Outdoors plants may be free to roam and stretch but when faced with a small indoor growing area efficiencies of space and maximum use of the available light on offer become a vital part of a production system. Obviously when artificial light is supplied, a grower will want to make use of every photon produced […]
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Activated Charcoal for Odor Removal
Activated charcoal has been in use for centuries as an air/water purifier, health supplement and chemical ‘scrubber’, in fact activated carbon has some of the strongest physical adsorption properties of any material even known. Activated charcoal, also known as ‘activated carbon’ is made by burning hardwood, nutshells, coconut husks, animal cones and/or other carbonaceous materials. […]
Foliar Feeding
The most commonly used method of hydroponic plant fertilization is through the nutrient solution applied to the root zone. While plant root systems are in the most part highly efficient at absorbing mineral nutrients, certain conditions can prevent optimal uptake rates of some of the elements plants require. When plants are stressed for some reason, […]
Mildew Diseases
Powdery mildew is a fungus disease that affects plants on a world wide scale. On crops such as the cucurbits (cucumber, gerkins, melons, courgette and pumpkins), powdery mildew is the principal disease causing yield and quality reductions in hydroponic culture. While powdery mildew does reduce growth and yields, its main effect tends to be in […]
Grow Rooms (archive)
This page is for the storage of archived information and images from QuickGrow’s website circa 1999 – 2017. Relative Efficiency of Bulbs Auto-Run Your Temp / Dehumidistat Board Two Lights… One Ballast
Planting & Root Growth
There are three basic stages to growing plants successfully after germination, they are – root growth, vegetation and then flowering. It should also be remembered that plants grow just as cars drive and we breathe, it’s just what they do so as long as you give them the right basic conditions and a little attention […]