The Yield Issue

We all want our gardens to be successful and to enjoy big, monster, jaw-dropping yields. But what are we prepared to do in order to reach our goals? Urban Garden Magazine explores the secrets to yield success, from pruning to N-P-K to mycorrhizal fungi.

The Big GMO Cover-Up

What you don’t know can hurt you. Global issues like genetic modification have a habit of making us feel atomically small, but willful isolation and silent complicity are not the solution. “You have to be the change you want to see in the world,” says Mahatma Ghandi. Right here, right now.

Special Issue: Plant Pests

Nothing sucks the fun out of indoor gardening quicker than pests and molds. Powdery mildew, spider mites, aphids, thrips, cutworms, and more . . . are you going to let alien invaders wreak havoc in your indoor garden without putting up a fight? No sir. Among your arsenal: beneficial insects, organic controls, pesticides, and (yes indeed!) UV-C light. Not to mention an ounce of prevention to start with!

GMOs vs. Grow Your Own

North America is a huge laboratory and we are the rats. The big experiment is GMO – or Genetically Modified Organisms. It is estimated that over 70% of the foods in an average grocery store contain GMOs.

We still need food to live. Where is it coming from? And do we know what’s in it? On one hand it’s time to insist on proper food labeling. But perhaps most importantly, it’s time to take responsibility for growing it ourselves.

Mastering Your Indoor Growing Environment

All serious indoor gardeners understand that environment is everything!

Urban Garden Magazine embarks on a journey deep inside the world of indoor gardening to find out why becoming a master of your indoor growing environment is central to your success.

"We Can Feed The World" / Plant Nutrition

6.7 Billion and rising … FAST!  There’s a lot of us to feed on this planet.

Urban Garden Magazine meets Gerald Garrison, a man with a plan to feed the planet.  But he’s no pipe-dreamer.  He claims that he has invented the technology to do it.  We find out who he is, what his grand master plan entails, and take a look at his inventions. Also in this issue, Michael Pollan examines how many calories you can buy for a dollar, and why junk food is so cheap.  We hear from nutrient guru, Lawrence Brooke, on organics, plant growth regulators, and plant vitamins. Ultimate feed formulas, fads and fallacies, DIY deep water culture … plus movies, music and much more.

Growth Media - Where Are Your Roots?

Growth media is a fundamental choice for any hydroponicist.  Whether to use any at all?  And if so, how do you get the most out of it? Preparation, irrigation strategies, grower reports, in depth articles, it’s all here!  Also, there’s a great article on boosting your yields using side lighting and lazy gardeners will love our article on automatic pH and nutrient dosers.

Let’s Get The Party Started!

Check out our North American launch edition!  As it’s the beginning of the indoor gardening season what better subject to focus on than propagation?  From a complete beginner’s guide to taking cuttings right through to tissue culture techniques, if you want to keep your plant genetics going, you’ll love this fantastic first issue!