Blog posts

  • Greenhouse Cleaning & Sanitizing

    CropKing • December 14, 2017

    The 2017 growing season here in Lodi is now a wrap, but that doesn’t mean the work is finished. The time between...

  • CropKing Workshop Program Expansion

    CropKing • November 20, 2017

    Having found success offering two-day, monthly workshops through its Grower’s School, Lodi, Ohio-based CropKing exp...

  • Is Organic Labelling Something the Hydroponic Industry Needs?

    CropKing • November 09, 2017

    In an extremely close vote Nov. 1, the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board made a decision on a controversial...

  • Q&A: Supplemental lighting

    CropKing • November 01, 2017

    Many produce growers view greenhouse structures and hydroponic growing methods as improvements upon the volatile...

  • How CropKing NFT Channels Compare

    CropKing • October 23, 2017

    CropKing’s many years of research and growing experience have helped us determine the best equipment and growing...

  • Organic Media Production with Ellepot

    CropKing • October 16, 2017

    CropKing is offering a 100 percent biodegradable organic media option — 60 percent peat, 30 percent coco and 10...

  • Early Ground Shipping

    CropKing • October 09, 2017

    Autumn is the time of year when growers might prepare to expand existing structures or erect new greenhouses. It is...

  • Battling Botrytis

    CropKing • October 02, 2017

    Disease pressure in an environmentally controlled hydroponic greenhouse is minimal compared to field conditions...

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    pH Should Stand for Plant Health!

    CropKing • July 18, 2017

    Plants are critical in our daily lives and many people take them for granted. We feed ourselves with plants, we...