Review of the Homegrown Hydroponics PC Grow Box

Review of the Homegrown Hydroponics PC Grow Box

For quite some time I have been looking for an easy and convenient way of growing my plants hydroponically indoors in a stealth-like fashion. I am a 42-year-old man and I have a wife and kids that I live with. I live in California where it is legal to grow my own medicinal herbs, I have chosen to look purchase a commercial grow box that would suit my needs. After several weeks of Internet research I finally came across the Homegrown Hydroponics PC Grow Box.

I really like the design and functionality of Homegrown Hydroponics PC Grow Box, and I also thought the $595 selling price was more than fair. This is a micro grow hydroponics system that I purchased will grows up to three plants, even though I decided to actually grow only two. The PC Grow Box comes with a 125 compact fluorescent light which seems to be the perfect amount of light for a grow box of this size. The plants have a little bit less than 2 feet to grow so this would definitely be considered a micro grow.

Also included in the box with the PC Grow Box was the hydroponic system along with the nutrients, and the pH adjustment kits, plus it came with a simple timer, as well ONA to control the odors. The PC Grow Box also came with a power strip and all the necessary cords, connections and adapters to get my garden started. Everything you need to grow is included. I simply just added the seeds in the water the hydroponic system and that was it.

I started my seeds the traditional way, using a napkin and some ceramic plates. After about 10 days in a humidity dome I was able to transplant them directly into the PC Grow Box where I would then vegetate them out over the next couple of weeks. The sprouted seedlings quickly took to their new home in the PC Grow Box and began to develop new leaves quickly. The small plants responded quite well the compact fluorescent lighting system that was installed on the Homegrown Hydroponics PC Grow Box.

Since the plants were beginning to grow very strongly after three weeks I decided it was good to top them at this point. By removing the top of the plant, I actually caused my plants to grow additional shoots and I was able to train my plants to grow short but also dense. At this point the root mass was looking very solid and the plants were obviously very healthy in their new hydroponics environment.

The plants at all times responding extremely well to the Homegrown Hydroponics PC Grow Box in their vegetating stage of growth as well as the flowering stage.

A little over 3 1/2 weeks in I decided it was time to start the flowering my plants. I was able to purchase a replacement compact fluorescent light that puts out more red light than the one that was included with my original purchase from Homegrown Hydroponics. I set my timer to 12 hours on and 12 hours off and adjusted my nutrients from the vegetative formula the flowering formula. I then left the plants alone during the dark cycle and in a few weeks I began to notice various fruits and budding sites developing all over my plants.

I then added some nutrient additives to boost up the plants yields and let them go for another two weeks. At this point the plants have been topped, pruned, and trained to grow in this grow box quite well. Since the PC Grow Box is fairly small you really have to train your plants to get the most out of it. This is exactly what I've done to my plants to keep them short and dense. The final harvest came in at just over the 4 ounces of dried way. I have been very pleased and expect my second harvest to be even better.

I'm happy with my PC Grow Box and my purchase from Homegrown Hydroponics and the results were more than I could have hoped for. This stealthness and an ease of use is well worth the price alone. But having the ability to grow my own plants at home on my small budget really makes it worth it. It was a pleasure dealing with Howard at Homegrown Hydroponics and the entire staff was easy to work with and very helpful at all times during the build and ship process. It's been a great opportunity to get to use this fine prebuilt hydroponics system and I would highly recommend the Homegrown Hydroponics PC Grow Box to anyone that's looking to grow a hydroponics garden indoors in what looks like a computer tower case.

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I recently purchased the Homegrown Hydroponics Mini Fridge Grow Box to use in my home. However I almost did not purchase it because it seems like there is some mixed reviews regarding the customer service and customer support of Homegrown Hydroponics. There have been some negative publicity for this company, and even though I have no affiliation whatsoever with Homegrown Hydroponics I wanted to post this article to show my gratitude towards this company for a job and a product well done. From my personal experience I have found that what some others have said Homegrown Hydroponics to be totally untrue and unwarranted, and since few others have spoken up, I thought that I would speak up by writing this article and give a honest review of their product and services.



