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Saturday, Aug 18
All Day	Ebbetts Pass Moose Lodge Car Show and Chili Cook-Off
All Day	Exotic Bird Show
08:30 AM	Arnold Rim Trail (ART) Volunteer Trail Work Day
09:30 AM	North Grove Photography Walks at Big Trees State Park
10:00 AM	Gold & Outdoor Festival
11:00 AM	Guided Tours of Ironstone Vineyards
11:00 AM	Town Tours of Columbia State Historic Park
12:00 PM	Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Open Thurs - Sun
All Day	"Voices of Wisdom" Senior 55+ writing classes
04:00 PM	Party Like a Rotarian at the Angels Murphys Rotary's Annual Shrimp Feed
All Day	Summer Chalking Class Series
06:00 PM	Dinner on the Church Grounds
06:00 PM	Song Posse
07:00 PM	Bear Valley Summer Music Series! June 30th - Labor Day
07:00 PM	William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Directed by Tara Kayton, Presented by Shakespeare on the Vine
Sunday, Aug 19
All Day	Exotic Bird Show
07:30 AM	All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast by Native Sons of the Golden West
Until 05:00 PM	Gold & Outdoor Festival
11:00 AM	Sunday Funday at Ironstone Vineyards
11:00 AM	Guided Tours of Ironstone Vineyards
11:00 AM	Town Tours of Columbia State Historic Park
12:00 PM	Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Open Thurs - Sun
All Day	"Voices of Wisdom" Senior 55+ writing classes
All Day	Summer Chalking Class Series
All Day	Song Posse
Monday, Aug 20
All Day	"Voices of Wisdom" Senior 55+ writing classes
02:00 PM	Healthy Living Cooking Class
02:00 PM	Healthy Living Cooking Class
All Day	Summer Chalking Class Series
All Day	Song Posse
Tuesday, Aug 21
All Day	"Voices of Wisdom" Senior 55+ writing classes
Until 09:00 PM	Summer Chalking Class Series
All Day	Song Posse
Wednesday, Aug 22
11:00 AM	Guided Tours of Ironstone Vineyards
All Day	"Voices of Wisdom" Senior 55+ writing classes
05:30 PM	Locals' Night with Milliaire
All Day	Song Posse
Thursday, Aug 23
11:00 AM	Guided Tours of Ironstone Vineyards
12:00 PM	Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Open Thurs - Sun
All Day	"Voices of Wisdom" Senior 55+ writing classes
All Day	Song Posse
07:00 PM	William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Directed by Tara Kayton, Presented by Shakespeare on the Vine
Friday, Aug 24
11:00 AM	Guided Tours of Ironstone Vineyards
12:00 PM	Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Open Thurs - Sun
All Day	"Voices of Wisdom" Senior 55+ writing classes
05:00 PM	Angels Camp Farmers Market
05:30 PM	Friday Night Music at Alchemy
All Day	Song Posse
06:00 PM	Cool Beans at Cameo Plaza
07:00 PM	William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Directed by Tara Kayton, Presented by Shakespeare on the Vine
Saturday, Aug 25
All Day	Exotic Bird Show
09:30 AM	North Grove Photography Walks at Big Trees State Park
10:00 AM	Old Timers Museum Walking Tours Are Every Saturday at 10am.
11:00 AM	Guided Tours of Ironstone Vineyards
11:00 AM	Town Tours of Columbia State Historic Park
12:00 PM	Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Open Thurs - Sun
All Day	"Voices of Wisdom" Senior 55+ writing classes
Until 08:30 PM	Song Posse
07:00 PM	Bear Valley Summer Music Series! June 30th - Labor Day
07:00 PM	William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Directed by Tara Kayton, Presented by Shakespeare on the Vine
Sunday, Aug 26
All Day	Exotic Bird Show
11:00 AM	Sunday Funday at Ironstone Vineyards
11:00 AM	Guided Tours of Ironstone Vineyards
11:00 AM	Town Tours of Columbia State Historic Park
12:00 PM	Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Open Thurs - Sun
All Day	"Voices of Wisdom" Senior 55+ writing classes
02:00 PM	Concert of the Summer
02:00 PM	Celebration of Life set for Marcy Crawford
Monday, Aug 27
All Day	"Voices of Wisdom" Senior 55+ writing classes
Tuesday, Aug 28
Until 03:00 PM	"Voices of Wisdom" Senior 55+ writing classes
Wednesday, Aug 29
11:00 AM	Guided Tours of Ironstone Vineyards
Thursday, Aug 30
11:00 AM	Guided Tours of Ironstone Vineyards
12:00 PM	Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Open Thurs - Sun
07:00 PM	William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Directed by Tara Kayton, Presented by Shakespeare on the Vine
Friday, Aug 31
11:00 AM	Guided Tours of Ironstone Vineyards
12:00 PM	Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Open Thurs - Sun
05:00 PM	Angels Camp Farmers Market
05:30 PM	Friday Night Music at Alchemy
06:00 PM	One Hot August Night
07:00 PM	William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Directed by Tara Kayton, Presented by Shakespeare on the Vine

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What does "hydroponics" mean?
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil.

Most hydroponics systems use an "ebb and flow" method in which the roots are periodically flooded with a nutrient-rich water solution and then drained so that air can circulate around the roots. This is repeated many times throughout the day so that plants have access to the water, food and air they need, all the time.

Aeroponics is closely related. In an aeroponics system, the plant roots are periodically misted with the nutrient solution. Aeroponic systems are often used when rooting cuttings to propagate a plant.

Why do people grow plants using hydroponics systems?
Hydroponic systems give the gardener complete control over the nutrients and water a plant receives. They also use far less water than conventional soil-based growing because water from the same reservoir is recirculated over and over.

Hydroponics let a gardener grow more plants in less space and because the plants are grown indoors, the grower has no worries about the season or outside weather conditions. Many growers find they can skip using harmful pesticides and herbicides because of the controlled environment. The plants grow quickly because they have constant access to exactly the nutrition they need.

NASA is experimenting with hydroponics systems for use on long-term space projects so that astronauts can harvest fresh food during their missions and benefit from the air-cleaning properties of plants. Walt Disney World uses hydroponics to grow fantastically-shaped, showpiece produce for their restaurants.

What kind of equipment is needed?
It can be surprisingly simple. A pump circulates water from a reservoir through tubing into plant pots, then recirculates the water back into the reservoir. A timer is used to control ebb-and-flow of the water.

Instead of soil, the plant roots grow in a medium like Hydroton (fired-clay pellets), rockwool, or coco fiber. All these substances drain quickly while giving the plant a solid anchor for growth. Cocofiber will slowly degrade because it is an organic substance. Hydroton and similar mineral-based growth media can be washed and reused for future crops.

Nutrients must be added to the water because the plants will receive none from soil. These are given in low-doses because the plant has constant access to them. Fertilizers for hydroponics are formulated to address particular needs. High nitrogen fertilizers encourage good green leaf growth. High phosphorus and potassium fertilizers encourage strong flower and vegetable growth.

Do I have to use artificial lights with a hydroponics system?
Not necessarily. Some commercial hydroponics-grown lettuce is cultivated in greenhouses with light being provided by the sun. If you don't have a greenhouse but want to grow indoors, you will need to provide light with full-spectrum grow lights. Grow light technology is very good and your plants can do just as well -- if not better -- than they would with natural sunlight.

Does Kirk's Hydro have the equipment I need to set up a hydroponics system at my home?
Yes. Yes, we do. We carry Hydrofarm, General Hydroponics, Hydrodynamics International and Sunleaves systems, as well as grow media, parts, and hydroponic fertilizers.

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