have a read. This new book is available through select garden retail stores like Nickel City, BWGS and Great Lakes Garden Wholesale. Visit pestanddisease.com for more information.
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biased approach without favoring one treatment over another. For example, mealybug pests can be controlled with neem oil, alcohol sprays, herbal and citrus oils or insecticidal soaps. From addressing common container problems, and what to do about less than ideal growroom conditions, this educational resource ensures it covers the majority of problems gardeners face. All of the remedies are natural, which lead to safe consumption of your sought after harvests.
Protect Your Gardenners guide all in one because it’s a great refresher for experienced gardeners, yet if a gardening novice were to sit down and read the book cover to cover, one would feel like an expert gardener once they were finished. This is an informative book
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Before opening Holland Hydroponic Outlet (or H2O, as it is lovingly referred to), owners Joshua, Tim and Dave all walked different paths. Joshua worked at Gentex Corp. as an industrial engineer, Tim was completing his degree in adver-tising and public relations at Grand Valley State University and Dave worked in construction for many years (he also ran his own driving range back in 2000). Then, in 2008, Joshua lost his job to downsizing. While out
of work, he saw the hydroponic/indoor gardening market gaining speed; so, he took a chance. Since he and the other two soon-to-be owners were already seasoned growers, they decided to get together and try turning their passion into their work. Opening their first store in Holland, Michigan, in 2010 was the first step to this dream. The next came about 10 months later when H2O’s second store opened in Grand Haven, Michigan, and the third was two months after that when the South Haven shop opened its doors. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves here; it wasn’t all
smooth sailing in the beginning. “When we first opened, our show room was only 20 by 40 ft. and our first order was $9,000,” admits Joshua.
the team at h2o (left to right): Dave, Jason, Kristin, tim, Joshua, Victoria, scott & Bob
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company: Holland Hydroponic Outlet (A.K.A H2O)
owners: Joshua Trudgeon, Tim Loomis & Dave Fisher
location #1: 587 E. 8 St. Ste. 40 Holland, Michigan 49423
Phone: 1-616-298-7395
location #2: 604 N. Beacon Blvd.Grand Haven, Michigan 49417
Phone: 1-616-847-1277
location #3: 1220 Phoenix Rd.South Haven, Michigan 49090
Phone: 1-269-637-5941
Web: hollandhydroponicoutlet.com motto: “Your Success is Our Success!”
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H2O’s main struggle was inventory; the shop didn’t even carry soil until four months in. “We would offer to order things in, but many people would just go into the larger shops in the next town,” he recalls. “We invested everything and took no wage for over a year so we could get the inventory we needed.”However, the team at H2O quickly learned how to overcome
this challenge. In particular, they learned to listen to what their customers wanted and not to buy too much of one thing. The next hurdle—one faced by many new businesses—H2O
overcame was that of gaining market share. They have accom-plished this by using small business ethics in order to show their customers that they care. For example, they offer to carry out everyone’s soil. They also strive to only stock the best products.“We’re simple in philosophy: ‘Get people started simple so they
have success; when they have success, they will come back and want the next big thing,’” Joshua explains. “This has allowed us to sell with the no-hassle approach, and people like that.”Speaking of sales, H2O is extremely proud of their employ-
ees. Indeed, Joshua lists H2O’s knowledgeable, no-hassle sales staff and the personal customer experience they provide as some of the business’ main strengths. “H2O is truly great because it is a reflection of all the great people who work here,” beams Joshua. Way back in the beginning, there were only two people working at the shop. Today, there are 15. Joshua underscores how his employees are all friends, and how each person has a colorful personality. This not only makes working at H2O a blast, but the shop’s customer are treated to people who are “knowledgeable, fun, personable […] easy to talk to and unintimidating.” Aside from a great staff, H2O counts their low prices, up-
to-date stock (including a few of their own hydro systems) and huge stores (Grand Haven is 1,500 sq. ft.; South Haven
has 8,000 sq. ft.; and the Holland store is the largest in west Michigan at over 8,000 sq. ft.) that have everything on display as their strengths—which, of course, has helped lead to great successes. “Our biggest sign of success is how we have grown and how large our customer base is,” states Joshua. “People come back and drive long distances because we know our stuff, it’s in stock and we are very easy to talk to.”Joshua’s favorite experience, however, isn’t simply having
repeat customers; it’s when he knows H2O has truly helped that person who keeps coming back. “My favorite experi-ence is when I have customers who come in and won’t take advice because they have done something one way for years,” he explains. “After a few months, they see displays
in our shop [and the] growth rate of some plants, [so] they eventually allow themselves to listen to new techniques and when they do, they always say, ‘I didn’t believe it at first, but you were right.’ Now, they are customers for life.”So, how does a business that has found success in an
ever-changing, ever-growing industry summarize their journey? As Joshua says, “Our company philosophy hasn’t changed; that’s why we are successful. Mutual respect, knowledgeable staff and small business ethics.”
And what about advice for the rest of us? In short, “You have to work harder, come in early, stay late and know your prod-ucts. If you want to be here in 10 years you have to motivate, work hard and educate yourself about the market ... Listen to your customer and the market. Don’t be afraid to take a chance. If you want success, don’t be afraid to put some skin in the game. You can’t expect reward with no sacrifice.”It’s a strategy that we can all keep in mind; after all, it definitely
worked for Tim, Dave, Joshua and the team at H2O!
While h2o has the space for quantity, quality is the key factor for choosing which products make the shelf.
h2o keeps everything on display at their three stores.
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Can you tell us a little about the history of OASIS Grower Solutions and the company’s philosophy?Our roots date back to 1954 when our founder, V.L. Smithers, revolutionized the market by developing the very first water-absorbing foam for florists. Since then, we’ve been continually pushing the industry forward by developing propagation media that makes growing easier and more rewarding for weekend warriors and mass producers alike. With the grower’s success being our ultimate goal, our hydroponic growing media is a big part of why OASIS Grower Solutions (OGS) has become one of the most recognized and trusted brands today.
“we’ve been continually pushing the industry
forward by developing propagation media that makes growing easier
and more rewarding for weekend warriors and mass producers alike.”
Nathan Keil of OASIS® Grower Solutions in Kent, Ohio believes not all hydroponic propagation media is created equal. Here for Maximum Yield, he shares his insights as to why not, and a little bit more about Oasis.
nathan Keil of oasis grower solutions in Kent, ohio.
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Your soilless media are made of foam. Can you tell us more about this material and the corresponding technology? What makes your media different from what others are offering?The beauty of our growing foam is its patented open-celled structure … just like that of a plant. So it natu-rally promotes vigorous root growth in a much more effective way than standard peat or stonewool-based alternatives. And you can’t beat it for consistency and uniformity, which gives you strong results time after time. Our foam’s also easy to use. It’s segmented for flexible sizing, easy to stick cuttings into and has per-fectly placed dibbles to improve seeding operations. Plus, it’s safe for both plants and people. Our foam’s plant-friendly chemistry is both inert and pathogen-free and it doesn’t contain any abrasive fibers to irri-tate your eyes and hands, so working with it is a breeze.
Other than foam-based media, what other products do you make?In addition to our full line of growing and hydra-tion foam, we manufacture several other products. These include rooting plugs that use a special blend of long-fiber sphagnum peat moss, perlite and vermiculite bound by a non-woven cellulose net. We also manufacture greenhouse cleaners to help ensure plants get off to a nice healthy start and remain healthy through harvest time. Beyond that, we offer post-harvest products that are used widely by commercial ornamental plant growers to help keep plants and flowers vibrant and healthy longer.
Tell us more about your Grower’s Product Quality Assurance index.Our Hi-Q 500 K program is the quality index we’ve developed to ensure our growing media measure up to our high standards of quality, consistency and per-formance. And it’s based on the results of more than 500,000 tests on our media over the past ten years. In short, our index guarantees we meet the highest quality standards possible, so growers can achieve the greatest success possible. Add in our adherence to lean manufacturing principles for smart business practices and ongoing improvement, and you have a commitment to growers that’s tough to match.
Do you have anything new and exciting in the R&D stage you are at liberty to tell us about? We’ve actually just come out with a new product for commercial hydroponic growers that establishes stronger roots faster than ever before. And some recent testing has uncovered a way to improve root growth even more dramatically. Bottom line is, in our business, there’s always something new and exciting, like our developments we hope will help growers achieve their goals sooner, more cost-effectively … and actually bring them more enjoyment from of the process. Unfortunately, we just can’t always talk about them openly.
What tips can you offer indoor growers who are just starting out and using your products?The one thing I wish someone would have told me when I first got into this business is something I’d like to pass along to those just staring out: enjoy yourself. Growing is supposed to be fun, relaxing and even peaceful. So, regardless of the hustle and bustle of the business world, or your profit and loss statements for that matter, take time to embrace the enjoyment of growing. Hobbyist or pro-fessional, the enjoyment factor is key. And all the products you use should support that philosophy.
Do you only sell to commercial greenhouses, or do you also offer products for individual users?We actually sell our products to the full gambit of customers, whether you’re talking about an individual hobbyist in California with a small greenhouse in their home, or a full-out commercial grower in Indiana who uses automated technology to work on fields that run thousands of acres. Regardless, all of our products are sold through our network of top-notch sales reps and distributors who support our customers all over the globe.
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having a little clay in your soil can be beneficial, as the comparatively large surface area allows for easier mineral access for the plants. also, since clay tends to have a negative charge, it attracts positively charged nutrient ions.
Dried skim milk has been reported to induce black rot, soft rot and alternaria leaf spot on treated cruciferous crops.
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8.for regular filtering, the flow rate of nutrient solution through a slow sand filter is recommended to be within the range 2.4 to 6 gal. per square foot of filter surface area per hour. if problems with pythium and other pathogens exist, a new flow rate of 2.5 to 3 gal. per square foot per hour is recommended.
there are two theories regarding how elemental ions enter a plant’s roots. one states there is a carrier system that combines with the element ions and that complex is then carried through the barrier. the other theory proposes the existence of a biophysical-mechanical system, known as ion pumps, that provides the means for transference.
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ALABAMAAlabama Organics3348 Bethel Rd.,Hammondville, AL 35989256-635-0802
Hydro-Ponics Inc. (of Birmingham)2969 Pelham Pkwy. Suite. 3Pelham AL 35124205-358-3009
ALASKAFar North Garden Supply2834 Boniface Parkway,Anchorage, AK 99504907-333-3141
Southside Garden Supply AK12870 Old Seward Hwy., Unit 114,Anchorage, AK 99515907-339-9997
Holmtown Nursery Inc.1301 - 30th Ave.,Fairbanks, AK 99701907-451-8733
Sea of Green Flagstaff204 East Route 66Flagstaff, AZ 86001928-774-7643
Home Grown Hydroponics2401 East Baseline Rd.Gilbert, AZ 85234480-633-2100
Ground Control Hydroponic & Garden Supplies1392 Ocean Dr.Homer, AK 99603907-235-1521
Northern Lights Greenhouse & Garden SupplySuite 105-9737 Mud Bay Rd.,Ketchikan, AK 9901907-225-GROW (4769)
Mesa Hydroponics1720 W. Southern Ave, Ste. C7Mesa, AZ 85202480-969-4769
Alaska Jack’s Hydroponics and Garden Supply1150 S. Colony Way, Ste.9,Palmer, AK 99645907-746-4774
Peninsula Garden Supply AK44224 Sterling Highway, Suite 4, Soldotna, AK 99669907-420-0401
Alaska Jack’s Hydroponics and Garden Supply244 S Sylvan Way Unit 25Wasilla AK 99654907-373-4757
Far North Garden Supply300 Centaur Street,Wasilla, AK 99654907-376-7586
ARIZONAHappy Harvesters Hydroponics1400 S. Arizona Ave. Suite11Chandler AZ 85286480-857-8878
Arizona Hydroponics3900 E Western Dr #DCottonwood AZ 86326928-649-1138
Sea of Green Flagstaff204-C E. Route 66,Flagstaff, AZ 86001928-774-SOGF (7643)
Home Grown Hydroponics2401 East Baseline Rd.Gilbert AZ 85234480-633-2100
The Hydro Closet5826 West Olive Ave. #106,Glendale, AZ 85302602-361-2049
The Grow Shop LLC1733 E. McDowell Rd.Phoenix AZ 85006602-340-7591
Home Grown Hydroponics1838 W. Bell Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85023602-368-4005
Sea of Green West2340 W. Bell Rd., Suite 116,Phoenix, AZ602-504-8842
Show Low Hydroponics1400 E. Deuce of Clubs #2Show Low, AZ 85901928-537-4606
ACI Hydroponics1325 South Park Lane,Tempe, AZ 85282800-633-2137
Home Grown Hydroponics1845 East BroadwayTempe, AZ 85282480-377-9096
Sea of Green Hydroponics1301 E. University Dr.,Tempe, AZ, 85281800-266-4136
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Gonzo Grow10297 W Van Buren St., Suite 8
Tolleson, AZ 85353623-780-GROW (4769)
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Sea of Green Hydroponics402 North 4th Ave.,Tucson, AZ 85705520-622-6344
Sea of Green Tuscon East7955 E. Broadway Blvd., #151.,Tucson, AZ 85710520-751-7745
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Tucson Hydroponics & Organics4235 W. Ina Rd., Ste. 131
Tucson, AZ 85741520-395-2052
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ARKANSASMickey’s Mercantile1303 Hwy., 65 South,Clinton, AR 72031 501-412-0214
Old Soul Organics and More1771 Crossover Rd.,Fayetteville, AR 72701479-444-6955
Growfresh Organics & More2900 Zero St., Ste 106,Fort Smith, AR 72901479-648-8885
Fermentables3915 Crutcher St.,N. Little Rock, AR 72118501-758-6261
Anuway Hydroponics2711 W. Walnut St.,Rogers, Arkansas 72756479-631-0099
CALIFORNIAGreenleaf Hydroponics1839 W Lincoln Ave.,Anaheim, CA 92801714-254-0005
Grow It Yourself Gardens401 Sunset Dr., Suite F,Antioch, CA 94509925-755-GROW
High Desert Hydroponics13631 Pawnee Rd., #7,Apple Valley, CA 92308760-247-2090
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A Fertile World5565 W End Rd
Arcata, CA 95521707-825-0255
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American Hydroponics286 South G St.,Arcata, CA 95521800-458-6543
Let it Grow160 Westwood Center,Arcata, CA 95521 707-822-8733
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Northcoast Horticulture Supply639 6th St., Arcata, CA 95521
707-826-9998_________________________
Sweet Harvest Hydroponics & Organics1041 E. Grand Ave.,Arroyo Grande, CA 93420805-473-0004
Auburn Organic4035 Grass Valley Hwy.,Auburn, CA 95602530-823-8900
Quail Mountain Ranch230 Palm Ave., Auburn, CA 95603530-889-2390
Tell 2 Friends Indoor Gardening62 Sutherland Dr.,Auburn, CA 95603530-889-8171
Bakersfield HydroponicsBakersfield , CA 661-808-4640
Green with Envy3903 Patton Way #103Bakersfield, CA 93308661-245-2616
Kern Hydroponics2408 Brundage Lane, Suite B,Bakersfield, CA 93304661-323-7333
Super StartsPO Box 732,Bellmont, CA 94002650-346-8009
Berkeley Indoor Garden844 University Ave.,Berkeley, CA 94710510-549-2918
Berkeley’s Secret Garden921 University Ave.,Berkeley, CA 94710510-486-0117
The Hydroponic Connection Berkeley2816 San Pablo Ave.Berkeley CA 94702510-704-9376
Brentwood Hydroponics & Organics560 Valdry Ct #85,Brentwood, CA 94513925-634-6704
Good To Grow & Global Garden Supply1350 Rollins Rd., Burlingame, CA, 94010650-733-4420
Advanced Garden Supply3113 Alhambra Dr., Unit F,Cameron Park, CA 95682530-676-2100
Sky High Garden Supply3081 Alhambra Dr. Suite 105Cameron Park, CA 95682530-676-4009
Precision Hydroponics132 Kennedy Ave.,Campbell, CA 95008408-866-8176
Elite Horticulture Supply22330 Sherman Way, C13,Canoga Park, CA 91303818-347-5172
Hydro International7935 Alabama Ave.,Canoga Park, CA 91304
Advanced Hydroponics17808 Sierra Hwy.,Canyon Country, CA 91351
Myron L Company2450 Impala Dr.,Carlsband, CA 9210-7226760-438-2021; 661-299-1603
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San Diego Hydroponics North County Coastal 6352 Corte Del Abeto #J
Carlsbad CA, 92011760-420-8934
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The Greenhouse Garden Supply7619 Fair Oak Blvd.
