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Outdoor Growers
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best way to get this file)
At present we
are 90% sure of the pricing, so if you use the site, be aware we
will advise you if a price was wrong.
This should
have up to date prices on most equipment,.
Please let us know what you think... - Scott
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Website
Updates and News Please note: we are no longer "Blogging"
below - even though we were Blogging a long time before Blogging was even called
Blogging. Here is the new
Blog
October 2004 - Although some updates have been applied to this site, to
most part, we have completely dedicated our efforts to making a searchable
database for all information and would like to announce we have completely
failed. So we will go back to sorting things by hand. Sorry to have taken the
time, but we still plan to have a simpler site that you can just ask a question
and get an answer. It will work, we just can't slow down the site to complete
it. If you have any suggestions? May 2004 - improved look of this site, and changed the way browsers see
it. Have a look at our catalogue page April 2004 - Hooray! Lighting
Information pack and Catalogue is up and running on our catalogue
page. Yes I finally accomplished this small task. Perhaps a holiday or a
memorial to be raised in its honour? April 2004 - updates to question
pages and new page on 130W fluro lighting 12th March 2004 - Still working on the database. New catalogue
updated today, with lighting catalogue nearly finished. Added picture of our race
team. Thanks for everyone who keeps coming to the site and contributing with
stories, questions, suggestions and pictures. Much appreciated - Scott 14th November 2003 - Our Information pack is
done,
lighting pack underway. Have look here 21st August 2003 - good fodder updates. Continuing to get
more questions than I can answer every day.Sorry if any delays - Scott 3rd July 2003 - Innudated again. Sent out a sample of the
growers questions to everyone on the mailling list. Have a look at the questions
yourself here 24th June 2003 - Lighting
prices - updated subject to radical change in an instant if and when
the manufacturers decide to.
9th May 2003 - updated pricelist
finally. small updates to ordering page -
plenty of new questions answered 7th May 2003 - Growers
Questions page now redesigned with better categories with more to come.
Thank you all for your questions as it has made this site very informative. Network
Systems are selling very well. Hydroponic
Courses Packed. Anyone who can work out how to grow more time in the day for
me to do everything let me know. Send me your stories and pictures!!!
- Thanks Scott - Growers
Questions page now redesigned with better categories with more to come.
Thank you all for your questions as it has made this site very informative. Network
Systems are selling very well. Hydroponic
Courses Packed. Anyone who can work out how to grow more time in the day for
me to do everything let me know. Send me your stories and pictures!!!
- Thanks Scott 14th April 2003 - Updated wardrobes
page and moved previous wardrobes page to here.
Lots of great questions and
answers that are great informative fun reading - Get stuck into them here!
Remember Fodder information is here 11th April 2003 - Course
information updated. 17th March 2003 - new categories for questions page - have
a look - Scott
11th March 2003 - New product - Snake repellant - "Shoosnake"
information here
4th March 2003 - More course
dates announced and more questions
and answers. Check it out - Scott 20th February 2003 - new network
systems brochure now on this site, the most effective automatic system
we have ever used. Definitely a must use for people who want performance, not
hard work. Updated dates on Hydroponic
courses as well. Many questions
answered, so check the question answer pages too. - Scott 13th February 2003 - new fodder
questions page added. Lots more questions have answers at the question
and answer page. Currently need to experiment on a growth stimulant for
indoor growing. More information on request. CD of this website to come out to
eliminate bandwidth problems and to introduce the videos, which will be TOO BIG
for website. Don't even ask me to email them....lol (laugh out loud) Will keep
you up to date.Scott 30th January 2003 - Growers
story page added and chat room abolished. check the question
pages too as there are many more questions up there now. Scott 16th January 2003 - Course dates
updated. information here.
