Rosebud Magazine Issue 27

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ANTHONY BOURDAIN

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IRON MAN

GROW LIKE A SUPERHERO THE PESTICIDE

LIE GMO’S FAILED FUTURE

THE NEW

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THE BOX?

FREE JUNGLE JUICE 2-PART GROW & BLOOM! $65 VALUE!

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COUPONS INSIDE!!!

TAYLOR REINHOLD

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Taylor wears the Method Seven Operator HPS +. The newest offering from Method Seven. Its Fission lens is designed to cut the yellow haze of High Pressure Sodium Lighting and protect your eyes from all damaging UV rays. For Taylor that means seeing his plants in day light like color balance and working in comfort. Outdoors, the Fission lens works like any high-end sunglass – protecting your eyes from the intensity of the sun and reducing glare.

We call them Operators for a reason.

See. Believe.

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REBEL

YELL! They live life to the beat of a different drummer, are sure of who they are and what they stand for.

They’re the free and forward thinkers, innovators and creators whose ideas and words inspire, polarize, spark imaginations and powerfully connect.

They’re rebels, outcasts, Davids in a world of Goliaths, that come from the least likely of places.

They tread where others fear to go, dislike conforming to the norm, and don’t care much for the man or his machine because they truly embrace freedom.

It’s hard to fool them because they have a clear perspective on the world and see things for what they really are.

They’re fiercely aware of what’s right and wrong, speak their minds and take no prisoners.

They look at life differently, society can’t pigeon hole them or put them in box, and they see things where others don’t.

Their ideas are sometimes out on the fringe, the ragged edge.

They have to be, because they’re open to the possibilities and realities that change the world.

Some see them as a fish out of water, trouble makers and oddballs.

We see them as gifted, profound and uniquely brilliant.

A Lot of Growers Are

Pissed Off

And they should be.

With the recent paclobutrazol scandal, trust between growers and nutrient companies is at an all-time low. It came as a shock to all of us that so many products containing a toxic plant growth regulator were on the shelves.

We’d like to take this time to reassure you...

You can trust what’s in an Advanced Nutrients bottle.

We care about your health and the quality of your harvests. Advanced Nutrients was founded by growers like you. We grew up in the community. The growing community is our home. And so we’d like to inform you of some of the efforts we are making to take care of the community:

• We use only the finest possible ingredients in our products.

Advanced Nutrients scours the globe for the best sources for each of our ingredients.

Everything is taken into account, from the soil or water quality to the extraction and processing method to the climate in general. Each of our ingredients is tested by a team of PhD plant scientists, used in plant-specific tissue sample tests, to ensure the quality and efficacy of the ingredients. Sometimes that means we have to spend a lot of money. But we have never refused to secure a top-quality ingredient simply because it costs too

much. After all, we are talking about your crops – and your health.

• We are deeply committed to organic growers. Getting certified “organic” is no small feat these days. The OMRI standards manual, the gate through which all products must pass to be deemed “organic”, is 148 pages of regulations.

Still, we’re getting more of our products OMRI certified as time goes by. And we are making it a priority to source only the most potent natural raw materials money can buy – such as non-GMO alfalfa and paulownia tree extract – even for our “mineral” nutrients.

• We don’t use paclobutrazol.

Or for that matter, any questionable ingredients. For companies that use dangerous plant growth regulators, it is a superficial victory at best. Why? Because the harvests you get from using banned PGRs are only superficially improved.

You can actually get better results from a

well-made bloom booster that contains natural blooming cofactors than you can from synthetic PGRs. Our bloom boosters are all perfectly healthy to use.

• Bottom line. Our nutrients and their ingredients are safe and pure, and their ratios are dialed in to meet the precise nutritional needs of the plants you grow during every week of every phase of their life cycle, from rooting to flowering.

We know you’ll be thrilled when you see what’s possible with Advanced Nutrients, and we offer a 100% moneyback guarantee on all of our products to prove it.

We understand your concerns and what your crops need because we’re growers too. And you are our community. For you, we use only the best.

Never settle for anything less than the best. Find out more at: advancednutrients.com/organic

We are the only hydroponics company to have a full-time, in-house, PhD-staffed research team, ensuring the efficacy and quality of our ingredients.

Nutrient Breakthrough Eliminates pH Balancing Forever Reality is... working with pH up and down to balance your nutrients has never been the “fun” part of hydroponics. Frankly, it just makes things more complicated. And, of course, those harsh chemicals burn your skin and put holes in your clothes. To top it off, having to constantly calibrate your pH pens, meters and routinely check your reservoir’s pH, well... it’s just a pain in the ass.

Instead... imagine walking into your grow room and seeing the crop you have always dreamed of. And you did it with less effort and more freedom, not once having to touch a single drop of pH up or down, never fooling around with any pH pens or monitoring equipment.

Read what growers are saying about

pH Perfect Bigger Yields Bundles® Howard, Provo, Utah “Hobbyist bundle saved me money and gave me freedom from the pH meter too. I am planning to get the next step bundle soon to add to this one. Thanks for making the mixing rates simple.”

“Simplicity is the

Gail, Portland, Oregon “The other effect I wanted to thank you for in this Expert bundle is that my plants had more energy and growth in bloom than usual. From what I can figure out, it’s due to the carbohydrates in Bud Candy, and the cleansing of the Final Phase without the loss of the growth energy.”

Mark, Orlando, Florida “Well I’ve finally reached the Grand Master level and it feels great! I had always looked at the gardens in the magazines and thought I could never do that, I don’t have the knowledge. But basically all I had to do was get your bundles and together with pH Perfect Connoisseur my yields went up by an extreme amount.”

Pick your base nutrient and start with the Hobbyist Level®.

Here’s what makes pH Perfect so special: ◆

NEVER WORRY ABOUT YOUR pH! The formulations contain a proprietary “smart” release of ions called pH Perfect® Technology, which automatically corrects and balances your pH in your reservoir at optimal levels and keeps your pH locked down in your plants’ growing and flowering sweet spot.

Never fool with pH pens or meters or have to balance your pH ever again!

The cations and anions are perfectly balanced and tuned for the types of plants you grow!

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ALL-IN-ONE SOLUTION! Start with a pH Perfect base nutrient, which can be used as a standalone base nutrient, or with any pH Perfect supplement. And if you want, take your plants to the next level by grabbing a Hobbyist Level® bundle box. It comes with all the supplements you need whether growing in hydroponics or growing media.

Even better, the pH Perfect base nutrients are now 5-in-1 products, and some of the supplements are 2-in-1 products, saving you mixing time and money.

And it doesn’t stop there. When you buy a bundle box you’ll also get one of your supplements free—on top of the special low bundle box pricing!—while at the same time giving your plants the exact macro-, secondary- and micronutrients at the precise time in your plants’ grow or bloom cycles that they need for superior plant growth.

ultimate sophistication.”

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BUNDLES TO MATCH YOUR SKILL LEVEL! No matter how much experience you have, there’s a bundle made for you. You’re totally in control over what kind of crop you want. Start at the Hobbyist Level® and then decide if you want to move up to the next level by adding the Expert Grower Level®, the Professional Grower Level®, or the Grand Master Grower Level® bundle boxes.

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AS SIMPLE AS IT GETS! Just select your base nutrients and your skill level bundle, follow the simple mixing instructions and feeding chart, let pH Perfect Technology auto-correct your pH, and get ready for a harvest you can be proud of!

Try any of the base nutrients and bundles 100% risk-free — Advanced Nutrients backs each bundle with a money-back guarantee of satisfaction. Simply visit your local hydroponics store and tell them you want to start using the Bigger Yields Flowering System® right away.

