Ablite 600 Watt Icebox kit complete with Adjusta shade.

The lighting package is the biggest seller we have. Because it is made in Australia using only the highest standards known to man. They come with a Full two year no hassles?warranty.?They also use alot less electricty than most of it's cousins. To top it off I sell them cheaper than most of my competitors sell the cheap Asian varities. They are also quieter than it's cousins as well. Our kit come with a bulb of your choice and the shade of your choice. But with the added reflection from the Adjusta shade most people go with them. The price is too hot to print go to www.richmondhydroponics.com.au . It is a very secure site that can handle all of your shopping needs.

The correct way to prepare your nurtient.

The correct way to prepare your nutrient tank is to firstly add the finest water you can get your hands on ( reverse osmosis filters are the best and cheapest way to get pure water). Then add part A and stir very well (i use a pump to stir for me). Then part B and do the same stir very well. Adjust your EC level of the tank to the desired level.?If you use additives then now is the time to add those into the tank. Finally then check and adjust the PH to betwee 5.5 and 6.5. 6 being the optimum level to reach if possible. Also if you add to much Up or Down solution you cannot correct it. You have to dump the tank and start again. Doh !!

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Coco Coir media the friend of the environment fast overtaking other medias.

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Coco coir is fast becoming one of the most used growing media in the world today. It's cheap, it does not get taken from the environment and best of all it does not go to landfill. I'll explain in more detail in a minute.?

Firstly let's see where coco coir comes from. When they have harvested the coconut milk and its edible fruit. They make brooms and all sorts of items from them. When they do this a dust is formed into piles on the floor. They collect this and most of the coco is done in Sri Lanka or India. But some is taken to the Netherlands where they sterilise it in fresh water ponds and buffer it. Then they ship it around the world. This is RHP certfied for quality assurance. Don't buy anything else.

It has a natural friendly bacteria called Trichaderma which is great for nurturing the root system. I have covered where coco coir comes from but where does it go. Well what I do with mine I sprinkle on the garden or on the lawn. It adds humus to poor soil and is full of nutrients. It holds 1000% its weight in water so it assists in these harsh drought times.

Also use for seedlings through to all stages of plant life. Now that's a versatile media for growing all your favourite crops. Pick up a bag today. If you use the blocks that come from Sri Lanka or India sterilise first by boiling.

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By Pepelapue

4/06/2009