Carmichael, CA 95608916-515-9130
thegreenhousegardensupply.com_________________________
NorCal CreationsPO Box 28, Cedar Ridge, CA 95924
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The Hydro Shop of Cerritos15961 S. Piuma Ave.Cerritos CA 90703
562-653-0700_________________________
Garden Connection, The 629 Entler Ave. #32Chico, CA 95928530-342-7762
Hydro King2540 South Whitman Place,Chico, CA 959282530-893-GROW (4769)
Grow4Less Garden Supply & Hydroponics320 Trousdale Dr., Suite LChula Visa, CA 91910619-425-GROW
Mothers Earth871 Harold Place. #108Chula Vista CA 91914619-240-3235
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San Diego Hydroponics North645 Marsat Court #101Chula Vista, CA 91911
619-737-9272_________________________
Citrus Heights Hydrogarden8043 Greenback LaneCitrus Heights, CA 95610916-728-4769
Green Thumb Hydroponics6412 Tupelo DriveCitrus Heights CA 95621 916-721-6969
Conrad Hydroponics Inc.14915 Unit E, Olympic Dr.,Clearlake, CA 95422707-994 3264
Under The Sun13361 East Highway 20Clearlake Oaks, CAUSA 95423707-998-GROW
G & G Organics and Hydroponics901 W. Victoria Street Unit D,Compton, CA 90220310-632-0122
Concord Indoor Garden2771 Clayton Rd.,Concord, CA 94519925-671-2520
Hydroponics Plus2250 Commerce Ave., Suite CConcord, CA 94520925-691-7615
123 Grow2175 Sampson Ave. #123,Corona, CA 92879951-280-9232
Hydrostar Hydroponics & Organics1307 W. Sixth St., #211,Corona, CA 92882951-479-8069
The Hydro Spot21785 Temescal Cyn Rd.,Corona, CA 92883
A+ Hydroponics & Organics1604 Babcock St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627949-642-7776
The Hydro Source671 E. Edna PlaceCovina, CA 91723877 HYDRO 82; 626-915-3128
Let it Grow1228 2nd St., Crescent City, CA 95531707-464-9086
Pacific Coast Hydroponics4147 Sepulveda Boulevard,Culver City, CA 90230310-313-1354
Dr. Greenthumbs Hydroponic Garden Supplies566 San Ramon Valley Blvd.,Danville, CA 94526 925-314-9376
Constantly Growing - Davis123 D St., Davis, CA 95616530-756-4774
Central Valley Gardening 9884 Stephens St.Delhi CA 95315209-668-2178
Constantly Growing6200 Enterprise Dr., Suite ADiamond Springs, CA 95619530-642-9710
Appleseed Hydroponics6650 Merchandise Way Suite B,Diamond Springs, CA 95619530-622-5190
Victory Garden Supply1900 N Lincoln St., #100Dixon, CA 95620 707-678-5800
Watch it Grow Hydro9453 Firestone BlvdDowney, CA USA562-861-1928
Grow A Lot Hydroponics, San Diego1591 N. Cuyamaca St.,El Cajon, CA 93612 619-749-6777
Indoor Garden Solution Inc.12424 Exline St.,El Monte, CA 91732,626-453-0443
Go Green Hydroponics15721 Ventura Boulevard,Encino, CA 91436818-990-1198
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A Fertile World (Eureka)6th Street,
Eureka, CA 95501707-444-0200
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Bayside Garden Supply4061 Highway 101 Ste 6Eureka, CA 95503 707-826-7435
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Humboldt Hydroponics1302 Union St.,
Eureka, CA 95501707-443-4304
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Northcoast Horticulture Supply60 West 4th St.,
Eureka, CA 95501707-444-9999
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Happy Green Lawn Care3890 Walnut DriveEureka, CA USA 95534707-497-6186
Constantly Growing4301 Hazel Ave.,Fair Oaks, CA 95628916-962-0043
Fallbrook Hydro208 E Mission Rd., Ste BFallbrook, CA 92028760-728-4769
Tulare County Growers Supply435 W. Noble Ave., Unit A, Farmersville, CA 93223559-732-8247
Santa Cruz Hydroponics & Organics - North6241 Graham Hill Rd.,Felton, CA 95018831-335-9000
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Eel River Hydroponics & Soil Supply
164 Dinsmore Dr.,Fortuna, CA 95540
707-726-0395_________________________
The Shop8635 Mirabel Rd. Forestville, CA 95436 866-223-0198; 707-887-2280
Dirt Cheap Hydroponics17975 H Hwy. 1,Fort Bragg, CA 95437 707-964-4211
Headlands Garden Supply630 North Franklin street Fort Bragg, CA 95437707-964-4447
Hydrogarden Mendocino County1240 North Main St.,Fort Bragg, CA 95437707-962-9252
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A Fertile World (Fortuna)610 7th St.,
Fortuna, CA 95540 707-725-0700
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Northcoast Horticulture Supply357 Main St.,
Fortuna, CA 95540707-725-5550
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Nature’s Secret Garden and Supply41451 Albrae St.Fremont CA 94577510-623-8393
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Gro More Garden Supply & Hydroponics
Gro More Garden Supply & Hydroponics
2686 Clovis Ave., Ste.109Fresno, CA 93727
559-348-1055_________________________
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Roots Grow Supply1330 North Hulbert, #101
Fresno, CA 93728559-840-0122
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North Side Garden Supply4529 N.Marty Suite #102Fresno CA 93722559-495-1140
Full Scale Soil & Hydro2501 Business Park. Suite AFresno CA 93727559 292 ROOT
Valley Hydroponics207 E. Sierra Ave.Fresno, CA 93710 559-449-0426
Grow Wurks Hydroponics765 S. State College Boulevard. Suite J Fullerton, CA 92831714-253-Grow (4769)
SB Hydro1109 W. 190th Street, Unit #F,Gardena, CA 90248310-538-5788
Golden Gecko Garden Center4665 Marshall Rd.,Garden Valley, CA 95633530-333-2394
Probiotic Solutions20889 Geyserville Ave.,Geyserville, CA 95441707-354-4342
South Valley Hydroponics320 Kishimura Dr., #3Gilroy, CA 95020866-848-GROW
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Zen Hydroponics1801 Victory Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91201877 ZEN Grow; 818-806-4500
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Grass Valley Hydrogarden12506 Loma Rica DriveGrass Valley, CA 95945
530-477-2996grassvalleyhydrogarden.com
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Dirt Cheap Hydroponic151 N 7th St. #4Grover Beach CA 93433805-473-3478
All Seasons Hydroponics17614 Chatsworth St.,Granada Hills, CA 91344818-368-4388
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AG Natural403 Idaho Maryland Rd.,Grass Valley, CA 95945
530-274 0990_________________________
Vital Landscaping Inc.12817 Loma Rica Dr.,
Grass Valley, CA 95945530-273-3187
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West Coast Growers Hydroponics13481 Colifax Hwy.,Grass Valley, CA 95945888-924-4769
Joy’s Green Garden Supply 340-A Elm Ave, Greenfield, CA 93927 831-674-1416
Growers Choice Hydroponics42089 Watkins St.Hayward CA 94544510-278-6200
M.G.S.22540 D Foothill Boulevard,Hayward, CA 94541; 510-582-0900
American Ave Hydroponics1208 W. Winton Ave.,Hayward CA 94545510-785-4376
Thrive Hydroponics30-A Mill StreetHealdsburg CA USA 95448707-433-4068
Bear Valley Hydroponics & Homebrewing17455 Bear Valley Rd., Hesperia CA 92345760-949-3400
Emerald Garden13325 South Hwy. 101,Hopland, CA 95482707-744-8300
Surf City Hydroponics7391 Warner Ave. Ste B Huntington Beach, CA 92647714-847-7900
Hydroluv Hydroponics16582 Gothard StHuntington Beach CA 92647714-916-0428
Dutch Garden SuppliesPark Circle Suite 12 Irvine CA 92614949-748-8777
West Coast Hydroponics, Inc.27665 Forbes Road, Unit 10Laguna Niguel, CA 92677949-348-2424
Hydro Life Hydroponics18109 E Valley BlvdLa Puente CA 91744626-581-8800
La Habra Hydroponics1301 S Beach Blvd., Suite O. La Habra, CA 90631562-947-8383
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Grass Roots Hydroponics31875 Corydon, Suite 130Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
951-245-2390_________________________
South County Hydroponics22511 Aspan St., Suite ALake Forest, CA 92630
949-837-8252_________________________
Clover Hydroponics & Garden Supply43 Soda Bay Rd.,Lakeport, CA 95453707-263-4000
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San Diego Hydroponics East County
11649 Riverside Dr., Suite 141,Lakeside, CA 92040
619-562-3276 _________________________
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Total Hydroponics Center Inc4820 Paramount Blvd.,Lakewood, CA 90712
562-984-GROW (4769)_________________________
Hydro Bros.1471 B.Street Suite FLivingston CA 95334
209-394-7319_________________________
Big Daddy Garden Supply42400 Hwy 101Laytonville CA 95454707-984-7181
Weather Top Nursery44901 Harmon Dr.,Laytonville, CA 95454707-984-6385
Livermore Hydroponics22 Rickenbacker Crl. SLivermore CA 94551925-454-9376
DL Wholesale6764 Preston Ave. Suite DLivermore CA 94551510-550-0018
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National Garden Wholesale/ Sunlight Supply6485 Brisa Street,
Livermore, CA 94550888-570-4678 (Southern CA)
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VIP Garden Supply203 Commerce Street, Suite 101Lodi, CA 95240209-339-9950
Valley Rock Landscape Supply2222 N H Street; Lompoc CA 93436805-736-0841; 805-735-5921
562 Hydro Shop717 East Artesia Blvd. Long Beach Ca,90805562-726-1101
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Green Coast Hydroponics2405 Mira Mar Ave.,
Long Beach, CA 90815562-627-5636
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Grow Light Express5318 East Second St. Suite 164,Long Beach, CA 90803888-318-GROW
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Long Beach Hydroponics & Organics
1772 Clark Ave.,Long Beach, CA 90815
562-498-9525_________________________
Atwater Hydroponics3350 Glendale Boulevard,Los Angeles, CA 90039 323-663-8881
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Green Coast Hydroponics16705 Roscoe Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 91406818-672-8880
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Green Coast Hydroponics3865 Grand View Blvd.,Los Angeles, CA 90066
310-398-0700_________________________
Green Door Hydro and Solar830 Traction Ave.,Los Angeles, CA 90013212-625-1323
Hardman Hydroponics3511 Youree Dr., ShreveportLos Angeles 71105318-865-0317
Hollywood Hydroponics & Organics5109 1/2 Hollywood Boulevard,Los Angeles, CA 90027-6105323-662-1908
Hydroasis2643 S. Fairfax Ave.,Los Angeles, CA 90232888-355-4769LAX Hydro
10912 S. La Cienaga Boulevard,Los Angeles, CA 90304 310-337-6995
Nirvana Hydroponics340 South San PedroLos Angeles, CA 90013 310-795-2914
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Sunland Hydroponics4136 Eagle Rock Blvd.,Los Angeles, CA 90065
323-254-2800_________________________
Superior Hydroponic Supply5651 Hollywood Blvd., 90028
Los Angeles,CA323-465-grow (4769)
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Green Giant Hydroponics7183 Hwy. 49 Unit BLotus, CA 95651 530-622-4465
Big Momma’s11455 Clayton Creek Rd.,Lower Lake, CA 95457707-994-1788
California Green Hydroponics16491 Rd., 26, Suite 101Madera, California 93638559-674-1400
Grow22333 Pacific Coast Hwy., Ste. 101Malibu, CA 90265; 310-456-2910
Deep Roots Garden Center & Flower Shop207 N. Sepulveda Blvd.Manhattan Beach, CA 90266310-376-0567
B & S Gardening Supplies592 Commerce Court,Manteca, CA 95336209-239-8648
Monterey Bay Horticulture Supply218 Reindollar Ave., Suite 7A,Marina, CA 93933831-38-HYDRO
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Two Chix Garden Supply1230 Yuba St.,Marysville, CA 95901530-923-2536
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Northcoast Horticulture Supply1580 Nursery Way
McKinleyville, CA 95519707-839-9998
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Mendocino Garden Shop44720 Maint St. (at Hwy. 1), Mendocino, CA 95460707-937-3459
Hooked Up Hydroponics1004 W. 15th St. Suite B & C,Merced, Ca 95340 209-723-1300
Indoor/Outdoor Garden Supply1501 W. Main St.,Merced, CA 95340209-580-4425
The Urban Farmer Store653 E. Blithedale Ave.,Mill Valley, CA 94941415-380-3840
Hydroponics Inc.3811 Wacker Dr.Mira Loma CA 91752951-685-4769
Mission Viejo Hydroponics 24002 Via Fabricante Suite 502 Mission Viejo, CA 92691949-380-1894
Central Valley Gardening509 Winmoore Way Ste TModesto CA 95358209-537-GROW
Coca’s Central Valley Hydroponics116 West Orangeburg Ave.,Modesto, CA 95350209-567-0590
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Hydro Bros.521 Winmoore Way Suite A
Modesto CA 95358209-537-8220
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Growers Choice Hydroponics1100 Carver Rd. #20Modesto CA 95350209-522-2727
Year Round Garden Supply11000 Carver Rd. #20Modesto, CA 95350209-522-2727
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Green Light Hydroponics
2615 Honolula Ave.Montrose, CA 91020
818-640-2623_________________________
247 Garden 1101 Monterey Pass Rd. Unit BMonterey Park CA 91754323-318-2600
South Bay Hydroponics and Organics - Mtn. View569 East Evelyn Ave.,Mountain View, CA 94041650-968-4070
Murphys Hydroponics & Organics785 Murphys Creek Road Suite C2Murphys, CA 95247209-728-8058
Redwood Garden Supply55 Myers Ave.,Myers Flat, CA 95554707-943-1515
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Endless Green Hydroponics25 Enterprise Court, Suite 3
Napa, CA 94558707-254-0200
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Wyatt Supply 4407 Solano Ave.,Napa, CA 94558707-251-3747
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Conejo Hydroponics3481 Old Conejo Rd., #106Newbury Park, CA 91320
805-480-9596_________________________
Big Momma’s2581 Stokes Ave.,Nice, CA 95464707-274-8369
Foothill Hydroponics10705 Burbank Boulevard,N. Hollywood, CA 91601818-760-0688
One Stop Hydroponics12822 Victory BoulevardNorth Hollywood, CA 91606818-980-5855
Lumatek Digital Ballasts33 Commercial Boulevard, Suite BNovato, CA 94949415-233-4273
Marin Hydroponics721 Francisco Blvd EastSan Rafael CA 94901415-482-8802
Marin Hydroponics1219 Grant Ave.,Novato, CA 94945415-897-2197
Roots Grow Supply 40091 Enterprise Dr.Oakhurst CA 93644559-683-6622
3rd Street Hydroponics692 4th StreetOakland, CA 94607510-452-5521
Medicine Man Farms1602 53rd Ave.,Oakland, CA 94601707-980-0456
Plant-N-Grow1602 53rd Ave.,Oakland, CA 94601707-980-0456
Hydrobrew1319 South Coast Hwy.,Oceanside, CA 92054760-966-1885; 877-966-GROW
Socal Hydroponics1727-B Oceanside Boulevard,Oceanside, CA 92054760-439-1084
Cultivate Ontario2000 Grove Ave. #a110Ontario, CA 91761909-781-6142
Flairform1751 S Pointe Ave.,Ontario, CA 91761213-596-8820
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Green Coast OntarioUnit 102-103 1920 S. Rochester Ave.,
Ontario, CA909-605-5777
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National Garden Wholesale/ Sunlight Supply
1950 C South Grove Ave.,Ontario, CA 91761
888-888-3319_________________________
Palm Tree Hydroponics2235 E 4th St, Suite GOntario, CA 91764909-941-9017
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RH Distribution1751 S. Pointe Ave.,Ontario, CA 91761
888-545-8112_________________________
Green Coast Hydroponics496 Meats Ave.,
Orange, CA 92865714-974-4769
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Greenback Garden Supply9341 Greenback Ln., Ste COrangevale, CA 95662530-391-4329
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Advanced Soil & Garden Supply350 Oro DamBoulevard,
Oroville, CA 95965530-533-2747
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Igro Hydro2280 Veatch St.,Oroville, CA 95965530-534-4476
Orville Organic Gardens5250 Olive Hwy Ste 1Oroville, CA 95966530-589-9950
Amazon Garden Supply29 Ridge View LaneOroville CA 95966530-589-5054
Amazon Greenlight521 Cal Oak Rd.Oroville CA 95966530-534-4769
Amazon Growing Needs5369 Old Olive Hwy.Oroville CA 95966530-589-9850
US Orchid & Hydroponic Supplies1621 South Rose Ave.,,Oxnard, CA 93033805-247-0086
Pacifica Hydroponics90 Eureka SquarePacifica, CA 94044650-355-5100
