Greetings growers across North America. Welcome to California Substrates, the New Benchmark in Coco Coir. California Substrates was born out of the desire to provide growers with the very best in Coco Coir grow media. Whilst we are relatively new to the North American retail market, we are not new to growing. We’ve worked with [...]
When talking with growers we often hear the terms EC, TDS and ppm used in relation to feeding regimes. With Coco Coir, growers & retailers often ask us what the EC is?
The philosophy driving the thinking on this method of watering is to provide the optimum environment for the root system for the maximum amount of time each day. Trying to balance the air-water relationship and the nutrient level along with the nutrient balance so that the root system and the plant have as healthy environment [...]
We've published our first editorial with the Maximum Yield team which aims to offer growers who really care about their grow media some insights into the fact that different Coco products really are different :) You can read below & check it on the Maximum Yield site or pick up an issue at your local [...]
First of all, we love Hightimes Magazine - quality content & advice. We enjoyed this article by High Times "Bigger Plants, Better yields", as it has some good information and will help many growers think about how they plan their growing operation and then how to work their plan. We did want to add some [...]