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“You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last-minute panic.” – Bill
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Here I go Again AeroGarden Elite Harvest
Here I Go Again There is nothing like cramping your style other than moving. The packing the unpacking – especially unpacking. A little over a
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Self Sufficiency – Growing Your Own
Self Sufficiency – One Small Step In this time of uncertainty, it is a good idea to become as self-sufficient as possible. For most of
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Getting Started With Hydroponics
Hydroponics It’s Not a New Idea Getting started with Hydroponics can be easy as starting with just a Mason Jar. The concept of soil-less gardening
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What Does It Take To Grow Microgreens?
What are Microgreens? First off what is the difference between sprouts and microgreens? Sprouts are fully germinated seeds, the newborn of the plant world. Both
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Drink Your Greens – 5 Great Smoothie Recipes
Why Not Drink Your Greens? Many people have heard that greens are very nutritious but struggle to eat enough of them. Greens are not the
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How to Build Your Own Hydroponic System
Building Your Own Hydroponic System There is nothing like building your own Hydroponic system. To get you going, we have combed the Web to select
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Basic Types of Hydroponic Systems and Some Others
Basic Systems There are six basic types of hydroponic systems that are out there with hundreds of variations: Wick, Drip System, Ebb and Flow, Nutrient
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Mix Your Own – Hydroponic Nutrient Providers
When you starting out in hydroponics we recommend that you start with premix nutrient formulas. You can find ready-made solutions on Amazon. Once you get
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Easy to Grow Hydroponic Lettuce
As I have mentioned before, or mission here at YouCanHydroGrow is to provide you with the best resources that we can find to help you
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Chapter Two Hydroponic Grow Media – Who Needs Soil
If you are being 100% hydroponic you will be growing in the absence of soil. In other words, something that is completely inert. It is
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Hydroponics 101 – A Guide to Hydroponic Growing
Chapter One – What Is Hydroponics and What Are the Benefits and Disadvantages? Hydroponics 101, a guide for those interested and those just beginning. This
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Cheap and Fun Mason Jar Hydroponics
Using Mason Jars to grow plants is a simple, non-electric, low maintenance, fun way of growing herbs, lettuce and other plants. It can be made
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HYDROPONIC RESOURCES
BEGIN THE JOURNEY – YOU CAN HYDRO GROW Hydroponics is a great way to become a little more self-reliant. Whether you start with a quick
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3rd Consecutive Harvest In 50 Days! With AeroGarden
That’s right in 50 days I have harvested three large bags of Heirloom Salad Greens with my AreoGraden Harvest Elite. Even though I have reviewed
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DIY Drip Bucket Made EASY
Drip Buckets are one of the most popular hydroponic systems you will find out there. In this video, I will walk you through step by
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What Are Your Plants Eating?
How does your garden grow? As we have discussed pH plays a very important role in how well your plants will be able to absorb
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Healthy Recipes for Kale and Spinach
When the Kale and Spinach start coming in it really comes in. There is more than just growing here at YouCanHydroGro, we actually like eating
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Plastic Bottle Garden – A Great Activity For Kids And The Young At Heart
Feeling a little cooped up late? Here is are some step-by-step instructions for creating your own Plastic Bottle Garden while recycling plastic bottles. To make
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Resources – You Can Hydro Grow
This page has been updated to a more comprehensive post – please check our newest page at: Hydroponic Resources
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Digital KETOTAK pH Meter – A pH Meter That Actually Works
Hydroponically grown plants require a pH range of 5.5. – 6.5. A Digital pH Meter simply provides reliable and quick pH measurements for most regular
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How Does Your Hydroponics Go? Quite Well With AeroGarden
This is an update post on the success of my AeroGarden Harvest Elite than I reviewed about a little less than a month ago. Overall
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Why Grow Hydroponically? Why Not Use Dirt?
Why Grow Hydroponically? What’s wrong with growing in plain old soil or dirt? Why go to all the bother of hydroponics? Do plants grow any
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Easily Overlooked – pH Hydroponics
Easily overlooked in small systems is the role of pH in hydroponics which is important to healthy plant growth. pH LEVELS ARE IMPORTANT Hydroponic nutrient
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So, You Don’t Have A Green Thumb – How About A Smart Garden?
The recent global outbreak has pointed out some key things about modern human beings. One is that we become much too reliant on technology for
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Essential Plant Nutrients For Your Hydroponic Systems
TWO FACTORS WE NEED TO CONSIDER WHEN DECIDING ON THE RIGHT ESSENTIAL PLANT NUTRIENTS Does the nutrient solution contain all the elements needed for healthy
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Agrobrite Grow Light – Let There Be Light!
Hydrofarm Agrobrite FLC32D 6400K fluorescent grow light. Unlike some other grow light reviews, I have had the opportunity to see this 32W fluorescent grow light
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3 Great Home Grown Hydroponic Online Resources
Let’s get social, I want to get social, Let’s get into social, Let me hear your social talk….. Sorry for the bad lyrics. The upside
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4 GREAT SITES ON DIY HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS
DIY HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS Here are four great DIY Hydroponic Systems sites I have found on that don’t overly pitch ads at you. I’ve been discovering
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MASON JAR HYDROPONICS
A QUICK PROJECT This past weekend I made my own Mason Jar Hydroponics system. Let’s walk you through this quick and simple way to get