The YoYo Plant Trainer are superb for separating and spreading out your plant stems. Attach the yoyo to your tent-frame or grow-room wall and then pull out the angled hook and clip it around the plant-stem. The gentle tension in the yoyo will then pull the plant-stem out. Great for getting plants to open out for increased yields!
YoYo Plant Trainer – one of our most popular plant-training / support devices
Contains a 1.2m long nylon line with an angled hook for clipping around a stem
Light spring tension in the yo-yo gently pulls the stem toward the reel
Alternatively, you can insert the included plastic stopper to keep the line at a static length.
Attach yo-yo to your tent-fame or grow-room wall and gently open your plant out to receive more of the available light
Helps you to make the most of your grow-space and light
Re-useable many times
The YoYo Plant Trainer Contains:
1 x YoYo Plant Trainer
How the YoYo Plant Trainer Works:
The yo-yo plant trainer consists of a 1.2 metre long nylon line (similar to fishing line) which is wound onto a lightly sprung reel inside the yo-yo’s housing. An angled hook is attached to the end of the nylon line for clipping around a plant-stem and there is hanging hook on the yo-yo reel housing for attaching to a grow-tent frame or your grow-room wall (via a cup-hook or similar). The tension is fairly consistent over the 1.2 metres of the travel but inevitably there is slightly more tension on the line at full extension than there is when only a few centimetres has been pulled out.
Using the Yo-Yo Plant Trainer
Yo-Yo plant trainers are mainly for use on mature plants as they reach the end of the vegetative phase and also especially during flowering/fruiting. Plant-stems on young plants are usually too thin and delicate for this type of training. During the flowering/fruiting time, plants tend to grow upwards but not outwards, leading to the stems getting bunched together. By opening out the plant, each stem will get more light lower down, encouraging more flower or fruiting sites.
Attach the yo-yo body to the outside of your grow-space (i.e to your grow-tent or grow-room wall) via the clip. Pull the hook out and clip it around the plant-stem. The plant-stem will now be gently pulled towards the yo-yo body, opening the plant out. Use as many yo-yo’s as necessary, pulling in different directions, to open out your plant to receive more light and increase the number of flowering or fruiting sites which will eventually increase yields.
If you are lucky enough to have stems bowing under the weight of your crop at the end of the flowering or fruiting stage then yo-yo’s can be attached to the ceiling / tent-roof frame, to provide upwards support to the plant-stems. This will help prevent stems from bowing downwards away from the light and also from breaking under the weight of the produce!
South Africa’s cannabis home grow-off is here. From seed to harvest, showcase your skills, share your grow diary, and battle it out for epic prizes, bragging rights, and a place in SA’s top grower community.
Revised Dutch barn design utilising a V-groove directly above the lamp to help eliminate hotspots.
The Lumii Black Reflector has a dimpled aluminium finish for even light distribution, revised reflective angles, curved corners for safety and a parabolic fold above the lamp for a more even spread of light. It’s open ended design also makes it suitable for low mounting heights. There really is no cheaper way of getting this much valuable light to your plants.
Features an E40 ceramic lamp holder and 4m of kettle-plugged cord and is pre-assembled.
Comes covered in plastic to prevent scratches on reflector. Please remove protective plastic before use.
Ideal for 250w, 400w and 600w HID lamps. Ballast is required to fire HID Lamps.
Can also use E40 CFL’s. No ballast required for CFL’s to fire lamp.
The Garland Value Square Tray 60cm is impact resistant and light as well as long life and can be planted directly into or used with seed trays and pots. If needed, add holes for drainage. It is also great to use as part of a gravity fed system with the AutoPot AQUAvalve and large pots.
This tough, injection moulded tray has a number of valuable applications. With a depth of 7cm, and a 25 Litre internal capacity it is ideally sized for standard greenhouse staging.
Made from recycled polypropylene, this item is available in Budget Black.
Size Check: 60cm Long, 60cm Wide, 7cm High External
The Microscope Loupe 40X is ideal for identifying insect pests and plant diseases. Provides a sharp, clear, magnified image without distortion and features a swing-away protective lens cover that also serves as a handle. Loupes also work really well when trying to examine trichome colouring up close.