Email scott@hydrocentre.com.au
with comments or to book, and we can confirm your place. Scott 15th January 2003 - Happy new year, some news will be
coming soon, but until then, some new questions and answers for everyone on the questions
page - Cya! Scott 23rd December 2002 - - Happy new year, some news will be
coming soon, but until then, some new questions and answers for everyone on the questions
page - Cya! Scott 23rd December 2002 - - Happy new year, some news will be
coming soon, but until then, some new questions and answers for everyone on the questions
page - Cya! Scott 23rd December 2002 - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone
We hope you will be with your family and friends and enjoy yourself. In this
unusual world, we need to take care of the ones we love. We will close from
Christmas eve to New Years Day. New questions are on the Question page, and
remember if you join the email mailing list on the left side of this page, we
will update you when the site changes. We need your
stories and pictures. We want to have a page dedicated to our
customers systems as we are proud of all you achieve. Send to scott@hydrocentre.com.au
or drop it by on a disc for me. I will put up any that are worthy (and suitable)
for publication. I have already received one, and will be putting it up on the
website soon. Have a great break, and we hope to excite you with new things in
the new year! ROLL ON 2003!- Scott 11th December 2002 - New pricelist put up on the products
page. Temporary only and some of the products are discounted from these
prices. So please ask for a quote from our ordering
information page 10th December 2002 - Been really busy again, New pages include nutrient
additives and a ventilation/airconditioning
project sheet. Also lots of fresh questions on the question
and answer page.
See you soon - Scott
25th November 2002 - Another busy month. More sales to USA and lots of
English enquiries. Seems our prices are fairly good even with freight
overseas. Best news is my online pricelist may happen fairly soon.
I am very pleased with out current Fodder project, as the drought here
has at least 2 calls from farmers everyday. Interesting facts, to produce 1kg of
fodder from barley, it grows to around 15-25cm in 7 days, and requires about 3
litres of nutrient/water. In the field it takes around 80 litres to produce the
same amount. amazing. I will get a page with pictures and the results soon, as
well as the cute little critters eating the fresh stuff. Some of them recognize
the bringer of the ultra fresh clean food. They must think I'm bringing them
candy. I am also keen to see if any other farmers can join with me to
produce more research. It takes only 100's not thousands of dollars to produce
some fodder cheaply. To do really well I have this maxim. If its cheaper to
double the size of your production than to double the speed of production,
then which would you choose. I am trying to set up an effective cheap system,
and enable it to be doubled, tripled in size until production is met.
New products are still on the way. I am hoping for a new additive I call GX
to work as well as expected. With summer happening, and Lettuce due to rise
to $4 each, tomatoes to $10/kg, I am being overrun with new vegetable home
gardeners. I will have to do more courses, or video them and show them
everyday to keep up.
Keep those photos and storys coming in. Love to hear about all the successes
(and the odd experiment gone wrong) to keep the interest for everyone. Check out
the Questions and Answers page for heaps of hands on experience for free!
See you soon - Scott
31st October 2002. - Been so busy. We have a new Air conditioner for growrooms
self install and all that around $1000AUD. Pics to come...
I have updated the question page.
Heaps of questions not coming through on the offsite server, and some outages,
so I will moderate it myself, hope this works out....
On another note I now have ADSL so I am online more often. It takes a fair bit
of drama to get it to work with firewalls and so on, don't get it and just think
it will work straight up.
But the speed is awesome..... Now for broadband videos on this site, that would
be great. Any suggestions email scott@hydrocentre.com.au
- Cya Scott 12th September 2002 - The new Hydroponic
course information is out now. We
will have MPEGS of the courses shortly, but
two Saturday nights ago while I slept in the other room, someone cut through my
security screens and stole my digital camera. I will get a replacement shortly,
and I will produce the videos soon. New 600Watt Metal
Halide retrofit globes are available and they fit into the 600Watt
High Pressure Sodium Ballasts and are designed to produce better vegetative
growth, with less emphasis on flowering. There are some new products being
tested such as the new product from Nulife - Megaboost
plus, and reports will be passed on soon. Still working on the online
shopping, and until then just send those orders to me at sales@hydrocentre.com.au
and I will give you great service and free freight on
orders above a certain amount (see the ordering link at www.hydrocentre.com.au
for specifics) - and Keep smiling! - Scott 11th
September 2002 - Our thoughts are with the families of those who
were lost. They all teach us that our families and loved ones are the most
important thing to cherish in life. Their last thoughts were of their loved
ones, and so our first thoughts each day should be of our loved ones. I hope the
world finds peace, and I hope our leaders have wisdom in attaining it.
