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    Are You A Control Freak?

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

    The cost of setting up an indoor garden can vary enormously. Basic set-ups can fall within most people’s budgets, whereas more advanced operations can see costs quickly mount up … and that’s without the addition of fancy control gear! So are these “smart boxes” really necessary for the hobbyist indoor grower or are they just for the pros – the control freaks? Jeff Broad, designer of the IntelliClimate, reveals all.

    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.

    Beginner’s Corner: Keeping a Happy Mother Plant

    By Everest ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

    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.

    Plant Tissue Culture: For Gardeners as well as Geeks?

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

    Tissue culture combines mother plants, cloning, and rooting in a single system that’s 10 to 100 times as efficient as ordinary cloning. Tissue culture growers can produce thousands of clones a month, or as few as they wish, from the multiplying and rooting of plants in jars. There are only a few basic steps.

    Aeroponic Cloning – The Easy Option?

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

    Aeroponic propagation develops superior, more vigorous cuttings (which go on to yield bigger harvests), and take a whole lot less effort too! Don’t believe it? Read on.

    System Maintenance

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

    Bob Taylor, chief chemist at Flairform (www.flairform.com), discusses how simple care and maintenance of our hydroponic systems is the key to maximizing growth and bloom. He shows us how to prevent diseases and pests, maintain the nutrient’s balance, and prevent the build-up of nuisance and harmful salts.

    Are All Cuttings Really Equal?

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

    Every experienced grower loves to take cuttings to generate more plants with the same characteristics. And, of course, there’s no better gift you can give to any fellow grower than good genetics. But are all cuttings really equal? And can you take a cutting from a cutting from a cutting forever? Jeff Winterborne reveals all!

    Microbes – the Magic Behind Monster Yields!

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

    Microbes may be small, but they’re taking off in a big way as indoor gardeners discover new ways to harness the benefits they bring. John Perrino of Vermicrop Organics takes some time out from his crazy microbial world to explain what microbes are, what they do, and how we urban gardeners can use them to take our gardens to the next level.

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