Leonardo da Vinci Enter the world of pH Perfect and see how it can make growing easier then ever.

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Then decide if the next level in the Bundle Box Ascension Ladder is the right choice for you. Choose from the Expert Grower Level®, the Professional Grower Level® or the Grand Master Grower Level®.

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CONTENTS

{ F R O M T H E TO P }

BIG MIKE

Old MacDonald has a farm.

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{ E D I TO R ’ S N OT E }

JOSHUA GLAZER

Crop cabinet.

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{ F E E D BAC K }

LETTERS

Our readers report in.

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{ FUN }

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BUDDY

Stop ... hammer time!

HIGHLIGHTS

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{ CO V E R STO RY }

ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Cultivating celebrity chef status.

“BOURDAIN WOULD LOVE TO GROW HIS OWN — IF ONLY HE WAS HOME LONG ENOUGH TO HARVEST A CROP.”

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{ GMO }

THE ROUNDUP ROUND-UP

GMO’s pesky pesticide promise.

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{ E Y E C A N DY }

DAYNA

Alberta-born beauty.

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{ F E AT U R E }

WONDER WOMAN

Hollywood stunt heroine Gaëlle Cohen.

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CONTENTS HYDRO+POP

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HYDRO 101

22 PARENTAL GUIDANCE

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24 IRON GROWER

Ask the experts at Odorchem Manufacturing Corp.

26 TRIMPRO

BIG CHILL

{ I N D USTRY G AB }

WHAT THE INDUSTRY IS SAYING

Growing gifts for Mother’s and Father’s Day.

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The ultimate gardening hero.

{ PL ANTS 101 }

The vernalization process.

A cut above the rest.

28 SAFE SMOKING

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30 FULL FLAVOR

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{ H OT F O R HYD RO }

OUTDOOR NECESSITIES

Are e-cigarettes a healthy alternative?

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An ounce of preparation is worth a pound of yield.

Alegria Fresh farm pushes hydroponic growing to the limit.

{ ERIK’S ORGANICS }

EATING DIRT

Recipe for organic growers.

32 KARMIC INTEREST

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34 WIND WORKERS

Untangling the truth about HID ballasts.

{ HYD RO N EER I N G }

BALLAST BUSTERS

Rosebud gives back via microlender Kiva.

Airstream Innovations offers a greenhouse that blows.

36 CROP CAREERS

Millennials grow economic hope hydroponically.

Summer skies are a gas.

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40 ELECTRIC AVENUE

Stay discreet with Drive Now rentals.

42 LINGO BINGO

HYDRO FEATURES

42 GET THE GRILL

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40 FOLD ’EM

Collapsing bikes ride again.

Hydro language lesson.

FILTER 108

Your key to trophy harvests.

{ OUTDOOR }

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TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE CROP

Summer’s best BBQ choices.

Forced darkness for faster finishing.

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Great toys for boy (and girl) growers.

{ DIY }

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The easy way to cover your crop.

Sci-fi series essentials.

{ O UTD O O R }

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The new liquid nutrient regime.

Scary stories and impossible tales.

{ O UTD O O R }

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Stealth solutions for your garden.

{ SWE AT EQ UITY }

PICK A PERSONAL TRAINER How to filter out the phonies.

{ O UTD O O R }

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LIFE LESSONS

The dos and don’ts of outback growing.

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{ 5 E SSENTIAL S }

URBAN MYTHS

NINJAS OF THE WILDERNESS

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{ G A ME S }

THRONE OF GAMES

WET HOT GROWER SUMMER

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{ G AD G ETS }

GEAR UP

FORCED DARKNESS SETUP

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{ G E AR }

PICK A WINNER

{ CULTI VATE YO U }

SUMMER SMILES

Gardening for your health and happiness.

{ F E AT U R E }

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THE (SECRET) LIFE OF PLANTS Does your crop really have feelings?

{ H OT STUFF }

COMING SOON

Dexter, Black Sabbath and Fast & Furious 6.

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{ QUIZ }

WERE YOU LISTENING? What did you learn this issue?

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{ R E TA I L }

FIND US

The best spots to find Rosebud.

I LLU STRATI ON: G LE N SCH R OE DE R

38 OPEN AIR

WHAT’S ISSUE 27

BLOOMING? ROSEBUD’S BEST, WHEREVER YOU ROAM

HOLLYWOOD FALL GIRL

DRY TO WET { PAGE 68 }

High-quality outdoor nutes get a makeover.

GMO SUPER PESTS

{ PAGE 100 }

{ PAGE 90 }

How Monsanto perpetuates the plethora of pesticide plagues.

Stuntwoman Gaëlle Cohen combines sexy and tough.

PRINT

In your local hydro shop

KIVA TO THE RESCUE

IRON CHEF, IRON GUT

{ ONLINE }

Watch videos & meet the people Kiva helps.

AIRSTREAM INNOVATIONS { ONLINE }

See video of this amazing grow room in action.

{ ONLINE }

See the nastiest local foods eaten by celeb chefs.

ALEGRÍA FRESH

ONLINE

{ ONLINE }

Video interview with a hydroponics entrepreneur.

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EYE CANDY

HOT FOR HYDRO { APP }

Deonna Marie breaks down hydro for newbies.

{ APP }

Rosebud beauties.

MOBILE

iTunes App Store, Google Play Market, Blackberry App World

facebook.com/rosebudmagazine

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FROM THE TOP

FROM THE PUBLISHER

NURSERY RHYME NIGHTMARE

BY M ICHAE L STRAU M I ETI S

OLD MACDONALD HAS A FARM...EE-I-EE-I-O, AND ON THIS FARM HE RAISES SUPER-WEEDS! Don’t laugh. This is no fun-time nursery rhyme.

Here’s the story: Some years ago, biotech company Monsanto developed an herbicidetolerant (HT) gene, which was first spliced into soy seeds. “Hey Mac,” Monsanto crowed, “plant our soybeans and spray them with our Roundup.

The weeds will die but your protected soybean crop will flourish.”

Mac believed them. And the promise came true. His GMO soybean plants grew while the weeds died. Not only did the weeds die, but he was able to use smaller amounts of pesticides because the GMO seed seemed to attract fewer bugs. That put extra money in his pocket. “This is great!” Mac cheered. “EE-I-EE-I-O!” Fast-forward and let’s visit Old MacDonald’s farm again. What is this? Workers are in the fields pulling weeds?

“What’s going on, Mac?” you ask.

“Don’t rightly know,” he replies. “Been sprayin’ more and more herbicides but it don’t seem to faze them weeds anymore. In fact, they seem to thrive on the stuff. I’m also havin’ to use more pesticides. Bugs are gettin’ worse every year.”

“Did you ask Monsanto about it?”

“Yup. They told me to spray more often. They also said they were comin’ up with more potent stuff. But that’s got me worried. I know all

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that toxic stuff is gettin’ into the groundwater and then into my well. I also question how healthy the food is I’m raisin’, some of which goes to feedin’ my family.

“Has me thinkin’ about Ben, who has a farm down the road,” continues Mac. “Made me laugh when he took up organic farmin’ some years back. Uses some kind of bugs to kill other bugs. Cultivates more often than I do to keep the weeds down. Even grows stuff indoors.

“Every chance I got, I was needlin’ Ben about how hard he was workin’ while I was lettin’ science do a lot of my work. But the joke appears to be on me. I’m havin’ to use more and more chemicals, which means my costs are goin’ up. Plus, my land ain’t producin’ like it used to.

Takes all the EE-I-EE-I-O out of farmin’.