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America’s Best Hydroponics & Gardening Center
641 W. Palmdale Blvd. Unit DPalmdale, CA 93551
661-266-3906_________________________
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Hydroponics Unlimited641 W. Palmdale Blvd. “D”
Palmdale, CA 93550661-266-3906
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DNA Hydroponics Inc19345 North Indian Canyon Dr.,
North Palm Springs, Suite 2-F CA 92258760-671-5872
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Green Bros Hydroponics14072 Osborne St.,
Panorama City, CA 91402818-891-0200
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Mission Hydroponics1236 East MissionPomona, CA 91766909-620-7099
New Leaf Hydro34150 123rd St.,Parablossom, CA 93553 661-944-2226
Alternative Hydro3870 East, Colorado Boulevard,Pasadena, CA 91107888-50-HYDRO
365 Hydroponics2062 Lincoln Ave.,Pasadena, CA 91103626-345-9015
Garden All Year Inc.3850 Ramada Dr.,Unit D2Paso Robles, CA 93446805-434-2333
Supersonic Hydroponic & Organic Garden Supply3850 Ramada Dr., Unit D2Paso Robles, CA 93446805-434-2333
Foothills Hydrogarden3133 Penryn Rd.,Penryn, CA 95663916-270-2413
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Funny Farms Hydroponics963 Transport Way, #12
Petaluma, CA 94954707-775-3111
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House of Hydro224 Weller St., #B,Petaluma, CA 94952707-762-4769
Wyatt Supply1016 Lakeville St.,Petaluma, CA 94952707-762-3747
Deep Roots Hydroponics830 Perry LanePetaluma CA 94954-5320707-776-2800
JNJ Hydroponics 4774 Phelan Rd. Suite 2Phelan, CA 92371760-868-0002
Turbo Grow1889 San Pablo Ave.,Pinole, CA 94564510-724-1291
Hillside Hydro & Garden4570 Pleasant Valley Rd.,Placerville CA 95662530-644-1401
All Elements Hydroponics & Gardening Supply5623 Motherlode DrivePlacerville, CA 95667530-642-4215
IGS Hydroponics & Organics57 California Ave. Suite 1Pleasonton CA 94566925-426-GROW
Best Yield Garden Supply3503 West Temple Ave., Unit A,Pomona, CA 91768909-839-0505
Mission Hydroponics1236 East MissionPomona, CA 91766909-620-7099
Emerald Garden8249 Archibald Ave.,Ranch Cucamanga, CA 91730909-466-3796
Radiant Roots Gardening & Hydroponics1394 S Pacific Coast Hwy.,Redondo Beach, CA 90277 310-540-2005
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The Hydro Shop of Redondo Beach1304 S. Pacific Coast HwyRedondo Beach CA 90277
310-540-2005_________________________
Shadow Valley Aquatics75 Kimick Way,Red Bluff, CA 96080530-526-0479
Bare Roots Hydroponics1615 East Cypress, #5Redding, CA 96002530-244-2215
Dazey’s Supply3082 Redwood Dr.,Redway, CA 95560707-923-3002
Humboldt Hydroponics2010 Tunnel Rd.,Redway, CA 95560707-923-1402
Redway Feed Garden & Pet Supply290 Briceland Rd.,Redway, CA 95560707-923-2765
Sylvandale Gardens1151 Evergreen Rd.,Redway, CA 95560707-923-3606
Hydro King105 Hartnell Ave., Suite C and D,Redding, CA 96002888-822-8941
Orsa Organix111 Willow St.,Redwood City, CA 94063650-369-1269
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Mendocino Greenhouse & Garden Supply960 East School Way,
Redwood Valley, CA 95470707-485-0668
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EZ Green Hydroponics7017 Reseda Boulevard,Reseda, CA 91335818-776-9076
Hydro Hills Hydroponics19320 Vanowen St.,Reseda, CA 91335
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Hi-Tech Gardening5327 Jacuzzi St., #282,Richmond, CA 94804510-524-4710
The Urban Farmer Store2121 San Joaquin St.,Richmond, CA 94804510-524-1604
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Discount Hydroponics4745 Hiers Ave.,
Riverside, CA 92505877-476-9487
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All Ways Hydro2220 Eastridge Ave. Suite CRiverside CA 92507.888-HYDRO98
Calwest Hydroponics11620 Sterling Ave., Suite A Riverside, CA 92503 800-301-9009
Hydro Depot5665 Redwood Dr., #B,Rohnert Park, CA 94928707-584-2384
Murphy’s Hydropincs & Organics799 w. Stocktan St, Sanora, CA 95370209-532-2022
Constantly Growing 1918 16th Street Sacramento CA USA 95811916-448-1882
Green Acres Hydroponics1215 Striker Ave., Suite 180,Sacramento, CA 95834916-419-4394
Greenfire Sacramento3230 Auburn Boulevard,Sacramento, CA 95821916-485-8023
Green Thumb Hydroponics1537 Fulton Ave.Sacramento CA 95825916-934-2476
Green Thumb Hydroponics35 Quinta Court, Suite B,Sacramento, CA 95823916-689-6464
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KY Wholesale8671 Elder Creek Rd. #600
Sacramento, CA 95828916 383 3366
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J Street HydroGarden2321 J streetSacramento CA 95816916-444-4473
Mystic Gardens8484 Florin Rd., #110,Sacramento, CA 95828916-381-2464
Sac Hydroponics9529 Folson Boulevard, Suite CSacramento, CA 95827916-369-7968
Skywide Import & Export Ltd.5900 Lemon Hill Ave.,Sacramento, CA 95824916-383-2369
Tradewinds Wholesale Garden Supplies1235 Striker Ave. #180,Sacramento, CA 95834888-557-8896
Green Joint Ventures61 Tarp Circle,Salinas, CA 93901831-998-8628
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Reforestation Technologies International
1341 Daton St., Unit GSalinas, CA 93901
800-784-4769_________________________
Xtreme Gardening1341 Dayton St. Annex B
Salinas CA 93901800-784-4769
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National Garden Wholesale / Sunlight Supply
1900 Bendixsen St. , Bldg. 1,Samoa, CA 95564
800-683-1114 (Northern CA) _________________________
Greenmile Hydroponic Garden Supply1480 South E. Street, Suite D,San Bernardino, CA 92408909-885-5919
Pure Food Gardening/Microclone830 H Bransten Rd. San Carlos,CA94070-3338
Green Gopher Garden Supply679 Redwood Ave., Suite A,Sand City, CA 93955831-899-0203
Modern Gardens26620 Valley Center Dr Unit #104Santa Clarita CA 91351661-513-4733
Best Coast Growers4417 Glacier Ave. Suite C,San Diego, CA 92120800-827-1876
City Farmer’s Nursery4832 Home Ave.,San Diego, CA 92105619-284-6358
Home Brews & Gardens3176 Thorn St.,San Diego, CA 92104619-630-2739
Indoor Garden Depot1848 Commercial St.San Diego CA 92113619-255-3552
Innovative Growing Solutions (IGS)5060 Santa Fe St. Ste.DSan Diego, CA 92109858-578-4477
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Mighty Garden Supply4780 Mission
Gorge Pl. #A-1,San Diego, CA 92120
619-287-3238_________________________
Miramar Hydroponics & Organics8952 Empire St.,San Diego CA 92126858-549-8649
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Oracle Garden Supply5755 Oberlin Dr., Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92121858-558-6006
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San Diego Hydroponics Beach Cities4122 Napier St.,
San Diego, CA 92110619-276-0657
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Direct Hydroponics Wholesale1034 W. Arrow Hwy. #DSan Dimas, CA 91773888-924-9376
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House of Hydroponics732 W. Arrow Hwy.
San Dimas CA 91773877-592-5111; 909-592-5111
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Liquid Gardens1034 West Arrow Hwy. #DSan Dimas, CA 91773888-924-9376
Hydro Depot2090 Cesar Chavez StreetSan Francisco, CA 94124415-282-5200
Plant It Earth Warehouse1 Dorman Ave.,San Francisco, CA 94124415-970-2465
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Grow Your Own Hydroponics & Organics - West3401 Taraval Street
San Francisco, CA 94116415-731-2115
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The Hydroponic Connection Warehouse,1995 Evans Ave.,San Francisco, CA 94124415-824-9376
The Hydroponic Connection San Francisco1549 Custer Ave.San Francisco CA 94124415-864-9376
Nor Cal Hydroponics4837 Geary Boulevard,San Francisco, CA 94118 415-933-8262
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Urban Gardens. 704 Filbert St.,
San Francisco, CA 94133415-421-4769
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San Francisco Hydro123 Tenth St.,San Francisco, CA 94103
Urban Gardens1394 Lowrie St.San Francisco CA 94080650-588-5792
The Urban Farmer Store2833 Vicente St.,San Francisco, CA 94116415-661-2204
US Garden417 Agostinio Rd.,San Gabriel, CA 91776626 285-5009
Inland Empire Hydrogarden1301-C South State St.,San Jancinto, CA 92853
Hahn’s Lighting260 E. VA Suite 1,San Jose, CA 95112408-295-1755
Rasa Hydroponics 5725 Winfield Blvd. Suite 8San Jose, CA 95123408-227-7272
Urban Gardens1999 Monterey Rd.San Jose CA 95125408-298-8081
Plant Life32 Race St.,San Jose, CA 95126408-283-9191
Hydrofarm, Inc. 2249 South McDowell ExtensionPetaluma, CA 94954800-634-9990
Hydrofarm Southwest12991 Leffingwell RoadSanta Fe Springs, CA 90670800-634-9990
South Bay Hydroponics and Organics - San Jose1185 South Bascom Ave.,San Jose, CA 95128408-292-4040
Beach Cities Hydroponics33155 Camino Capistrano Unit F. San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675949-493-4200
D&S Garden Supplies17-130 Doolittle Dr.,San Leandro, CA 94577510-430-8589
Hydrogarden Delight13762 Doolittle Dr.,San Leandro, CA 94577510-903-1808
Central Coast Hydrogarden1951 Santa Barbara St.,San Luis Obispo, CA 93401805-544-GROW
Healthy Harvest Hydroponics and Organics2958 S. Higuera St.,San Luis Obispo, CA 93401805-596-0430
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San Diego Hydroponics North County Inland
802 N. Twin Oaks Valley Road #108
San Marcos, CA 92069760-510-1444
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Marin Hydroponics721 Francisco Blvd EastSan Rafael, CA 94901415-482-8802
San Rafael Hydroponics1417 Fourth St. San Rafael, CA 94901415-455-9655
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Green Coast Hydroponics135 Nogal Drive.
Santa Barbara, CA 93110805-898-9922
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Nutes Int’l204 N Quarantina St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103 805-687-6699
Planet Earth Hydroponics102 East Haley St.,Santa Barbara, CA 93101805-899-0033
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Urban Grow Systems204 N Quarantina St.,
Santa Barbara, CA 93103805-637-6699
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Santa Clarita Valley Hydroponics25835 Railroad Ave. #26Santa Clarita CA 91350
661 255 3700; 661 255 3701_________________________
California Hydroponics310 Coral St., Suite CSanta Cruz, CA 95060831-423-4769
Hydro-Logic Purification Systems370 Encinal St., Suite 150, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 888-H2O-LOGIC
Santa Cruz Hydroponics & Organics - West Side815 Almar Ave., Unit K,Santa Cruz, CA 95060831-466-9000
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Glow Hydroponics 124-H Blossom Hill Rd
San Jose, CA 95123408-455-7720
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Big Daddy Garden Supply3236 Dutton Ave.Santa Rosa CA 95407707-535-0996
Deep Roots Hydroponics3715 Santa Rosa Ave. Suite A2Santa Rosa, CA 95407707-540-0773
Gottagrow Garden Supply769 Wilson St.,Santa Rosa, CA 95404707-544-7782
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Green Logic Garden Supply860 Piner Road, #38,Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-843-3156_________________________
Hydro Depot13 West 3rd Street Santa Rosa, CA 95401707-542-3866
Organic Bountea1919 Dennis Lane,Santa Rosa, CA 95403800-798-0765
Sonoma Hydro LLC3535 Industrial Dr. Ste. B2-3Santa Rosa CA 95403 707-544-3383
Wyatt Supply 747 Yolanda Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95404 707-578-3747
Next Generation Hydroponics10658 Prospect Ave., Ste.ASantee, CA 92071619-438 2415
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Santa Rosa Hydroponics4880 Sonoma Hwy
Santa Rosa, CA 707-595-1340
Santa Rosa Hydroponics4130 S Moorland Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 707-584-9370
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Santee Hydroponics7949 Mission Gorge Rd., Santee, CA 92071619-270-8649
Gardening Unlimited60 Old El Pueblo Rd.,Scotts Valley, CA 95066831-457-1236
Deep Roots Hydroponics2661 Gravenstein Hwy S #ESebastopol CA 95472-8200707-829-7668
Hydro Depot6731 Sebastopol Ave.Sebastopol, CA 95472707-829-1510
Beyond Hydro Inc. 12639 San Fernando RdSylmar CA 91342818-362-5373
loom Brothers Garden Supply, Inc.3293 Industry Dr.Signal Hill, CA 90755562-494-0060
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We Grow Hydroponics3350 East Los Angeles Ave.,
Simi Valley, CA 93063805-624-4566
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Advanced Garden Supply2660 Lake Tahoe Boulevard,
Building C, Unit 9,S. Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
530-541-4769________________________
Farm Hydroponics, The1950 Lake Tahoe Boulevard #3,S. Lake Tahoe, CA 96150530-541-3276
Valley Hydro and Organics19230 Sonoma Hwy. Sonoma, CA 95476707-396-8734
Motherlode Hydroponics and Organics799 W Stockton St.Sonora, CA 95370209-532-2022
Santa Cruz Hydroponics & Organics - East Side4000 Cordelia LaneSoquel, CA 95073831-475-9900
East County Hydroponics9903 Campo Rd. Spring Valley, CA 91977 619-825-5097
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Orange County Hydroponics12797 Beach Boulevard,
Stanton, CA 90680714-893-9493
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HomeGrown Indoor Garden Supply681 A Grider Way,
Stockton, CA 95210209-477-4447
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Golden Harvest Hydroponics & Garden Supply8626 Lower Sacramento Road #48,Stockton, CA 95210209-951-3550
M&M Garden Supply2509 West Lane, Suite BStockton, CA 95205209-939-0664
Pacific Ave Indoor Garden Supply4633 Pacific AveStockton, CA 95207209-955-0945
Hydroponics Depot8712 Sunland BlvdSun Valley, CA 91352818-771-0600
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Sunland Hydroponics8300 Foothill Boulevard,
Sunland, CA 91040818-352-5300
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South Bay Hydroponics & Organics - Sunnyvale1205 W. El Camino Real,Sunnyvale, CA 94087650 968 4070
Tahoe Garden Supply645 Westlake Boulevard, Suite 2, Tahoe City, CA 96145530-581-3200
The Otherside Hydroponics19425 Ventura BlvdTarzana CA 91356818-881-HYDRO (4937)
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Grass Roots Hydroponics27250 Madison Ave. Suite C
Temecula, CA 92590951-296-1090
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Hydroponics 4 Less41669 Winchester Avenue,Temecula, CA 92590800-A1-HYDRO
Inland Empire Hydrogarden28822 Old Town Front St. #206Temecula, CA 92590886-74-HYDRO
805 Hydroponics & Organics1785 E. Thousand Oaks BoulevardThousand Oaks, CA 91362805-494-1785
Green Thumb Lighting & Garden1647 W. Sepulveda Boulevard, Unit 5,Torrance, CA 90501888-326-GROW
Los Angeles Hydroponics & Organics3007-3009 W. Artesia Blvd.Torrance, CA 90504310-323-4937
Growers Choice Hydroponics470 W. Larch Road #1Tracy CA 95304209-833-1212
Anything Grows10607 W. River Street, Bldg. 3 Suite C,Truckee, CA 96161530-582-0479
Garden Depot Hydroponics1460 Freitas ParkTurlock, CA 95380209-250-0101
Hooked Up Hydroponics339 S. Golden State Boulevard,Turlock, CA 95380209-668-1300
Big Daddy Garden Supply310 Mason St.Ukiah CA 95482707-467-9234
Emerald Garden307 East Perkins Street,Ukiah, CA 95482707-463-2510
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HydroPacific - Hydroponics & Garden Supplies
351 C Hastings Av.,Ukiah, CA 95482
707-467-0400________________________
Northcoast Hydrogardens3450 North State Street,Ukiah, CA 95482707-462-7214
Wyatt Supply 2200 N. State St.Ukiah, CA 95482707-462-7473
TNC Supply9490 Main Street, P.O. Box 763Upper Lake, CA 95485707-275-9565
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North Bay Hydroponics1650 Lewis Brown Dr.
