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    Build it Yourself: The PVC Pipe Hydro Garden

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 20, 2010 ⋅ 34 comments

    For just a few dollars, you could be growing all the salad you need in time for your first summer BBQ! Keith Roberto, author of “How-To Hydroponics,” shows us how.

    Plasma Grow Lights: The Promises Of Full Spectrum Plant Lighting

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 19, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

    The majority of indoor gardeners in North America use 1000 Watt High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lamps to light their plants, and many growers still use magnetic ballasts. Urban Garden Magazines looks ahead with an exclusive preview of cutting-edge, alternative grow light technologies.

    Fahrenheit 451: an Introduction to Censorship

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 19, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

    What happens when our day-to-day freedoms are subject to censorship? Graham Foster examines censorship and how it affects our comfortable Western reality.

    Everything is OK

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    WAKE UP! Have a shower. Put on your uniform. Go to work. On your way, be careful not to look into anyone’s eyes. Only weirdos do that. Are you a weirdo? You’d better keep your head down then. Don’t act suspiciously. Remember, CCTV cameras are watching. Endure your job for eight or nine hours. Remember, work isn’t supposed to be fun. Try not to clock watch. Go back home. Switch on your TV. Eat, drink (preferably fluoride and alcohol), and take regular shits. Have a wank. GO TO SLEEP…

    First Look: NFT Gro-Tanks

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 18, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

    Compact. Self contained. Inexpensive. Easy to set up. Virtually no growth media required. No need to dial in complex irrigation schedules. Total control over a hyper-oxygenated, thriving root zone. Our main man with a high yielding plan, Everest Fernandez, takes a first look at NFT Gro-Tanks and shares some of his hands-on experience.

    The Essence of Money

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

    Many people spend their lives chasing dollars without ever stopping to question what it is they are chasing. After all, everybody else is doing it, better not get left behind – right? Well, before we get into rights and wrongs, why don’t we hit RESET and try to think like a visitor from Mars? Let’s take a fresh look at this weird Earth-stuff they call “money” …

    The Non-GMO Project

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    Urban Garden Magazine gives a standing ovation (and a share of our grocery dollars) to these companies who have taken a strong position against genetically modified ingredients in their products. Thank you to Kettle Brand chips, Nature’s Path, and Eden Foods for making it easier to cast our food vote three times a day!

    OPINION: Why Water?

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 16, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

    Daniel Wilson invites us to rethink what gardening in earth vs. gardening in water really means to the sustainability of indoor gardening.

    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.

    Oyster Mushrooms

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2010 ⋅ One comment

    Following on from learning about mushroom spores in our last issue, our resident mycologist, John Robinson, introduces us to the rich and varied Oyster mushroom. Perfect for beginners, this fungi beast produces some of the best yields in the world of cultivated fungi. Bring it on!!

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