“Didn’t help none when I drove by Ben’s the other day. He has some fine-lookin’ crops. They look a lot like the way mine used to look before gettin’ involved in GMO seeds and toxic chemicals.”

I have to sympathize with Old Mac. Seems like the only people getting rich off his land these days are the chemical and GMO companies. It all goes to prove that you can’t cheat Mother Nature. The bill always comes due.

AND NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS! EE-I-EE-I-O! Sometimes good things happen that I just have to talk about. For example, we were named finalists in three separate categories in the 2013 Maggie Awards. The categories are: 1. Best Special Interest or Trade Magazine 2. Best Series of Articles (in a trade publication) [about GMO] 3. Best Single Editorial Illustration So what are the Maggie Awards? These awards have been presented for the past 62 years by the Western Publishing Association (WPA), honoring outstanding work in magazine publishing.

Of course, we can’t take all the credit. We have the most incredible readers in the hydroponic industry.

We’re constantly getting ideas and feedback via Facebook, Twitter and e-mail from growers like you.

Through your support, our magazine just keeps getting stronger and better.

We are honored to be considered for these awards but know that the real honor goes to all our Rosebud readers who provide support and encouragement. EE-I-EE-I-O! To your success, Big Mike :)

HYDRO HILARITY

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BY E R I K B I KSA I L L U S T R AT I O N BY CHRIS BULLOCK

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1 LIGHTING SECTION Educate yourself about the different types of lighting that are available. Your hydro shop can help you narrow it down once you decide for yourself what you want; make sure to ask about warranties and replacements.

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2 GROWING MEDIUMS Pick something proven, stable and consistent that works with a variety of nutes and additives. Pros add their own nutes; the growing medium anchors the plants.

Avoid heavily fertilized grow mixes.

3 BASE NUTES (FERTILIZERS) Going with a proven program, where all the components are guaranteed to work together, is always a good choice here.

Look for base nutrients that are engineered for application on the types of plants that

you are growing. The ratios of the different elements supplied are very important.

4 ORGANICS SECTION Growing 100% organic is a great way to enhance crop quality, improve your health and put less of a dent

into the earth. Make sure that your nutrient program choice is complete and doesn’t leave your plants lacking for any specific nutrients like calcium and magnesium.

5 FANS & VENTILATION Without a fan, humid-

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ity and heat levels will rise way past optimal.

This is essential gear if you grow with HID lights. Air also needs to stay stirred and moving freely through plant leaves. Don’t forget, plants take in CO2, an essential nutrient, through its leaves.

6 HYDROPONIC SYSTEM SECTION A pre-fab hydroponic system can save you time and labor because it can be automated with relative ease. That means less often that you will have to rush away from your best girl’s house to go water your other ladies.

7 CONTROLLER AND BURNERS Reliability, compatibility, expandability and ease of use are the key areas you want to select from when thinking about a single control or an entire grow room management system. Today you can even control

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your grow remotely with networked technology!

8 THE CASH REGISTER/SALES COUNTER While making bigger purchases or being a steady customer might give you a discount, don’t grind too hard on

price if you get a lot of value from the growing information that staff and ownership provide you.

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BEST SINGLE ILLUSTRATION (Hydro Hilarity)

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BEST OvERALL PUBLICATION

BEST SERIES OF ARTICLES (Danger of GMO Crops)

(Special Interest/Trade)

ROSEBUD MAGAZINE NAMED FINALIST IN 3 CATEGORIES – WESTERN PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION MAGGIE AWARDS Rosebud Magazine joins the ranks of Motor Trend, Mother Jones and Hot Rod magazines as a finalist in the 2013 Western Publishing Association MAGGIE Awards.

Rosebud is a finalist in all three categories it entered, including Best Overall Publication (Special Interest/Trade), Best Series of Articles for it’s extensive coverage of the dangers of GMO crops, and Best Single Illustration for the “Hydro Hilarity” comic drawn by inhouse artist Chris Bullock.

This marks the first time a hydroponic gardening magazine has been nominated for such a prestigious award.

For more information, contact Rosebud Assosiate Publisher, Alex Leon (alex@rosebudmag.com) Rosebud Editor-In-Chief, Joshua Glazer (josh@rosebudmag.com)

EDITOR’S NOTE

Rosebud P U B L ISHERS

MICHAEL “BIG MIKE” STRAUMIETIS ROBERT HIGGINS EUGENE YORDANOV A SSOC IA TE P U B L IS H E R

ALEX LEON

FROM THE EDITOR

CROP CABINET

BY JOS H UA G LAZ E R

One thing I’ve learned about growing and growers over the years — whether they’re posting online, schmoozing at grow shows or just shooting the breeze at the hydro store — everyone is an expert on how to get the biggest and best crops.

So who can you really trust to get the best advice on hydroponic growing, and how do you separate the myths from the science? It’s an important question when such high-value crops are on the line. The right advice can mean maximum success, while the wrong tip can lead to catastrophic crop failure.

Here at Rosebud, we have a new answer. We don’t trust any single expert. Instead, we’ve assembled a hydroponic advisory board to help shape each issue’s grower content. This board is made up of men and women who have experience at every level of growing, from a basement beginner to a commercial-sized entrepreneur. We even have an organic expert in our midst, as well as a guerrilla gardening legend.

Not only that, we now have more contributions from hydroponic manufacturers and retailers who truly understand how the science of growing works because they’ve dedicated their lives to giving growers the best products in order to get the biggest yields.

That is why, starting with this issue of Rosebud, you can trust us more than ever. Because every article is fully vetted by a team of experts to make sure we’re giving our readers the most complete and essential grower information out there. What other hydroponic magazine can make that claim?

Of course, even the experts can learn more. That is half the fun of hydroponic growing. And that is why we encourage our readers to share with us the things you’ve learned with each harvest.

Provide us feedback via Facebook (facebook.com/rosebudmagazine), Twitter (@RosebudMagazine), or email (letters@rosebudmag.com).

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CONTRIBUTORS JOLENE BORRELLI WRITER

Edmonton, Canada, native Jolene Borrelli studied horticulture at Capilano University in Vancouver. After working in the field for six years, she relocated to Berlin, where she currently resides. In 2012, Jolene launched Daisy Dukes, a Berlin-based gardening business that hosts workshops, offers gardening for clients, and publishes a weekly blog on a variety of botany- and horticulture-related topics. For more on her projects, drop by daisydukesgardens.com.

ELJAY WRITER

The story of Eljay is a lot like Rocky, only different. After a notso-fulfilling career in information technology, Eljay decided it was time to make his dreams come true and grow.

Problem was, even though everyone was writing about growing, nobody really said exactly how to do it well. But did that stop our hero? Not a chance.

An ungodly ton of money, emotional turmoil, uncertainty and good old-fashioned moxie later, Eljay is one of the most valuable experts when it comes to setting up an indoor environment that everyone’s favorite cash crop thrives in.

And now, Eljay would like to help you navigate your own growing adventure.

Rosebud Magazine has just the right amount of sophistication, relevance and business savvy that you and your customers will value.

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JASMINE MERINSKY MAKEUP ARTIST

Beauty expert Jasmine Merinsky knew she was an artist from an early age. Her knack for makeup, hair and nails led her to attend the esteemed Blanche Macdonald Centre where she graduated with honors.

Six years later, she has trained with high-end lines like Bobbi Brown, Armani, YSL, MUFE and MAC. Her work has been featured in music videos, commercials and international campaigns for clients such as Sport Chek, Subaru and Nickelodeon. Follower her on Twitter: @jasmerinsky

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LETTERS ELITE ELECTRIC

I wasn’t surprised to see that HID lighting is the lighting that most growers still prefer for their crops (“2013 Buddy Awards,” issue 26). It’s hard to argue with lights that have been working for decades. But I’m writing to tell you about the success I’ve had with induction lighting.