Vallejo, CA 94589707-647-0774
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Green Coast16705 Roscoe Blvd Van Nuys, CA 91406
818-672-8880________________________
Hydroponics Market15816 Arminta StVan Nuys, CA 91406818-305-6261; 886-72-HYDRO
Kinney Nursery4115 Rowles Road. Vina, CA 96092530-839-2196
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BWGS-CA7530 W. Sunnyview Avenue
Visalia, CA 93291888-316-1306
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The Green Shop66420 Mooney Blvd, Suite 1 Visalia, CA 93277559-688-4200
Kaweah Grower Supply1106 1/2 N. Ben Maddox Way,Visalia, CA 93293559-625-4937
Greentrees Hydroponics Inc.2581 Pioneer Avenue, Unit DVista, CA 92081760-598-7551
Home Life Hydroponics and Organics1745 East Vista Way,Vista, CA 92084760-643-2150
Specialty Garden Supply7 Hangar Way Ste BWatsonville Ca 95075831-768-0420
Evergreen Farm Feed and Garden1131 Main StreetWeaverville, CA 96093530-623-2884
Art of Hydro5740 Corsa Ave. #102Westlake Village, CA 91362818-865-2227
California Hydro Garden1043 S. Glendora Avenue, Suite AWest Covina, CA 91790626-813-0868
No Stress Hydroponics7543 Santa Monica Boulevard,West Hollywood, CA 90046323-845-9874
Hydronation2491 Boatman Drive, Suite BWest Sacramento, CA 95691916-372-4444
Flower Hut Nursery603 4th StreetWheatland, CA 95692 530-633-4526
GreenWay Hydroponics11510 Whittier Boulevard,Whittier, CA 90601
Lazy Gardeners Hydroponics ‘N’ More14626 East Whittier Boulevard,Whittier, CA 90605562-945-0909
Garden Spout, The260 Margie Dr Willits, CA 95490707-456-0196
Jolly Rancher399 Business Park Ctr. Suite 205Windsor CA 95492707-838-0842
Green Acres20946 Victory Blvd.,Woodland Hills, CA91367
Sparetime Supply208 E. San Francisco Avenue,Willits, CA 95490-4006
Farmer Browns Garden Supply80 Country Club Rd. Willow Creek, CA 95573 530-629-3100
Urban Gardens22516 Ventura Boulevard,Woodland Hills, CA 91364818-876-0222
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Ultra Lo Hydroultralohydro.com
937-252-8224_________________________
Garden Highway Garden Supply598 Garden Highway #22Yuba City, CA 95991530-755-2877
Golden Valley Hydroponics870 W. Onsott Rd. Ste FYuba City, CA 95993 530-763-2151
Southern Humbolt Garden Supplies31653 Outer Highway 10Yacaipa, CA 92373 909-794-6888
Yucca Valley Hydroponics56825 Twentynine Palms Hwy. Yucca Valley, CA 92284760-369-0300
COLORADOSouth Park Hydroponics42 E Buckskin Rd.Alma CO 80420719-836-1533
Green Spot Garden Center & Antiques711 State AvenueAlamosa CO 81101719-589-6362
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National Garden Wholesale/Sunlight Supply3550 B Odessa Way, Aurora, CO 80011
866-877-4188 (Northeast)_________________________
Nick’s Garden Center2001 S. Chambers,Aurora, CO 80014
303-696-6657________________________
The Big Tomato Indoor Garden Supply
14440 E. 6th Ave.Aurora, CO 80011
303-364-4769________________________
Aurora Hydroponic LLC4250 S Chambers Rd. Aurora CO 80014303-400-6941
The Hydro Store6695 Wadsworth Blvd. # CArvada CO 80004720-328-3746
Rooted Hydroponics & Organics – Vail910 Nottingham Road Unit N-11 & N-12Avon, CO 81620970-748-1222
Boulder Hydroponics1630 N 63rd St. Unit #5Boulder CO 80301313-415-0045
Candy Shop Hydroponics LLC2740 Canyon BlvdBoulder, CO 80302 303-444-3355
One Love Garden Supply3620 Walnut streetBoulder, CO 80301303-586-1715
Polar Ray5171 Eldorado Springs Dr.Boulder, CO 80303303-494-5773
Rocky Mountain Hydroponics and Organics2125 32 StreetBoulder, CO 80301 303-996-6100
Way To Grow6395 Gunpark Drive,Boulder, CO 80301303-473-4769
Deep Roots Garden Supply1790 Airport Road, Unit 1Breckenridge, CO 80424970-453-1440
Mile High Hydroponics37 Strong St. Brighton, CO 80601303-637-0069
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ACME Hydroponics300 Nickel St Suite 3
Broomfield, CO 80020 720-524-7306
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Hydrofarm Mountain400 Burbank StBroomfield, CO 80020800-634-9990
Hydro Galaxy3314 W Burbank BlvdBurbank CA 91505800-818-6128
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J&D Organic Growing Solutions217 1/2 Clayton Street Brush, CO 80723970-310-5408
CT. Home Grown45 South Canterbury Rd.Canterbury CT 06331
BIG BloomZ1011 Caprice Drive,Castle Rock, CO 80109303-688-0599
Indoor Gardener. The3225 I-70 Business Loop Unit A10Clifton, Colorado 81520970-434-9999
Indoor Garden Warehouse8100 S Akron St., Suite 322,Centennial, CO 80112720-496-2110
Garden Tech737 Garden of the Gods Road,Colorado Springs, CO 80907719-278-9777
Grotools2408 East Platte Ave.Colorado Springs, CO 80909719-475-7699
Greenhouse Tech917 East Fillmore,Colorado Springs, CO 80907719-634-0637
Hydro Grow Supply644 Peterson Road,Colorado Springs, CO 80915719-596-2600
Purple Mountain Hydroponics LLC1530 S Nevada Avenue,Colorado Springs, CO 80906719-635-5859
Room To Grow LLC422 South 8th StreetColorado Springs CO 80905719-633-8682
Roots and Rocks Hydroponic and Organic Garden Supply1014 S. 21st StreetColorado Springs, CO 80904719-634-1024
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High Tech Garden Supply5275 Quebec St.
Commerce City, CO 80022720-222-0772
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The Grofax25797 Conifer Rd. # A-8Aspen Park, CO 80433303-838-5520
Grow Your Own27051 Barkley RoadConifer, CO 80433 303-816-GROW (4769)
Happy Grow Lucky11873 Springs Rd.Conifer, CO 804331-303-838-8700
Whetstone Garden Supply300 Belleview Ave.Crested Butte CO 81224970-349-9666
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Global Organics & Hydroponics11 N Broadway
Cortez, CO 81321970-564-8100
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Joy of Growing1410 Valley View Dr.Delta CO 81416970-874-2550
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BWGS-CO 11685 E. 55th Avenue
Denver, CO 80239 888-316-1306
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Chlorophyll3801 Mariposa St. Denver CO 80211
303-433-1155_________________________
Cultivate Hydroponics & Organics666 S. Buchtel BlvdDenver, CO 80210303-954-9919
Greenlight Garden Supply7741 E Colfax AveDenver CO 80220720-389-8320
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Grow Your Own2118 S Bellaire St.Denver CO 80222
303-990-1929_________________________
HyGrow Indoor Gardening Supplies6271 Beach Street, Unit FDenver, CO 80221303-396-1420
Indoor Paradise Denver7100 N Broadway, Ste. 3D, EDenver, CO 80221303-428-5020
NoDo Urban Garden Supply1330 27th StreetDenver, CO 80205303-296-3424
Rocky Mountain Hydroponics and Organics1717 39th AveDenver, CO 80205800-58-HYDRO
The Grofax7540 East Colfax Ave.Denver, CO 80220720-328-2127
The Grofax755 South Federal BlvdDenver, CO 80219720-328-5164
The Grow Outlet4272 Lowell BoulevardDenver, CO 80211 303-586-5543
Hydro Terra Corp3893 Steele St.Denver CO 80205954-260-3377
Ultimate Hydroponics & Organics2380 S. BroadwayDenver, CO 80210303-282-0034
Way To Grow301 East 57th Ave.Denver, CO 80216303-296-7900
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All Seasons Gardening434 Turner Drive, Suite 2B
Durango, CO 81303 970-385-4769
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Blue Sky Hydroponics1301 Florida Road Unit CDurango, CO 81301970-375-1238
DHL Garden Supply178 Bodo Dr.Unit BDurango, Co 81303970-247-1090
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The Grow Store South5050 S. Federal Boulevard, #37,
Englewood, CO 80110303-738-0202
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Rocky Mountain Hydroponics and Organics439 Edwards Access Rd Unit B101Edwards, CO 81632970-926-2100
Bath Nursery & Garden Center2000 E. Prospect,Fort Collins, CO 80525970-484-5022
Gold Coast Hydroponics West8101 S.W. Frontage Road Suite 300Fort Collins, Colorado 80528970-232-3220
The Grow Shop LLC1711 S. College AvenueFort Collins CO 80525970-484-1042
Indoor Paradise Hydroponics309 S. Summit View, Unit 17,Fort Collins, CO 80524-1462970-221-3751
Way To Grow3201 E. Mulberry Street,Fort Collins, CO 80524970-484-4769
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Hydro Shack, The753 10 Mile DriveFrisco, CO 80443
970-668-0359_________________________
Rocky Mountain Hydroponics and Organics7800 Colorado 82 #203Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601970-947-9551
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Desert Bloom Hydroponics445 Pitkin Avenue,
Grand Junction, CO 81501970-245-6427
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Green Head Hydroponics809 E. Jasper CourtGranby, CO 80446970-557-3031
Greeley Nutrients700 11th Street Unit 101Greeley CO 80631970-673-8302
The Grow Shop LLC1701 Greeley Mall Rd.Greeley CO 80631970-352-5447
Green Thumb Garden Supply Co.2830 W 27th StGreeley CO 80634970-506-1711
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Your Grow Bud6801 South Emporia St. Suite 106
Greenwood Village, CO 80112303-790-2211
_________________________ Green Gardens133 E. Tomichi Ave.Gunnison, CO 81230970-641-1161
Grow in Peace1241 Mine RoadIdaho Springs CO 80452303-567-GROW
GroWize3225 S. Wadsworth Boulevard,Lakewood, CO 80227303-986-2706
Way to Grow11989 West Colfax AveLakewood CO 80215303-546-3600
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MileHydro355 S. Harlan St.
Lakewood CO 80226303-935-4769
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The Grow Store 8644 W. Colfax Avenue,
Lakewood, CO 80215888-510-0350
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The Flower Bin1805 Nelson Rd. Longmont, CO 80501 303-772-3454
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Ultra Lo Hydroultralohydro.com
937-252-8224_________________________
Victory Hydro Gardening1387 E. South Boulder Rd.
Louisville, CO, 80027303-664-9376
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WarHammer Supply1112 Munroe Ave.Loveland CO 80537970-635-2602
Colorado Hydroponics & Organics2740 Commercial Way Unit 1Montrose CO, 81401970-252-7450
Greener Mountain Indoor Gardening20 Lakeview Drive, Unit 210Nederland CO 80466303-258-7573
Grow in Peace176 Hwy. 119 SouthNederland CO 80466303-258-3520
Grow Depot1434 W. 104th Ave.Northglenn, CO 80234303-459-7878
Four Corners Organics & Hydroponics LLC68 Bastille Unit #3 PO Box 627Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 970-731-1685
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Majestic Hydro-Gardening860 Hwy 105
Palmer Lake CO 80133719-481-0777
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Pueblo Hydroponicss and Organics - Downtown113 W 4th St, Pueblo CO 81003719-542-6798
Pueblo Hydroponics and Organics- South2704 S Prarie Ave Suite CPueblo CO 81005719-564-2660
Pueblo Hydroponics and Organics609 E Enterprise DrPueblo West CO 81007709-647-0907
Salida Hydroponic Supply1242 C StreetSalida, CO 81201719-539-4000
Little Shop of Growers2560 Copper Ridge DriveSteamboat Springs, CO 80487970-879-8577
Cultivate Hydroponics & Organics7615 W.38th Ave. Suite B111Wheat Ridge, CO 80033303-954-9897
Hydro Planet5022 Kippling St.Wheat Ridge CO 80033303-279-6090
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CT Home Grown45 South Canterbury Rd.
Canterbury, CT 06331860-546-6161
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Grow Crazy11 Berlin Rd. Unit 2Cromwell CT 06416203-660-8486
Harvest Moon Hydroponics775 Silver Lane,East Hartford, CT 06118860-568-4067
LiquidSun® CT10C South Main Street,East Windsor, CT 06088860-254-5757
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Rogue Hydroponics160 Broadway
Hamden, CT 06518866-277-4432
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Organix Hydroponics749 Saybrook Road, (Tradewinds Plaza)Middletown, CT 06457860-343-1923
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Good To Grow335 Westport AvenueNorwalk, CT 06851
203-956-5600www.goodtogrowct.com
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DelawareSunny Day Organics1867 Coastal Hwy. Rehoboth Beach, Delaware MD 19917302-703-2538
FLORIDAUrban Sunshine1420 E. Altamonte Dr.Altamonte Springs, FL 32701407-830-4769
Full Bloom Hydroponics1489 W. PalmettoBoca Raton FL 33486888-725-4769
Best Hydro4920 Lena Road,Bradenton, FL 34211941-756-1928
Palm Coast Hydroponics4490 N Hwy US1 Ste. 108Bunnell FL 32110386-246-4119
East Coast Hydroponics & Organics461 Forrest Avenue, Suite 105Coca, FL 32922321-243-6800
GreenTouch Hydroponics Inc.5011 S State Road 7, Suite 104Davie, FL 33314954-316-8815
Absolute Hydroponic Garden Center Inc336 North Boundary Ave.Deland, FL 32720386-734-0696
Organic Grow Hut 2780 Deltona Blvd. #107Deltona, Florida 327251-888-574-GROW; 386-259-5777
Gold Coast Hydroponics1539 SW 21st Avenue,Ft. Lauderdale, FL 333121-800-780-7371
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Biofloral6250 NW 27th Way,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309877-735-6725
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Green Thumb Hydroponics Supplies13482 North Cleveland Avenue,Fort Meyers, FL 33903239-997-4769
Gator Hydroponics4460 SW 35th Terrace Suite 310Gainesville, FL 32608352-301-5383
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Florida Garden Supplies2692 W 79 Street,Hialeah, FL 330161-800-931-5215
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Simply Hydroponics & Organics (North)3642 South Suncoast Boulevard,Homosassa, FL 34448352-628-2655
Hydroponics International Inc.7029-10 Commonwealth Avenue,Jacksonville, FL 32220904-693-6554
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Grower’s Choice & Hydroponics11855 North Main Street,
Jacksonville, FL 32218904-683-4517
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Growers Choice South8535 Baymeadows Rd. Suite 13
Jacksonville FL 32256904-647-7156
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Urban Organics & Hydroponics5325 Fairmont Street,Jacksonville, FL 32207904-398-8012
Simply Hydroponics & Organics7949 Ulmerton Road,Largo, FL 33773727-531-5355
GrowSmart Indoor Garden Centers14587 Southern Boulevard,Loxahatchee, FL 33470561-429-3527
Palm Beach Discount Hydroponics – West14703 Southern Blvd. Loxahatchee, FL 33470561-296-8555
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High Tech Garden Supply2975 West New Haven Avenue,
Melbourne, FL 32901321-821-0853
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Advanced Hydro Gardens4960 NW 165 Street, Suite B-4,Miami, FL 33014305-474-4376
All Star Hydroponics Inc8901 SW 129th StreetMiami FL 33176800-842-8582
Blossoms Exper ience, The7207 NW 54th Street,Miami, FL 33166866-452-4769
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Florida Garden Supplies9545 Sunset Drive,
Miami, FL 33173800-931-5215
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Future Farms Inc., The14291 SW 120th Street, Suite 105Miami, FL 33186305-382-2757
Gold Coast Hydroponics4241 SW 71st Avenue,Miami, FL 331551-800-780-6805
Growing Garden Inc., The12811 SW 42nd Street,Miami, FL 33175305-559-0309
VitaOrganix7921 NW 67th StMiami, FL 33166786-845-8633
3D Hydroponics and Organics7139 US Highway #19,New Port Richey, FL 34652727-847-3491
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Florida Garden Supplies8442 Tradeport Drive, Unit 200,
Orlando, FL 32827_________________________
Urban Sunshine6100 Hanging Moss Rd ste 50Orlando, FL 32807407-647-4769
Urban Sunshine6142 S. Orange AveOrlando, FL 32809407-859-7728
Vertical Food Growers10964 Dearden Circle Orlando, FL 32817407-671-4241
Green Winters Inc.147 Tomoka Avenue,Ormond Beach, FL 32174386-235-8730; 800-931-5215
The Healthy HarvestSte. 126 21113 Johnson St.Pembroke Pines, FL. 33029954-538-1511
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Eden Garden Supply3111 N. Davis Hwy.,Pensacola FL 32503
850 439 1299_________________________
Healthy Gardens and Supply of Florida, Inc.196 East Nine Mile Road, Suite F,Pensacola, FL 32534850-912-4545
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National Garden Wholesale/Sunlight Supply
455 S. Andrews Avenue, Pompano Beach, FL 33069877-649-3567 (Southeast)
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Hydroponic Depot II2395 S Tamiami Trail #19Port Charlotte FL 33952941-255-3999
EZ Grow Green604 S.W. Bayshore Blvd.Port St. Lucie, Fl 34983772-807-7755
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Atlantis Hydroponics8042 N. Palafox st. Suite C
Pensacola FL 32534 850-912-8796
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Urban Sunshine Organic & Hydroponic Gardening2841 South Nove Rd., Ste. 5South Daytona, FL 32119386-236-9989; 386-492-6978
Mr. Nice Guy Hydroponics1800 NW. Federal Hwy.,Stuart, FL 34994772-934-6785
Esposito Garden Center2743 Capital Circle NE,Tallahassee, FL 32308850-386-2114
Evershine Hydroponics1519 Capital Circle NE Unit #35Tallahassee FL 32308850-765-0040
Grace’s Hydro-Organic Garden Center8877 North 56th StreetTampa, FL 33617813-514-9376
Grace’s Hydro-Organic Garden Center8707 Temple Terrace HighwayTampa FL 33637813-514-9376
Hydroponics of Tampa120 W. Bougain Villea,Tampa, FL 33612813-333-6828
Schiro’s Barn-N-Garden Supplies Inc.7812 Causeway BlvdTampa FL 33619813-626-0902
Stoney Hydro @ Schiro’s Barn n Garden Supplies7812 Causeway BlvdTampa, FL 33619813-626-0902_________________________
Worm’s Way Florida4412 North 56th Street,
Tampa, FL 33610800-283-9676; 813-621-1792
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Monkey Hydroponics940 West Oakland Ave. Unit A1407-574-8495
Happy Planet Hydroponics1179 E. Alfred St.,Tavares FL 32778352-253-1001
