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    Must Read: ISIS Report States Genetically Modified Roundup Ready Soybeans Are Producing New Pathogens

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 28, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

    Institute of Science in Society Report: http://www.i-sis.org.uk/newPathogenInRoundupReadyGMCrops.php
    USDA senior scientist sends “emergency” warning to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on a new plant pathogen in Roundup Ready GM soybean and corn that may be responsible for high rates of infertility and spontaneous abortions in livestock Dr. Mae-Wan Ho
    An open letter appeared on the Farm and [...]

    Aquaponics Explained: Feeding Your Fish

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 17, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

    In an aquaponics system the fish feed is the main input.  The quality of feed you select not only determines the health of your fish, but also considerably affects the health of your plants.  The old adage “GIGO” or “Garbage In Garbage Out” definitely applies to the role of fish feed in aquaponics!
    In this article [...]

    Stop The Rot! How To Fight Mildew & Botrytis with Natural Foliar Sprays

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

    It’s enough to bring a grown man to tears. Spotting powdery mildew on your leaves during veg, or finding botrytis (flower rot) while you’re harvesting can be a real heart stopper. But once you’ve had a battle with botrytis or a mêlée with mildew (and hopefully come out on top) you invariably develop into a [...]

    Clever Containers

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ 6 comments

    Plant pots. What a beautifully simple growing system. Fill a receptacle with potting soil and voila—you’re good to go. No wonder then that this technique dates back to ancient times. In fact, fragments of Egyptian horticultural pottery have been dated as far back as 10,000 years, although they are thought to be simply for the [...]

    REUSING MEDIA: COCO COIR

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments

    Grow. Bloom. Harvest. Dump all that media. Buy a load more. And start all over again. It’s a cycle that many of us, as indoor gardeners, are all too familiar with. Whether you choose to grow in soil, coco coir, rockwool, clay balls or soilless mix, chances are, when the crop’s been chopped, invariably it’s [...]

    Resistance is Fertile

    By Everest ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

    “The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone. Hence the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens, who depend on the very system they attack, and who produce words [...]

    In Deep: Expert Q&A on Microbes, Compost and Organic Nutrients

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ One comment

    Dr. Carole Ann Rollins quizzes Dr. Elaine Ingham on harnessing the power of microbes, compost and organic nutrients.
    If you really want to learn about organic growing, why not pick the brains of world-renowned experts—if you get the chance? Turns out, you’re in luck! Recently we were fortunate enough to be able to eavesdrop on some [...]

    A Fish Called Fertilizer

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

    Mention the words “fish fertilizer” and all too often growers are holding their noses. Sure, some fish-based products stink, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing! An aside—some growers mistakenly believe that root feeding fish-based products to their plants results in their produce tasting fishy! WRONG! But hey, these are probably the same folks that [...]

    Grow Store 105 – The Other Stuff, and Then Some

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ One comment

    Making sense of some of the less obvious products a person can purchase at a grow store can be a rabbit hole of confusion. Such is the case with the product types chosen for Grow Store 105, aptly subtitled “The Other Stuff,” a term I have previously used to describe the numerous compounds contained in [...]

    Organic Growing Indoors Q&A

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

    Prior to Urban Garden’s Grow Expo, in Los Angeles last year, I was given the opportunity to talk about organics on the presenters’ stage. As an organic enthusiast I accepted the opportunity, and decided to solicit composite questions from readers about organics.
    The following questions are simple, yet their answers can be complex as most relate [...]

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