14th August 2002 - We have a Maestro
display in store now, at $1499 we will probably sell heaps of these nutrient
tank control units. We are also selling the cheaper units, and will have a firm
price shortly on these (under $500). So I added a NZ Hydroponics
Products page and Maestro display picture page here.
I have been really inundated with feedback on courses
and ideas for this site and trying to make
the transition to online shopping. I tell
you what, I am busier than a..... well anyhow
better not go there. I thank you for your feedback and will continue to send
news whenever possible of these upgrades. I assure you that much
is happening in the back of this page. More to come - tune in again
soon! Thanks again
Scott
30th July 2002 - Added join
email mailing list to main page. Updated the privacy
policy too. Also tidied up the left hand side menu. Added bunny thing to fun-stuff.
Love to get more suggestions from YOU about
fun-stuff pages, so have a look and email me. News is not much to report.
A couple Hydroponic suppliers going out of business in dramatic fashion (we are
doing fine) and lots of end of financial year reporting BAS and stuff that we do
every year. That's my excuse for not having the course dates yet. Everyone who
has gone through my early course stuff, has
laughed a lot. Maybe that's a good sign, maybe it's not. But if you can make
people laugh in front of you maybe they won't laugh too much behind your back.
lol. :) Updated ordering information with an order
form you can use for quotes or pickups as
well. - See you soon
Scott
12th July 2002 - News -
NZ Hydroponics has provided us with
the Maestro, which monitors CF and pH and Temperature as well as adjusting the
Nutrient and pH levels. Retail approx $1495 and we will get some info together.
Go here for information on Maestro at
their site. (14th August 2002 - Added Maestro picture here)
Scott
4th July 2002 - News - Happy
4th of July to our USA visitors. Hope it goes well. I have used today to change
date format as Americans use mm/dd/yyyy, and we use dd/mm/yyyy. So to avoid
gallons and litre arguments, the date has changed for everyone. Thanks for all
the emails from USA, and I love answering
questions. Two rules to follow - remember its winter here so if you don't
tell me your from the USA I will tell you to put a heater in your tank and look
like an idiot. And I don't recommend ordering stock from us from USA but we can
put you in touch with distributors in USA. [You would be horrified to get a
freight bill from me, but I can do it if you like] (lol = laugh out loud)
Basically you have to let me know where you are in terms of climate and
ordering. Other countries that have been emailing and are very welcome lately
include Phillipines and Japan.
You should know we also have a French speaking
employee so any French speakers, no need to struggle, send the email in French
if it helps. Working on the Japanese employee as the exchange rate is still
worth ordering from there sometimes. :)
Added a current lighting prices marquee above. Pricing changes all
the time. Let me know if you find the colours or flow irritating. The site has
never used Marquees before.
Other News, we have begun the coding on our online
shopping cart, so keep those angry noisy emails coming saying get
your act together as it fires us up to finish hundreds and eventually the
thousands of products we have in our store.
Latest product Super bud continues to amaze
indoor growers with its ability to stop a plant and intensify flowering until
the grower's eyes bug out of their head. We have to calm growers down to get
them to talk normal. Why so much hype? Probably because its $165 a set at the
moment. Thanks for coming by Scott
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September 2002 - Our thoughts are with the families of those who
were lost. They all teach us that our families and loved ones are the most
important thing to cherish in life. Their last thoughts were of their loved
ones, and so our first thoughts each day should be of our loved ones. I hope the
world finds peace, and I hope our leaders have wisdom in attaining it.