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Botanicare Slide Bench System
Botanicare Slide Bench System
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The Botanicare® Slide Bench is a versatile, modular system that provides complete grow space control. There is no other sliding bench on the market with this level of customization. It allows growers to modify the length, working height, aisle width, and drainage angle slope to fit any growing style, greenhouse, or room size. Whether you have a smaller scale 500 square foot commercial grow, or a large scale 2,000+ square foot warehouse, the Botanicare Slide Bench will help you get the most out of your floor space. It eliminates the need for aisles, which take up space that you could fit more plants. Every square foot counts, and Botanicare built this sliding bench system with this in mind.
The Botanicare Slide Bench base system comes standard at 10 feet and 6 inches but can be customized to fit your grow room. You can extend your slide bench in 5-foot increments, all the way up to 100 feet 6 inches (It is NOT RECOMMENDED to go past 60.5 feet long due to difficulty with drainage, leveling, and overall weight.). With 8.5 inches of travel from the center of the bench, the minimum aisle width is 17 inches, more than enough for most people to walk through or work on plants. The roller tubes are connected with a spacer, which keeps them at a fixed distance from one another. Competitors don't have these spacers, which leads to your tubes getting closer and closer, and eventually, to the point they are touching.
This system is constructed of a premium, powder-coated steel frame, and works with heavy gauge ABS grow mod trays that will not bow, crack or leak. Botanicare Grow Mod Trays have a 4.5-inch sidewall height and include a drain screen with 3 punch outs for plumbing lines. They can handle 25 lbs. per sq. ft., so you will never have to worry about your plants getting too big or fitting too many on the trays. The roller connectors are reinforced, and provide smooth travel back and forth across the bench, and will not deform under weight or pressure. The Botanicare Slide Bench features an anti-tip bar with bump stops, to prevent tipping when loaded. This will prevent leaks, spills, or worse - your plants tipping over. Tailor this sliding bench to your exact needs, and choose from 3 heights of 12, 20, and 30 inches.
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Hydroponics?
Hydroponics is the science of growing plants without soil. The plants thrive on the nutrient-water solution alone. The growing medium merely acts as a support for the plants and their root systems while the solution passes freely. The growing medium, if any, is totally inert.
What types of plants grow best hydroponically?
Anything can be grown hydroponically, but some plants prove to be more space efficient. Some plants we suggest are tomatoes, sweet peppers, hot chilies, lettuce, spinach, squash, cucumbers, broccoli, beans, snow peas, herbs and flowers of all types.
Can you REALLY get better yields/quicker growth?
Absolutely. The plants, when receiving everything they need, tend to be healthier, faster growing and generally more productive. You can expect 30% faster growth with many crops.
What are the watering cycle timelines hydroponic systems?
Once the reservoir is filled with nutrients, it is time to put your hydro system to work! The ease of hydroponics is automation – automation is achieved by putting the pump on a timer according to your watering needs. The watering cycle depends on growth stage, growing medium and hydroponic system. In an ebb and flow or drip system with rockwool as the medium, seedlings, clones and plants in the early vegetative stage require watering only once a day for 15-30 minutes (twice a day for higher temps). Mature, flowering and fruiting plants require a heavier feed and can be fed once a day for 30 minutes (twice a day for higher temps). Typically soiless mixes and coco fiber can be watered for about 15 minutes twice a day, and can be adjusted for heavier feeding during the flowering and fruiting stage or higher temps. ViaStone, Hydroton, Grow Rocks, and Silicate mediums need to be watered more frequently – a constant drip for drip systems, and about 15-30 minutes every 3 hours for ebb and flow systems and can be adjusted for heavier feeding during the flowering and fruiting stage or higher temps. Aeroponic systems require frequent watering cycles; 30-60 seconds every few minutes or a constant spray.
What do I need to test pH? How do I test pH?
pH has a range from 0 (acidic) – 14 (alkaline), with 7 being neutral. A proper hydroponic pH range is between 5.5 to 6.2 for most hydroponic crops. For specific crop pH, check out our Plant Guide. pH must remain within the proper range for good plant health, disease resistance, and proper nutrient uptake. pH is maintained by adding pH Up and pH Down to the nutrient solution. For more information, see the Testssection of our site.
How will the flavor compare to my outdoor grown, organic produce?
The taste may be even better! This is simply due to the fact that the hydroponically grown plants are getting everything they need, when they need it. Don’t be fooled by “hot house” produce grown commercially. The grower’s primary concern is shipability and storage, not flavor. When you grow your own vegetables at home, you can expect nothing less than excellent results. Plus, hydroponically grown produce has the added benefit of a longer shelf life.