Grow Room Electricity Calculator - What Will It Cost To Run My Lights?

A grow room electricity calculator will help you develop realistic expectations for the costs of running your lights. 

 On top of the initial setup costs of your grow tent, lights, ventilation equipment, CO2, and more, you need to consider the monthly cost of running these components.

The bulk of your monthly energy bill is going to come from running your grow lights, so our grow room electricity calculator will put a dollar figure to what you can expect to pay.

Botanicare Slide Bench Review

We got the chance to setup and review the Botanicare Slide Bench, one of the latest additions to the commercial hydroponics industry. This bench offers a substantial increase in efficiency, flexibility, and profitability for commercial growers.

If you aren’t familiar with the Botanicare Slide Bench, it is a premium hydroponics bench that helps commercial growers get the most out of their floor space.

It completely eliminates the need for aisles in a commercial warehouse or grow room, maximizing the use of expensive, limited floor space.

To create an aisle, simply slide the bench out of your way and walk through. In our opinion, this alone makes it a must have for serious commercial facilities.

Super Soil Recipe

Growing organically can be very challenging, and that's why more and more growers are turning to a super soil recipe.

Super soil is a way to increase your success with organic growing, and allows growers of any skill level to achieve a heavy, plentiful harvest.

Gavita Pro 1700e LED Grow Light Review

Gavita is an industry leader in grow lighting, and they are known for their premium lighting fixtures.

We recently got the chance to unbox the new Gavita Pro 1700e LED Grow Light, and install it in our grow tent.

We were blown away with this light, and would like to highlight a few key features that set it apart from other commercial grow lights.

The HyperLogic Commercial RO System

Water filtration is an essential process for any serious commercial hydroponics operation.

Plants, like humans, thrive when given high quality water. Many of the particulates in tap water will not harm us, but that doesn't hold true for our plants. To grow the biggest, most potent plants, we need to filter out these particulates before watering.

But in larger operations, such as a commercial grow, filtering high quantities of water can be both difficult and expensive.

Indoor Grow Room Design & Setup Examples

Are you struggling with indoor grow room design & setup?

This can be one of the most exciting parts of growing, as you can visualize your indoor garden.

Just the thought of your growing and flowering plants indoors and flowering can excite any grower. But, some newer growers get caught up here.

This is a very important and meticulous step, however, and you should put diligent thought into how you are going to design your grow room.

The growing room will dictate how your plants grow, the number of plants, and the number of supplies you will need.

Do you have a spare bedroom?

A closet?

An entire garage?

We are going to show you some indoor common grow room setup you can copy for your own setup, and talk about some important things to consider when designing your grow room!

Fungus Gnats - How To Prevent And Remove From Your Grow Room

Fungus gnats are a common indoor grow room pest, and can be incredibly frustrating.

These small, black, mosquito-like flies reproduce rapidly and endlessly. If you do not take swift action at the first sign of an infestation, you are in for a world of trouble.

Regardless of whether you are growing indoors or outdoors, you can run into these pesky bugs.

Luckily, treating your infested grow room or garden can be pretty simple. We will give you a number of ways to eradicate them, ranging from standard pesticides to beneficial bugs.

First, though, we need to go into more detail into what these bugs actually look like, and how to identify them. There are also a few things you need to know to ensure you aren't inviting them into your garden.

Seed Germination: How To Start Seeds Quickly

What Is Seed Germination?

It's pretty simple - as you can probably already surmise, this is simply a fancy way to say "start seeds". When we talk about germinating seeds, we're talking about getting a seed to pop a taproot and turn into a seedling. From there, the seedling turns into a full-blown plant.

There is a ton of work that goes into seed germination. Is it really even worth germinating seeds, or are you better off going with clones?

When planting from seed, you are able to select from a wide variety of strains and genetics. Another reason some growers will choose to germinate seeds instead of cloning is that a seedling will generally yield weight more than a cloned plant.

Today we are going to teach you how to germinate seeds quickly and efficiently.

First, let's cover all the reasons you should consider the seed starting instead of starting clones, along with what a seed actually needs to start popping taproots. Of course, we need to begin by asking "what is seed germination?" for those who are new.

Spider Mites on Plants - How to ID and Remove

One of the smallest indoor gardening pests, spider mites can also be one of the most devastating to your plants.

There are also a variety of spider mite species within the mite family. The rate at which these bugs reproduce is incredibly fast.

Female spider mites can lay about 14,000 spider mite eggs during their life cycle. This means an infestation could grow to over 1 million spider mites in 4 weeks!

This is why following a grow checklist, and checking your plants thoroughly on a consistent basis is so important.

Powdery Mildew - Definitive Guide To Prevention And Treatment

One morning you step into your grow room to check your plants, and you notice something alarming - powdery mildew.

Seemingly overnight, little white splotches have appeared on the leaves of one of your plants.

You have found a case of powdery mildew, which is one of the most common fungal infections growers will experience.

If you are combating powdery mildew currently, don’t worry. We will explain how to eradicate it efficiently. 

But first, let’s discuss it in more detail, and explain how you can take steps to prevent it from infecting your plants in the first place.