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1331 Central Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28205

Welcome to American Beauty Garden Center, specializing in Organic, Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Gardening Methods, Indoors & Outdoors, also turning any space into your own greenhouse!
Including but not limited to; Bio-Dynamics, Soil & Soilless, Hydroponics, Rain-Barrels. Organic Seed, Soil & Fertilizers,
From Advanced Nutrients to Zinc! and Indoor Lighting Starting as low as $10.99.
Available at our store are; High Output T-5, BAD-BOY T5's, and Compact Fluorescent lighting,
as well as a full selection of magnetic & electronic ballasts:
Next-Gen, Quantum, Sunleaves, Hydrofarm, Lumatek & C.A.P.

 

We are closed for
MEMORIAL DAY
Monday, May 31st
Thank You Vets!!
Our New Store Hours are:
Monday - Saturday 10am-8pm
We will be closed on Sundays
Starting June 6th for stocking

 

DESCRIPTION PRICE
1. Advanced Nutrients new mobile phone nutrient calculator! Free
2. GOOD NEWS! National Garden Wholesale has approved us to handle all warranty work for any warranty items with a corresponding receipt if your local store has recently closed! n/a
3. SUNPULSE 3K/4K/6.4K/20k
( Bulbs for Digital Ballasts 400W-1000W)
$124-$159
3. Magnum XXXL 6" & 8" Reflectors are now in!
(( HOT ITEM ))
$232.95
$262.95
4. B'CUZZ Coco 50L Bag
(price increase)
$35.99
5. BLOOMBASTIC
Now available in smaller 80ml sizes!
$29.95
1. In House Compost Tea Now available(bring empty/get full)
Click for Video
FREE


February 20th - Rain Barrels & Large Water Tanks
Are Now In Stock

AB Garden Center, Rain Barrels, Organic, Hydroponic American Beauty Garden Center 55 Gallon Water Garden
55 Gallon - $80
AB Garden Center, hydroponic reservoir
275 Gallon - $225

 


February 18th, 2010 NEW INFINITE BREEZE


Infinite Breeze moves in a "W" formation increasing air displacement and ensuring more square footage covered. Because of this handy feature Infinite Breeze dose the work of two using less power consumption.

Infinite Breeze has multiple settings, UV resistant plastic and is easy to disassemble and reassemble for easy cleaning and maintenance.




October 16th, 2009 New Bad-Boy T-5 Fixtures are here!! Quantum Bad Boy T-5
Click the image to see some camera shots of the fixture!

The 4 ft. x 12 Lamp unit is approximately 4 ft x 3 ft. Shipping box size is 12in.x 5in.x 50in. Two units will cover a 4 x 8 tray with more usable lumens than a 1000W H. I. D. Light and considerable less heat on plants. The 4 ft. X 8 Lamp unit is approximately 4 ft x 2 ft. Shipping box size is 9in.x 5in.x 50in. The real trick to the unit is it will give up to 50% more lumens at 6 in. and 1 ft away from the plants. This is a big change. The lumens are driven more consistent farther away from the fixture. Several news improvements on these fixtures will increase the lumen output even more. The Quantum Bad Boy™ units are driving the lamps 28.6% harder.

From all of the field tests in the past coming in from friends and clients, they indicated the problems with the past T5 units were that they would produce nice fruit but it was half the size. Fruits were perfect but miniature. The color and light quality is much closer to regular daylight or outside sun resulting in tighter inter nodal spacing, thicker stem-wall, heartier foliage, increase in plant oils and more production. It enhances the characteristics of each specific plant mimicking sunlight's natural spectrum and intensity.

Finally Full Cycle lights for year round production (Quantum Tri phosphor) 54W. T5 Lamps
High Output Lamp: 93.5 lumen per watt for 2900 K Lamp
High Output Lamp: 88 Lumen per watt for 6500 K Lamp
Super High output hyper-driven lamps and fixtures define optimum production from start to finish.
Unique folding structure: Ultra compact size for shipping and ultra light weight to operate.
Universal input voltage: The ballast can operate from 120V. To 277V. 50HZ. Or 60HZ.
Where size, output, performance, and production meet.
Vented Reflector - Eliminate the heat. Drive the lumens and not the heat.
Vented Ballast housing: Keeps ballast running cool and extends ballast life.
Unique Lamp spacing- more uniform and panel light, better than HPS point light.
U.S.A. Utility patent pending

 


October 2nd, 2009

Tired of bleach? 35% Hydrogen Peroxide is available again in-store!

$29.99 Per Gallon ! !


August 20th 2009 - Cloning Q & A Pt.1

We get alot of questions about plant cloning to save seed, as well as just basic rooting; so here is some science about how the ingredients in standard cloning gels work..

Click Here to See a Time Lapse Cloning Video

Idole Acetic Acid, is a very commonly used ingredient in cloning gels like Plantroids, Juicy Roots, Clonex, Rootech & most other chemical cloning gels

Auxins;  A group of plant growth substances (often called phytohormones or plant hormones), the most common example being indole Acetic Acid (IAA), responsible for raising the ph around cells, making the cell wall less rigid and allowing elongation.

