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    Plasma Grow Lights: The Promises Of Full Spectrum Plant Lighting

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    The majority of indoor gardeners in North America use 1000 Watt High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lamps to light their plants, and many growers still use magnetic ballasts. Urban Garden Magazines looks ahead with an exclusive preview of cutting-edge, alternative grow light technologies.

    Hydro Innovations’ CO2 Monitor

    By Curtis ⋅ February 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    Intrepid blogger and product tester Curtis reports back on his experience with Hydro Innovations’ CO2 Monitor.

    First Look: NFT Gro-Tanks

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    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.

    Pruning Technique: Catnip Topping – Day 14

    By Grubbycup ⋅ February 1, 2010 ⋅ One comment

    Grubbycup updates us on the results of his topping/pinching experiment, with his catnip control plant now in the flowering stage.

    Blueprint Breakdown: The Water Room

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ December 17, 2009 ⋅ 13 comments

    Is your back aching from lugging endless sacks of soil, coco or other growth media in and out of your indoor garden? Then check out our latest blueprint, aptly named “The Water Room.” The idea is to grow monster tomato plants directly in a nutrient solution using a cutting-edge, modular Deep Water Culture (DWC) system called The Under Current™. But the liquid theme doesn’t end there. Water is also used to cool the garden using an ingenious chiller-based system created by Hydro Innovations.

    Recirculation Basics – Part 2

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ December 17, 2009 ⋅ One comment

    Last issue, Michael Christian discussed the fundamental fluid of a recirculating hydroponic system… water. Without pure clean water (low EC), we are going to be scratching our heads when it comes to troubleshooting problems when they occur. This time, we look at water analysis, maintaining nutrient balance and strategies for managing pH in a recirculating system.

    The Sweet Zone: Pruning Indoor Plants For Larger Yields

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ December 17, 2009 ⋅ One comment

    Novice growers are notoriously wary about pruning. Maybe it’s because it seems wrong to hack away at a perfectly healthy plant – or perhaps pruning is mistakenly associated with pure aesthetics? Whatever the reason, pruning is arguably more important indoors than anywhere else. So we asked Kevin Anderson, a hobby grower in British Columbia, Canada, to share his wisdom on the art of manipulating light-loving plants indoors.

    Chillaxing with Hydro Innovations – Part 1

    By Curtis ⋅ December 11, 2009 ⋅ One comment

    Curtis reviews Hydro Innovations’ 1/2 HP ChillKing water chiller and 6″ IceBox reflector-cooler.

    Recirculation Basics – Part 1

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    Michael Christian, an expert consultant to the commercial hydroponics industry, shares his insights into recirculating nutrients effectively to achieve high performance plant growth while conserving water and nutrients.

    Crop Killers

    By Everest ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

    The Top 10 Mistakes That Drag Your Yields Down: Everest shares some time-honored heuristics to help beginner growers increase the productivity of their indoor gardens.

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