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Welcome to the Growing Hydroponic Cannabis Blog Articles Archive!

Discover every article we’ve published about hydroponic cannabis cultivation — all in one place. From beginner guides to advanced grow techniques, our monthly blog posts cover everything you need to grow healthier, higher-yielding cannabis plants using hydroponic systems. New articles are added on the first of each month, so check back regularly for the latest insights and tips.

Monthly Blog Articles

Unopened male pollen sacs on a male cannabis plant

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…

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GroMax 48-inch Pure UV T5 fluorescent bulb for UVB supplementation in cannabis

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…

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LightLifter control switch for raising and lowering grow lights

LightLifter

Build a LightLifter for under $400 in parts which can easily lift a couple hundred pounds of lights and other equipment.

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Growee 2-Dosing Pump Starter Combo for automated nutrient and pH management

Automate Nutrient Dosing with Growee

When growing “medical-grade” cannabis—or any high-value crop—precise nutrient delivery is just as vital as pH control. Automating your nutrient dosing saves time and maximizes plant health. In an RDWC (Recirculating Deep-Water Culture) setup, maintaining the correct nutrient concentration can directly influence yield and quality. Maintaining the pH at the same time is critical to the…

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Smartphone Application and the Growee pH management unit.

Automate pH Management with Growee

Maintaining the right pH is critical for nutrient absorption and plant health, especially in hydroponics where “medical grade” cannabis is the goal. In RDWC (Recirculating Deep-Water Culture), cannabis generally prefers: Vegetative Stage: Just under 6.0 pH Flowering Stage: Slightly over 6.0 pH However, pH can remain steady one day and swing wildly the next, sometimes…

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