365 Hydroponics13054 W Colonial DriveWinter Garden, FL 34787407-656-GROW(4769)
Cultivating Eden Hydroponic Supplies946 18th Avenue SW,Vero Beach, FL 32962772-564-8880
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Florida Garden Supplies8020 Belvedere Road,Unit 4,West Palm Beach,FL 33411
800-931-5215_________________________
Palm Beach Discount Hydroponics – East968 North Congress Ave.West Palm Beach, FL 33409561-296-6161
GEORGIA_________________________
Atlantis Hydroponics1422 Woodmont Lane, #4,
Atlanta, GA 30318404-367-0052
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Flora Hydroponics, Inc.1239 Fowler St.NW Atlanta, GA 30318404-532-0001
Flora Hydroponics Inc.2475 Jefferson Road, Suite 600Athens, GA 30607866-404-0551
Flora Hydroponics, Inc.195 Paradise Blvd.Athens, GA 30607800-470-6881
Atlantis Hydroponics2561 West Point Avenue,College Park, GA 30337678-510-0032
Alpha Hydroponics and Garden Supply Inc. 3904 N Druid Hills Rd. Suite 247Decatur, GA 30033404-590-4769
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Savannah Hydroponics & Organics4107 Eighth Street, Suite C
Garden City, GA 31408912-349-4030
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Atlantis Hydroponics5182-B Brook Hollow Parkway,Norcross, GA 30071770-558-1346
HAWAIIEco-Island Supply810 Haiku Road, #394Haiku, HI 96708808-575-9171
Aqua Plant Hawaii / Kahala Hydroponics4224 Wailae, Suite 1A,Honolulu, HI 96816808-735-8665
Green Hands of Aloha1713 Mary Street,Honolulu, HI 96819808-847-4263
Ohana Greenhouse & Garden Supply300 Hukilike Street, #2M,Kahalui, HI 96732808-871-6393
Aiyah’s Garden4558 Kukui Street.Kapa’a, HI. 96746
Aiyah’s Garden3-3122 Kuhio Hwy. unit B-2Lihue, HI. 96766808-245-2627
Pahoa Feed & Fertilizer15-2754 Old Government Road,Pahoa, HI 96778808-965-9955
IDAHOBoise Hydroponics614 North Orchard Street,Boise, ID 83706208-344-3053
Four Seasons Garden Supply6218 W Overland RdBoise ID 83709208-377-3030
Greenthumb Greenhouses5895 Ensign Avenue,Boise, ID 83714
ILLINOISAerostar Global824 South Kay Avenue,Addison, IL 60101
Brew and Grow181 Crossroads Parkway, Bolingbrook, IL 60194847-885-8282
Let it Grow - CarbondaleWest Main Street,Carbondale, IL 62908573-450-5401
Versaponics.COMBox 166 West Main St.Carbondale, IL62901573-450-5401
Alternative Garden Supply615 Industrial Drive, Unit ACary, IL 60013800-444-2837
Brew and Grow3625 N. Kedzi Avenue,Chicago, IL 60618773-463-7430
Chicago Roots Hydroponics & Organics4020 W. Irving Park RoadChicago, IL 60641773-545-4020
Fertile Ground463 West MacArthur Drive,Cottage Hills, IL 62018618-259-5500
Brew and Grow- Crystal Lake176 W. Terra Cotta Ave.Crystal Lake, IL 60014815-301-4950
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Midwest Hydroganics20647 Renwick Road,Crest Hill, IL 60403
815-838-0100
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Goldman’s Grow Shop910 Greenwood Road,
Glenview, IL 60025847-657-7250
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Grow Masters4641 Old Grand Ave.Gurnee, Il. 60031224-399-9877
Big Grow Hydroponics9225 Trinity Drive,Lake In The Hills, IL 60156847-854-4450
Grow Big Hydroponics7817 B North 2nd Street,Manchesney Park, IL 61115815-637-4769
Gardinside618 S. Rt. 59 suite 104Naperville, IL 60540630-276-9885
Green Fields8137 N. Milwaukee,Niles, IL 60714847-965-5056
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Autumn Bloom Alternative Indoor Gardening
1020 Derby StreetPekin, Illinois 61554
309-642-6943_________________________
Grow Shop of Peoria2621 N UniversityPeoria, IL 61604309-299-0953
GroUp Gardening221 N. 5TH St. Pekin, IL 61554 309-349-4407
Aerogro502 N Prospect suite 18Bloomington, IL, 61704
Prairie House Garden Center15151 South Harlem Avenue,Orland, IL 60462708-687-3131
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Heartland Hydrogardens7403 Broadway St. Quincy, IL 62305
217-214-GROW(4769)_________________________
Brew and Grow3224 South Alpine Road,Rockford, IL 61109815-874-5700
Rock Valley Garden Center785 N.Bell School Rd. Rockford, IL 61107815-398-9419
Brew and Grow359 W. Irving Park Road Unit E,Roselle, IL 60172630-894-4885
Organic Garden Center 9223 Skokie Blvd.Skokie, IL 60077847-675-2722
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Kreation’s Indoor Gardening Center
3427 Old Chatman Road,Springfield, IL 62704
217-341-0821
Kreation’s Indoor Gardening Center2110 North Grand AveSpringfield , IL, 62702
217-341-0821_________________________
Joe Dirt’s Organics & Hydroponics760 Heartland Drive.Sugar Grove IL 60554630-466-8346
Water Works Indoor Gardening1900 South Dirksen Parkway,Springfield, IL 62703217-553-6929
INDIANA_________________________
BWGS-IN1400 Hancel Pkwy.,
Mooresville, IN 46158800-316-1306
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Sunleaves Garden Products7854 North State Road 37,Bloomington, IN 47404888-464-9676
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Worm’s Way Indiana7850 North State Road 37,
Bloomington, IN 47404800-598-8158
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Worm’s Way Mail Order7850 North State Road 37
Bloomington, IN 47404800-274-9676
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Frogs Lilly Pad, The706 Citation Road,Carmel, IN 46032317-846-4610
Hops & Harvest4616 E. DuPont Road, Suite Q,Fort Wayne, IN 46825260-918-3035
Harvest Moon Hydroponics1336 East Washington St.Indianapolis, IN 46202317-780-8020
Magic Bulb Garden Center6221 Allisonville Rd.Indianapolis, IN 46220317-202-2852
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Maximum Grow Gardening6117 E Washington Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46219317-359-GROW (4769)
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Next Generation Gardening & Hydroponics6805 Madison AvenueIndianapolis, IN 46227317-786-0066
One Stop Grow Shop2326 E.44th St.Indianapolis IN 46205317-546-GROW
Five Point Gardens56555 Oak Road,South Bend, IN 46619574-287-9232
KANSASKan-Grow Hydro Farm LLC5555 S. Meridian Ave.Wichita, KS 67217316-214-3022
KENTUCKYGarden Grove Organics29 East 7th Street,Covington, (Cincinnati Metro), KY 41011859-360-1843
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Worm’s Way Kentucky1360 Donaldson Hwy. Suite A,
Erlanger, KY 41018800-669-2088
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Grow Shop, The of Lexington2320 Palumbo Drive, Suite 130,Lexington, KY 40509859-268-0779
Louisville Hydroponics3471 Taylor Boulevard,Louisville, KY 40215502-366-4000
New Earth Garden Center9810 Taylorsville Road,Louisville, KY 40299 800-462-5953
The Wine-N-Vine Inc.1524 East McGalliard RD.Muncie IN. 47303765-282-3300
Bluegrass Organic Grow Shop125 Quinn Dr.,Nicholasville, KY 40356859-887-0677
Bluegrass Hydro Garden13529 S.Dixie Hwy. Upton, KY 42784270-369-9000
LOUISIANALaughing Buddha Nursery4516 Clearview Parkway,Metairie, LA 70006504-887-4336
Urban Organics285 St. Claude Avenue,New Orleans, LA 70117504-352-4709
Ourcrazydeals Hydroponics201 Angus Drive,Yungsville, LA 70592337-303-6146
MAINEThe Urban Garden Center600 Wilson St.Brewer, ME 04412207-989-2020
LiquidSun of Maine51West Gray Rd.Gray, ME 04039 207-657-8033
Natures Palate Indoor Garden Store1321 Mercer Rd ( rte2) Mercer, ME 04957877-587-4150; 207-587-4150
Newfield Farms122 Water Street, Newfield, ME 04095207-956-3334
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Evergreen Garden Center301 Forest Ave
Portland, ME 04101207-761-2800
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High Tech Garden Supply Maine178 Rand Rd.Portland, ME 04102
207-899-4387_________________________
The Urban Garden Center659 Warren AvePortland, ME 04103207-347-2350
Here We Grow30 Parsons St.Presque Isle, ME 04769207-SOY-BEAN (769-2326)
Green Thumb Indoor Gardening19 Stage Road,St. Albans, ME 04971207-938-5909
New England Horticulture Supply125 John Roberts Road Suite 1South Portland, ME 04106207-899-0510
Urban Garden Center235 Lewiston Road,Topsham, ME 04086207-373-0990
Greenlife Garden Supply611 US Rt. 1York, ME 03909207-363-0844 MARYLANDEast Coast Organics2800 Sisson Street,Baltimore, MD 21211
Healthy Gardens and Supply5001-F Harford Road,Baltimore, MD 21214443-708-5144
Eco Greenworks7814 Parston Dr.Forestville, MD 20747301-278-7541
Maryland Hydroponics Inc.10051 North 2nd Street, Laurel, MD 20723301-490-9236
Meadowview Feed & Garden Center1202 Meadowview Road,Pasadena, MD 21122443-817-0018
Purple Mountain Organics100-7010 Westmoreland Avenue,Takoma Park, MD 20912877-538-9901
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Montgomery Hydroponics8950 Brookville Rd.
Silver Springs, MD 20910301-588-1935
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MASSACHUSETTSGrow it Green122 Pulaski BoulevardBellingham MA 02019508-883-GROW
Greenlife Garden Supply481 Boston Road, Unit 4,Billerica, MA 01821978-262-9966
Mass Hydro1753 Main St.Brockton MA 02301
GYOstuff – Grow Your Own2400 Massachusetts Avenue,Cambridge, MA 02140617-945-1654
Mass Hydro390 Rhode Island Ave.Fall River MA 02721704-GO-HYDRO
Harvest Moon Hydroponics29 Washington Street, Route 1Foxboro, MA 02035800-660-6977
Here We Grow123 Russell St. (Rt. 9)Hadley, MA 01035413-584-FARM (3276)
LiquidSun® MA8 Lynwood Avenue,Holyoke, MA 01040413-539-6875
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Rootdown Hydroponics Indoor Garden Center
236 Mystic Ave.Medford MA 01255
781-874-1693_________________________
Green Path Garden Supply276 West Main Street,Northborough, MA 01532508-393-4181
LiquidSun® RI1179 Central Avenue,Pawtucket, MA 02861401-722-2724
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Evergreen Garden Center216 Newbury St.
Peabody MA 01960978-854-5541
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Hydroponics N More Garden Center331 Centre Ave.,Rockland, MA 02370781-421-3356
Mass Hydro679 Washington St.S.Attlevoro MA 02703508-761-4937
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Tru Bloomz Hydroponics1201 Fall River Ave.Seekonk, MA 02771
508-336-4443_________________________
High Tech Garden Supply560 Boston Turnpike (Rt.9)
Shrewsbury, MA 01545508-845-4477
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New England Hydroponics15 D College Hwy. (Rt. 10),Southampton, MA 01073
888-529-9025_________________________
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Nor'easter Organic Life515 College Highway Unit J Southwick, MA 01077 413-998-3951
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Worm’s Way Massachusetts121 Worc-Providence Turnpike,
Sutton, MA 01590800-284-9676
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LiquidSun East12 Bay Street. Unit 105 Wilmington, MA 01887978-447-5442
MICHIGANGet Growing Urban Garden Centre142 S. Main StAdrian MI 49221
All Things Good and Green501 E. Michigan Ave.Augusta MI 49012269-978-8550
Allegan Hydroponic Supply1177 Lincoln Rd.Allegan MI 49010269-355-1595
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Cultivation Station2734 Jackson Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103 734-213-7740
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U Can Grow Hydro2247 W. LibertyAnn Arbor MI 4810734-369-3387
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Cultivation Station of Michigan Inc., The
6540 Allen Road, Allen Park, MI 48101
313-383-1766_________________________
Gro Blue Discount Hydro and Indoor Garden Supplies
4072 Packard Rd.Ann Arbor MI 48108
734-913-2750_________________________
Grow Show, The4095 Stone School Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108734-677-0009; 734-677-0509
HotHydro®5245 Jackson Road, Suite FAnn Arbor, MI 48103734-761-5040; 877-893-0716
All things Good and Green501 E. Michigan Ave. Augusta, MI 49012269-978-8550
Battle Creek Indoor Gardening1125 E.Michigan Ave.Battle Creek MI 49014269-282-0554
BIG Green Tomato1775 E. Columbia AveBattle Creek MI 49014269-282-1593
Homelight Gardens3471 S. Huron Road,Bay City, MI 48706989-922-0088
Grow Supply Center3131 Benzie Hwy. Benzonia, MI 49616231-882-9270
J&L Growco206 S. Michigan Avenue,Big Rapids, MI 49307231-796-1528
Hydro Vision11820 BellevilleBelleville, MI 48111734-325-6210
One Stop Grow Shop Inc., The397 Main St. Suite A. Belleville, MI 48111734-325-7242
Growers Outlet7720 Clyde Park SWByron Center, MI 49513616-878-4444
Happy Harvesters Hydroponics4410 South Saginaw St.Burton MI 48529810-496-3005
Hydroponic Gardening4204 Davison Rd. Burton, MI 48505810-406-3355
Two Guys and a Grow Shop3374 Atherton Rd. Burton, MI 48509810-820-4275
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Hydro Giant #46199 Haggerty Rd.
West Bloomfield MI 48322248-668-6100
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A Plus Hydroponics of Michigan LLC9750 Cherry Valley Ave SECaledonia MI 49316616-891-0706
Greenway Gardens 916 W 13th StCadillac, Mi,49601231-775-7075
Indoor Grower’s Edge8998 E. 34 Road. Suite BCadillac MI 49601231-468-3343
Hydro Helper6445 Canton Center Rd. Canton, MI 48187734-354-3900
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Cultivation Station 3 Inc.46912 Gratiot,
Chesterfield, MI 48051586-949-7453
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Hydro Pro’s Indoor Garden30504 23 Mile Rd.Chesterfield MI 48047586-741-8805
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The Great Lakes Hydroponics Co.5998 US.31 South
Charlevoix MI 49720231-237-9153
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Horti-Toad Hydroponic Supply21323 Harper St. Clair Shores, MI 48080586-944-0650
All American Indoor Gardening Warehouse11504 N. Saginaw RoadClio, MI 48420810-640-1156
Clio Cultivation11394 N.Saginaw Rd. Clio, MI 48420 810-686-4769
HydroMaster36345 Grosebeck Hwy Clinton Twp, MI 48035586-792-0277
Hydro Pro’s Indoor Garden20560 Hall Rd.Clinton Township MI 48038586-263-5793
H2O Grow Supply3364 Arent Ct Coloma, MI 49038 269-468-3890
Van Hydro7480 N State,Davison, MI 48423810-653-8267
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The Grow Station5670 Telegraph Rd.
Dearborn, MI 48127313-406-5147; 800-797-4769 (GROW)__________________________
Hydro Giant #114455 Ford Rd.,
Dearborn MI 48126734 497 6434
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Cultivation Station – Eastern Market, The
2518 Market Street,Detroit, MI 48207
313-394-0441________________________
Growers R Us19317 West Warren Detroit, MI 48228313-633-1617
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Hydro Giant #321651 W. 8 Mile Rd.(8 Mile & Lahser)
Detroit MI 48219313 387 7700
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Hydro Heaven73647 W 8th Mile Road,Detroit, MI 48235313-861-0333; 877-823-2076
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Ultra Lo Hydroultralohydro.com
937-252-8224_________________________
Urban Gardening Center, The2520 22nd Street,Detroit, MI 48216
313-898-0200_________________________
Superior Growers Supply4870 Dawn Avenue,
East Lansing, MI 48823517-332-2663
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Sunnyside Hydroponics24930 Gratiot Avenue,Eastpoint, MI 48021586-777-2528
Bay de Noc Hydroponic & Garden Supply1501 Sheridan Rd.Escanaba MI 49829906-553-7006
Hydro Vision495 Fenway Dr.Fenton, MI810-714-1719
Green Thumb Garden Center22963 Woodward AvenueFerndale MI 48220248-439-1851
Granny Green Thumbs103 W. Grand RiverFlowerville MI 48836517-223-1302
Indoor/Outdoor Garden Shop105 N. Seymour Rd. Flushing, MI 48433810-867-4351
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The Grow Shop of Garden City28505 Ford Road
Garden City, MI 48135734-956-5400
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Synthetic Sun Hydroponics, LLC799 S. Wisconsin Avenue
Gaylord, MI 49735989-731-8800
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Growco Garden Supply1042 Michigan Street, NE,Grand Rapids, MI 49503
877-939-6900NEW 2nd LOCATION!4640 West River Dr
Comstock Park, Mi. 49321 _________________________
Home Grown Hydroponix5333 Plainfield Suite C,Grand Rapids MI 49525,
616-361-2924_________________________
Horizen Hydroponics1614 Leonard Street, NW,Grand Rapids, MI 49504
866-791-1664_________________________
Grand Rapids Hydroponics Inc.524 Leonard St.,Grand Rapids MI 49504616-454-2500
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Garden Doctor 2974 28th St. SW
Grandville MI 49418616 530 2500
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Holland Hydroponic Outlet 604 N. Beacon Blvd Grand Haven MI 49423 616-847-1277
BSS Garden Supplies8899 Peck Rd. Unit #2 Greenville, MI 48838616-225-7000
It is Green Ville Gardens11500 Morgan Mills Road NEGreenville, MI 48838616-745-0500
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Hydroharrys- HP24047 Dequindre RoadHazel Park, MI 48030
248-541-0099_________________________
Garden Doctor2974 28th St. SW Grandville MI 49418 616-530-2500
Absolute Wholesale Garden Supply3255 Highland Rd.Highland MI 48357248-714-6558
Holland Hydroponic Outlet 587-40 East 8th Street, Holland, MI 49423616-298-7395
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Flower Factory, The2223 East Highland Road
Highland, MI 48356248-714-9292
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Mr. Grow it All6660 Blair Lane Holland, MI 49424616-392-3028
Hydro Grow Room15201 N Holly Rd Unit BHolly MI, 48430248-369-8333
Holland Hydroponic Outlet 1220 Phoenix Rd.South Haven MI 49090269-637-5941
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HGR Garden Supply15231 N. Holly Rd.