My foray into hydroponics came a few months ago when I decided to purchase my first hydroponics growing machine. I did my due diligence and research to find companies that manufacture hydroponics grow boxes for home use, and after many weeks of research I narrowed my focus specifically down to Homegrown Hydroponics and their Mini Fridge Grow Box specifically. However I was also interested in one time and possibly considered their Living Room grow box which looked exactly like a piece of furniture but would allow me to grow plants inside with stealth as to not detract from my simple bedroom. I also briefly considered that PC grow box for growing my plants. However because I know because I have very little experience with hydroponics, I really needed a helping hand and some good insight on a grow box to purchase.



My first introduction to Howard at Homegrown Hydroponics is when I called one day late on a Friday afternoon. To be honest I wasn't even expecting anybody to pick up the phone when I called. I was happy to get a hold of the general sales manager over there which is Howard. Howard is extremely knowledgeable about all the products sold by at Homegrown Hydroponics, and he really seems to know his stuff about hydroponics in general. We spoke for over 45 minutes on my first call and I never felt rushed to get off the phone. I thoroughly explained to Howard the type of hydroponics setup that I was looking for and what my restrictions were in terms of price and also privacy issues. We did some back and forth and a lot of discussion of hydroponics before finally narrowing down to my decision to go with the Homegrown Hydroponics Mini Fridge grow box.



The amazing thing that I would really like to point out about this company is that they could've recommended a much more expensive unit for me to purchase, which I may not have needed. Homegrown Hydroponics sells some machines that sell for as much as $3500 on their website. However in no way did Howard try to upsell me at all. He took the time to find out the best product for me based on what I told them and recommended a great product with only the options I needed to fit within my budget constraints. Howard was professional and courteous to me at all times, and it actually seemed like I was speaking more to a friend that I was to a salesmen.



After some back and forth with Howard and the Homegrown Hydroponics staff after several days I was finally ready to make my decision to purchase a Homegrown Hydroponics Mini Fridge Grow Box. Once again I spoke to Howard on the phone and gave them my name and all my shipping information. At that point he was able to give me my exact total, as well as the information I needed to send in my money order. I followed up the next day by going to the post office and getting a few money orders that made up the total of my order and I sent a priority overnight express mail to Howard at Homegrown Hydroponics. I confirmed that they did receive the payment the next morning and I called and spoke to Shannon later in the afternoon to confirm that that payment has been received and the grow box had begun construction.



Every grow box that is sold by Homegrown Hydroponics is custom built to order. They do not stock any of their products since every grow box is different. With that being said I was aware that I would have to wait a few weeks to receive my item and I was okay with that. I was told the unit would take roughly about 3 to 4 weeks to build and ship but, I was surprised when the freight gave me a call to let me know that my grow box in my area and ready to be delivered. Setting up a time to be delivered with the freight company was very easy and the freight company was punctual and showed up and delivered a fully built Mini Fridge Grow Box directly to my door as promised.



Upon unpacking the unit I found that it was securely built and packaged and everything I ordered was included and arrived damage free. The unit looked exactly like it did on the website and maybe even a little bit better, and it functions well above my exculpations.



I'm extremely pleased with my purchase from Homegrown Hydroponics and I would no doubt recommend them to anybody looking to start their own hydroponics garden. I found both the sales and technical support from Homegrown Hydroponics to be far above average from what I have found from other companies like Amazon and eBay who cannot even be contacted by phone. This videos on the Homegrown Hydroponics website made it extremely easy for me to set up my new products and I've been extremely happy with the unit that I purchased and I would definitely do business with Homegrown Hydroponics again in a heartbeat.

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Homegrown Hydroponics Fantastic Customer Support



I recently purchased the Homegrown Hydroponics Mini Fridge Grow Box to use in my home. However I almost did not purchase it because it seems like there is some mixed reviews regarding the customer service and customer support of Homegrown Hydroponics. There have been some negative publicity for this company, and even though I have no affiliation whatsoever with Homegrown Hydroponics I wanted to post this article to show my gratitude towards this company for a job and a product well done. From my personal experience I have found that what some others have said Homegrown Hydroponics to be totally untrue and unwarranted, and since few others have spoken up, I thought that I would speak up by writing this article and give a honest review of their product and services.



