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We have dozens of informative brochures on our favorite subject: Hydroponics! Whether you are just starting out, or are looking for advanced techniques and information, we have resources you can use.

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BROCHURE TOPICS:

Getting Started
General Information/Technique
Educators' Material
Lighting
Media
Nutrient

 

 

Pests/Diseases
Plant Aspiration/Air Mixture
Planting/Growing
Systems
Water

Getting Started!

Plant Biology & How Plants Grow

Plant Growth Regulators

Plant Growth Limiting Factors

Plant Nutrition Requirements

Starter Kits

 

General Information/
Technique

The 5 "Ws" of Hydroponics

Ebb & Flow Tips

Expert's overview of Hydroponics

Growing Food without Soil

What is Hydroponics?

How to calculate parts per million

Thigmomorphogenesis (touching)

Vitamin Rich Vegetables to grow

Who is Foothill Hydroponics?

 

Educators material

Foothill & Education

Hydroponic Science Film Overview

Nutrient Science Project

Plant Growth Science Project

Hydroponics/Geoponics Experiment

Soilless Culture Project

 

Lighting

High Intensity Discharge Lights

All about Color & H.I.D. Lights

Life Cycle of H.I.D. Lights

Full-Spectrum Growing Lights

H.I.D. Lamp Output Charts

H.I.D. Tips & Safety

H.I.D. Technical & Safety Info

 

Media

Diatomaceous Earth

Fired Clay Pebble Media

Growing Media Overview

Media Particle Size

Water-absorbing Polymer

Rockwool

 

Nutrient

Better Growing w/Manipulation

Fertilizer Formula Blends

Gibberellic Acid—What is it?

Humic Acid

Micronutrients

Determine Nutrient Percentages

Nutrient Supplements/Corrections

Phosphorus' Role in Plant Growth

Potassium's Role in Plant Growth

Secondary Elements

Secrets of Nutrients

Silica's Role in Hydroponics

Soft Rock Phosphate

XTRA EDGE Nutrient

XTRA EDGE & Hydromax 2000

XTRA EDGE Description

XTRA EDGE Details

XTRA EDGE Instruction Guide

Dry Nutrient Chart/Growing Guide

 

Pests/Diseases

Natural Pest Control w/Chart!

Bugs! Detailed Description

How to Control Fungus

Gardener's Guide to Insect Control

Natural Insecticides

Pythium Fungus Disease

 

Plant Aspiration/ 
Air Mixture

Timed-release Aerosols

Indoor Airflow & Ventilation

CO2: Invisible Fertilizer

CO2 Atmosphere Enrichment

CO2 Devices

CO2 can make a Difference!

Importance of CO2 & Plant Growth

European Cucumber example

I Heard it through the Grapevine!

Negative Ion Generators/Filters

Nitrogen's Role in Plant Growth

 

Planting/Growing

Companion Planting can Help!

How to Start Cucumber Seeds

Orchids & Houseplants

Root Cuttings

The Miracle of Sprouting

Tissue Culture Cloning!

Tomato & Cucumber Pruning

Tomato Cultural Problems

Tomato Hydroponic Techniques

How to Start Tomato Seedlings

 

Systems

Hydroponic Systems from 1970s

Hydroponic Systems from 1980s

Year-around Greenhouse

Passive Hydroculture Systems

Hydromax 1000 & 2000 Systems

Hydroponic Trays

Hydroponic Tray Systems

Mecca, CA System Description

Hydroponics in Puerto Rico

Using Robotics in Hydroponics

 

Water

Total Dissolved Salts

Irrigation Water & pH

pH & Nutrients

Water Quality Issues

pH Guide for Vegetables & Flowers

 

 

I would like to acknowledge the valuable help of many friends, coworkers, consultants and customers over the past sixteen years who have help assemble these brochures, catalogues, newsletters and other publications and literature.

Some of those who deserve thanks are:

  • Roy "Erick" Erickson, internationally known designer, graphic artist and writer
  • Richard Leroy, Hydroponic pioneer who has set up many Hydroponic complexes in Florida, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and other Caribbean Islands.
  • Carol Spoelstra, Executive Director, Agricultural Literacy & Fairs Alliance
  • Hisham T. Ahdab, ph.D., international horticulture consultant
  • Dennis Germann, Foothill Hydroponics sales manager, with fifteen years of Hydroponic growing experience
  • Pat Brown, junior high school teacher and Hydroponic expert and lecturer
  • Ginger Krelle, junior high and high school teacher and professional Hydroponic teacher
  • Zohreh Safair, printing and prepress catalog and brochure production expert
  • I would also like to make mention of four dear friends who have, unfortunately, passed away:
  • Jack Corman, orchid specialist
  • Laurence "Buck" Isham, mechanical engineer and Hydroponic specialist
  • Jim McCaskill, horticulturalist, writer and famous Hydroponic lecturer
  • Gary Pellard, Foothill Hydroponic assistant manager for ten years

"Special thanks to my wife, Mahasti, and my daughter, Lila, who have always assisted me with the many aspects of the business."

--Mohsen Daha, manager

 

 

Classroom Hydroponic Plant Factory, by Pat Brown and Ginger Krelle. Second edition.

Classroom Hydroponic Plant Factory
by Pat Brown and Ginger Krelle. This Second Edition is full of tried-and-tested projects from two teachers who have spent years deeply involved in Hydroponics!
 



Hydroponic
News!

STUDENTS to build Mars greenhouse (Florida Today - Melbourne, FL, USA)

... I'm thinking maybe hydroponics," said fourth-grader Jeffrey Swahlan, explaining the type of gardening he thinks would be most successful on Mars. ... Read this story.
 
 
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FOOTHILL HYDROPONICS
10705 Burbank Blvd
North Hollywood
CA 91601

TEL 818.760.0688

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