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    GROWTH MEDIA PRIMER

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ July 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    Your choice of growth media is central to the way you irrigate your plants. Here’s our quick guide to some common, and not so common media to help you know what options are out there.
    Jargon Buster
    Cation Exchange Capacity – CEC
    The ability of a growing media to hold and release positive charged elements (cations). Important nutrient [...]

    Tomatoes in Rockwool

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ April 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    Rockwool is a mainstay of commercial hydroponic growers – and for good reason. It takes up a minimal footprint and, when used correctly, yields like crazy. We asked Dr Lynette Morgan, a world authority on hydroponic vegetable production, to give us some expert advice on growing tomatoes in rockwool. There’s LOTS to be learned here as Dr Morgan takes us through how to develop irrigation strategies for your particular growing environment.

    Perfect Tomato Starts

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ April 6, 2010 ⋅ One comment

    Sturdy, healthy tomato starts are important for both hydroponic and outdoor gardens.
    What’s the secret? Tough love.
    WORDS: Heather Walker
    Germination Basics
    To go from seed to seedling, tomato plants need a moist growing medium, light, and warmth. I grow seedlings in my own organic potting mix of peat moss, vermiculite (some growers prefer perlite), green sand, bone meal, [...]

    Get Your Gel On

    By Curtis ⋅ February 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    Curtis reviews the Gel2Root gel cloning cups.

    First Look: NFT Gro-Tanks

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 18, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

    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.

    OPINION: Why Water?

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 16, 2010 ⋅ One comment

    Daniel Wilson invites us to rethink what gardening in earth vs. gardening in water really means to the sustainability of indoor gardening.

    How to Turn Your Lawn Into a Garden

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 5, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

    It’s National Lawn Care Month in the U.S. this April: an excellent time to rip up that sod and start growing your own food! Urban Garden Magazine tells you how.

    Soil & Organics: Vermicomposting 101

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ January 2, 2010 ⋅ One comment

    We all want to use items that increase our garden’s fertility in the hopes of explosive yields. With that as our aim, there is one item that stands out as a must-have for all soil and soil-less gardens: worm castings. Vermicomposting is the use of worms to break down organic material. Worm castings are the result of their digestion process. This process will give you some of the highest quality castings available and help you create a more technical and successful garden experience without a lot of effort.

    Super Feeding: Do Mycorrhizae Have a Role in Hydroponics?

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ January 1, 2010 ⋅ 16 comments

    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.

    Terra Preta: the Miracle Soil

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ December 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    There’s a lot of buzz on the internet about terra preta, a “miracle soil.” Internationally, there has been a surge of interest in the last year in biochar (believed to be the key ingredient in terra preta) as both a commercial venture and an academic challenge. Biochar manufacturing presents the potential benefits of carbon sequestering and the creation of liquid fuel as a by-product. The controlled production of terra preta soil has excited manufacturers, researchers, anthropologists, as well as social and environmental activists seeking solutions for world hunger, soil depletion and desertification. Attempts to recreate terra preta soils are underway worldwide.

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