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cultivation of plants.
Since 1989, The Growing EDGE has been reporting on the latest
developments in indoor and outdoor high tech gardening. Greenhouses,
environmental controls, computer garden controls, artificial lighting,
hydroponics (systems, designs, and supplies), irrigation and water
conservation, new organic methods and techniques, biodiversity,
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reported on regularly for the professional grower and hobby gardener.
An aging population, increased urbanization, the rise of the
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commercially grown produce, all point to an increasing demand for
information on non-traditional space and time-saving gardening techniques.
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The Growing EDGE has broken the bonds of gravity to explore NASA
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and retailer to feature a supermarket in Texas that grows its own produce
hydroponically, under lights; delved into biologically active plant
nutrient solutions (bioponics); merged biomes to flourish in the indoor
tropics of the Northwest with Oregon homegrown bananas; pursued exotic
fungus with details of edible mushroom production and much, much more.
We leave the tried and true gardening techniques to the other
gardening magazines. We focus on the new and innovative -- the cutting
edge of gardening. Each and every issue is an adventure -- we hope that
you will join with us in exploring The Growing EDGE!"
The Winter 1993/1994 issue of The Growing Edge, featuring several
articles available at the Electronic Newsstand, takes a closer look at genetic
engineering and specialized breeding in "Building a Better Tomato" by
Martin P. Waterman. "Computerize Your Garden" by Donald Ray Patterson
examines options for using your personal computer to manage your garden,
an interview from Antarctica provides insight into "Gardening on Ice" by
Phil Sadler, and John Wesley Smith discusses the S&S Aqua Farm in "The
Genius of Simplicity."
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