Get targeted, optimal illumination with the Microscope Loupe 40X. The Loupe works by the light of an intensely bright LED bulbs, getting you 40x closer without eye strain.
Features:
• Easily identify pests and diseases, allowing faster preventionand less damage to plants
• Provides targeted, optimal illumination
• Compact and lightweight design
• Super bright LED bulbs to illuminate specimens
• 3 LED’s: switch for either bright white light or UV light
• Includes button cell batteries and a sturdy carry case
Size: 3.3cm wide x 7cm long
Many enthusiasts find that using a magnifying loupe while checking up on plants is the quickest and easiest way to quickly zoom in on points of interest. Unlike other types of handheld magnifiers, a loupe does not need to touch the object that is being looked at and observations can be made quickly and effortlessly. This a great benefit when already in an uncomfortable position between your planting and will save a lot of frustration. If anything if interest is discovered while inspecting, samples can be taken that can be examined in more detail in a more suitable location.
The Bluelab Truncheon Nutrient Meter is one of the World’s favourite conductivity meter. Simply brilliant, brilliantly simple! Easy to use and Fast! Using the Bluelab Truncheon® Nutrient Meter is the fastest and easiest way to measure the conductivity!
When growing with a hydroponic solution it is essential to KNOW what the strength of the solution is before feeding your plants AND while they are growing. If the conductivity reading is too low, your plants may not be getting enough nutrients. If the conductivity reading is too high, plants can dehydrate. Understanding the conductivity of the nutrient solution takes the guesswork out of feeding plants.
To take a reading of your solution – simply place the probe head into the solution and the reading is indicated by the flashing lights. Calibration of the Truncheon® Nutrient Meter is not required.
The only maintenance it requires is cleaning the probe and changing the batteries. ‘The instrument is only as accurate as the probe is clean’ – easy probe cleaning and a quick test is all you need to do to keep the Truncheon Meter operating perfectly for years!
Main Features
EC (0.2 – 3.6), CF (2 – 36) and ppm scales (TDS and 700 scale)
Fully waterproof
No calibration required
Auto sense on and off
No external switches or adjustable buttons
Battery life minimum 1 year (or shelf life of battery)
Meter length: 40.7cm
5 year guarantee for Bluelab Truncheon® Nutrient Meter (Proof of purchase is required)
Our DWC system is a hybrid system that combines two important hydroponic technologies: Hydro (drip) and DWC (roots immersed and suspended).
This system provides advantages of both techniques:
Easy installation, usage and maintenance.
Substantially shortens growth and flowering cycles compared to traditional systems, giving you more harvests per year!
Continuous feeding and watering to roots from day 1.
Extra Oxygenation of nutrient solution using the air pump & air-stone.
Water is always moving. This avoids the formation of fungi, algae, mold, etc.
No waste of water or nutrients. Clay substrate is also reusable.
The kit includes:
45 Liter Tank base (reservoir) with water level tube
Lid with hole and plug for easier access to water in order to check pH
A submersible pump & feeding manifold
Air Pump & Air Stone
Net Pots (mesh baskets) ( Either 2 or 4 pots, depending on model )
LECA (clay pellets)
Nutrient Kit (A, B & MKP)
Ph Test Kit
Ph Up Solution
Ph Down Solution
3 x 5lt Containers to store your concentrated nutrients.
What do you do with this kit?
Find suitable spot to place your system – take temperature and available light (for your plants) into consideration, as well as being able to work around your system comfortably & safely as your plants grow. The temperature of the water in the reservoir should also remain at close to 18-22C, to avoid pathogens that cause root-rot.
Switch the outlet-pipe around to the outside of the reservoir. The end-cap could be pulled off to allow easy drainage into a bucket when nutrient solution needs to be replaced. A water valve may optionally be attached to the outlet (Not included in kit)
Cut off 2 pin plug from submersible water pump. Thread through grommet next to Air Pipe (outwards) and connect to 3 pin plug ( Not included ).