I made the switch several crops ago and have been extremely happy with my decision. My energy bill is lower while the quality of my crop has never been better. I hope more growers will take the chance with new lighting technologies because market forces will only cause next-generation lighting to improve if enough growers adopt them.

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There are a lot of trimming machines out there, and Steven Drummond of Trimpro is happy to tell you that many of them are good at what they do. But if you’re looking for a company with the most complete range of products to suit your needs, Trimpro leaves Trimbox

the competition behind.

“We’re the only ones that offer a complete family of trimmers, from a home personal-use model right up to more industrial-sized models for bigger gardens,” expounds Drummond.

Beyond catering to the size of your operation, Trimpro also has a machine that matches your preferred drying technique. Some Trimpro models are more manual in

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nature, designed to maintain stem integrity so that you can still dry your flowers by hanging them. Other Trimpro machines are more mechanical, which necessitates drying by net.

When it comes to what distinguishes the 12-year-old company from other makers of trimming machines, it’s not just a range of models.

“One of the things that really differentiates us from our competitors, on the bigger machines especially, is the sound level,” says Drummond.

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Each Trimpro machine’s single motor means that they function several decibels below other trimmers, which often have three motors operating their various parts. That’s helpful for growers who don’t wish to draw undue attention to their operation.

Trimpro machines also have an adjustable blade height, so you can vary the closeness of your cut.

Beyond the machines themselves, Trimpro promises customer service that is second to none.

“We have customer service people available from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time,” explains Drummond, “and during harvest season we extend those hours so that we can handle more calls. Our guys are always available for suggestions and tips. I don’t think any of our competitors provide that kind of service. And if someone needs a machine in a hurry, we can get it to them overnight (in Canada and the continental U.S.)” Trimpro also makes a concerted effort to contribute to local economies. Trimpro trimmers are manufactured in Canada, with the vast majority of component parts, including all motors, sourced from North American companies. Not only does this effort help bolster the North American economy, but it also ensures that Trimpro customers get a high-quality machine.

“I’ve met people that have had the same Trimpro Original for 10 years now,” says Drummond. “When the blade gets dull, they just sharpen it up… the machines last a little too long to tell you the truth!”

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SAFE SMOKING ARE E-CIGARETTES A HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE OR ANOTHER ADDICTION?

BY MAR S EA TR UAN

The next time you find yourself staring at the staggering array of cigarette packs behind the counter at your local gas station or convenience store, you may notice a new product worth checking out: electronic cigarettes (e-cigs).

Hitting the market a few years ago, but gaining popularity recently, an e-cig is a cigarette alternative that uses vapor and nicotine to satiate a smoker’s cravings but doesn’t contain the same carcinogens as traditional cigarettes.

Proponents of e-cigs argue that they are much safer than smoking tobacco cigarettes, which are widely known to cause a number of health problems, from pulmonary issues to heart problems, killing more than 400,000 Americans every year. Additionally, concerns about the risks of secondhand smoke have instigated public smoking bans in cities worldwide, keeping cigarette smokers from being able to light up wherever they like.

E-cigarettes seem like a great option at first glance.

You can smoke them anywhere (except on airplanes, unfortunately), they don’t irritate non-smokers, and you

brand. He loves his e-cig so much that it

industry who stand to lose the most if

just might live longer.

rarely leaves his hand, and because the

e-cigs become an accepted alternative to

vapor is harmless to his non-smoking

their products.

E-Cigarettes still contain nicotine, a very addictive substance, but one that is not generally all that harmful on

friends, people tend not to mind. I’ve

its own. Nicotine is a stimulant, similar to caffeine. And like

heard a similar tale from other e-cig users

have proven (thus far) to be a safer alter-

caffeine, nicotine can be harmful in large quantities.

and their friends.

native. Inhaling water vapor, flavoring

This leads to one of the main arguments against

and nicotine seems instinctively safer

e-cigs: Smokers who switch will ingest more nicotine than

fact that e-cigs come in several nicotine

than inhaling tar, ammonia and the other

they used to, simply because they can smoke in more

strengths, and of course he gets the stron-

carcinogenic ingredients that are in your

places.

gest ones, as many people will.

favorite brand of traditional cigarettes.

I’ve seen this personally with a close friend who recently switched to smoking a premium e-cigarette

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However, much of the backlash is hyped by operatives within the tobacco

Time will only tell if these instincts are correct.

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KARMIC INTEREST MICROLENDER KIVA HELPS FARMERS IN DEVELOPING NATIONS ADVANCED NUTRIENTS AND ROSEBUD MAGAZINE LEND THEIR SUPPORT

BY MAR S EA TR UAN

In the world of too-big-to-fail megabanks, microlending is bringing investment back to what it was meant to be: small-to-medium size loans between investors and businesses. Typically utilized in developing nations where people only need a few hundred dollars to start their business or finance their next harvest, this new form of financing goes beyond charity and allows people to do for themselves.

Several dependable organizations have sprouted up to facilitate these transactions, and one of the best is Kiva. With a 99% repayment rate out of almost 300 million loans from their nearly 1 million borrowers in 67 countries, Kiva has proven to be a reliable microlending organization.

The seeds of Kiva (the word for “unity� in Swahili) sprouted in the mind of college student Jessica Jackley as she listened to a lecture by Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Prize-winning father of microlending. A trip to Africa with soon-to-be co-founder Matt Flannery, where they learned firsthand about the goals and needs of people in small villages without access to typical loans, solidified their decision to begin a small microfinance project, and it has only grown from there.

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A few of the faces helped by Kiva.

HOW MICROLENDING WORKS

He received a loan to help him

It’s pretty simple. A potential lender checks out the Kiva

clean and prepare for his next growing

website, looking for people (borrowers) to whom they

season, when he will be expanding his

would like to lend some money. It can be as little as $25

operation. Kiva offers special loans to

or as much as the entire requested loan amount.

farmers that do not need to be repaid

These borrowers have already been pre-screened

until after the farmer has harvested and

based on their past loan history, reputation of business,

made their money for the season (rather

and reason for needing the loan (similar to what happens

than the month-to-month repayment

when someone gets a loan from a bank). Performing these

plans that many borrowers must follow),

screens are Kiva’s field partners, who are essentially micro-

so growers like Eduardo can focus on

finance institutions, this industry’s version of a bank.

their harvest rather than worrying about

While Kiva has had an excellent track record in

repaying a loan.

By using Kiva, Eduardo was able to

picking its field partners, the organization recommends that you lend small amounts to multiple borrowers (other-

receive donations from 28 people, which

wise known as diversification) to minimize your losses

fully covered the cost of his requested

should you end up dealing with someone unscrupulous,

loan.

Conchita is now in the process of repaying her second small loan, after successfully repaying the first.

A married 29-year-old who owns and operates a small farm, Conchita used her

or if an unforeseen occurrence causes you to lose your investment.

Conchita from The Philippines

first $200 loan to buy seeds, seedlings Cyprian from Kenya

Kiva’s borrowers and field partners are featured on

and small plants to get things going; now she has borrowed a second $200 to pay

the Kiva.org website, where you can read about them,

for fertilizer and other assorted nutritional

their type of business and why they need a loan. You can

needs of her plants.

also see whether they have had Kiva loans in the past that

She had six lenders, including Rosebud, illustrating how even small

have been repaid — a sign of a safe investment.

amounts of money can make a difference

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when we work together.

