Using Worm Castings How to use worm castings in a soil mix? Worm castings can be used in a multitude of ways – mixed into a soil mix, a soilless…

Harvesting Worm Castings When to harvest? In my bins, the finished worm castings are actually dark brown muddy paste. There are no other visible decomposer insects present, and the worm…

Worm Farm Maintenance The Two Golden Rules Of a Worm Farm 1. Know Your Limits – A worm farmer must know how much of feed and what kind of foods…

Organic Growing: Feeding the Worms Recommendations for trouble free wormy diet Plant-sourced material only. Wastes from fruit, vegetables, berries, tea bags, paper/cardboard/tissues. Not only do these contain a lot of…

Basic Electrical Safety Guidelines 1. Safety glasses or goggles should be worn whenever power tools are used, especially if you wear contact lenses. 2. Make sure the power is off…

Changing Ballast Components Assuming your ballast is hooked up right and is relatively new, the capacitor (cap) and socket are about the only things that will give you problems. They…

Offsetting Marijuana Grow Room Power Usage How can I offset the energy usage of my grow room? There are a number of people who worry about their grow room power…

How to electrically map your place How do I electrically map my place? Caution: electricity is dangerous and an accident could possibly be fatal. Respect electricity. Be cautious and never…

Converting Amps to Watts and Watts to Amps How do I convert watts to amps and amps to watts? The formula for converting Watts to Amps is : Watts =…

Keeping your reservoir cool How can I keep my reservoir cool? Maintaining a highly aerated root zone at optimum temperature is key to achieving high yields and problem-free grows. This…

Sterilizing and Disinfecting Your System Sterilizing and maintaining clean conditions inside your hydroponics/aeroponics systems is extremely important. Keeping cloning, vegetative and flowering systems clean gives your plants a fighting chance…

Aeroponic Misting & Fogging Fog Any water droplet smaller than 50 microns is considered fog. There is ‘wet’ fog and ‘dry’ fog. Wet fog has a particle size in the…

Using Lavarocks or Expanded Clay to Grow Marijuana Gravel, sand, perlite, rockwool, oasis cubes, coco, expanded clay ('poprocks' or Hydroton/Groton/ L.E.C.A. and other names), and lava rocks are common choices…

Root Bound Cannabis Plants Root-bound is where the roots of your plant outgrow the container they are contained in. The following symptoms may be observed if you allow your plants…

Super Soil recipes and notes Super Soil Mix – Original Recipe 1 Bale sunshine mix #2 or promix 2 L Bone Meal – phosphorus source 1 L Blood Meal –…