Essential Hydroponic How-To Guides
After my state legalized cultivation about 5 years ago, I dove into hydroponics and encountered a mountain of scattered information—but nothing that spelled out exactly how much I could grow or provided a straightforward, step-by-step RDWC hydroponic guide. I also stumbled upon questionable products like GHRs that promise bigger yields but compromise trichome quality, aroma, and may pose health risks. Lacking a solid roadmap, I had to piece everything together for myself, learning plenty of lessons the hard way.
That’s why I built these guides: to serve as a concise, trustworthy resource covering setup, costs, nutrients, supplements, and everything else you need to confidently produce quality buds that are dense, aromatic, and covered with THC-rich trichomes—without wasting time or money on trial and error.
Have fun exploring the How-To Guides, and here’s to a successful hydroponic grow!
Blog Articles – Growing with RDWC Hydroponics
Welcome to the “Blog Articles” section of the website, where each month I share insights and tips to help both new and experienced growers increase yields, improve harvest quality, and automate their RDWC systems. Whether you’re exploring new nutrient regimens, troubleshooting issues, or staying on top of cultivation trends, these articles build on the core guides with real-world experiences and regular updates.
Below, you’ll find the most recent blog articles—with a new article coming the first of every month—and you can also browse older entries in the Blog Articles archive. By sharing this ongoing knowledge, I hope to offer a concise, ever-evolving resource that helps you cultivate top-quality cannabis. Enjoy reading, and feel free to explore the rest of the site for more!
The Hidden Dangers of using PGRs to Increase Harvest Weight
Skip the PGRs: How to Pull Down Monster Yields—Naturally Why Top Shooter (plus dialed-in temps and CO₂) beats synthetic plant-growth regulators every time. The PGR Pitch—and Where It Falls Apart Plant-growth regulators such as paclobutrazol, daminozide and chlormequat chloride shrink internodes and “brick” the flowers, creating dense rock-hard buds, increasing yields at harvest time. What…
Male Flowers?!
Unopen Male Pollen “Sacs” April 01, 2025 What to Do If Male Flowers Appear on Your Female Cannabis Plants Finding male flowers on plants that you believed were female can make for a bad day. These male pollen sacs can pollinate your entire grow, resulting in seedy buds—which are usually considered a waste of time…
GroMax Pure UV Bulbs for Improved Quality and High THC
4-Foot T5 Fluorescent Grow Light Fixture GroMax T5 PureUV Bulbs for Improved Quality and Yield For cannabis growers seeking to elevate their harvest’s quality and potency, adding UV lighting to the grow room is a must-have. While traditional grow lights (such as HPS, LED, and CMH) focus on delivering essential red and blue wavelengths, ultraviolet…
LightLifter
Build a LightLifter for under $400 in parts which can easily lift a couple hundred pounds of lights and other equipment.