Kiva receives support from magazines like Rosebud and

IS MICROLENDING THE FUTURE OF HELPING THE THIRD WORLD?

our parent company, Advanced Nutrients, which have made individual loans worth over $22,000 to deserving entrepreneurs in South and Central America, Africa and Asia.

Most (but not all) Advanced Nutrients-financed loans

Since its founding, Kiva has received

go to farmers or those who are otherwise involved in

widespread support from the media, the

agricultural endeavors, like the raising of livestock or selling

Switching gears a little bit, we have

international community, and other non-

of organic and locally grown produce. Here are three of the

Cyprian, a pharmacist from Kenya who

profit groups. And it is easy to see why:

more than 500 people who have benefitted from our loans.

needed money to buy more medica-

Even in a tough economy, Kiva make it

tions for his small village pharmacy. This

simple for almost anyone to donate and

is especially important in a country like

make an actual difference in the life of

Kenya, where disease and infections are

another human being. A lot of us sit at

prevalent, and where preventative and

computers or tap away at our phones to

reparative medicine, things as simple

try to say things that may make a differ-

as antibiotics or antimalarials, can be

ence, but how often do we succeed?

Eduardo from Mexico

life-saving.

Cyprian received $1,200 for these

We can all learn something from a group like Kiva and its founders, Jessica

medications, and he has made every

Jackley and Matt Flannery. They took a

payment ahead of schedule. His is

simple idea, with simple execution, and

exactly the kind of business that Kiva was

turned it into a mega non-profit that makes

created to support, and we are proud

a real difference. Bravo.

Currently working the corporate grind in the offices of a

to have helped Cyprian and his village

coffee company, Eduardo makes extra money by growing

receive the life-saving medications they

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BY HAPPY KR ETE R

It could be the dawning of a new day for agriculture thanks to a fresh kind of greenhouse that is environmentally friendly, economical and allows for growing of some the cleanest food imaginable.

David Chelf is the mind behind Airstream Innovations, creators of a controlled environment structure that he claims will create ideal growing conditions for your plants, including an insect-free environment. It sounds like magic, but the concept is surprisingly simple.

Airstream greenhouses are inflated by a steady flow of air. Besides maintaining the building’s structure, the design “creates an ideal growing environment,” according to Chelf, “by providing airflow that’s optimal for plant health.”

Of course, growers already know that maintaining airflow is important to a grow room. If your plants are too wet, diseases like mold can flourish; if they’re too dry, photosynthesis suffers. Chelf’s design allows for perfect transpiration, which is essential for optimal nutrient uptake from plant roots.

But that’s just the beginning. His structures are also wind-powered, which allows for lower energy costs. And outside temperatures are not a factor either, as the Airstream system allows growers to either cool or heat the incoming air as needed.

While all of the above is already pretty wonderful, perhaps the most advantageous facet of Chelf’s design is that it offers an insect-free environment. The air moving through the structure creates pressure that keeps a breeze blowing through any exhaust or breaches (rips or holes in the fabric) at such a rate that insects can’t enter the environment. That means growers don’t have to do battle with bugs.

“For a quarter of the cost [of other growing structures] you can grow without pesticides, even organic ones,” says Chelf, which is why he describes Airstream Innovations as “an economical way to grow beyond organic.”

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CROP CAREERS THE HYDROPONIC INDUSTRY OFFERS A SEED OF HOPE TO ECONOMICALLY STRUGGLING MILLENNIALS AND MORE

April 2013 (from the March 2009 high of 10%), the unemployment rate for people age 20-24 is nearly double at 13.3%. The same rate for all millennials (typically defined as age 18-29) is 13.1%. That’s an entire generation of workers who just aren’t working. Or they are working, but for far less money than their Gen X peers made before them.

One often overlooked bright spot in this grim picture is the hydroponics industry. Demand for organic, locally grown products shows no signs of abating and has led to some encouraging numbers, as reported by market researcher IBISWorld Inc. in a series of recent reports:

BY GARY ANG LE B RAN DT

• From 2007 to 2012, revenue for the hydroponic equipment retail industry rose 7.7%, with total revenue reaching about $540 million. Annual growth of 5.8% is expected through 2017.

College graduates and other college-age job seekers have probably had

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• The hydroponic crop farming industry for fruits and

enough reminders that they’re entering a bleak job market. But to put things

vegetables grew 7.8% from 2006 through 2011, when it hit

in perspective, here are the latest numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor

total revenue of more than $500 million, and it is expected

Statistics: While the overall U.S. unemployment rate has dropped to 7.6% in

to grow 4.4% annually through 2016.

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The industry is still small – Starbucks alone brings in more than $3 billion each quarter – but numbers like these mean growth and potential for advancement. For example, on the retail equipment side, no single company holds market share of over 1%. Get a foot in the right door and an ambitious worker could end up leading an expanding business.

One entrepreneur hopes to help young people start their own franchised growing businesses. Erik Cutter, who runs Alegría Farm, a hydroponic farm in Laguna Beach, California, employs workers in the 18-25 age range and plans to begin training potential franchisees this year.

“I don’t believe we can make this move-

“THERE’S GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL PEOPLE – AND THAT’S IN MONTHS, NOT YEARS.”

Chris Chapin

ment happen fast enough by hiring employees,” says Cutter, who plans to license his business model to up to 15 franchisees this year. The

But it’s not just young people who are

His colleague, 43-year-old Duane Allee,

franchisees would get training in business

being drawn to the economic opportunities of

has a degree in environmental science and

management, financing and marketing.

organic and hydroponic growing. Many older

worked in labs for 12 years. But after that

workers facing challenges in the job market or

work became an assembly-line task of sending

graduates in the field of environmental science.

looking for a midlife career change are finding a

samples out the door, he grew restless.

“These guys are coming out with nowhere to

fantastic second act in this industry as well.

Cutter looks for college students and

go,” he says.

Brent Morreale, a 26-year-old intern at

Chris Chapin, 62, previously worked in insurance and as a wholesaler for sporting

“Eventually the nobility of that job faded,” he says.

Allee signed up for an internship at

Alegría Farm, got into the job a few months

goods equipment and has an economics

Alegría, not knowing exactly what he plans to

ago after working in construction. “I saw myself

degree from Stanford University.

do in the field, only knowing that it will yield

doing that for a long time, but my heart just

“This is a growth industry here, no ques-

new chances for something positive. He says

wasn’t in it. With this, I really feel it’s doing

tion,” he insists. “There’s going to be opportuni-

he is learning all he can for now and will figure

something for me,” says Morreale, who plans to

ties for entrepreneurial people – and that’s in

out the rest as he goes.

start his own business in the field.

months, not years.”

The growing industry offers entry-level jobs that can lead to management positions. Helena

Brent Morreale

“I SAW MYSELF DOING [CONSTRUCTION] FOR A LONG TIME, BUT MY HEART JUST WASN’T IN IT. WITH THIS, I REALLY FEEL IT’S DOING SOMETHING FOR ME.”

DePaola, owner of Indoor Outdoor Gardener, a hydroponics supply store in Brooklyn that has been open since 1974, hired the current store manager out of high school. He’s been at the shop for 22 years.

DePaola explains that workers on the retail side of the industry can expect to earn $9 an hour when they start, and managers get up to $60,000 a year.

Of course, the greatest benefit of working in hydroponics is the potential to create positive change in the health of people and the environment. For many, getting their foot in the door of a growing industry is an added bonus.

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Net profit (in U.S. dollars) between home gardening expenditures in 2008 and the return in fresh produce.