My foray into hydroponics came a few months ago when I decided to purchase my first hydroponics growing machine. I did my due diligence and research to find companies that manufacture hydroponics grow boxes for home use, and after many weeks of research I narrowed my focus specifically down to Homegrown Hydroponics and their Mini Fridge Grow Box specifically. However I was also interested in one time and possibly considered their Living Room grow box which looked exactly like a piece of furniture but would allow me to grow plants inside with stealth as to not detract from my simple bedroom. I also briefly considered that PC grow box for growing my plants. However because I know because I have very little experience with hydroponics, I really needed a helping hand and some good insight on a grow box to purchase.



My first introduction to Howard at Homegrown Hydroponics is when I called one day late on a Friday afternoon. To be honest I wasn't even expecting anybody to pick up the phone when I called. I was happy to get a hold of the general sales manager over there which is Howard. Howard is extremely knowledgeable about all the products sold by at Homegrown Hydroponics, and he really seems to know his stuff about hydroponics in general. We spoke for over 45 minutes on my first call and I never felt rushed to get off the phone. I thoroughly explained to Howard the type of hydroponics setup that I was looking for and what my restrictions were in terms of price and also privacy issues. We did some back and forth and a lot of discussion of hydroponics before finally narrowing down to my decision to go with the Homegrown Hydroponics Mini Fridge grow box.



The amazing thing that I would really like to point out about this company is that they could've recommended a much more expensive unit for me to purchase, which I may not have needed. Homegrown Hydroponics sells some machines that sell for as much as $3500 on their website. However in no way did Howard try to upsell me at all. He took the time to find out the best product for me based on what I told them and recommended a great product with only the options I needed to fit within my budget constraints. Howard was professional and courteous to me at all times, and it actually seemed like I was speaking more to a friend that I was to a salesmen.



After some back and forth with Howard and the Homegrown Hydroponics staff after several days I was finally ready to make my decision to purchase a Homegrown Hydroponics Mini Fridge Grow Box. Once again I spoke to Howard on the phone and gave them my name and all my shipping information. At that point he was able to give me my exact total, as well as the information I needed to send in my money order. I followed up the next day by going to the post office and getting a few money orders that made up the total of my order and I sent a priority overnight express mail to Howard at Homegrown Hydroponics. I confirmed that they did receive the payment the next morning and I called and spoke to Shannon later in the afternoon to confirm that that payment has been received and the grow box had begun construction.



Every grow box that is sold by Homegrown Hydroponics is custom built to order. They do not stock any of their products since every grow box is different. With that being said I was aware that I would have to wait a few weeks to receive my item and I was okay with that. I was told the unit would take roughly about 3 to 4 weeks to build and ship but, I was surprised when the freight gave me a call to let me know that my grow box in my area and ready to be delivered. Setting up a time to be delivered with the freight company was very easy and the freight company was punctual and showed up and delivered a fully built Mini Fridge Grow Box directly to my door as promised.



Upon unpacking the unit I found that it was securely built and packaged and everything I ordered was included and arrived damage free. The unit looked exactly like it did on the website and maybe even a little bit better, and it functions well above my exculpations.



I'm extremely pleased with my purchase from Homegrown Hydroponics and I would no doubt recommend them to anybody looking to start their own hydroponics garden. I found both the sales and technical support from Homegrown Hydroponics to be far above average from what I have found from other companies like Amazon and eBay who cannot even be contacted by phone. This videos on the Homegrown Hydroponics website made it extremely easy for me to set up my new products and I've been extremely happy with the unit that I purchased and I would definitely do business with Homegrown Hydroponics again in a heartbeat.