Fill the reservoir system with about 40 liters of water and add Nutrients (as per Hortimix Nutrient Instructions)
Connect Air-stone to clear tubing in reservoir and submerse in water.
Connect the other end of the clear tubing to the air pump, which is to be kept outside of the water reservoir, away from contact with any water!
Connect the submersible water pump to the watering manifold using only the straight, basic fitting. (Do not use the water pump’s venturi fitting or its clear air tubing)
Place lid on reservoir.
Rinse LECA (clay pellets) in water before first use – until run-off is clear.
When adding new plants (usually seedlings), gently rinse off potting medium from their roots with water, before planting into net pots, using your LECA (clay pellets)
Connect pumps (water & air pump) to power and switch on. Make sure plant roots (NOT stem bases) are adequately covered by water flow once pump is on.
Never let your system or plant roots run dry !
Start Growing!
A new mix of slightly stronger nutrient solution should be made once every week (or two, if lazy). You can use what’s left of the old solution to feed lawns or other plants. (Mix new batches according to Hortimix Nutrient Instructions)
You will soon be able to judge how much water your plants will use in a week, and may adjust your new mixes accordingly – but it’s ALWAYS better to have a little more solution in your system than what appears to be needed.
You may also decide to increase the water levels in your system as time goes by – bigger plants will have larger root systems suspended in the reservoir, and will use more water per week than small plants.
This multi-purpose Sowing Tray Without Holes can be used for cultivating microgreens and sprouting seeds in a range of grow medium. Ideal for placing multiple small seedling trays inside or can be used for water catchment for larger pots.
Size: 35cm x 48cm x 7cm
How to germinate seeds
Each type of seed has slightly different growing requirements, but the basics are the same:
Use shallow containers (5 to 8cm deep) with drainage holes. It is easiest to monitor moisture in containers that are no more than 8cm deep and they require less growing medium!
Use a lightweight seedling mix. These mixes are made primarily of ground peat moss or with coco coir as a base, and have sometimes been sterilized, so they are less apt to contain weed seeds, fungi, and bacteria that may hamper growth than garden soil. These mixes also provide good drainage, providing both the aeration and moisture seedlings need. Avoid using garden soil, as it won’t provide sufficient aeration and can introduce disease-causing organisms.
Moisten the seedling mix before placing it in containers, like the Sowing Tray Without Holes. If you can squeeze a handful of the mix and water comes out, it is too wet and you’ll need to add more of the dry mix. The ideal moisture level feels like a well-wrung sponge.
Fill the containers with moistened seedling mix to about 1.5 to 2.5cm below the rim of the container. Rap the container against the counter top to settle the mix.
Follow the recommended planting depth on the seed packet when sowing seeds. This is generally 1-1/2 to 2 times the width of the seed. However some seeds need light to germinate and must be “surface sown” meaning they should simply pressed into the surface of the potting mix and not be covered at all; the seed packet will note if this is the case.
Water seeds after planting using the mist setting on a spray bottle to avoid dislodging seeds with a strong stream of water. Check daily to make sure the mix is stays even moist, but not soggy. Seeds must stay moist in order to germinate properly.
If the air in your room is very dry, you can maintain adequate moisture for germination by creating a tent over the pots or flats with clear plastic wrap. Prop the plastic wrap off the surface of the planting mix using Popsicle sticks or other ‘posts’ so seedlings don’t stick to it. Remove any coverings gradually as germination begins.
Most seeds germinate best in warm conditions. Although average room temperature (21°C) is generally adequate for most seed germination, you’ll get faster and more consistent germination if you place newly seeded containers in a warm spot (21 to 26 degrees C) or on top of a heat mat (available from garden stores). With the right conditions, most garden seeds should germinate in 7 to 14 days (unless otherwise noted on the seed packet). Once seeds have germinated and produced their first set of true leaves (the very first you see are called seed leaves, and all that grow after that are true leaves), move containers of seedlings off the heat mats.
