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    The GMO Tipping Point

    Genetically modified crops such as corn, canola and soy are being used in over 70% of the processed foods available in your local grocery store. So you might be forgiven for thinking that if genetically modified ingredients are so widespread, they must be safe to eat, right? Wrong. We asked Jeffrey M. Smith, international bestselling author, to give us some practical steps on how to get GMOs out of our diet and off the face of the Earth, forever.

    How to Turn Your Lawn Into a Garden

    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

    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?

    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.

    Mycorrhizal Fungi in Hydroponics – Q&A

    Urban Garden Magazine asks and answers all the questions on using mycorrhizal fungi in a hydroponic growing environment.

    Half-Cooked Thoughts: In Defense of Chemical Fertilizers

    Grubbycup creates some waves by comparing organics to cannibalism.

    Beyond Bubbles: Supercharging Your Plants with Oxygen

    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…

    The Superbug: Made in North America

    Pests in your indoor garden are bad enough – but what if you discovered that your prized vegetables, flowers and herbs were infested with pesticide-resistant “superbugs”? This sphincter-loosening prospect is an increasing possibility as a direct result of unscrupulous indoor gardeners using certain, controlled pesticides incorrectly and breeding “The Superbug.”

    My Quest for “Bioponics”

    It’s not every day that we here at Urban Garden HQ come across somebody who has discovered a completely new way of growing plants. However, that’s exactly what William Texier from GHE has achieved! It’s called “bioponics” – a marriage of hydroponics and organics. We asked William to share his personal story with us. Here’s what he had to say.

    How to Beat Powdery Mildew

    If there’s one grower’s gripe we hear lots about at Urban Garden HQ it’s Powdery Mildew. So we asked our heavyweight in the pest control department, Zorro Torro, to lend some expert advice on what this nasty stuff is, what damage it causes your plants, and, most importantly, how to beat the crap out of it!