Auxins include indole acetic acid, phenyl acetic acid, and 4-chloro-indoleacetic acid. Commercially, auxins are used to promote root growth, to promote uniform flowering, and to set fruit and prevent premature fruit drop. Synthetic auxins such as 2, 4-D and 2, 4, 5-T have been used as herbicides, broad-leaved weeds like dandelions are much more susceptible to auxins than narrow-leaved plants like grass and cereal crops.


June 6th, 2009
Van De Zwaan House & Garden Nutrients are in!

April 23rd, 2009 - NEW NEXTGEN Ballasts are in!

Available in: 1000W, 600w, 600w/400w dual & 400w Ballasts.
All ballasts 120V/240V

5 Year Warranty(3 Year Full + 2 Year Pro-rated) !!

Next Gen, Digital, Electronic, Ballast, AB Garden Center The C.A.P. NEXTGEN Electronic Ballast is the smallest, lightest, most user friendly ballast on the market today. Runs H.P.S. or M.H. bulbs, and features 90-260v input voltage. This ballast produces 30% more light than a standard core and coil ballast and has universal lamp receptacles, capable of attaching ALL OF today’s most popular reflectors. Its fast lamp ignition, constant lamp voltage, flicker free output, thermostatically controlled fans, and the ability to run bulbs up to 65’ from the ballast, make the NEXTGEN a must for serious gardeners. Comes with 120 volt power cord, 240 volt power cord available separately. The NEXTGEN Electronic Ballasts carry a 3 year replacement warranty + a 2 year pro-rated warranty.

April 14th, 2009 - 120V/240V
Lumatek Ballasts are in!
5 Year Warranty(3 Year Full + 2 Year Pro-rated) !!
ABGC Lumatek Digital Ballast, Indoor Garden

When you upgrade to a Lumatek Digital Ballast,you'll see the benefits instantly! From their increased efficiency to their increased lumen output, digital ballasts truly are the next big leap in indoor gardening technology. Compared to traditional magnetic ballasts, Lumatek Digital Ballasts lose less power from outlet to lamp, provide light at a far more stable level, start up faster (full light in under one minute!), and reduce the noise a system generates by running silently.

These incredibly low-weight ballasts also produce less heat, and short-circuits trigger a power cutoff as a safety measure. As if all that weren’t enough, this Dual Voltage unit allows growers to power with 120V or 240V with one ballast! Unit includes appropriate cord for each voltage.


March 1st, 2009
Holland Secret Product Announcement

AB Garden Center Holland Secret Nutrients

The formula is the same, the main change is in labeling and
Super B+, is now TWICE AS STRONG!!

Super B+ has almost twice the B-Vitamins of Super B, and that can only be better for your plant growth!


March 27th, 2009
PRO-MIX HP now in stock!

Pro-Mix High Porosity (HP) provides a superior growing environment for plants that require increased drainage and oxygen. In addition to Canadian Sphagnum peat moss, perlite, major- and micro nutrients, and dolomite and calcitic limestone, it’s fortified with beneficial endomycorrhizal fungus to strengthen roots and increase plants’ ability to fully utilize available nutrients.


 
Quantum Dimmable Digital Ballasts
Quantum Ballast, Dimmable, Quantum, High, Pressure, Sodium, Charlotte, NC

One of the major factors that contributes to the purchase of digital lighting, is the increased power savings. The Quantum Series ballast is the only ballast on the market to offer you a dimming switch that enables you to run your ballast at the strength YOU desire. This not only makes it easier to harden off young plants just being introduced to HID lighting, but also allows you to control your footprint and power usage as well. You can increase the power to your ballast as your garden grows and demands more light, and save yourself a substantial amount of money on your power bill over the length of your crop cycle.

Switching between 120v and 240v is as easy as changing the power cords. Both, of course, are included with your ballast. There is no need to purchase any additional equipment or change any wiring. Heat has always been the enemy of any gardening situation. We have designed our ballast with a resin cased circuit board that has been placed in conjunction with a sealed bearing fan. This combines the best of both worlds with the end result being a ballast that runs 15% cooler than any other digital ballast available. As with all electronics, the cooler they run, the longer they will last. The Quantum Series Lighting is the only ballast that is FULLY compliant with Part 18 of FCC rules and regulations & UL Listed.


 

Thinking Green?
Want to Garden More Effectively Indoors and Out?
Come Visit Our Store, and Learn More about Efficient and also Environmentally conscious Methods for Gardening.

Not only can you garden less expensively, but you can garden renewably.

For a much better future for your garden all it takes is knowledge.

We are here to help.

~American Beauty Garden Center~

"NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP OF THOUGHTFUL COMMITTED CITIZENS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD: INDEED IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT EVER HAS."
~Margaret Mead~


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