Greencoast Hydroponics – New Store Videos

gchydro — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:59:18 +0000

Greencoast Hydroponics – New Store Videos!!!

Greencoast Hydroponics has Orange County covered when it comes to the latest grow technology at the lowest prices. Greencoast Hydro has more than just a great choice of products, our helpful staff is a wealth of knowledge, sharing grow tips and techniques. Go ahead, try to stump them with your questions.

Check out our Videos Page to see videos of the other Greencoast Hydroponics stores.

Until the next time you stop by the shop, check out the website to get some ideas started. wwwgchydro.com

Frostbox Air Conditioner – Available at GreenCoast Hydroponics!

gchydro — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:22:39 +0000

Frostbox Industrial A/C Unit with Quick Connects

The Frostbox industrial-grade air-conditioning units are designed for the professional user. Plug & Play, these units are pre-charged with Freon, eliminating the need for an HVAC technician to perform the installation! Each unit features an Air Handler and an Outdoor Compressor with variable speed control, designed to minimize noise. These industrial-grade A/C’s feature day/night thermostats allowing users to set the perfect temperature for day and night plant cycles. Additionally these units feature top and bottom plenums for easy duct installation. Optional Heppa and UV filters help to eliminate powdery mildew and other airborne pathogens.

Visit http://www.frostboxusa.com for more information.

GreenCoast Hydroponics | Long Beach, Anaheim, Santa Barbara, Whittier, Venice

gchydro — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:43:25 +0000

Greencoast Hydroponics | Long Beach, Anaheim, Santa Barbara, Whittier, Venice

With over 5 retail locations across Southern California, GreenCoast Hydroponics is serving the community with the best gardening supplies and products at the most affordable price. Come in to one of our retail locations to find all of the equipment you need. Why Greencoast? Our sales staff are all experts and can provide a solution for nearly any type of gardening set up. Above is a Greencoast promotional video featuring our 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse.
Located at: 2405 Mira Mar Ave., Long Beach, CA 90815.

www.gchydro.com

PGTA 2010 Media Award presented to GreenCoast Hydroponics for Best Website Design

greencoastharrison — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:30:31 +0000

Thank you Progressive Gardening Trade Association for recognizing www.greencoasthydroponics.com as the 2010 Media Award recipient for Best Website Design.

GCHydro.com Winner of 2010 PGTA Media Award for Best Website Design

From www.pgta.org:

The purpose of the program is to recognize member efforts to create superior advertising, writing, websites and other projects and materials aimed at promoting the image and understanding of earth-friendly, water-wise and organic gardening.

From a press release dated 4/11/10:

2010 PGTA Media Awards presented in San Antonio, Texas
April 11, 2010
The 2010 awards program attracted over 50 industry entries in ten of the eleven media categories.
Winners of the 2010 PGTA Media Awards were announced at the annual awards and recognition banquet in Las Vegas. A prestigious plaque was presented to each winner and a certificate was awarded to runner-ups in each category.
The entries submitted for the 2010 Awards Program represented creative examples of advertising, writing, websites and other projects and materials that promote the image and understanding of earth-friendly, water-wise and organic gardening. Listed below are the Award recipients for the 2010 PGTA Media Awards Program.
Copies of the winning entries will be posted soon. To see the 2008 PGTA Media Awards winners and their winning entries, please click here.

Winner of Best Website Design: http://www.greencoasthydroponics.com

AeroGarden and Emily’s Garden: Mother’s Day Special at gchydro.com

greencoastharrison — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:22:48 +0000

The AeroGarden and Emily’s Garden have been discounted for Mother’s Day. Why give your mother flowers when you can give her one of these gardens?

AEROGARDEN

AeroGarden from gchydro.com

The AeroGarden™ brings high tech aeroponic gardening to the kitchen. The Aerogarden garden kit grows lettuce, herbs, tomatoes, petunias, and more. For more information on the AeroGarden, please Click Here.