Good light is essential. Once you see the first signs of germination, move the seed trays to a light-filled area. Seedlings need full sun from a south- or west-facing window or, even better, CFL lights positioned 5cm – 15cm above the foliage. Use a timer to keep fluorescent lights on for 12 to 16 hours a day. Suspend the light fixtures so that you can move them up as your plants grow, keeping them a consistent height above the tops of the seedlings. Leggy or pale green seedlings are an indication that plants need more light. If your seedlings are growing on a windowsill, rotate containers regularly to keep plants from reaching toward the light source.
Keep the soil moist but never wet, as this encourages rot. At first, lightly mist the soil. Once seedlings emerge, place the containers in a tray and water from the bottom to encourage deep root development. Check daily and do not let the soil mix dry out.
Wait to fertilize until the seedlings’ true leaves (the second set) appear. Then use a weak solution which will help the seedlings develop a strong root system.
When seedlings have one to three sets of true leaves and are about 5cm tall, transplant them to a deeper container for growing on until planting time.
Its formula provides optimum development throughout the growth-stage to obtain greener, stronger and more resistant plants.
Grow faster, greener and more vigorous than ever.
Ideal for the production of cuttings.
The easy assimilation of nutrients and the high Nitrogen content provides plants with a more robust and branched structure.
The great thickness of the leaves accumulates more reserves, stimulating rapid rooting of cuttings.
Green House Powder Feeding can be used on every medium.
Ideal for:
Lettuce
Ficus Benjamina
Azaleas
Erica Carnea
All kinds of young and herbaceous plants
Packet Sizes: 1Kg and 500g
The feeding schedule is slightly different and if using anything than soil we recommend using a PH- and EC-meter in order to achieve the desired values and have full control over your feeding solution.
Easy Grower
If you grow on pre-fertilized soil we recommend starting using Powder Feeding 2-4 weeks after planting the seeds and to start with a mild solution (0.25g per Liter).
During the vegetative stage you can increase the feeding up to 0.5g per Liter.
With the beginning of the flowering stage you should slowly increase the amount of Powder Feeding until you reach 1g per Liter.
Following this schedule, there should usually be no problem and growers will achieve a good yield.
Experienced Grower
Experienced growers usually measure their feeding solution to provide the plants with the exact amount of nutrients and the correct pH value of the solution.
Whether you grow in coco, hydroponics or aeroponics – with all of these systems you should measure your pH and EC values.
When using a pH and EC meter you can optimize your growing and achieve much better results.
Steps of mixing nutrient solution:
1. a) Check pH and EC value of the water and make sure the temperature is about 18-22 degrees Celsius. You should also check if your water contains enough Calcium.
1. b) If your EC is 0,0 (using RO or rain water) you need to add Calcium to your water before adding Powder Feeding. Make sure your EC rises up to 0.3-0.4 EC
2. Add Powder Feeding and mix well for 2-3 minutes, and then measure the EC value. If necessary repeat until you reach the desired value.
3. When you reached the desired EC value, wait for 15-30 min.
4. Then measure the PH and if necessary adjust it using PH up or PH down – mix good for 2-3 minutes and wait again 15-30 minutes before measuring.
5. When you reached the desired values, feed your plants.
Green House Powder Feeding – Hybrids is specifically designed for the growth and flowering stages of those plant varieties that originate from hybrid crosses with an intermediate flowering time, 8-9 weeks.
Its formula provides carefully prepared macro and micro-elements in a balanced manner for all phases, growth and flowering.
Without adding other components throughout the cycle, nutrients are provided in the proper ratio for easy absorption, ideal for long flowering plants.
Green House Powder Feeding can be used on every medium.
Ideal for:
Cichorium
Asteraceae
Sun flowers
etc.
Packet Sizes: 1Kg & 500g
The feeding schedule is slightly different and if using anything other than soil we recommend using a PH- and EC-meter in order to achieve the desired values and have full control over your feeding solution.
Easy Grower
If you grow on pre-fertilized soil we recommend starting using Powder Feeding 2-4 weeks after planting the seeds and to start with a mild solution (0.25g per Liter).
