Doctor Blooms

Doctor Blooms: professional hydroponics with a showroom in Bishop's Stortford

Doctor Blooms is an independent hydroponics shop based in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, operating a fully equipped indoor growing showroom. Established in 2010, the company presents itself as a specialist in indoor growing supplies and equipment, with over 35 years of hands-on experience in the sector. Its catalogue is aimed at beginners, advanced hobbyists and commercial growers alike, and ranges from complete grow tent kits to advanced hydroponic systems and precision environmental control equipment.

Indoor growing equipment

Doctor Blooms' offering is organised into several main categories:

• LED grow lights: full-spectrum models for the vegetative and flowering stages, with wattages from 200 W to 1000 W, including TLED options and under-canopy lights.
• Complete grow tent kits: kits with HPS and LED technology, available in basic, advanced and professional versions.
• Grow tents: brands such as Lighthouse, Bloomroom, Vivosun, Secret Jardin and Roof Cube.
• Hydroponic systems and substrates: aeroponics, deep water culture (DWC), drip feed, flood and drain, NFT (nutrient film technique), hybrid and self-watering systems, plus Autopot accessories, growing media, filters, irrigation, trays and pots.
• Grow room climate control: water heaters and chillers, CO2 release kits, fan and climate controllers, filters and odour control, ducting, fans, heaters, humidity control and ventilation accessories, including the Opticlimate Revomax 11 and air sanitisers.
• Plant nutrients: base nutrients, additives, nutrient control, flowering and vegetative boosters, enzymes and beneficials, flush solutions, organic nutrients, organic additives and pH management.
• Propagation: propagators, propagation lighting, propagation tents, hormones and feeds, cloning and seedling media, and accessories.
• Pumps: air and water pumps, and accessories.
• Pest control and plant health: general products and accessories.

Brands stocked

The shop works with a wide selection of national and international brands, including Advanced Nutrients, Alien, Atami, Athena, AutoPot, BioBizz, BioGreen, BioTabs, Bluelab, Boyu, Buddhas Tree, Canna, Century Grow Systems, Charles Austen, CX Horticulture, Dimlux, Dutch Pro, Emerald Harvest, Evolution, FoxFarm, G.A.S, Garden HighPro, Gavita, GHE, Grotek, Growth Technology, Growlink, Growmax Water Filters, Guanokalong, Hailea, House and Garden, Hygrozyme, Irrigatia, Jiffy, Lighthouse, Lumatek, LUMii, Maxibright, Mega Pot, Mills Nutrients, Monkey Nutrients, Nokotech, Opticlimate, Plagron, Plant Magic, Quest, RAM, Roof Qube, SANlight, SB, Secret Jardin, Teco, Trolmaster and Vivosun, among others.

Showroom and expert advice

Doctor Blooms has a physical showroom in Bishop's Stortford where growers can see systems in operation, compare equipment and receive in-person advice. The company emphasises that it is not a warehouse reseller, but an independent specialist with hands-on experience. The showroom houses a selection of live plants grown in the different systems it sells, from banana trees to microgreens in propagation tents. The company serves customers in Hertfordshire, Essex and the rest of the UK, and offers nationwide shipping.

Services and resources for growers

In addition to selling equipment, Doctor Blooms offers consultation services and maintains a blog with articles on topics such as the benefits of growing hydroponically at home, the importance of base nutrients, what can be grown hydroponically, optimising lighting, types of hydroponic systems and the best lighting options for indoor hydroponic gardens. The company also publishes a mailing list to receive news, discounts and promotions.

Featured products

Among the best-selling products shown in the catalogue are the Nokotech FX Pro 1000 W LED grow light, the 600 W complete grow tent kit, the Eazy Plug tray, the Chikamasa T552 pruning shears, the Nokotech Simple PRO Fit, Fab Pots and Growth Technology pH Down. In the recommended section are the 315 W complete grow tent kit, the 16 L EasyFeed (from 4 to 100 pots), the Autopot FlexiTank in seven sizes, the Trolmaster temperature and humidity station, the MountainAir filter and the IWS Trident flood and drain system. The shop also highlights some products on sale, such as the Harvest More TrimBin, the G.A.S. Enviro Controller V4 and the Autopot Easy2Propagate Complete kit. The prices shown in the catalogue range from £1.49 to £4,128.95.

Location and contact

30 Raynham Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5PE · Phone: 01279 501857 · Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 10:00-18:00; Saturday: 09:30-14:00