Projected number of high school graduates in 2013 according to the U.S. Department of Education. Congratulations, and good luck.

Number of farmers markets in the United States, according to the USDA directory.

Pounds of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere during the life of a charcoal grill — three times that of a gas grill.

Number of counties in 36 U.S. states legally declared disaster areas during the 2012 drought, which is expected to continue in 2013.

Approximate wavelength (in nanometers) seen in the blue sky.

Thickness (in miles) of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Days difference between the first Stanley Cup Finals in 1915 (March 26) and the potential last day of the 2013 season (June 28).

The percentage of oxygen found in average air.

.039 20 61 250 475 1,692 2,200 7,864 3,200,000 18,500,000,000 The percentage of carbon dioxide found in average air.

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Growers value their anonymity. Yet one of the easiest ways to give that

For growers who really want to be anonymous, and like

up is to use your own vehicle, especially in urban areas where ubiquitous

a little exercise, nothing beats a bicycle. Of course, most

traffic cams keep a constant tally on where you travel.

cities are big enough to require some sort of bike-transit

Rental cars are an option, but in the time it takes to make a reservation, pick up the car, run your errands and return the vehicle, you likely could have walked to your destination. Plus, you have to worry about

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if you want to ride a bus or train with your bike.

Taiwanese urban transport specialist Tern Bicycles has come up with a solution, and recently announced a

rental company refill it for you.

partnership with the Stuttgart Transit Authority that could

much of the fuss out of getting a new vehicle, whether for an hour or an afternoon. The service, launched by BMW in Germany in 2011, came

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hybrid to complete your journey. And not all cities are civil

replacing the gas you used or paying absurdly high prices to have the Drive Now is a new short-term electric car rental service that takes

serve as a model for other cities: exemptions for folding bikes, which don’t take up much room.

“The trick to taking a bike on board a train has been

to San Francisco last year, equipped with 70 of BMW’s ActivE electric

creating something compact,” says Steve Boyd, Tern’s

automobiles.

general manager. “On many transit systems, folding bikes

Once you register and receive your Drive Now RFID card, all you have to do is use your smartphone to look up where there’s a vehicle

can go 24/7, making these a much more convenient tool.”

Tern has also realized that while one-size-fits-all may

nearby. Reserve the car and use your ID to unlock the door and start the

be good for transit systems, it isn’t so good for riders who

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expect a lot more choice.

“We pride ourselves in having something for

cents each.

When you’re done, just return the car to a Drive Now valet charging

everyone,” he says. “We have bikes that begin just over

location throughout the city. Your account is charged for only the minutes

$400 and go upwards from there.” This includes the

you use the vehicle (driving or parked).

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run your garden? Take this quiz and see how many terms you recognize!

Take out the tongs — grill season is here

parts, hinged cooking grates, a chimney-

again. But before you wrangle a batch

style starter and air vents to control cooking

1. A bummed friend tells you that he has a

of steaks from the butcher, make sure

temperatures.

garden full of “bolts.” What does he mean? a) His plants are all short and fat.

you’ve got the right grill. Though you can find everything from small hibachis

Gas Grills:

b) His equipment is starting to break down.

for tailgating to trailer-mounted units big

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c) His entire garden has started to seed,

enough to take a side of beef, the grill you

Gas burns cleaner

either because of cross-contamination

get should be a lifestyle fit.

and is less expen-

with an opposite-sex plant or because of

sive per use than

stress.

Want a lifetime companion grill?

Look for a stainless steel body with cast-

charcoal briquettes.

iron grates. Do you do a lot of enter-

It also ignites quickly

2. A magazine suggests “companion

taining? While small cutlets and veggies

and heats up in about 10 minutes. Multiple

planting.” What are they recommending?

can be cooked on a smaller surface, if you

burners allow you to simultaneously prepare

a) Working with a significant other to make

sometimes hanker for brisket, opt for a

accompanying dishes, while meat cooks

large charcoal grill or smoker instead. Grill

more evenly and consistently due to precise

a lot or a little? Weekend BBQers have

temperature controls. These grills are great

the luxury of time, but frequent weeknight

for frequent hosts, as each standard propane

grillers might want electric or gas, which

tank will get you about 25-30 grill sessions.

take less time to heat.

Look for gas grills with individual burner

growing more fun. b) Planting select species along with your main crop to cause natural pest reduction. c) Using an aquaponics system that utilizes plants and fish.

controls, cast-iron grates and drip pans.

3. You should have a “hygrometer” in your

Don’t know which way to go? Here are three common types:

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indoor garden. What does it measure?

For the Fearful of Fire

a) The dampness of your soil or growing

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Electric grills are

For the BBQ Purist

great for spaces

b) Humidity.

Though they take

that can’t accom-

c) The oxygen level of your nutrient solution.

the longest to heat

modate charcoal or gas. They’re also typically

up (15-30 minutes),

small, which makes them ideal for porches

charcoal grills are not

and patios — though you do need access

only the most economical to buy, they also

to an electrical outlet. Advances in electric

impart more of that intense, smoky flavor

grill technology (plus the use of ceramic

grill aficionados love so much. A high

briquettes) help approximate a fire-grilled

heat output helps to seal in juices. When

taste. Look for multiple nonstick surfaces,

purchasing a charcoal grill, look for no-rust

indication lights, side burners and a timer.

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BIG CHILL THE

THE VERNALIZATION PROCESS

BY JOLE N E BOR R E LLI

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ith spring upon us, nothing better illustrates the season than pregnant flower buds giving way to prolific blooming.

These beacons of springtime bloom thanks in part to a process called vernalization.

Vernalization is the exposure of plants to a defined period of cold temperatures in order to enable flower production. This means that some plants, mostly those in temperate areas, require an interval of cold within their life cycle to initiate flowering. The appropriate duration and temperature of this cold period varies between genera.

Every plant that depends on exposure to cold as part of its seasonal workings does so due to a set of genes called VRNs. In the absence of VRN genes, vernalization isn’t needed to initiate a reproductive cycle.

Vernalization can take place in perennials, biennials and annuals alike. Familiar perennials that use vernalization to flower include species of phlox, euphorbia, anemone, columbine, coreopsis and lavender.

Light also plays a decisive role in blooming. Plants that do not use cold to discern flowering time generally rely on photoperiods instead. The measure of daylight hours compared to hours of darkness induces flowers either by long or short days. Some plants that undergo vernalization will also incorporate photoperiods to calculate seasons.

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Vernalization can take place within one season or stretch over two.

Perennials will flower, fruit, seed and become dormant for the winter, returning the following year to repeat the process.

Biennials, however, will only produce leaves and roots in the first year, then flower, fruit and seed after a winter season. Many of these biennial plants are agricultural staples such as cabbage, broccoli, kale, beets, carrots and winter wheat.

Botany has found its way around this problem, modernizing agriculture and horticulture to how we know it today. Agricultural vernalization has shortened biennial crops to one season by discovering that a partially germinated seed that is chilled for a time will result in productive crops within the same year. In horticulture, understanding temperatures and chill periods particular to plant species means the ability to manipulate seed and flower output throughout a growing season and the cultivation of attractive, flowering plants to send to market.

Vernalization is a critical seasonal cue. Without it, many plants would flower erroneously, meaning instant flower death due to improper environmental conditions and a failed reproductive cycle. Plants have also come to bloom at determined times in order to coincide with pollinators. Blooming on time is crucial to maintaining synchronization with bees, moths, beetles, wasps and other insects. Both seasonality and pollination are most likely responsible for the evolutionary development of vernalization in plants.