During the vegetative stage you can increase the feeding up to 0.5g per Liter.
With the beginning of the flowering stage you should slowly increase the amount of Powder Feeding until you reach 1g per Liter.
Following this schedule, there should usually be no problem and growers will achieve a good yield.
Experienced Grower
Experienced growers usually measure their feeding solution to provide the plants with the exact amount of nutrients and the correct pH value of the solution.
Whether you grow in coco, hydroponics or aeroponics – with all of these systems you should measure your pH and EC values.
When using a pH and EC meter you can optimize your growing and achieve much better results.
Steps of mixing nutrient solution:
1. a) Check pH and EC value of the water and make sure the temperature is about 18-22 degrees Celsius. You should also check if your water contains enough Calcium.
1. b) If your EC is 0,0 (using RO or rain water) you need to add Calcium to your water before adding Powder Feeding. Make sure your EC rises up to 0.3-0.4 EC
2. Add Powder Feeding and mix well for 2-3 minutes, and then measure the EC value. If necessary repeat until you reach the desired value.
3. When you reached the desired EC value, wait for 15-30 min.
4. Then measure the PH and if necessary adjust it using PH up or PH down – mix good for 2-3 minutes and wait again 15-30 minutes before measuring.
5. When you reached the desired values, feed your plants.
Green House Powder Feeding – Long Flowering is specifically designed for the growth and flowering stages of those plant varieties with a long flowering time, 9 weeks or more.
Its formula provides carefully prepared macro and micro-elements in a balanced manner for all phases, growth and flowering.
Without adding other components throughout the cycle, nutrients are provided in the proper ratio for easy absorption, ideal for long flowering plants.
Green House Powder Feeding can be used on every medium.
Ideal for:
Balcony, bedding and potted plants
Orchids
etc.
Packet Sizes: 1Kg & 500g
The feeding schedule is slightly different and if using anything other than soil we recommend using a PH- and EC-meter in order to achieve the desired values and have full control over your feeding solution.
Easy Grower
If you grow on pre-fertilized soil we recommend starting using Powder Feeding 2-4 weeks after planting the seeds and to start with a mild solution (0.25g per Liter).
During the vegetative stage you can increase the feeding up to 0.5g per Liter.
With the beginning of the flowering stage you should slowly increase the amount of Powder Feeding until you reach 1g per Liter.
Following this schedule, there should usually be no problem and growers will achieve a good yield.
Experienced Grower
Experienced growers usually measure their feeding solution to provide the plants with the exact amount of nutrients and the correct pH value of the solution.
Whether you grow in coco, hydroponics or aeroponics – with all of these systems you should measure your pH and EC values.
When using a pH and EC meter you can optimize your growing and achieve much better results.
Steps of mixing nutrient solution:
1. a) Check pH and EC value of the water and make sure the temperature is about 18-22 degrees Celsius. You should also check if your water contains enough Calcium.
1. b) If your EC is 0,0 (using RO or rain water) you need to add Calcium to your water before adding Powder Feeding. Make sure your EC rises up to 0.3-0.4 EC
2. Add Powder Feeding and mix well for 2-3 minutes, and then measure the EC value. If necessary repeat until you reach the desired value.
3. When you reached the desired EC value, wait for 15-30 min.
4. Then measure the PH and if necessary adjust it using PH up or PH down – mix good for 2-3 minutes and wait again 15-30 minutes before measuring.
5. When you reached the desired values, feed your plants.
Green House Powder Feeding – Short Flowering is specifically designed for the growth and flowering stages of those plant varieties with a short flowering time, 8 weeks or less.
Its formula provides carefully prepared macro and micro-elements in a balanced manner for all phases, growth and flowering.
Without adding other components throughout the cycle, nutrients are provided in the proper ratio for easy absorption, perfect for early flowering plants.
Green House Powder Feeding can be used on every medium.
Ideal for:
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Bell peppers
Cyclamen
Begonia
etc.