EMILY’S GARDEN

Emily's Garden from gchydro.com

Emily’s Garden is a great introduction to hydroponics. This 24″ x 16″ x 6″ garden has 6 individual planters. Each planter is filled with grow rocks and rests in an aerated nutrient solution. Plants absorb food and water as needed. For more information on Emily’s Garden, please Click Here.

Get 10% off either one of these products, now through Sunday, May 9, 2010, only at GreenCoast Hydroponics.

http://www.gchydro.com/prd/hyd/emily_garden_lg.jpg

Great White Mycorrhizae – On Sale only at Gchydro.com

gchydro — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:35:21 +0000

Great White Mycorrhizae is on sale in honor of Earth Day. We are helping protect your plants and their roots by selling Great White ( http://www.gchydro.com/Great+White.html ), for 10 percent off. Only @ http://www.gchydro.com.

. Growing with Confidence – Tricks of the Trade (Grow Tip #7 – Conversion Bulbs)

gchydro — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:55:59 +0000

This week’s focus: Grow Lights

#7 – Conversion Bulbs
What are CONVERSION BULBS? How do they work?
Conversion bulbs are designed to allow MH systems to produce HPS light and HPS systems to produce MH light. This type of bulb allows the tailoring of the light source to the growth stage of the plant (again, using MHblue light for growth and HPS red light for flowering/budding) merely by changing bulbs. Click here for more information.

Repost: Growing with Confidence – Tricks of the Trade (Grow Tip #3 – Photosynthesis)

gchydro — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:01:07 +0000

This week’s focus: Grow Lights

#3 – Photosynthesis
Of the many light-absorbing pigments within a plant’s leaf structure, the most active of is chlorophyll. Chlorophyll absorbs light from the blue and red wavelengths of the visual spectrum, turning plants into that stunning green our eyes have come to know and love. The absorbed radiant energy is used to convert ingested carbon dioxide, waterand nutrients, to make carbohydrates which nourish the plants and promote new cell growth. This allows for strong, vigorous tissue production and the release of the oxygen. Correct lighting will result in healthy, happy, plants that are resistant to infections or colonizing hordes of insectoid pests.Click here for more information.

Growing with Confidence – Tricks of the Trade (Grow Tip #6 – HID Bulbs)

gchydro — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:57:54 +0000

This week’s focus: Grow Lights

#6 – HID Bulbs
Many bulbs on the market are not suitable for high yield rooms. Incandescent lighting (ordinary light bulbs, spot lights, “plants lights” etc.) shouldn’t really be considered. They are inefficient, not bright enough and have an incorrect color spectrum. If you want to grow plants using artificial light, HID grow lights are the best way to go.

There is one rule to follow when using HID bulbs. That is that HPS bulbs must be used with HPS lights and MH bulbs must be used with MH lights. there are numerous ways of getting around that rule and getting the kind of light you need from your fixture. Click here for more information.

Growing with Confidence – Tricks of the Trade (Grow Tip #4 – HID Grow Lights)

gchydro — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:55:19 +0000

This week’s focus: Grow Lights

#4 – HID Grow Lights
High-Intensity Discharge lights come as close to natural light as technology allows. However, they’re not so sophisticated as to completely reproduce the full spectrum. Consequently, two types of HIDs have been created to blend into a cohesive spectrum — the Metal Halide and the High Pressure Sodium. These lamps produce four to six times as many lumens as any incandescent light of the same wattage– and they last much longer. As close to natural sunlight as possible and even safer than a star? We guarantee these lights will never burst into a supernova or collapse in on their own gravity becoming a black hole and destroying the earth. Nope. Never ever.

An HID lighting system includes a ballast that runs a light socket, powering a bulb. A reflective hood sits around the bulb and focuses light onto plants that would otherwise be lost. Reflectors are either painted white inside or plated with a highly reflective aluminum or brilliant chrome. Some reflectors allow for air cooling, which exhausts hot air out from the bulb and out of the room. Click here for more information.