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    Pimp Your Soil

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ June 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    Check out our quick guide to soil amendments and find out how to fine-tune your soil to vastly improve the quality (and quantity) of your crops.

    Organic Compost 101

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ June 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    Compost improves the soil by providing all of the essential nutrients plants need to thrive. It releases the nutrients slowly over time giving the plants a slow, steady consistent source of the elements plants need. Compost also improves soil porosity, structure, moisture capacity and air ratio. Compost will improve the texture of any soil from sand to clay. Field testing has shown that compost improves plant vigor, overall health and the plant’s immune system.

    Let’s Grow Outdoor Organic Monster Plants!

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ June 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    Hooray for the outdoor growing season! It’s the time when many of us urban gardeners grow a whole host of annual plants under the big halide in the sky! We all have our personal favorites, from chunky cucumbers and egg plants to the tangiest, juiciest tomatoes. But how do you grow your outdoor plants big? Really big! Absolutely huge!

    How to Create Power Plants Using Air-Pruning!

    By UGM - UK Edition ⋅ May 10, 2009 ⋅ One comment

    Gareth Hopcroft explains how to develop super vigorous root systems for high yielding plants.

    UG Focus – Coco Coir

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ December 1, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

    Urban Garden Magazine takes a detailed look at the rise and rise of coco coir as a hydroponic growing media.

    Diatomaceous Earth: Is It In Your Mix?

    By Everest ⋅ December 1, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

    Savvy gardeners who grow in soil, coco, clay pebbles, or other ‘loose’ media are experiencing far more vigorous growth by throwing some diatomaceous earth into their mix. What exactly does this mean?

    Top 10 Beginner Growers’ Mistakes

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

    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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