georgepattenson

Hello, my name is George Pattenson and it is a pleasure to introduce myself.

For those who have never heard of me, let me tell you a few things about myself.

I have just retired from a lifetimes work in the gardening industry. It is a huge industry nowadays, very different from when I first started as a lad back in the late 50′s.

I have always had a keen interest in all types of gardening but for the last 28 years, have been involved in hydroponic gardening systems of some sort or another. These systems have also developed greatly since I first began to learn about them. In those days a rusty old bucket formed the tub, and with a lick of lead based paint (illegal nowadays) soon became a great sight when overflowing with whatever was growing inside!

I was born in the mid 40′s and then, hydroponics was relatively unheard of from a home growers point of view. It had much more following in Europe and was used especially in Holland.

During my time working at various gardening institutes, owning and running my own gardening centres and working abroad, I have experienced, and personally used every different type of Hydroponic system available, from single tub, static solution cultures to continuous flow systems, from aeroponics to passive sub-irrigation systems, from ebb and flow/flood and drain to run to waste and deep water culture systems. You name it, and I have set it up at some point.

I didn’t plan to go in this direction, it’s where my work took me and I’m glad it did. In my late 30′s I lived and worked in Holland, in a small town (that isn’t so small nowadays) called Emerloord. Here I began learning all about the Dutch Pot system. The Bato. A simple, safe top-drip setup system mainly used for growing vegetables peppers or fruit, but these were used in such large volumes in the Netherlands I was initially shocked when I first set eyes upon them. Acres of pots as far as the eyes could see!

Later in my life, in my late 40′s I returned to England and began working on advanced hydroponic systems, including modifications to Bubbler systems which now form part of the Bubbler systems that can be bought today from any retail outlet.

Now retired, I can finally sit back and enjoy what I really enjoy doing and that is showing and telling people about the gardening methods of hydroponics. I have written my first book for beginners, and depending on the feedback, which has been positive so far, I intend writing further books which will include intermediate and advanced skill levels, and also include some system setups rarely heard of or used in this country but very effective for growing fruit. You can get the first free chapters free from the howto hydropoics website in the book section.

So, that is me. I have spent a total of over 55 years, as a lad, and later, as my career in gardening. A pet hate of mine is people that can’t do their job properly. I have met just about every ‘celebrity’ gardener there is (I’ve taught many of them) and it is my claim that there is no question about hydroponic gardening that I can’t answer. As you may rightly think, websites are definitely not in my area of expertise and this site will be updated by the programmers when I find the time to give them more information. I have lots to add and it will all get added eventually.

I currently live between my properties in Devon and London but will shortly be moving, one last time, back to Devon, where I will start ‘taking things easy’ and hopefully continue writing my books. Oh, and Taking things Easy!!

Kindest Regards

George Pattenson

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