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    Stop The Rot! How To Fight Mildew & Botrytis with Natural Foliar Sprays

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

    It’s enough to bring a grown man to tears. Spotting powdery mildew on your leaves during veg, or finding botrytis (flower rot) while you’re harvesting can be a real heart stopper. But once you’ve had a battle with botrytis or a mêlée with mildew (and hopefully come out on top) you invariably develop into a [...]

    Predators – Amblyseius cucumeris vs. Thrips

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 17, 2010 ⋅ One comment

    What Are Thrips?
    When growing your favorite fruits, flowers or veggies in your garden, sooner or later you’ll have to deal with thrips feasting on your plants. Usually, the first signs of thrips in your garden will be the visual damage they do to your plants’ leaves. This damage will appear as small, slug like, silvery [...]

    Neem Oil

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 17, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

    Nature’s Plant Protector
    Bill Sutherland from Growing Edge Technologies discusses neem oil and how it can form an important part of your indoor garden pest control program.
    WHAT IS NEEM OIL?

    Neem oil is a natural product derived from the seeds of the neem tree (Azadirachta indica). The neem tree is native to tropical and semi-tropical regions of [...]

    Know Your Predators – Hypoaspis miles vs Fungus gnats

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ August 31, 2010 ⋅ One comment

    You’ve all heard the old adage, “Your enemy’s enemy is your friend.” Well, it’s never truer than in the world of indoor gardening! Savvy growers have been using “predators” for years. A predator is just another name for a beneficial insect – an insect that feeds on the pests you hate! Usually Mother [...]

    Plantworks: Part 1 – Humidity and Vapor Pressure Deficit

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ July 12, 2010 ⋅ 13 comments

    Have you ever been given this odd-sounding advice? Even when we are encouraged to try and understand how plants work, our inherent tendency to personify the natural world is inescapable. Growers often like to draw parallels between humans and plants, after all, there’s no doubt that plants are marvelous, highly specialized and well-adapted organisms. You might even go as far to say they are “intelligent.” But let’s be honest here. Plants are totally different from us, especially in the way they react and respond to their environment. However, if we can get our heads around the world from a plant’s perspective, we become what is commonly referred to as “green-fingered.” We become … better growers.

    Recirculation Basics – Part 3

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ April 24, 2010 ⋅ 7 comments

    As we’ve learned in parts 1 and 2 of this series, in order to grow successfully in a hydroponic system, there are certain basics that always need to be kept in check, otherwise plant performance inevitably suffers. After covering source water, nutrient and pH, world-renowned hydroponics expert Michael Christan breaks down the final ingredients of a healthy indoor growing environment: oxygen, light, temperature, humidity, air circulation and CO2.

    Cucumber Grow Diary: NFT

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ April 13, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

    Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) systems are used widely by both commercial growers and hobbyists worldwide. They are renowned for being low maintenance and producing fast growth. By following some basic principles, anyone can achieve superlative results using NFT systems. Following on our introduction to NFT Gro-Tanks in Issue 9, Gareth Hopcroft takes us through how to set up and maintain this popular hobby system. After all, a picture of a cucumber-laden vine is worth a thousand words!

    Aphid Diary

    By Eliab ⋅ February 11, 2010 ⋅ One comment

    Urban Garden reader, product tester and blogger Eliab Lozada relays his recent battle with aphids after they infiltrated his indoor garden.

    GM Crops Facing Meltdown in the USA

    By Everest ⋅ February 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    Major crops genetically modified for just two traits – herbicide tolerance and insect resistance – are ravaged by super weeds and secondary pests in the USA as farmers fight a losing battle with more of the same; a fundamental shift to organic farming practices may be the only salvation.

    Mycorrhizal Fungi in Hydroponics – Q&A

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ December 17, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

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

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