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    REUSING MEDIA: COCO COIR

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

    Grow. Bloom. Harvest. Dump all that media. Buy a load more. And start all over again. It’s a cycle that many of us, as indoor gardeners, are all too familiar with. Whether you choose to grow in soil, coco coir, rockwool, clay balls or soilless mix, chances are, when the crop’s been chopped, invariably it’s [...]

    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.
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    Cation Exchange Capacity – CEC
    The ability of a growing media to hold and release positive charged elements (cations). Important nutrient [...]

    Grow Store 101: Base Nutes and Organic Enhancers

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ April 7, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

    Our main man Hydroguy works in a grow store somewhere in BC, Canada. He’s more or less seen it all, so who better to introduce novice growers to the vast array of products available at your local grow store? But this is no sales pitch, just straight talking and no nonsense.

    Q&A: Overcooking in Organics

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

    We deal with some common over-dosage issues raised by our dirt-loving readers!

    UG Focus – Coco Coir

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

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

    Beginner’s Corner: Keeping a Happy Mother Plant

    By Everest ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ One comment

    Everest takes a look at keeping a healthy mother plant and why she’s worthy of a lot more time, care and investment than many growers appear to realize.

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