Holly MI 48442248-369-8333
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J&W Farm & Garden Center10906 Main St. Honor, MI 49640231-325-3433
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Synthetic Sun Hydroponics, LLC705 S., Loxley
Houghton Lake, MI 48629989-422-2800
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Hydro Vision1247 e Grand RiverHowell, MI 48843517-552-4965
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Hydro Magic595 South Cedar St. Imlay City 48444810-721-7232
Ionia Hydroponics & Indoor Garden Supply2555 N. State(M-66) Rd.Ionia, MI 48846616-523-6111
Hydrocapitol258 Cooper St.Jackson MI 49201517-795-2633
Mighty Grow2418 West Michigan Ave.Jackson MI 49202517-962-4822
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High Tech Garden Supply1745 West Main St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49006269-978-8697
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Horizen Hydroponics4646 W. Main Street,Kalamazoo, MI 49006
269-567-3333_________________________
Kalamazoo Indoor Garden450 W. Maple,Kalamazoo, MI 49001269-344-2550
Plainwell Indoor/Outdoor Garden Center8201 Douglas Ave. Kalamazoo, MI 49009269-532-1167
Zoo City Grower Supply3514 S. Westnedge Kalamazoo, MI 49008 269-903-2450
Halms Hydro2368 S. Huron Rd. Kawkawklin, MI 48631989-402-1296
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High Tech Garden Supply2815 East Grand River Ave.
Lansing, MI 48912 517-580-0555
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Howz It Growing1290 S. Lapeer Rd., Lake Orion, MI 48360248-693-5747
Capital City Growers2208 E. Michigan Ave.Lansing MI 48912517-853-9988
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Horizen Hydroponics5425 W. Saginaw Highway
Lansing, MI 48917517-323-ROOT
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H2O Hydroponics5210 W. Saginaw HwyLansing MI 48917517-703-8120
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Superior Growers Supply Inc.3928 West Saginaw Highway
Lansing, MI 48917517-327-1900
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Howz It Growing700 Main St. Ste.101BLapeer MI 48446810-245-8687
Two Guys and a Grow Shop11917 E. Lennon Rd. Lennon, MI 48449810-621-3790
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Superior Growers Supply Inc.292200 Seven Mile West
Livonia, MI 48152248-473-0450
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The Barefoot Gardener11635 Fulton St. Suite 300B Lowell, MI 49331616-987-3457
Plant Paradise4593 W.US 10 Ludington, MI 49431231-843-3000
Northern Lights Hydroponic & Garden Supply29090 Campbell rd.Madison Heights, MI 48071248-439-6269
Hypnotic Hydroponics321 Deer St.Manistique MI 49854906- 341-GROW
BIg Creek Hydroponics555 Old Little Lake Road,Marquette, MI 49855906-249-5297
Indoor Garden Center236 Mystic Ave.Medford, MA 02155781-874-1693
Sweet Greens Hydroponics113 Fifth Street. Michigan Center, MI 49254517-764-9232
Stealth Hydro14630 King Dr.Milan, MI 48160734-961-4333
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The Grow Shop2609 Telegraph Rd.Monroe MI 48162
734-384-4769_________________________
Green Grow LLC9046 N. Dort, Mount Morris, MI 48458810-687-9500
Big Blue Hydroponics590 Ottawa St.Muskegon, MI 49441231-571-9400
Growing Consultant Hydroponics & Things2260 Apple Avenue,Muskegon, MI 49442231-773-5600
Green Lantern H2O1383 E. Laketon AveMuskegon, Mi 49442231-722-0420
Indoor Grower’s Edge2410 S.Leaton Suite 5Mount Pleasant MI 48858989-317-0944
Sunshine Supply Co. 5800 East Pickard Street,Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858989-775-3700
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Third Coast Horticulture Supply2357 Holton Rd. Suite B
Muskegon, MI 49445231-288-1762
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Harbor Country Hydro17648 US Highway 12 New Buffalo, MI 49117269-469-2242
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Flo-N-Grow Hydroponics Co.214 North 2nd Street
Niles, MI 49120269-683-1877
www.FNGhydro.com_________________________
Aric’s Indoor Garden SupplyW. 8065 US Highway 2
Iron Mountain, Michigan 49801 906-828-2000
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HGR Garden Supply200 E. Main St,
Owosso MI 48867989-472-4999
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Owlyn Solutions for Growers2398 Jolly Rd. Ste 300Okemos MI 48864517-203-5070
Watch it Grow Hydroponics407 W. Center Street, Omer, MI 48749989-653-2141
Happy Harvesters Hydroponics1772 S. Ortonville Drive.Ortonville MI 48462248-793-3357
Healthy Harvest Garden Supply233 South State St. Oscoda, MI 48750989-569-3006
Hydro Grow Source10609 East LovejoyPerry MI 48872517-376-8583
Super Grow288 W. MontcalmPontiac, MI 48342248-24SUPER (78737)
Green Earth Hydroponics8127 Portage Rd., Portage, MI 49002269-342-419
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Hydro Giant #5290 S. Telegraph
Pontiac MI 48341248-706-7600
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Hydroponics Highway Inc.2708 14th Ave.
Port Huron MI, 48060810-982-4769
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Ultra Green Hydroponics9300 Telegraph Rd.Redford MI 48239313-534-9377
Hydro Vision66783 Gratiot Ave.Richmond, MI 48062 586-430-1956
Happy Gardening20840 Telegraph Rd. Romulus MI 48174734-486-4115
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Growers Edge175 Marcell Dr
Rockford MI 49341
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Green Thumb Hydroponics & Organic Indoor Supply
8460 Algoma Suite GRockford MI 49341
616-884-5500_________________________
High Tech Garden Supply28000 Groesbeck HighwayRoseville, Michigan 48066
586-435-2335_________________________
Plant Paradise7657 Michigan Ave. Rothbury, MI 49452231-843-3000
GrowMart2137 Warwick st. Saginaw, MI 48603989-799-6330
Home Grown Hydroponics4880 Gratiot Rd., Ste # 2Saginaw MI 48638989-781-1930
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Superior Growers Supply, Inc. 5716 South Pennsylvania Avenue
South Lansing, MI 48911517-393-1600
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Third Coast Garden Supply LLC2327 Auburn Rd.Shelby Township MI 48195586-997-2700
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Hydro Giant #219363 Eureka Rd.,
Southgate MI 48195734-281-8888
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Cultivation Station of Michigan Inc., The23529 Little Mack Avenue,
St. Clair, MI 48080586-775-9485
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Horti-Toad Hydroponic Supply21323 HarperSt. Clair Shores MI 48080586-944-0650
Advanced Hydroponic Growers705 N. US 27, St.Johns, MI 48879989-227-0408
Hydro City LLC34863 Schoenherr, Sterling Heights, MI 48312586-883-9075
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High Tech Garden Supply7889 Telegraph Road.
Taylor, MI 48180313-908-7554
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Hydro Grow, The8210 Telegraph Road,Taylor, MI 48180313-633-0641
Cultivation Innovations6652 Lewis Ave. Suite 7Temperance MI 48182419-725-4769
Great Lakes Green Horticultural Supply757 S. U.S. Highway 131Three Rivers, MI 49093 269-278-130
Grow Depot9 North Main St. Three Rivers, MI 49093269-273-4769
Grow Store, The90 N U.S. Highway 31 SouthTraverse City, MI 49685-7923231-421-5191
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Cultivation Station1990 US-31 N. Ste. C.,
Traverse City, MI 49686231-421-8118
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High Tech Garden Supply720 South Garfield Ave.Traverse City, MI 49686
231-668-6913_________________________
Woodland Shore Garden Center956 W. South Airport Rd. Traverse City, MI 49686231-421-5901
Hydro Vision1910 West rd Trenton, MI 48183734-301-3745
Hydro Pro’s Indoor Garden45410 Van Dyke Ave.Utica MI 48317586-803-0966
Forever Green340 S.Main Street, Vassar, MI 48768989-882-9177
H2 Hydro702 N. Pontiac Trail Walled Lake, MI 48390248-669-6063
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Hydroharrys – WL1138 E. West Maple Road
Walled Lake, MI 48390248-896-0099
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Beste’s Hydroponics21410 Schoenherr RoadWarren, MI 48089586-776-1794
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Hydro King Indoor Garden Supply32000 Van Dyke AveWarren MI 48093586-939-0518’
Greco’s Nursery & Garden Supplies12219 E. 11 Mile RoadWarren MI 48093586-759-1335
Indoor Garden Superstore2570 Dixie Highway,Waterford Twp., MI 48328248-673-2200; 877-22-HYDRO
Happy Harvesters Hydroponics5720 Highland Rd.Waterford MI 48327248-599-9761
Light Green Water3661 Highland Road,Waterford, MI 48329248-681-0001
Bubonic Hydroponics38540 Michigan AveWayne MI, 48184734-331-2316
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Hydrospot34236 Michigan Avenue,
Wayne, MI 48184734-722-1285
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B&B Hydro Supply28974 Warren RdWestland MI 48185734-469-280
Ultra Green Hydroponics8067 N. Wayne Rd.Westland MI 48185734-425-1000
G.C. II1006 E. Colby St. Suite AWhitehall, MI 49417231-893-2400
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Indoor Eden9281 East-M 36
Whitmore MI 48189810-355-1465
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AAA Hydroponics LLC22 50th StreetWyoming, MI 49504616-249-8338
Urban Garden Supply4516 Pasadena Ave.Flint, MI 48504810-733-0420
Urban Garden Supply3410 S. Dort HwyFlint, MI 48507810-875-9580
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Cultivation Station – Grand Rapids, The
4907 S. Division Ave., Wyoming, MI 49548
616-855-4440_________________________
Stealth Hydro15 E. Cross Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48198
866-998-1916 _________________________
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The Grow Stop7380 Highland RoadWaterford, MI 48327
248-599-9231_________________________
MINNESOTADuluth Hydroponics26 W 1st StreetDuluth, MN 55802218-341-7253
The Interior Tomato, LLC519 N. Central Ave.Duluth, MN 55087218-260-5167
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Indoor Gardening10 NE 3rd Street,
Faribault, MN 55021507-209-1546
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Brew and Grow8302 Highway 65 NE., Minneapolis, MN 55432763-780-8191
Interior Gardens115 -1620 Central Avenue NE,Minneapolis, MN 55413800-498-4178; 612-870-9077
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Midwest Hydroponics5825 Excelsior Blvd.,
St. Louis Park,MN 55416888-449-2739
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Eden Indoor Organic Gardens831 Highway 75 NorthMoorhead, MN 56560218-477-EDEN (333
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American Garden Supply601-6th Avenue, North,Princeton, MN 55371
763-631-0543_________________________
Still-H2O Inc.14375 North 60th Street,Stillwater, MN 55082651-351-2822
Eco Garden Supply800 Transfer Door 25 in rearSt. Paul, MN 55114651-647-1896
MISSISSIPPIUrban Organics2217 E Canal St.Picayune MS 39466504-352-4709
MISSOURIVersaponics LTD879 South Kingshighway Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703573-450-5401
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Heartland Hydrogardens705 Vandiver Drive, Suite G
Columbia, MO 65202573-474-4769
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Grow Your Own Hydroponics3617 Saint John Avenue,Kansas City, MO 64123816-241-2122
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Grower’s Edge175 Marcell Drive
Rockford, MI, 49341_________________________
U-Grow1724 North, 13th Street,St. Louis, MO 63106314-452-6368
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Worm’s Way Missouri1225 North Warson Road,
St. Louis, MO 63132800-285-9676
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Green Thumb Organics249 Mid Rivers Mall Drive,
St. Peters, MO 63376636-397-4769 (GROW)
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MONTANAHeightened Harvests3103 Harrison Ave.Butte, MT 59701406-494-4222
One World – Life Products906 BroadwaterBillings MT 59101406-839-9969
Heightened Harvest1415 S 32nd St. WestBillings MT 59102406-656-1156
Alpengrow Nursery Supplies238 Highway 93 S.,Eureka, MT 59917406-882-4496
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Butteopia127 Main Street,
Butte, Montana 597011-406-782-8476
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Big Sky Garden Supply528 West Idaho, Kallispell, MT 59901 406-755-1465
Box of Rain INC860 North Meridian Rd. Suite B #19&20 Kalispell, MT 59901406-755-RAIN (7246)
Cornucopia Grow Your Own127 Stoner Creek RoadLakeside, MT 59922406-709-1076
Dr. Green Thumbs1106 West Park,Livingston, MO 59047406-222-7440
Bizzy Beez LLP5875 Highway 93 S,Whitefish, MT 59937406-863-9937
NEBRASKABodhi Organic Garden Supply1438 S1 St. Ste 6Lincoln, NE 68502 402-438-6785
Patio-Ponics3255 Cornhusker Highway, Suite 4Lincoln, NE 68504402-466-9218
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Paradigm Gardens8949 J Street, Suite 5,
Omaha, NE 68127402-339-4949
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NEVADACarson Valley Hydroponics2520 Empire Ranch Road,Carson City, NV 89701775-884-4769
Lorraine Indoor Gardens290 Spear Court,Fernley, NV 89408775-575-7757
Hydro Store, The1014 W. Sunset Road,Henderson, NV 89014702-434-7365
AAA Indoor Organic Garden SuperCenter2101 S. Decatur Boulevard, #21,Las Vegas, NV 89102702-450-4769
Advanced Gardens Hydroponics7850 Dean Martin Dr. Suite 506Las Vegas,NV 89139702-247-4769
All American Hydroponics2675 East Patrick Lane, Unit 8,Las Vegas, NV 89120702-894-9888
Best Hydroponic Supply6818 W Cheyenne,Las Vegas, NV 89108702-750-9300
Grow Hydro Gardens5870 s Decatur Suite 11Las Vegas, NV 89148702-997-7053; Toll Free 866-568-4769
Hydro Store, The7145 W. Ann Road,Las Vegas, NV 89130702-434-9376
Nevada Hydroponics4700 B Maryland, Suite 1,Las Vegas, NV 89119702-798-2852
Anything Grows190 West Moana Lane,Reno, NV 89509775-828-1460
Everything Green HydroponicsBox 34869Reno, Nevada 89533
The Hydro Store 121 Woodland Ave #160Reno NV 89523775-787-2760
NEW HAMPSHIREGreenlife Garden Supply 885 Second StreetManchester, NH 03102603-782-8259
The Beez Kneez Garden Supply180 Emerald St.,Keene, NH 03431603-903-1488
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Hydro101545 Hooksett Rd. #24Manchester, NH 03104
603-782-8894_________________________
Natural Roots Hydroponics24 Crown St. Nashua NH 03060 603-204-5528
Four Seasons Horticulture Supply2076 White Mountain Hwy.North Conway, NH 03860603-733-5444
NEW JERSEYGarden State Hydroponics511 Avenel Street,Avenel, NJ 07001888-300-8711
Boyer Indoor Gardening57 Crescent Blvd.Gloucester City, NJ 08030856-456-5000
Bergen County Hydroponics70 Essex Street,Hackensack, NJ 07601201-342-2001
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Green Touch 2 Hydroponics Inc.888 Route 33, Unit 1,Hamilton, NJ 08619
609-570-8829_________________________
Garden Indoors of New Jersey600 Meadowlands Pkwy. Suite 25Secaucus NJ 07094201-865-1616
East Coast Horticultural Supply1652 Hurffville Road,Sewell, NJ 08080, 856-228-5290
77HYDRO37 Fairfield Place,West Caldwell, NJ 07006877-774-9376
Claraqua4 Redwood Court,West Windsor, NJ 08550
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AHL Year Round Garden Supply1051 San Mateo Blvd. SE,Albuquerque, NM 87108
505-255-3677_________________________
All Seasons Gardening3600 Osuna Road, Suite 406
Alburquerque, NM 87109 505-508-4292
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Common Shaman1319 San Mateo N.E.,Albuquerque, NM 87110505-255-6463
Heavy’s Grow Supply1325 San Mateo Blvd NEAlbuquerque NM 87110505-315-4573
Dr. Green Hydroponics129 E. Idaho Ave.Las Cruces NM 88005575-524-6751
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All Seasons Gardening1228 Parkway, Suite E Sante Fe, NM 87507
505-438-GROW_________________________
Santa Fe Hydroponics851 W. San Mateo Road, Suite 4Santa Fe NM 87505505-467-8454
New Mexico Hydroponics923 W. AlmeadaSanta Fe NM 87501505-316-5855
Taos Gardening Supply120 BerthaTaos, NM 87571575-758-9131
NEW YORKOrganica: Garden Supply & Hydroponics296 Delaware Ave.,Albany, NY 12209518-618-7666
The Grow Room32-32 49th StreetAstoria, NY 11103718-218-GROW (4769)
Saratoga Organics & Hydroponic Supply19 Front Street,Ballston Spa, NY 12020518-885-2005; 800-850-4769
The Grape Vine4020 Hempstead TurnpikeBethpage,NY,11714516-731-1100
