The world food shortage will knock at our doors this year. However, before you rush down to your local Costco, empty the shelves of all their tinned food and head for your cabin in the woods, why not invest in some non-GM seeds and start a vegetable garden with your friends? Better still, with your so-called enemies!
Compact. Self contained. Inexpensive. Easy to set up. Virtually no growth media required. No need to dial in complex irrigation schedules. Total control over a hyper-oxygenated, thriving root zone. Our main man with a high yielding plan, Everest Fernandez, takes a first look at NFT Gro-Tanks and shares some of his hands-on experience.
Hydro heads will also be delighted to know that strawberries love hydroponics and you can harvest mouthwatering fruit all year long. You can harvest your own huge “Junebearing” strawberries all year. Fresh strawberries consistently ready to pick? About now you’re poised on the edge of your seat waiting to know more, right? Read on!
Mycorrhizae experts Mike Amaranthus and Josh Eagan give us the low-down on how mycorrhizal fungi behave in a non-soil environment, and how hydroponic growers can use this special root fungus to improve plant quality and yields.
Something doesn’t quite add up about genetically modified (GM) foods. Governments and supreme courts have sanctioned the patenting of life itself. The planet’s food supply is becoming increasingly dominated by fewer and fewer players. What can we do?
If there’s one grower’s gripe we hear lots about at Urban Garden HQ it’s Powdery Mildew. So we asked our heavyweight in the pest control department, Zorro Torro, to lend some expert advice on what this nasty stuff is, what damage it causes your plants, and, most importantly, how to beat the crap out of it!
New to indoor gardening? Don’t worry - we all were once! And you know, many an experienced gardener has wished that they could travel back in time and give themselves some sound advice. Fortunately, you have Urban Garden Magazine.
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