CONTRIBUTORS
Caleb Buck has 10 years of container
Grubbycup has been an avid indoor
and backyard gardening experience,
specializing in herbs and tomatoes.
He is the in-house copywriter and
social media expert for Down To Earth
Fertilizers, a manufacturer of organic
fertilizers and amendments.
gardener for more than 20 years.
His articles were first published in
the UK, and since then his gardening
advice has been published in French,
Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech and
German. He is also considered one
of the world’s leading authorities on
crochet hydroponics.
Eric Hopper’s past experiences
within the indoor gardening industry
include being a hydroponic retail
store manager and owner. Currently,
he works as a writer, consultant and
product tester for various indoor
horticulture companies. His inquisitive
nature keeps him busy seeking new
technologies and methods that could
help maximize a garden’s performance.
Erica Hernandez is a senior at the
David Kessler heads research and
Kyle L. Ladenburger is a passionate
Dr. Robert G. Linderman is a retired
Lacey Macri works as head of sales
Dr. Lynette Morgan holds a
University of Arizona, pursuing a
bachelor’s degree in plant sciences.
While working for the university, she
has gained experience producing crops
both indoors and out, from small-scale
greenhouse lettuce production projects
to biomass production analyses
conducted in tightly controlled
environment chambers.
development at Atlantis Hydroponics
and writes for their popular blog.
David has more than two decades of
experience and multiple degrees from
the State University of New York. An
accredited judge for the American
Orchid Society, he travels the world
judging events. Follow his blog at
atlantishydroponics.com.
research plant pathologist and former
research leader at the USDA-ARS
Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory
in Corvallis, Oregon. He is also a courtesy
Professor Emeritus at Oregon State
University. He’s been in the industry
for nearly 50 years and is currently the
science guy for two companies: Plant
Health, LLC and Santiam Organics, LLC.
at CleanGrow, focusing her time on
business development within the
company. She received a bachelor’s
degree in communications and
psychology from the University of
California, Davis, in 2011, where she
worked at the California Aggie student
newspaper on campus.
Brady Schultz brings several
years of optical R&D engineering
experience to the Hydro Innovations
team, with a background that
includes development projects for
both NASA and the Department of
Defense. Outside the office, Brady is
a passionate indoor gardener.
Harley Smith is the director of
research for NPK Industries. A
veteran in the hydroponics industry,
Harley has more than 18 years of
consulting and educating experience.
He is regarded as an expert on plant
nutrition and organic biostimulants,
performing research and new product
development in the US and Europe.
indoor and outdoor gardener. He
is also a freelance garden writer.
With nearly 10 years of experience
in the industry working for Age
Old Organics, he is well-versed in
numerous growing methods with a
focus on soil health.
B. Hort. Tech. degree and a PhD in
hydroponic greenhouse production
from Massey University, New
Zealand. Lynette is a partner with
Suntec International Hydroponic
Consultants and has authored several
hydroponic technical books. Visit
suntec.co.nz for more information.
Roy O’Mahony is a plant molecular
biologist with an emphasis on ion
channels in plants. Before co-founding
CleanGrow in 2009, Roy received a
bachelor’s degree in plant science
from University College Cork in
Ireland, an MS in plant molecular
biology from University College
Dublin and a PhD from the University
of Wolverhampton in the UK.
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