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    1-Part, 2-Part or 3-Part Nutrients

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ December 1, 2008 ⋅ One comment

    A big decision that divides growers is their choice of base nutrients – the type, as well as the brand. Are two-part nutrients better than one-parts? Is a three-part nutrient the gold standard? Simon Spinks and Callie Fixter, biological scientists from British nutrient company VitaLink, help us discover some homegrown truths and dispel some myths.

    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.

    Yield Boosters: Side Lighting For Light Loving Plants

    By Everest ⋅ December 1, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

    Want to push the envelope? Bust open your boundaries? Top your personal best? Okay, so you might have nodded ‘yeah yeah’ to that string of rhetoric – but, in this section, we’re going to actually show you how to do it. First up, we’re going to take a look at “side lighting” – what it is, how to go about it, and why thinking like a Martian can be quite helpful.

    Diatomaceous Earth: Is It In Your Mix?

    By Everest ⋅ December 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

    Savvy gardeners who grow in soil, coco, clay pebbles, or other ‘loose’ media are experiencing far more vigorous growth by throwing some diatomaceous earth into their mix. What exactly does this mean?

    Australian Tomato Farmers Banned From Hiring Immigrant Bees

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

    A third of the food we eat relies, directly or indirectly, on insect pollination and the vast majority is dutifully carried out by wild European honey bees. Even milk production depends on bees, because cows eat alfalfa and bees pollinate alfalfa seeds. However, this year the bees haven’t shown up in Australia and commercial hydroponic [...]

    What’s the Big Deal With Hydroponics?

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

    What’s the main source of confusion among beginner indoor gardeners? Well, many friends who work in grow stores tell me the same thing: it’s the word “hydroponics” and what it actually means!

    Know Your Nutrients: Rights and Wrongs

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

    If you’re not making up your nutrient solution properly you could well be impeding the performance of your nutrients. This is particularly important for growers using multi-part nutrients (e.g. two-parts and three-parts) as these can be more complex than many gardeners think. Bob Taylor, chief chemist of Flairform (www.flairform.com) explains why.

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