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    Recirculation Basics – Part 2

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ December 17, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

    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 ⋅ 3 comments

    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 ⋅ 6 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.

    Pro-Grow Diary

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 9, 2009 ⋅ One comment

    Gareth Hopcroft takes us through how to build your own rockwool slab dripper system and then shows us how his plants develop from germination right through to harvest!

    Beyond Bubbles: Supercharging Your Plants with Oxygen

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

    Oxygen. This odorless, colorless gas plays a critical role in plant growth and bloom. In fact, despite being all around us, it could be the crucial component that is holding your plants back…

    Inside Your Carbon Filter

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    Carbon filters are used by indoor gardeners to purify the air entering and exiting their indoor gardens. Carbon filters can remove pollens, bugs, molds, pathogens and unpleasant odors from the air. Join us as we take a peek inside your carbon filter to see what’s really going on!

    Ebb and Flow System (aka Flood and Drain)

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ One comment

    The Ebb and Flow hydroponics system is a very popular method among first time hydroponicists.  It uses a submersible pump in a nutrient reservoir to pump nutrients into an upper tray containing the plants.  The pump is switched on several times a day via a basic timer.  The nutrient solution is pumped up to the [...]

    Blueprint Breakdown: The Almost-Sealed Room

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ August 9, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

    Everest casts his critical eye over blueprints of real indoor gardens and examines pros and cons with their designers. Under the spotlight this time is Claude. He’s built what he calls an “almost sealed” room to produce heirloom tomatoes all year round. Will his set-up produce juicy fruits of joy or paltry piles of passatta?

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