Curiously enough, devernalization is also possible. To devernalize a seed, first keep it chilled and then expose it to high temperatures before sowing. This deflects energy to root and leaf development, and is especially useful for vegetable production, namely onions.

Nature has finely tuned itself over the course of millions of years, thereby delivering the joy of seasons and thus flowering, all part and parcel of vernalization.

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OUTDOOR NECESSITIES

BY D EON NA MAR I E

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t’s that time of year again, when we get to grow outside in the warm, sunny weather. If you’re like me, you’d rather spend your summer at your growing site or at the pool than waste quality daylight hours in the hydroponics shop. That’s why I’m going to go over the equipment and accessories that will make your entire outdoor grow season a fun and profitable one.

These products will ensure a great grow from start to finish — and also make the process a little easier.

First, decide what size container you’re going to need. When using pots outdoors, I suggest getting the biggest ones available. Even a 55-gallon trash can is a good choice.

If you decide to go the old school way by just planting directly in the ground, make sure that your plants are at least five feet apart so they will get enough light as they get bigger through the growing cycle. Dig holes about twofeet-by-two-feet and two feet deep, layer 2-3 inches of hydroton at the bottom for better drainage, and then fill the hole with a soil of your choice.

Next, let’s get your nutrients picked out. I’ve used Heavy Harvest in the past, but this year I’m going to switch to Jungle Juice 2-Part from Advanced Nutrients. The switch to liquid fertilizer might take a little more effort this season, but it offers control that you just can’t get with a time-release pellet fertilizer. I love relaxing during summertime, but I’ll happily trade a few hours rest for healthier plants and bigger yields.

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Now is a good time to prepare your stakes as well. Your plants may be small right now, but as they grow they’re going to need extra support for all those heavy flowers. Six-foot bamboo stakes are what I use. Just imagine your crop growing straight upward like a tree!

And while you are preparing, stock up on natural pest control that you will certainly need as your crop starts to look extra-delicious come high summer. I even prepare a tarp to protect from the heavy rains that can come late during the blooming season.

With all that done, I’m ready to enjoy summer like a kid at camp. And more importantly, I know I’ll be able to enjoy my outdoor crop come autumn harvest time.

Deonna Marie and her family operate Hydroponics Outlet in Gilroy, California. (hydroponicsoutlet.com)

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EATING DIRT

A SUCCESSFUL RECIPE FOR ORGANIC GROWERS

BY E R IC HOPPE R

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or the organic purist, soil is much more than plain dirt. Soil is the life-sustaining substance that is instrumental in stimulating growth and promoting abundant yields. Many outdoor organic growers have a heightened knowledge of individual organic substances, which allows them to tailor their soils to the specific needs of their high-value crops.

In order to build that perfect balance of essential elements, plant hormones, vitamins and beneficial microorganisms, a grower must understand each individual ingredient, its nutritional value and how it affects the composition of the soil. Some of these ingredients provide similar nutritional value but may release at a different speed. A soil with a good balance of organic ingredients will provide sustained nutrition for high-value crops throughout the entire growing season.

BENEFICIAL MICROORGANISMS It has become second nature for modern organic growers to supplement beneficial microorganisms in their soils. The benefits are multifaceted, but to put it simply, sufficient amounts of microorganisms ensure nutrient uptake happens at the fastest rate possible.

The three most common beneficial microorganisms used by horticulturalists are trichoderma, mycorrhiza and bacteria.

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WORM CASTINGS

FEATHER MEAL

This wouldn’t be much of an organic ingredients article if there were no mention of worm castings. Worm castings, or vermicompost, contain a significant amount of nutrients and beneficial microorganisms. Hailed by many organic growers as the best soil additive available, worm castings are known to enrich soil and improve disease resistance in crops.

Feather meal is a slow-releasing nitrogen source. It’s a great additive for plant varieties that require high amounts of nitrogen over a three-to-four-month period.

ORGANIC NITROGEN (N) INGREDIENTS Organic ingredients rich in nitrogen are commonly associated with vigorous, green growth. Plants generally consume the greatest concentration of nitrogen during the vegetative stage.

BLOOD MEAL

Blood meal is a very rich, fast-releasing nitrogen source. It is great for plant varieties that require high amounts of nitrogen, especially in the initial stages of vegetative growth.

FISH MEAL

Fish meal is also a fast-releasing nitrogen source. Fish meal is a great nitrogen additive that enhances microbial life in the soil. Some of the fish meal available also contains a significant amount of phosphorus, which helps trigger root development.

SOYBEAN MEAL

Soybean meal is another slow-releasing nitrogen source, but not quite as slow as feather meal. This additive is becoming the slow-release nitrogen source of choice for growers of high-value crops. Soybean meal also contains a little phosphorus boost to help promote the initial stages of flowering.

BAT GUANO (HIGH-NITROGEN)

Bat guano comes in a variety of compositions, including high-nitrogen bat guano, which also contains micronutrients and beneficial microbes. Many growers choose this type of bat guano as their primary nitrogen source because of its multiple benefits.

ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS (P) INGREDIENTS Ingredients rich in phosphorus are known to promote root growth, trigger particular flowering hormones within the plant and directly influence flower size.

BAT GUANO (HIGH-PHOSPHORUS)

High-phosphorus bat guano is known to not only increase the amount of flower

sets but also their size, aroma and flavor. Most varieties of high phosphorus bat guano also contain calcium, which makes this additive doubly advantageous.

Kelp meal’s unique plant hormones have been shown to promote vigorous growth.

GREENSAND

BONE MEAL

Bone meal is primarily a phosphorus source but also contains a significant amount of calcium. This additive is revered for its ability to promote strong root development and large flowers.

Greensand is a very slow-releasing potassium source. Unless it’s being used in an outdoor environment where the growing season is especially long, greensand is used to improve a soil’s condition rather than boost potassium content.

FISH BONE MEAL

Fish bone meal is also a great source of both phosphorus and calcium. Like bone meal, fish bone meal is known to promote large blooms and root development.

LANGBEINITE

Langbeinite is a water-soluble naturally occurring mineral rich in potassium, sulfur and magnesium.

SEABIRD GUANO

Seabird guano is an excellent source of phosphorus and micronutrients known to increase the amount of flower sets and their size.

ROCK PHOSPHATE

Rock phosphate is a slow-releasing phosphorus source.

This additive is best for plants that need a slow and constant release of phosphorus. Some longer-blooming varieties respond well to rock phosphate.

ORGANIC POTASSIUM (K) INGREDIENTS Sufficient potassium is needed throughout the plant’s entire life and is crucial to healthy flower development.

KELP MEAL

Kelp meal is a good source of potassium and also provides a variety of micronutrients and plant hormones.

ORGANIC CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM AND TRACE ELEMENTS Secondary minerals and trace elements are just as important to optimizing plant performance as NPK. Growers use additives with secondary minerals and trace elements in their soil mixes to complete the necessary diversity found in healthy soil in nature.

OYSTER SHELL

Oyster shell is an excellent source of calcium that will accelerate root development and, in turn, improve nutrient uptake. Oyster shell also works as a natural pH buffer, helping to keep the soil from becoming too acidic.

DOLOMITE LIME (SWEET LIME)

Dolomite lime is a great pH buffer for any soil composition and, as with oyster shell, acts as a pH buffer ensuring that the soil’s pH doesn’t turn too acidic.

Dolomite lime also contains calcium and magnesium.

GLACIER ROCK DUST

Glacier rock dust revitalizes trace elements and provides a foundation of minerals for healthy plant growth.

ALFALFA MEAL

Alfalfa meal is rich in trace elements, but it’s the abundance of natural growth stimulators that has gained recognition among organic horticulturalists. Alfalfa meal will accelerate growth rates while promoting abundant fruit or flowers.

