Remember that the more complex you make a design, the greater the chance of an unforeseen problem arising. Don’t over-burden yourself with fancy equipment you do not need – keep your room as simple as it can be. If you can access your shades easily, use a well fastened chain system or whatever equally reliable device you prefer. Measure safety over novelty, and function over convenience, and you are well on your way to having a successful urban garden. [...]
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If not already obvious, it is also not safe to hang a shade by the wire that powers the lamp. If there is any concern of hanger failure a grower should have a secondary safety chain securely mounted overhead with enough length to give the shade mobility, but without allowing it to actually crash onto the plants or floor. HID bulbs contain mercury and growers should not be exposed to vapors resulting from breakage. The last link in the hanging apparatus is fixing your hanger to your ceiling, however devised, so your shade is securely mounted to a stationary joist or frame. [...]
Do your shades hang low, do they wobble to and fro? Do you hang them with a nut, do you hang them with a bolt? OK, enough foolery, let’s talk about hanging shades. Rather than describe every possible way to hang your shades I will try to illustrate some of the common methods and materials, and you can decide what is optimal based on your circumstances. Continue reading Hanging Your Shades Part 1 The notions of indoor gardening are often accompanied by the term ‘hydroponics’. This is more often than not a misnomer, and there has been a variable conflict with this association in regards to illicit plant production. Since plants, their effects on environment, and the intrinsic relationship they hold with us as a food source is of utmost importance, it can be of benefit to understand that criticisms due to the insinuations of illicit involvement are in fact baseless. The percentage of people worldwide who engage in honest and beneficial indoor gardening vastly outnumber any illicit activity. House plants, food production green-housing and ornamental flowers such as orchids are among the most globally prevalent uses of indoor gardening. There are three ways to categorize indoor gardening, and this considers the substrate or growing medium: hydroponics, aeroponics, and terraponics. Continue reading Hooked On Ponics |
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