Bronx Hydro & Garden39 Bruckner Boulevard,Bronx, NY 10454718-993-3787
Bklyn Hydro & Garden316 McGuiness BlvdBrooklyn NY 11222718-383-0095
Brooklyn Farms51 Hicks Street St.Brooklyn, NY 11231347-725-3491
Indoor Outdoor Gardener8223 5th Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11209718-836-2402
Buffalo Roots Hydroponics and Organics3231 Main StreetBuffalo, NY 14214716-240-9075
Hydroponics of Buffalo1497 Hertel Avenue,Buffalo, NY 14216716-838-3545
Harvest Moon Hydroponics340 West at 59,Central Nyack, NY 10960
California Hydroponics27 Corporate Circle,East Syracuse, NY 13057315-432-9387
Upstate Hydroponics2026 Lake Rd unit BElmira, NY 14903607-483-9199
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FutureGarden Inc.59 Central Avenue,
Farmingdale, NY 11735516-420-0884
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Sunflower Supplies, LLC176-18 Central AveFarmingdale, NY 11735631-651-8281
East Coast Hydroponics14649 Horace Harding Exp,Flushing, NY 11367718-762-8880
Healthy Harvest Organics & Hydro163 Broadway,Fort Edwart, NY 12828518-480-4698
Saratoga Organics & Hydroponic Supply10 Saratoga AveS. Glen Falls, NY 12803518-798-820
Hydroponic Shops of America2568 Western Ave.Guilderland NY 12009518-355-1503
Hydroponic Shops of America720 Willow Ave.Ithaca NY 14850607-697-0199
Greentree Garden Supply606 Elmira Rd.Ithaca, NY 14850607-272-3666
Mike’s Nursery & Grower Supplies199 E. Fairmount Ave,Lakewood, NY 14750716-763-1612
Harvest Moon Hydroponics217 Route 32 North,New Paltz, NY 12561845-255-3633
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The Green Box495 9th AvenueNY NY 10018212 967 4777
thegreenboxhydro.com_________________________
Sunlight Solutions Hydroponics2045 Niagara Falls Blvd, Suite 13Niagara Falls, NY 14304888-GROWBOX
Crossroads Hydroponics and Organics181 South Plank Road (Route 52)Newburgh, NY 12550845-561-4769
KG Garden Supply4575 Commercial DriveNew Hartford, NY 13413877-KG-HYDRO
The Grow Room 8 Bridge Street,Nyack, NY 10960800-449-9630
Revolution Hydroponics309 West State St.Olean NY 14760716-373-GROW (4769)
Mor Gro Hydroponics5680 State Route 104 EOswego , NY 13126315-877-8725
Environmental Gardens8 John Walsh Boulevard, Suite 310Peekskills, NY 10566800-254-0507; 914-736-6676
Harvest Moon HydroponicsHenrietta Townline Plaza, 3047 West Henrietta Road,Rochester, NY 14623716-865-7353
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Hydro Garden Center1069B Lyell Avenue,Rochester, NY 14606
1-800-277-1322________________________
Sunset Hydroponics & Home Brewing1590 West Ridge Road,Rochester, NY 14615866-395-9204
Hydroponic Garden Centers Inc146 49 Horace Harding ExpRushing NY 11367718 762 8880
LiquidSun of New York1702 Fiero aveRotterdam, NY 12150518-952-4654
Hydroponics Shops of America2606 Erie Boulevard,Syracuse, NY 13224315-251-2516
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Green Zone Hydroponics2148 Niagara Falls Blvd.Tonawanda, NY. 14150
716-693-9663_________________________
Green Zone Hydroponics2928 Southwestern BlvdOrchard Park NY 14127716-677-9663_________________________
Harvest Moon Hydroponics147 Fourth Street,Troy, NY 10960
Follow The Sun1185 B Yonkers AveYonkers, N.Y 10704914-237-2760
NORTH CAROLINAAdvanced Hydroponic Garden55 Shiloh Road #6Asheville, NC 288031-828-277-3488
Fifth Season Gardening Company21 B Westside Dr. Asheville NC 28806828-225-5007
Fifth Season Gardening Company45 Banks Avenue,Asheville, NC 28801828-253-4112
Fifth Season Gardening Company106 South Greensboro Street,Carrboro, NC 27510919-932-7600
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BWGS-NC4045 Perimeter West Drive,Suite 400,
Charlotte, NC 28214800-316-1306
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High Tech Garden Supply2712 B Freedom DriveCharlotte, NC 28208
704-697-0911________________________
Flow & Grow Hydroponics & Organic Garden Center4521 Cumberland Road,Fayetteville, NC 28306910-423-FLOW (3569)
Fifth Season Gardening Company1616 D-3 Battleground Avenue,Greensboro, NC 27408336-271-3373
Good Harvest Garden Center 629 Oakridge Farm Hwy.Mooresville NC 28115704-658-9136
Fifth Season Gardening Company5619-A Hillsborough Street,Raleigh, NC 27606919-852-4747
New Age Gardens2236A US Highway 70,Swannanoa, NC 28778828-299-9989
Progressive Gardens6005 Oleander Drive,Wilmington, NC 28403910-395-1156
LiquidSun East12 Bay St, Unit 105Wilmington MA 01887978-447-5442
OHIOAkron Garden Center434 W Wilbeth Road,Akron, OH 44314330-724-2700
Summit Hydroponics1030 Kenmore Boulevard Akron, OH 44314-2114330-753-5222
Hydro House of Ohio2234 South Union Ave. Alliance, MI 44601330-680-4014
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Purely Hydroponic, LLC1507 Lear Industrial Pkwy.
Avon, OH 44011866-787-5060
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Campbells Indoor Gardening Supplies1721 Greenville RoadBristolville, OH 44402330-889-0049
Magic Home Gardens209 Cemetery Road,Canal Winchester, OH 43110614-837-2440
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CincyPonics3314 Harrison Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45211513-661-3886
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Dumont Seed Co. 619 30th ST. N.W.Canton, ohio 44709330-492-0204
Dayton Hydroponics4920 Provident DriveCincinnati, Ohio 45246513-942-7111
Eastside Hydroponics834 Ohio Pike #318Cincinnati, Ohio 45245513-528-4769
Kissed by the Sun Hydroponic10740 Reading Road,Cincinnati, OH 45241513-769-0159
Cleveland Garden Center Inc.727 East 185th Street,Cleveland, OH 44119216-481-7868
Grow Wizard, The5700 Denison Avenue,Cleveland, OH 44102216-961-2500
Herb-N-Garden Center14901 Puritas Avenue,Cleveland, OH 44135216-252-2001
Garden Indoors of Ohio4720 Indianola Avenue,Columbus, OH 43214800-833-6868
Magic Home Garden4538 Indianola Avenue,Columbus, OH 43214614-263-2440
Miami Valley Hydro8220 N. Dixie Dr.Dayton OH 45414937-280-4468
Garden Connections3341 Centerpoint Dr.Grove City OH 43123614-871-0707
Advanced Hydrorganics Indoor Garden Center5204 Darrow Road,Hudson, OH 44236234-380-1287
Sweet Greens5540 Brecksville RoadIndependence, OH 44131800-421-7084
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Hydro Gardens Wholesale1144 N Memorial Drive
Lancaster, OH 43130 855-210-5599
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Carefree Garden Center134 West Drive,Lodi, OH 44254330-302-4203
CropKing134 West Drive,Lodi, OH 44254330-302-4203
USA Hydrogarden7450 Industrial Pkwy, Ste. ALorain, Ohio 44053440-282-4880
The Grow Shop165 Davids St. Marion OH 43302740-223-7467
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Urban Gardens671 E. Center StreetMarion, OH 43302
740-375-2800_________________________
Top Garden Products8600 East Avenue Suite C.Mentor, OH 44060440-290-8773
Green Garden Indoor Garden Center1664 North Main St.N. Canton, OH 44720330-494-1234
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Gardening-Indoor5851 Youngstown-Warren Rd.
Niles, OH 44446 USA330-932-1023
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Pet Finatics LLC3150 Navarre Ave Suite AOregon, OH 43616
Indoor Gardens1222 Hill Road, North,Pickerington, OH 43147614-866-6065
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Trinity Hydro Organics465 Woodman DriveRiverside, OH 45431
937-252-GROW_________________________
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Hot Hydro ®855 S. Holland-Sylvania Rd. #2Toledo, Ohio 43615419-866-1266
Organic Garden Center5215 Monroe St.Toledo OH 43623419-517-8110
Toledo Hydroponics Ltd.855 S. Holland-Sylvania Road, Suite 2Toledo, OH 43615877-893-0716
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Plant Lighting Hydroponics2201-A Pinnacle Parkway
Twinsburg, OH 44087888-258-0670
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Greenleaf Hydroponics1805 Elm Road,Warren, OH 44483330-372-1039
Dayton Hydroponics3856 Miamisburg-Centerville Road, West Carrolton, OH 45449937-859-3999
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Gardening-Indoor9215 Market St.
Youngstown (North Lima) OH 44452330-758-0272
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Indoor Garden Worx304 West Monroe Street.Zanesville, OH 43701866-900-9679
OKLAHOMATulsa County Hydro-Organics1928 W. Albany,Broken Arrow, OK 74012918-259-HYDRO
AAAAHA! Hydroponics UnlimitedP.O. Box 74,Oakhurst, OK 74050
Organics OKC Garden Supply2800 N Pennsylvania Avenue,Oklahoma City, OK 73107405-528-GROW
The OKC Urban Gardener3711 N. Western Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73118405-521-9300
Urban Garden3141 E. 15th Street,Tulsa, OK 74104918-289-0018
The Mad Farmer Tulsa LLC11630 E. 51stTulsa OK 74146918-615-3735
OREGONIndoor Hydroponic Garden & Lights5990 SW 185th Ave. Aloha, OR 97006503-848-3335
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Aqua Serene465 Applegate Way,Ashland, OR 97520
541-482-7600_________________________
Astoria Indoor Garden Supply1343 Duane St. Unit CAstoria OR 97103503-468-0606
Rogue Silicates Inc. POB 21,Azalea, OR 97410541-837-8590
American Agriculture9966 SW. Arctic Dr.Beaverton OR 97005503-641-3500
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B.I.G.S.35 NW Bond
Bend, OR 97701541-385-5222
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Northern Light & Garden9290 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, Beaverton, OR 97005503-297-7331
Westcoast Organic & Hydroponic Supply12410 SE 282nd Avenue, Unit CBoring, OR 97009503-512-7710
The Good Earth Organics30088 Redwood Highway,Cave Junction, OR 97523541-592-4496
Anthony’s Garden & Light Supply93779 B Troy Lane,Coos Bay, OR 97420541-266-8822
Corvallis Hydroponics & Organics5490 SW Philomath Boulevard,Corvallis, OR 97333541-738-2820
Emerald Valley Gardens Inc.88680 McVay Hwy. Corvallis, OR 97405541-636-3763
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Aqua Serene2836 W. 11th Avenue,
Eugene, OR 97402541-302-9073
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Aurora InnovationsPO Box 22041,
Eugene, OR 97402866-376-8578
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Vital Organics Northwest457 River Ave.Eugene, OR 97404541-688-0028
Oregon’s Constant Gardener2385 West 11thEugene OR 97402541-636-4220
Advanced Indoor Gardens17831 se 82nd drive Gladstone, OR 97027503-305-6341
Northern Light & Garden1203 Rogue River Highway,Grants Pass, OR 97527541-474-1700
Paradise Supply LLC560 NE. “F” Street, Unit C,Grand Pass, OR 97526541-955-7293
Redwood Nursery1303 Redwood Ave.Grants Pass OR 97527541-474-2642
Vital Organix932-B SE “M” StreetGrants Pass, OR 97526541-226-9283
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Oregon Rainforest Co.19949 E. Burnside Street,
Gresham, OR 97233503-465-9909
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Healthy Harvest Indoor GardenSuite #1, 1635 SE Tualatin Valley Hwy.,
Hillsboro, OR 97123 503-640-0995
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Gorge Garden Center1203 12th St Ste. HHood River OR 97031541-386-4769
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In & Out Gardens 93484 Hwy 99 South
Junctin City OR 97448 541-234-2342
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Basin Indoor Gardening417 N. Spring St.Klamath Falls, OR 97601541-273-2023
Green Zone Garden Center & Hydroponic Supplies1845 S W Hwy. 101 Ste. 3Lincoln, OR 97367 541-994-7070
Green Thumb Hydrogarden & Organic Supply2021 West Main Street,Medford, OR 97501541-779-8600
Growing Crazy (Hooked On Hydroponics)817 W. 2nd Street,Medford, OR 97501
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In & Out Gardens1574 Skypark DriveMedford, OR 97501
541-858-3333_________________________
Ladybug Indoor Gardens3960 W. Main Street,Medford, OR 97501541-618-4459
Advanced Organics & Garden Supply290- B Merlin AvenueMerlin, Oregon 97532541-659-1466
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Wizard’s Garden, LLC621 Spruce Street, Unit C,
Myrtle Point, OR 97458541-572-2333
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Green Zone Garden Center & Hydroponic Supplies454 S.W. Coast Hwy Newport OR 97365 USA 541-265-8252
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Gorilla Garden Supply2011 Union Ave,
North Bend, OR 97459541-756-5005
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Green Garden Indoor Garden Center1664 North Main St.N. Canton, OH 44720330-494-1234
Indoor Garden Depot3260 SE Oak Grove Blvd.,Oak Grove, OR 97267-1421503-786-2445
All About Hydroponics633 Claude Rd.Ontario, OR 98914 208-731-9823
American Agriculture9220 SE Stark St.Portland OR 97216800-433-6805
Bloom Garden Supply518 NE 20th Ave.Portland, OR 97232971-255-1336
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BWGS-OR18201 NE Portal Way, Ste. 104
Portland, OR 97230888-316-1306
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Cascade Horticulture19959 E. BurnsidePortland OR 97233503-661-1700
Everybody’s Garden Center2701 SE 14th Avenue,Portland, OR 97202800-669-5483
Garden Spout, The4532 South East 63rd Avenue,Portland, OR 97206503-788-4769
Indoor Hydroponic Garden & Lights1409 SE 82nd Ave. Portland, OR 97216503-445-2250
Jantzen Beach Hydroponics909 N. Tomahawk Island Dr., Suite 103, Portland, OR 97217503-546-3185
Lights Distributing9843 SW 55th Avenue,Portland, OR 97219
Rain or Shine13126 NE Airport Way,Portland, OR 97230503-255-1981
Roots Garden Supply5426 North Gay Avenue,Portland, OR 97217503-285-4768
Urban Flora2865 South East,Portland, OR 97214503-236-3344
BIGS Warehouse2606 SW 4th Street, Unit BRedmond, OR 97756541-504-8886
Indoor Garden Supply536 SW 6th Street (rear alley), Redmond, OR 97756 541-504-7750
DC Hydroponics & Organics7275 Green Siding Rd. Roseburg, OR 97471 541-679-3700
Roseburg Hydroponics853 SE Stephens Street, Roseburg, OR 97470 541-229-1420
Indoor Garden Center1697 SE 25th Street, Salem, OR 97302 503-566-7888
Northern Light & Garden Salem1915 Lancester Drive,Salem, OR 97305503-364-4769
Moonshine Park Farm135 South East 62nd, Unit FSouth Beach, OR 97366541-444-2298
Oregon’s Constant Gardener2053 Laura St.Springfield OR 97477541-747-8170
J-N-B Hydro 2 Go155 West Central Avenue,Sutherlin, OR 97479541-459-9211
Rogue Farmers1007 S.Pacific Hwy. Talent, OR 97540 541-512-4600
Samurai Greenhouse Supply32067 Old Hwy. 34Tanget, OR 97389541-928-3431
Grow America Garden Supply LLC11511 SW Pacific Highway,Tigard, OR 97223503-841-6868
Portland Hydroponics & Organics11564 SW Pacific HighwayTigard, OR 97223503-746-4303
Pharmer Hydroponics11135 SW Industrial Way Bldg 10-4Tualatin, OR 97062503-486-5751
PENNSYLVANIAPocono Hydroponic Solutions25 Route 611Bartonsville, PA 18321570-730-4544
Green Solutions Hydroponics1700 Orange StreetBerwick, PA 18603570-752-1530
Garden Indoors of Pennsylvania208 Route 13,Bristol, PA 19007800-227-4567
422 GROW1775 North Main Street ExtensionButler, PA 16001-1327724-561-3777
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High Tech Garden Supply20232 Route 19, Unit 6,
Cranberry Twp., PA 16066724-473-1113
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Home Hydroponics of Pittsburgh830 Route 119,Greensburg, PA 15601724-836-1118
Buds to Blooms Garden and Supply Co., LLC509 Orchard AvenueKennett Square, PA 19348610-388-0100
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The Companion Plant 363 E. Main St
Kutztown, PA 19530610-683-9676
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FlairformPO 1417,Lansdale, PA 19446215-395-6353
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RH DistributionPO 1417, Lansdale, PA 19446
888-545-8112_________________________
Esbenshades Greenhouses 546A East 28th Div HwyLititz Pa 17543717-626-7007
Hydro Ponics of Harrisburg310 South 10th Street, Lemoyne, PA 17043877-684-3808
Always Green Garden Supply4400 Old William Penn Hwy Ste. 106Monroeville PA 15146412-646-1243
New Stanton Hydro150 Post Ave.New Stanton, PA. 15672724-635-0297
Hydrofarm East270 Canal RoadFairless Hills, PA 19030888-780-4567
The Companion Plant 363 E. Main StKutztown, PA 19530610-683-9676
Esbenshades Greenhouses546A East 28th Div HwyLititz Pa 17543717-626-7007
Full Bloom Hydroponics84 South 24th Street,Pittsburgh, PA 15203888-872-3602
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Gardening-Indoor20550 Rt. #19 Cranberry Twp.