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I am an old school guy. I usually have been. I was raised in rural Georgia by my grandmother after my parents died. I was raised outside in the garden. My granny was an enthusiastic gardener and so was her Mother before her. When it came to the once a year largest tomato contest we came close to winning, but never quite pulled it off. Third Place in 2008 wasn't bad, but we're not about to settle for second best. Tomatoes first grew as wild, cherry-size berries in the South American Andes, but the fruit, as we know it today, was developed in Mexico where it was known as tomatil and traveled to Europe by boat with the returning conquistadors.

The problem with growing tomatoes outdoors is the weather. Drastic changes up or down can stunt or kill your crop. Plants like to be warm like humans, and avoid extremes of weather patterns. Naturally proper watering and fertilizing is super significant as well . Particularly when going for the gold. I believed we had it for sure last year till a rabbit came out of the blue and ate half of our prize winning 9 pound tomato! I had it with nature, lack of rain and furry rodents with cute ears and evil appetites!

Oddly enough a buddy of mine brought over a High Times magazine on the way back from the store with a pack of smokes and a case of beer. After some cold ones, and some bad reruns on TV, I started flipping through the best of High Times mag and they'd some write up on some company called local Hydroponics out in Weston Florida. Hell, these guys are practically my neighbors I thought! I called the 800 number and spoke to some guy named Howard. I told him I was tired of growing the way I usually did and wanted to try something new. Turns out that they pioneered the modern day grow box. Sounds like a chunk of furniture to me.

Whatever is a grow box you ask? Hell, I would not have been able to tell you that six months back. Turns out these suckers are boxes that look like normal cupboards, but inside they got all the lights on times, fans to bring in unpolluted air, and even a tub to hold the water and plants. Looked pretty nifty on the web site, but I do not believe in purchasing anything till I lay my hands on it! So, the old woman and I hopped in our '57 Ford and took a ride down to their manufacturing facility in Weston Florida. Boy, let me tell you these guys run a powerful show out there!

I been in manufacturing shops before, but I have never seen anything as professional and high end as this. Turns out they got an engineer employed full time planning these machines in some program called Solid Works, and they get to design them and work out all the flaws on the PC before they even build them! Allegedly the machine I purchased from them called the Cultivator Pro was the product of 5 years of analysis and development into plant mechanics and from what I saw they pushed things to the limits on this one.

Long story short I decided to take the plunge on changing my out dated old fashioned and took a gamble with Howard of local Hydroponics. I paid for my machine by cashiers check and Howard told me it might be prepared to pick up in 4-6 weeks. Looked a bit long, but hell - I got time to wait for something done right . Not more than 3 weeks later some guy named Shannon calls me and tells me my unit is complete, and prepared to pick up! Wow, finished in 1/2 the time! So we drove down there again and when we got there our Cultivator Pro was set up on show for us running so bright, and looking good! The store foreman Wayne was nice enough to give me a first hand demonstration of how the product worked, and showed me all the bits and bobs before proceeding to pack it up for me and load it In my truck. I could not wait to get it home and plant my tomato clones!

After chatting with Howard again on the telephone, he walked me through getting it all setup. It was straightforward and took less than an hour from unpacking it to filling it with water and turning it on. My God, when those 800 watts of light blast on your plants you want some sunglasses and sun tan lotion! Talk about perfect conditions for the tomatoes and any plant actually. They are living in plant heaven in this grow box built to keep them happy as a kitty on the settee.

It's been two months now, and I'll honestly say I have not seen a better looking, prize winning tomatoes than the one I got going on right now. It's looking good for the fare this year and I hardly lifted a finger apart from filling it with water. To point out my eyes have been opened to a recently discovered way of growing plants in an understatement. Those people at Homegrown Hydroponics opened up a door to me that I can never close!

I don't miss the dirt, the cold, the furry rodents of the lack of water in nature! I got this baby purring in my spare guest room, and my plants grow like wild fire. I am in the process of starting a blog, and will post some photos soon as my plants ripen up. This year is looking good to take my rightful first place victory at the state fair!

To learn more about Homegrown Hydroponics you can check out their web site at:

http://www.homegrown-hydroponics.com.