Packet Sizes: 1Kg & 500g
The feeding schedule is slightly different and if using anything than soil we recommend using a PH- and EC-meter in order to achieve the desired values and have full control over your feeding solution.
Beginner Easy Grower
If you grow on pre-fertilized soil we recommend starting using Powder Feeding 2-4 weeks after planting the seeds and to start with a mild solution (0.25g per Liter).
During the vegetative stage you can increase the feeding up to 0.5g per Liter.
With the beginning of the flowering stage you should slowly increase the amount of Powder Feeding until you reach 1g per Liter.
Following this schedule, there should usually be no problem and growers will achieve a good yield.
Experienced Grower
Experienced growers usually measure their feeding solution to provide the plants with the exact amount of nutrients and the correct pH value of the solution.
Whether you grow in coco, hydroponics or aeroponics – with all of these systems you should measure your pH and EC values.
When using a pH and EC meter you can optimize your growing and achieve much better results.
Steps of mixing nutrient solution:
1. a) Check pH and EC value of the water and make sure the temperature is about 18-22 degrees Celsius. You should also check if your water contains enough Calcium.
1. b) If your EC is 0,0 (using RO or rain water) you need to add Calcium to your water before adding Powder Feeding. Make sure your EC rises up to 0.3-0.4 EC
2. Add Powder Feeding and mix well for 2-3 minutes, and then measure the EC value. If necessary repeat until you reach the desired value.
3. When you reached the desired EC value, wait for 15-30 min.
4. Then measure the PH and if necessary adjust it using PH up or PH down – mix good for 2-3 minutes and wait again 15-30 minutes before measuring.
5. When you reached the desired values, feed your plants.
Digital Timer: Automate your hydroponic growing system with a Digital Timer for convenience and control.
If your timer has no display upon receipt … plug it in ( to charge the internal battery ) for an hour or two. Then press the reset button to activate the timer.
Control your hydroponic grow with a Digital Timer for your lamps, fans, pumps and other devices.
Digital Timers have the advantage of keeping time during load-shedding.
Timers allow you to turn devices on and off without having to be present to do so.
Test your timers at least once a month to ensure that they are in proper working order.
Advisable to keep a spare in case of a faulty timer as they may burn out after a certain amount of time, or with high Amps when switching ON.
When powering up equipment with high combined Amperes use a Contact Relay in conjunction with the timer to help prevent the timer from burning out.
The Method Seven Cultivator HPS is designed to provide the best optical quality possible for a synthetic lens, and to provide exceptional value to those working under HID lighting.
The Method Seven Cultivator HPS provides great value and exceptional color balancing for HPS lighting with their proprietary lenses manufactured by Carl Zeiss Vision.
Designed for the intense yellow spectrum of High Pressure Sodium lights they use unique notch filtering technology to strip away the peaks of red & yellow in the 660nm range and balance the other wavelengths evenly. This provides an unmistakable experience of perfectly balanced color and comfort, with full UV protection under these incredibly yellow and hot lights.
Method 7 uses notch filtering to selectively and precisely block specific wavelengths of light energy to achieve a color balance for each specific type of grow light (HPS, LED). This provides perfect color, full protection, and comfort. They also use anti-reflective and hydrophobic coatings for the best clarity and durability.
Lenses are polycarbonate with 100% UV protection and Flash Silver exterior lens coating. Like other premium eyewear and unlike typical value eyewear, these lenses are decentered (asymmetrical) to eliminate distortion that would otherwise occur with a curved lens. The Cultivator frame features a rubber nose pad which holds the frames comfortably for hours, even in hot conditions. Microfiber pouch included for proper cleaning and storage.
The Cultivator is a workhorse — designed to fit everyone with excellent base 8 coverage, providing optimal side protection. This frame meets/ exceeds ANSI Z87+s safety requirements; meaning you are safe against projectiles.
Its open bottom frame ensures plenty of air circulation to prevent fogging. With a safety rating, it’s perfect for commercial gardens. The Cultivator features the same high-quality Zeiss lenses found in their more expensive optics, but they’ve made the frame more affordable to deliver the best value for growers.
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