Pitsburgh PA 16066724-591-8086
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Home Hydroponics of Pittsburgh2008 Smallman Street,Pittsburgh, PA 15222412-232-7030
Healthy Gardens and Supply1008 Lincoln Avenue,Prospect Park, PA 19076866-32-HYDRO
Northeast Hydroponics & Homebrewing221 Scranton Carbondale Hwy.Scranton PA 18508570-209-7924
Full Time Garden Supply1011 Ritner HighwayShippensburg PA.17257717-477-0350
Home Hydroponics of Pittsburgh9 North Main St.Washington, PA 15301724-222-0200
Western Pennsylvania Innovative Gardening1177 Pittsburgh Road, Suite 103Valencia, PA 16059724-903-0800
Organic Garden Center1307 Park Ave.Williamsport, PA 17701570-322-3120_________________________
National Garden Wholesale/Sunlight Supply450 Grim Lane, York,PA 17406877-779-7111(Northeast)_________________________
PA Hydroponics & Home Gardening Supply20 Quaker Church Road,York Springs, PA 17372717-528-4175
RHODE ISLANDOakworld Garden Center39 West Street,Barrington, RI 02806401-245-5705
Solar Seed Hydroponics, Inc.2406 Putman Pike,Chepachet, RI 02814 401-710-9010
Organically Grown768 Atwood AveCranston, RI 02920401-944-0549
GrowRI184 Admiral Kalbfus RoadNewport, RI 02840401-619-0776
Hydro-Earth1243 Mineral Springs Avenue,North Providence, RI 02904401-305-5520
The Organic Grow Hut375 Putnam Pike- Ste 13 Smithfield, RI 02828401-349-4141
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Good To Grow51 Old Tower Hill Road,
Wakefield, RI 02879401-783-1733
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Grow With Us709 Warwick Ave.Warwick RI 02888401-270-6998
Mother Nature Hydroponics1268 Post Rd.Warwick RI 02888401-780-0600
GrowRI105 Franklin street Unit # 38Westerly, RI 02891401-596-0904
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Good To Grow34 Nooseneck Hill Road,
West Greenwich, RI 02817401-392-3100
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Growin’ Crazy93 Kingston RoadWyoming, Rhode Island 02898401-284-0810
SOUTH CAROLINAGreenSpirit Hydrogarden1864 Meeting Street,Charleston, SC 29405843-225-1GRO
Skyes the Limit455 B Fleming Rd.Charleston, SC 29412843-566-2121
247 Garden Supply535 D Clemson Road,Columbia, SC 29229803-788-4445
The Urban Garden Hydroponics9557 Two Notch Rd. Ste. EColumbia, SC 29223803-788-9313
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All Seasons Indoor & Outdoor Supplies
1350 Hwy. 501 Business, Store 3&4Conway, SC 29526
843-347-9266_________________________
Green Thumb Unique Gardening & More1230 Rutherford Road,Greenville, SC 29609864-271-8830
SOUTH DAKOTA_________________________
Green Earth Products Inc.5700 Highway 79 S.,Unit 1,
Rapid City, SD 57702605-342-1307
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TENNESSEEInnovative Hydroponic Supply Inc.3286 North Park Blvd. Unit G Alcoa TN 37701865-984-0280
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Atlantis Hydroponics1800 Rossville Avenue, #3,
Chattanooga, TN 37408423-752-5400
Advanced Hydroponic Garden783 French Mill Road,Dandridge, TN 37725800-521-1643
Perpetual Harvest75 Riverport Drive,Jackson, TN 38301877-422-3391
Advanced Hydroponic Garden6912 Clinton Highway,Knoxville, TN 37921866-938-3318
Sun City Hydroponics2235 Whitten Road, Suite 104,Memphis, TN 38133901-372-8100
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National Garden Wholesale/Sunlight Supply
126 Belinda Parkway,Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
888-265-9005_______________________
All Seasons Gardening and Brewing Supply Co.924 8th Avenue, South,Nashville, TN 37203800-790-2188
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Worm’s Way Tennessee901 Main Street,
Nashville, TN 37072 800-397-4153
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TEXASAbundant Harvest Hydroponics & Organics3101 Avenue E East,Arlington, TX 76011817-649-0100
Brite Ideas Hydroponics & Organics4201 South Congress Ave. Suite 310Austin, TX 78745512-444-2100
Texas Hydroponics & Organics (Central Austin)5605 Burnet Rd.Austin, Tx 78756512-459-4769
Texas Hydroponics & Organics (South Austin)2125-A Goodrich Avenue,Austin, TX 78704512-440-4769
Texas Hydroponics & Organics (Deep Ellum)2715 Main Street. Dallas, TX 75226 214-745-4769
Third Coast Horticulture Supplies 2715 Main Street,Dallas, TX 75226512-459-4353
Jolly Green Hydroponics (Greenhouse Horticultural Supplies)13628 Neutron Road,Dallas, TX 75244866-WE-JOLLY; 469-341-5555
Lone Star Hydroponics & Organics1302 Motor Circle,Dallas, TX 75207 214-634-9376
Texas Hydroponics & Organics (Dallas)2606 Manana DrDallas, TX 75220214-744-4769
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Organic Garden & Feed
3801 N Interstate Hwy 35, Ste 126 Denton Texas 76207
940-381-9890_________________________
Earth Organics1360 Lee Trevino Drive,Suite 105El Paso, TX 79936915-591-9500
Texas Hydroponics & Organics (Ft. Worth)2501 Airport Frwy. Ft.Worth, TX 76111817-834-4769
Hydrofarm Central950 Avenue SGrand Prairie, TX 75050-1133800-634-9999
Botani Garden15120 Bellaire BlvdHouston, TX 77083281-575-1999
Houston Discount Hydroponics9380 Richmond Avenue,Houston, TX 77063713-464-9406
Hydroponic Nation9001 Frey RoadHouston TX 77034713-943-1115
Progressive Garden3582 W T.C. Jester BlvdHouston, TX 77018713-681-7764
Texas Hydroponics & Organics (Houston)2420 Rusk St,Houston, TX 77003713-641-4769
Ultimate Hydroponic Garden Supply6125 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N. #206Houston, TX 77041713-856-8425
Texas Growers Supply5990 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. E. #602,Humble, TX 77396281-441-3739
Hydro Mart3841 Main Street,Rowlett, TX 75088972-475-6114
Brite Ideas Hydroponics & Organics5121 Crest Way Dr., Ste. 203San Antonio, TX 78239210-248-9309
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Sol Organics & Hydroponics1634 Babcock Road,
San Antonio, TX 78229210-366-9082
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Texas Hydroponics & Organics (San Antonio)3412 Copeland. San Antonio, TX 78219210-226-4769
Texas Hydroponics & Organics (San Antonio West)6729 Bandera Rd. San Antonio, TX 78238210-684-4769
Innergrow Hydroponics24451 Interstate Highway 20,Wills Point, TX 75169866-475-4769
UTAHWasatch Hydroponics4050 South Howick, Suite 11E,Salt Lake City, Utah 84107801-716-4133
VERMONTGreenthumb - Vermont394 Route 15,Jericho, VT 05465 802-899-4323
Peak Hydroponic Garden Supplies20 School Street,Plainfield, VT 05667802-454-8000
LiquidSun® VT1 Bellows Falls Road, (Route 5 North)Putney, VT 05158802-387-1100
Green Thumb GardeningP.O. Box 235, Route 15,Underhill, VT 5489800-564-9376
VIRGINIAFifth Season Gardening Co.900 Preston Ave. Charlottesville VA 22903434-293-2332
Clean & Green Technologies196 Corning Drive,Christiansburg, VA 24073866-694-1628
Maryland Hydroponics1061 West Broad StreetFalls Church, VA866-324-9376
Lucky Roots612 North Sheppard St.Richmond, VA 23221804-377-3020
Blue Ridge Hydroponics & Home Brewing Company5327 D Williamson RoadRoanoke, VA 24012540-265-2483
Inside-Out Garden Supply6517 Backlick Road,Springfield, VA 22150, 703-451-3259
I Love Hydroponics368 Newtown Road, #105,Virginia Beach, VA 23462757-490-5425
Hydroponics & Growlights13400 Occoquan Road,Woodbridge, VA 22191703-490-0700
WEST VIRGINIAPanhandle Hydroculture800 East Moler Ave.Martinsburg, WV 25401304-240-7587
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Mountaineer Gardening and Hydroponics258 Kingwood St.Morgantown WV 26505304-290-2460
Almost Heaven Hydroponics3476 University Ave.,Morgantown, WV 26505304-598-5911
WASHINGTONAJ’s Indoor Gardening1317 Summit St.Aberdeen, WA 98520360-533-1170
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Island Horticulture Supply 8608 S March Point Rd.
Anacortes WA 98221 360-293-0000
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Mike’s Indoor Garden Supply6121 172nd Street NE #A,Arlington, WA 98223360-474-1900
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Pro Grow Horticulture Supplies3411 169th Pl. N.E. Ste. C
Arlington, WA 98223360-925-6358
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Belfair Garden & Lighting24090 NE State Route 3 #FBelfair,WA 98528360-275-2130
Green Gardens Distributing12738 Bel-Red Road,Bellevue, WA 98005425-454-5731
In Bloom2119 Lincoln StreetBellingham WA 98225360-778-1668
Northern Lights Gardening4159 Hannegan Road,Bellingham, WA 98225360-715-8585
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North West Hydro Supply5659 Guide Meridian St. Bellingham, WA 98226
360-778-3254_________________________
Liquid Sunshine Hydroponics5087 Lincoln Road,Blaine, WA 98230
Kitsap Garden & Lighting2130 6th Street,Bremerton, WA 98312360-377-1277
M & R LightingUnit C 22914 Highway 410,Buckley, WA 98390360-707-5999
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Island Horticulture Supply 1500 Port Dr.,
Burlington, WA 98233360-707-5999
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Indoor Tropics5930 Sunburst Lane #B
Cashmere, WA 98815 509-470-7782
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Indoor Gardening111 W.MainCentralia, WA 98531360-807-4259
Grow Center, The615 South FirDeerPark WA 99006509-276-GROW
Cascadia Garden Supply188 A St.Eastsound WA 98245360-376-6040
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Indoor Tropics801 N. Prospect
Ellensburg WA 98926509-933-4441
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Healthy Grow Indoor Garden Supplies10 SE Everett Mall Way Suite BEverett WA 98208425-374-2227
Indoor Garden Depot8630 Evergreen Way, Suite BEverett, WA 98208425-347-0700
Indoor Garden Depot1401 S. 324th Street,Federal Way, WA 98003253-874-1112
Fife Indoor Garden Center1422 54th Ave. E.Fife, WA 98424253-922-5352
Good 2 Gro3507 W Clearwater Ave. Kennewick, WA 99336509-737-1313
Hefty Harvest Garden & Hydroponic Supply2825 Marvin Road NE Ste MLacey, WA 98516360-628-8964
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Indoor Garden & Lighting714 South Central Avenue,
Kent, WA 98032253-373-9060
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Kent Garden Supplies Ltd.18817 East Valley Highway,Kent, WA 98032425-251-9299
Grogro Hydro12403 NE. 124th Street,Kirkland, WA 98034888-7-GROGRO; 425-820-6200
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KP Indoor Garden Store8912 Key Peninsula HWY N
Lakebay, WA 98349253-884-SURE (7873)
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InDoor Gardening1158 Commerce Longview WA, 98632 360-353-3851
Indoor Gardening5718 Pacific Ave.Lacey WA 00000360-338-0676
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Indoor Garden & Lighting20505 Highway 99,,
Lynnwood, WA 98036425-673-2755
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Go-N-Green Hydroponics1241 State Ave Suite #102Marysville, WA 98270360-386-8230
Green Acres Indoor Garden & Lighting514 State Ave, Suite #102Marysville, WA 98270360-658-GROW (4769)
Island Hydroponic & Supplies1515 5th Street #B,Marysville, WA 98271425-299-5855
Mike’s Indoor Garden Supply1204 East Wheeler Road,Moses Lake, WA 98837509-766-5856
M & R Lighting17238 Memorial Drive,Mt. Vernon, WA 98273360-848-1080
Northern Lights Gardening 1524 Riverside Dr #2Mt. Vernon, WA 98273360-982-2217
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Indoor Garden & Lighting8606 Preston Fall City Rd. SE
Preston WA 98050425-222-9661
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Linda’s Gardening & Hydroponics11522 Canyon Road East,Puyallup, WA 98373253-531-9641
Purple Spring Horticulture Supply711 Nesses Corner Rd.Pt.Hadlock WA 98339-9411360-344-2500
Renton Indoor Garden Center329 Wells Ave. S., Renton WA 98057425-917-9000
Eco Enterprises1240 NE 175th Street, #BShoreline, WA 98155800-426-6937
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Aqua Serene3839 Stone Way North,
Seattle, WA 98103206-547-GROW (4769)
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Grogro Hydro12316 32nd AVE NE #103Seattle, WA 98125
Hydro-Tech2121 Aurora Avenue, North Seattle, WA 98103 206-547-2202
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Seattle’s Hydro Spot917 NW 49th St.
Seattle, WA 98107206-784-2161
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Sodo Hydro1727 1st Ave. South,Seattle, WA 98134
206-682-9377; 888-90-HYDRO (904-9376)__________________________
Northwest Horticulture Supply161 Hooker Road, #1,Sequim, WA 98057360-582-0702
SnoGro Indoor Gardening Supply502 Maple Ave. Snohomish, WA 98290 360-863-6935
509 Grow2718 N DivisionSpokane, WA 99207509-327-GROW(4769)
Grow Center, The2808 W Sprague Spokane WA 99202509-456-GROW
River City Hydroponics1514 East Francis Avenue,Spokane, WA 99208509-464-0246
Rootz Indoor Garden Supply923 E. HoffmanSpokane, WA 99207509-443-5999
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Spokane Organic & Hydroponic Supply
4823 East Sprague Avenue E.,Spokane Valley, WA 99212
509-534-4055________________________
Spokane Organic & Hydroponic Supply8701 North Division Suite DSpokane Valley, WA 509-468-4800
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Waterworks Hydroponics5039 S. Washington
Tacoma, WA 98409 • [email protected]________________________
Garden City Hydroponics14103 Pacific Ave.,S. Tacoma WA 98444253-301-3985
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Indoor Garden & Lighting3839 6th Avenue,
Tacoma, WA 98406253-761-7478
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Solar Shop306 West 4th Street,Tonasket, WA 98855509-486-4508
Indoor Garden Depot6400 NE Highway 99, Suite H,Vancouver, WA 98665360-993-7779
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National Garden Wholesale/ Sunlight Supply
4525 NW Fruit Valley Road,Vancouver, WA 98660
888-478-6544 (Northwest)___________________________
National Garden Wholesale/ Sunlight Supply
5408 NE 88th Street, Building A,Vancouver, WA 98665
888-478-6544_________________________
Indoor Garden Supply LLC1250 Atlantic Ave,Woodland, WA 98674360-841-8055
Artificial Sun Hydroponics3506 Summitview Ave.Yakima WA 98902509-823-4026
WISCONSIN_________________________
Aric’s Indoor Garden Supply1104 West Wisconsin Avenue,
Appleton, WI 54914920-574-3258
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Grow BIG Hydroponics954 S. Westland,Appleton, WI 54914920-749-4769
H2oGrow1150 Madison rd Beloit WI 53511 608-289-1852
Brew and Grow285 N. Janacek Road,Brookfield, WI 53045262-789-0555
Sustainable Growth LLC218 N Dewey St.Eau Claire WI 54703715-901-0511
Spread Eagle Garden Center4413 N. Lake Road South Florence, WI 54121715-696-3910
Garden Supply Guys752 Memorial Drive - Suite AGreen Bay, WI 54303920-857-9493
Hydro Your Own8501-75th Street, Unit CKenosha, WI 53142262 697 6112
Brew and Grow3317 Agriculture Drive,Madison, WI 53716608-226-8910
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Paradigm Gardens4501 Helgesen Drive,Madison, WI 53718
608-241-3800_________________________
Brew and Grow2246 Bluemound Road Ste. BWaukesha, WI 53186262-717-0666
PUERTO RICO_________________________
Tecno-HydroAve Campo Rico GJ17, PO Box 1450
Carolina, PR 00982787-752-8252
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