Articles by Erik Biksa

About Erik Biksa

Erik Biksa has been writing about and discussing hydroponics growing, related technologies and cropping methods since 1999 in a variety of professional publications and platforms globally Erik has travelled the world learning and teaching modern growing techniques and technologies and is appreciated by many growers for his informative yet hands on approaches. Presently, he is the Editor at Grozine Hydroponics Mag.

South Pole Hydroponics

December 12, 2024 Erik Biksa Comments Off

Growing Where No One has Grown Before South Pole Hydroponics | Erik Biksa | Hydroponic growing methods are an invaluable tool for sustaining the world at large. Being able to grow healthy crops without soil […]

Dynamic LED Grow Lights

November 7, 2024 Erik Biksa Comments Off

Reducing Power Bills, Maximizing Plant Responses Dynamic LED grow lights manage light spectrum and output intensity to optimize crop responses while helping to lower power bills. Most greenhouse and indoor growers are aware that many […]

GrowDirector Greenhouse Controls Review

October 10, 2024 Erik Biksa Comments Off

Testing Greenhouse Smart Controls We began testing for our GrowDirector controls review in the beginning of our 2024 Spring-Summer growing season. For more background, please read this Article (Smart Greenhouse Controls). To recap, we installed […]

Smart Greenhouse Controls

April 30, 2024 Erik Biksa Comments Off

Easy Greenhouse Automation We installed smart greenhouse controls from GrowDirector into our hydroponic greenhouse to help optimize the growing environment for better crops and reduce the amount of time we needed to spend on redundant […]

Virginia Tech Hydroponics Course

March 22, 2024 Erik Biksa Comments Off

New course provides deeper dive into hydroponics Virginia Tech Hydroponics Course | Lee Friesland | Production of Food Crops in Controlled Environment Agriculture (HORT 4344) is a new class led by instructor Josh Kardos. Students […]

HydroBucket 2024

February 23, 2024 Erik Biksa Comments Off

Cultivating Deep Water Culture HydroBucket has been growing in the field of Deep Water Culture (DWC) for several years now. We at Grozine had the pleasure to speak with Mitchell Gorgichuk, one of the company […]

ORP Meter Review

January 15, 2024 Erik Biksa Comments Off

Real World Hydroponics ORP Testing Applied For our ORP meter review, we put Hanna Instruments HI98120 handheld ORP & temperature tester through some real world hydroponics applications for over 6 months. The benefits of managing […]

Best Powdery Mildew Remedy

November 10, 2023 Erik Biksa Comments Off

What Works Best to Safely Get Rid of Powdery Mildew in Crops? What is the best powdery mildew remedy that is safe for people, plants and animals that actually works? If you have a problem […]

Hydroponics Peroxyacetic Acid

September 21, 2023 Erik Biksa Comments Off

Using Peroxyacetic Acid in Hydroponics Applications Hydroponics peroxyacetic acid applications include use as a surface disinfectant for systems and irrigation lines Other hydroponic peroxyacetic applications also include diluted applications directly on plants or in active […]

Growing Hydroponic Melons

August 30, 2023 Erik Biksa Comments Off

How To Grow Hydroponic Melons Growing hydroponic melons is an excellent choice for hydroponic crop cultivation. Most melon varieties, i.e. Cantaloupe, Watermelon and Honeydew cultivars will thrive in hydroponic gardens when given enough space, healthy […]