A retired HVAC guy in North Carolina on the aeroponic cloner that made his spare bedroom grow room finally work.
A retired HVAC guy in North Carolina runs the Clone King 25-site aeroponic cloner for a full growing season. Here is what worked, what did not, and what I would do differently.
Two ways to root cuttings, one aeroponic and one passive hydroponic. I ran both side by side for a season. Here is what I would buy again.
Ten practical reasons I moved my cuttings from soil to an aeroponic cloner, plus the honest tradeoffs that came with the switch.
A retired HVAC guy in North Carolina on the aeroponic cloner that made his spare bedroom grow room finally work.
A step-by-step method for rooting cuttings in an aeroponic cloner, from taking the cutting to potting up, based on four years of keeping a grow log.
A 61-year-old home grower tells you what the marketing photos leave out about the CLONE KING 25 Site Aeroponic Cloning Machine.
A 61-year-old home grower in North Carolina puts the Flora Series through a full season of lettuce, basil, and peppers. Here is what held up, what did not, and what he would do differently.
A plainspoken comparison from a home grower who has run both in the same spare bedroom, same tap water, same notebook.
Why a three-part nutrient system makes sense for home aeroponic and hydroponic growers, from a guy who keeps a paper grow log.
Four years after a bad back ended my raised beds, I grow lettuce and basil in a spare bedroom with three bottles and a notebook. Here's how it went.
A plainspoken, step-by-step guide to mixing General Hydroponics Flora Series for home aeroponic and hydroponic growers, from a retired HVAC guy who keeps a paper grow log.
Four seasons of notes on the three-bottle system, including the parts the label does not tell you.
A retired HVAC tech with two seasons of lettuce and basil in the notebook explains what the General Hydroponics pH Control Kit is really like after more than a year of daily checks.
A hands-on comparison from four years of growing in a spare bedroom. The drops beat the meter for most of us, but the meter has its place.
A retired HVAC guy's plainspoken case for keeping your nutrient solution in range, based on four years of indoor growing in a spare bedroom.
A retired HVAC tech's plain-spoken account of what a simple pH kit did for his lettuce, his basil, and his patience.
Keeping the reservoir between 5.5 and 6.5 is the difference between a tray of green basil and a tray of yellowing leaves. Here is the five minute routine I have used for four years.
A year of testing every batch with the General Hydroponics pH Control Kit taught me what the product page leaves out. Here is the honest version, the cons included.
A retired HVAC guy runs the TS1000 over a full growing season in a spare bedroom. What worked, what didn't, and what I'd tell a neighbor.
A side-by-side look at two very different LED lights, and which one belongs in your grow room.
A retired HVAC man's plainspoken list of why a full spectrum LED like the MARS HYDRO TS1000 earns its spot in a home grow room.
A retired HVAC tech in North Carolina replaced his shop lights with one Mars Hydro TS1000 and finally started eating salads in January.
A retired HVAC tech walks through the exact steps he used to hang a MARS HYDRO TS1000 over his aeroponic towers, with the distances, timers, and mistakes he made so you don't have to.
Eight months of notes on the 150W full spectrum grow light: what works, what doesn't, and who should buy it.
A retired HVAC tech's long-term report on the AeroGarden Harvest Elite: what grew, what didn't, the daily routine, and who should buy one.
I ran both AeroGarden models side by side for a season. Here is how the Harvest Elite and the Bounty actually compare for a home grower.
A retired HVAC guy with a spare bedroom and a paper grow log explains why a countertop garden is the easiest way to grow fresh greens indoors, even if you have never kept a plant alive.
A retired HVAC tech in North Carolina on the countertop garden that got him growing indoors again.
Six steps from unboxing to steady harvests, learned the hard way over four winters of countertop growing.
Six months with the Harvest Elite on a bedroom shelf. What worked, what annoyed me, and who should buy it anyway.
A retired HVAC guy in North Carolina runs the Clone King 25-site aeroponic cloner for a full growing season. Here is what worked, what did not, and what I would do differently.
A 61-year-old home grower tells you what the marketing photos leave out about the CLONE KING 25 Site Aeroponic Cloning Machine.
A 61-year-old home grower in North Carolina puts the Flora Series through a full season of lettuce, basil, and peppers. Here is what held up, what did not, and what he would do differently.
Four seasons of notes on the three-bottle system, including the parts the label does not tell you.
A retired HVAC tech with two seasons of lettuce and basil in the notebook explains what the General Hydroponics pH Control Kit is really like after more than a year of daily checks.
A year of testing every batch with the General Hydroponics pH Control Kit taught me what the product page leaves out. Here is the honest version, the cons included.
A retired HVAC guy runs the TS1000 over a full growing season in a spare bedroom. What worked, what didn't, and what I'd tell a neighbor.
Eight months of notes on the 150W full spectrum grow light: what works, what doesn't, and who should buy it.
A retired HVAC tech's long-term report on the AeroGarden Harvest Elite: what grew, what didn't, the daily routine, and who should buy one.
Six months with the Harvest Elite on a bedroom shelf. What worked, what annoyed me, and who should buy it anyway.
