WHEW! WHEN WE DISCONTINUED PUBLISHING ROSEBUD, I WAS TOTALLY UNPREPARED FOR THE REACTION.
Yes it’s true. This is the final edition of Rosebud Magazine. It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I have to say this. First, the entire Rosebud & Advanced Nutrients team would like to thank every one of you who have and continue to support us.
Straight to the point . . . the cold hard reality is Rosebud Magazine has operated at a significant loss since the first issue, and it has put a HUGE financial strain on Advanced Nutrients, the parent company which funds Rosebud. I don’t have to tell you, high-level quality costs a lot of money, and the magazine was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s financial back.
In our previous article, we talked about how the hydroponics industry has changed from old school days and is starting to catch up with the 21st century.
Tens of thousands of hydroponics growers are concerned about what they learned in the “You’re Being Robbed” article detailing how hydroponics nutrients label police and hydroponics industry monopolists are harming growers. I’ve been contacted by people who want more information about why the article boldly calls out General Hydroponics, Sunlight Supply and their allies such as Hydrofarm. I think the article explains itself well, but here’s even more information that helps you save money, and your hydroponics crops.
By Chris Jefferson and SK
My buddy SK wrote me from his hydroponics garden in the North American hinterlands to tell of his adventures with hydroponics retailers. When SK gets to tap-tapping on his computer keyboard, he gives you a pretty good picture of what it feels like sometimes to be a hydroponics grower. Here’s his raw, uncensored report from the hydroponics equipment and supplies front lines…
Astonishingly, every time you go into your local hydroponics store and look at nutrient companies' product labels you’re being robbed of the truth and being forced to make a decision with incomplete information you would need to make the right choice.
That’s right, you don’t have the right to know the truth or what’s really in the product you’re paying for.
In my first-ever article on RosebudMag.com, I issued an open challenge to hydroponics industry monopolists and hypocrites who are discriminating against Advanced Nutrients and harming growers by stifling the free flow of hydroponics information and the availability of the most effective hydroponics nutrients and gear.
First of all let me thank Advanced Nutrients for giving me the chance to have this published on the RosebudMag.com website. What I am writing here was originally sent in the form of an email questionnaire/statement to the owners of three hydroponics businesses: Sunlight Supply, Maximum Yield and Urban Garden. I received no reply from them, so I am writing it here.
Hydroponics gardening is increasing in popularity and you might be wondering if it’s for you. Or you might already be a hydroponics gardener considering whether to expand your hydroponics endeavors to get that sweet maximum yield we all know and love.
Well, here are some seriously good reasons for you to start up or rev up your hydroponics urban garden...
Editor’s Note: The enclosed comment came in as a response to the Hydroponics Hijacking article written by Big Mike Straumietis, the co-founder of Advanced Nutrients, and posted on the Rosebudmag.com website. The grower’s text was too long to post as a comment, but we at Rosebud felt it worth posting on its own as a guest article…
When I first started hydroponics gardening, I grew from seed using peat pots. I had a 50% success rate, which wasn’t good enough. When I started hydroponics cloning, I had about a 60% success rate. Again…not good enough.
I got some hydroponics books, and asked questions at the local grow store. This led me to experiment with different seed germination methods, different cloning methods, and different materials.
When you get right down to what really matters in life- whether it’s in your hydroponics garden or your other everyday achievements- it’s all about the power of your ideas taking root and growing. Certainly you savor the rewarding feeling of nurturing your cuttings or seedlings as they grow from small plants into mature, impressive specimens ready for a massive harvest. Yes, the power of your idea, especially if it’s a visionary idea that seeks to bring something newer and better into existence, is what sparks your creativity, productivity, and success. Take a moment to consider how it works in the hydroponics real world…