Beginners Guide to General Organics Supplements

 Written By – Joey Espinoza

  Garden Adviser – Perfect Gardens

We love the General Organics nutrient line which is the organic fertilizers made by General Hydroponics. General Organics is a very easy-to-use fertilizer program and fairly inexpensive as well, especially compared to other organic nutrients on the market. If you are growing in soil then you should definitely try the General Organics nutrients.

In this article we will discuss what they supplements are for, before we begin please note that this is meant for beginners. If you are well-versed in gardening and/or fertilizers this won’t give you much help. If you have no idea where to begin or don’t even know what N-P-K is then you’re in the right place...

How Do I Use FoxFarm Trio Nutrients?

  Written By – Joey Espinoza

    Garden Adviser – Perfect Gardens

One of the most popular fertilizers we sell is the FoxFarm Trio. This is a three part nutrient which includes Grow Big, Big Bloom and Tiger Bloom. Many new growers have heard of FoxFarm before so naturally they are choosing those products to garden. It’s a simple-to-use fertilizer and does a good job.

The purpose for this article is to give new growers a bit more insight into how these products are meant to be used. Many times when someone comes in they don’t even realize they want the FoxFarm Trio. What I mean by that is they assume because they are in the vegetative stage that they only need Grow Big...

  Written By – Joey Espinoza

   Garden Adviser – Perfect Gardens

Here at Perfect Gardens we have tried many fans for exhausting heat. We’ve tried the cheap fans, the expensive fans etc. The best exhaust fan that we have found is the Max Fan. We’ve found that Can-Fan in general is making the highest quality of equipment in regards to an exhaust fan. The Max Fan is a very powerful fan that can cool your growing environment or the lights themselves.

Check out our quick video on the Max Fan:

The Max Fan offers a built in speed controller which is very useful. You can slow down the fan speed or speed it to it’s full capacity with a flick of a switch. This is advantageous because it allows you to basically have multiple fans in one...

 Written By – Joey Espinoza

  Garden Adviser – Perfect Gardens

Well before we start talking about which brand is the best carbon filter, some of you may be thinking, “What is a carbon filter?” Let’s go over that really quick so it all makes more sense. If you already know what they are, skip to the lower portion of this article to find out why we believe the Phresh Filter is the best.

A carbon filter is a filter which uses carbon (duh). It filters the air of your growing space and will help rid the environment of dust, debris and even smells. A fan is used to suck air through the carbon filter which in turn provides clean air that is pushed through the fan and into your grow room or outside the room.

Check out our video about Phresh Filters:

What Grow Tent Should I Buy?

 Written By – Joey Espinoza

  Garden Adviser – Perfect Gardens

Grow tents have gained massive popularity over the past 5 years. For a long time, indoor growers were forced to make their own growing space, whether it was a closet or a box. Some made things very well, others were not as DIY savvy, and for those people the grow tent was born.

A grow tent is a collapsible structure that ranges in square footage. It is extremely simple to assemble and requires no tools making it very versatile. For someone who cannot drill holes into their ceiling a grow tent is very useful.

Here’s a video we made showing the features we like about the GrowLab Grow Tents. Check it out:

What Should I Look For?

When you are purchasing a...

I Need to Kill Spider Mites!

 Written By – Joey Espinoza

  Garden Adviser – Perfect Gardens

Spider mites, we all hate them and deal with them at one point. In this article I am going to discuss a great product that will help you kill spider mites. It’s important to remember that these little buggers are everywhere so you need to treat your gardens as if they already have them. Too many people come into our store to get a product AFTER they have spider mites. The key is to treat BEFORE you get them or see them.

I recommend you spray your plants the first day you get them into your garden. Never trust a friend or even a nursery, in terms of having pest-free plants. Expect all plants to have some sort of issue, so you know it’s important to treat them rather then wait.

If you want to ...

How do I Get Rid of Mold for Good?

 Written by – Joey Espinoza

 Garden Adviser – Perfect Gardens

As growers we ALL experience some sort of mold problem during our gardening time. It doesn’t matter if you’re a new grower or you’ve been doing it for a while, mold happens. The most common type of fungus problems indoors is powdery mildew (in my experience) and the most common outdoors is botrytis (grey/brown mold). Of course either-or can be found in both situations as well.

Before we get into the details of how to eliminate your mold problems, let’s make sure that you understand how you get fungus problems in the first place.

How did I get mold?

Fungus is everywhere, it might be a gross thought for some people, but it really is...

How Do I Setup an Analog Grow Light Timer?

 Written By – Joey Espinoza

 Garden Adviser – Perfect Gardens

Many times I will have new growers come into our store and they don’t even think about a grow light timer, let alone know how to set them up. I’m writing this article to help the new growers learn how to set their grow light timer.

First, please understand that in this particular article we are only discussing the analog timers, not digital. We will create a new post/video which will explain those timers in more detail.

A analog timer comes with little pins that you can press down or pull up. When you press them down you are setting the time for the grow light timer to be on. When they are up, there is no cue to tell your grow light(s) when to turn on.

There is also a red knob on t...

How Do Air Cooled Reflectors Work?

  Written By: Joey Espinoza

     Grow Coach – Perfect Gardens

Air Cooled Reflectors are the most popular hoods used today. I would estimate that around 80% of the people growing indoors are using some kind of air cooled reflector. They’re popular for good reason too. They work well for ventilating heat, provide great lighting coverage and they allow you to introduce CO2 into your garden without wasting it due to ventilation pulling it away from the plants.

If you are completely new, this strange talk of ‘air-cooled reflectors’ may sound complicated at first, but trust me it is extremely simple.

What is an Air Cooled Reflector?

A reflector is a piece of hardware used for indoor grow rooms...

The value in positioning your Submersible water pump properly

  Written by Mark B.

  Grow Coach – Perfect Gardens

Submersible Water Pump vs In-line Water Pump

The difference between a submersible water pump and in-line water pump is more than just the physical placement, ease of installation, and heat issues.

It can also help with

• Disease prevention
• Yield increase

Benefits of Submersible Water Pump

The reason why using a submersible water pump is so attractive is because all you have to do is screw on a fitting at the top of the water pump, slip on your tubing, put the submersible water pump in the water, and plug it in.

Benefits of In-line Water Pump

A In-line water pump is great because any extra heat that is produced by the in-line water pump is released into the air, in...