By combining the proper organic ingredients, growers can create a balanced soil suited for their particular variety. Organic gardening is as old as gardening itself. Modern organic gardening is combining the ancient wisdom of horticulture with today’s increased knowledge of plant physiology. With this combined knowledge and through a little experimentation, the organic purist can achieve optimal results for his or her crop.

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BALLAST BUSTERS

UNTANGLING THE TRUTH ABOUT HID BALLASTS GREG RICHTER Greg Richter is an aviation and hydroponics engineer who created the PurGro GroBot Evolution.

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s much as we’d like to just have the sun on a switch, we can’t make that happen. So, for the moment, we’re left with HID lights.

Although there are other technologies coming of age, HID (High Intensity Discharge) lighting is what most growers use because it’s reliable, productive, and compared to alternatives, relatively cheap. Behind every HID light is a ballast, and most grow forums are full of questions and misinformation about what they are and how they work. What are the different design choices in building one? How can you tell a good one from a bad one? Is there any real difference between brands? What should they cost?

Second, and this isn’t all good news, current and voltage move close to 90 degrees out of phase with each other across an inductor. The good news is that the inductor doesn’t heat up like a resistor would. The bad news is that the power loss is atrocious. Power is voltage multiplied by current, and if they are out of phase, you don’t get the use of all that power you’re paying for at the meter.

Electrical engineers refer to this as “apparent power,” which is to say that if you have 4.16 amps reading on your amp meter and 240 volts on your voltmeter, you’d expect 1,000 watts at the bulb (240 * 4.16 = 1,000 watts).

Problem is, with current and voltage out of phase you may be getting as little as 700 watts to the bulb — not what we had in mind.

Power Factor (PF) is a measure of how far out of phase voltage and current are in a circuit, with a PF of 1.00 being perfectly matched. Core-and-coil

LET’S TAKE A LOOK:

WHAT IS A BALLAST? An HID light, be it HPS or metal-halide or something similar, requires a high voltage to ionize the stuff in the bulb. By high voltage, we’re talking 4000 volts, enough to leave a permanent burn should you grab it, so be warned.

Once the bulb contents are ionized, an arc strikes and you have a nice, bright, and very unstable arc light. The unstable part is where the ballast comes in, and is why they’re called ballasts. A ballast is used in a circuit (or on a sailboat) to make things stable. As the bulb warms up, we need to limit the current flowing or the breaker will trip (we hope) before the bulb turns into a small incendiary device.

Once at operating temperature, the ballast needs to hold a constant power level by varying the duty cycle, voltage or some combination thereof to maintain constant brightness.

Ever balance a broom on your finger, inverted-pendulum style?

That’s the ballast’s job – to maintain a stable operating point in an unstable arc light. There are a few ways to go about making this happen. Let’s start by looking at the easiest of these.

CORE & COIL If you take a big coil of wire and wind it around an iron core, you make an inductor, which resists the rate of change of current flowing through it. If you wire one in series with your HID bulb, two things happen: First, an inductor charges up when current flows through it, and dumps all that energy when the current stops. It’s the same technique we use to fire spark plugs in a car, except that the AC line stops and starts 60 times per second, so we get a bunch of inductive spikes to help start the arc.

ballasts have a capacitor wired in to help rein in the power factor although the end result is not very efficient due to the loss in all the wire in the coil and the PF that remains. You end up somewhere in the 80% range with a good, wellcompensated ballast. If those 1,000-watt bulbs don’t looks as bright as you’d expected on the old core and coil, it’s because they’re probably putting out quite a bit less energy than you’d like.

ELECTRONIC BALLASTS As prices on power semiconductors came down in the 1990s, engineers started pushing forward with switched-mode power supplies (SMPS) since a switching supply running at high frequency requires smaller transformers and inductors (the expensive parts) than an SMPS running at a lower frequency.

As designs got better and better, electronic ballasts became a practical answer to running HID lights. A good electronic ballast has a power factor over 0.98, which is almost perfect, and runs at better than 90% efficiency. All of this is to say that you’ll push around 1,100 watts into an electronic ballast to get 1000 watts out.

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Do you actually get 1,000 watts out of a 1,000-watt ballast?

This is closer to the 60 Hz the bulbs were designed to handle, but a little higher, so you don’t perceive flicker like in fluorescent lights.

The downside of LFSQ is that it takes four stages to do properly and is very difficult to design at high power levels. But considering the advantages — less electrical noise, ability to use any bulb you want, cooler running and greater efficiency (since engineers can run the third stage much, much higher in frequency and not worry about the bulb exploding as the bulb is driven by stage four) — look for more of this technology in the near future.

The short answer is: not always. It takes some sophisticated gear to really check out a ballast and, as we discussed above, you may not be measuring what you think you are. A proper ballast test rig integrates the waveform so that you know what’s really going on. Here’s a commonly used ballast tester, which produces curves like the ones in the next section:

We’ve tested a bunch of them and one well-known 1,000-watt ballast puts out as little as 920 watts. Not earthshaking, but 1,050 watts in and 920 watts out means 87.6% (920/1050) efficiency.

That only goes to show that you can’t always believe what’s on the box. Here’s a part of a test run of a well-known ballast running at 120 volts:

C’MON, FEEL THE NOISE

Note that the output power of this 1,000-watt ballast is only 969 watts.

We tested a few of these units, and this is typical. The output voltage should be closer to 230 volts, according to the bulb maker, which means that this ballast will show more blue spectrum than expected with a given bulb.

LOW FREQUENCY VS. HIGH FREQUENCY Another frequent debate about ballasts is whether high or low frequency matters. Highfrequency is the most common of the two, using a switched-mode power supply running at around 35 kHz (35,000 cycle per second).

This is a low-tech approach to building a ballast. It takes three stages to do properly, and the output is a high-frequency AC sine wave that lights the bulb.

The upside of this design is that it is inexpensive to build. The downside is that 35 kHz is high enough in frequency to generate a lot of electrical noise and make the ballast its own unwanted radio station. A bigger concern is that HID bulbs are expecting 60 Hz, not 35,000 Hz, which means they can literally

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shake themselves to pieces through a phenomenon known as acoustic resonance. Musicians are familiar with resonance — pluck a guitar string and the bass across the room vibrates too. HID bulbs have much more complex resonances since, unlike a guitar string, they are made of different materials and pieces welded or brazed together.

Ever hear of digital bulbs? They were made to survive digital ballasts, which is to say that they are sturdier than traditional bulbs, so they don’t shake to bits. There’s nothing magic about them; they’re simply designed to withstand high frequencies from by digital ballasts.

General Electric and other companies are pushing for a low frequency square wave (LFSQ) ballast to provide a 150 Hz output.

The Federal Communications Commission has a strict set of standards that all electronic ballasts must meet. These standards limit the amount of radio-frequency noise a ballast can radiate or push back through the power lines to potentially disrupt communications, computers and the like.

Having tested a fair stack of ballasts in the shop, we’ve discovered that most of them don’t meet FCC guidelines, and some don’t even come close. One factory in China that manufactures private-label ballasts for several well-known U.S. brands specifically deleted noise-reducing parts from the bill of material to save money since “they never check anyway.” Well, some of us do, and we’ll show you how.

In the next installment, we’ll get into how to do a quick series of tests to determine if that new ballast you’re looking at is one they “never check.” You’ll be surprised what you find. We sure were!

COMING UP NEXT …

Inside an electronic ballast – how these things really work. How much should a good ballast cost? How can you tell good from bad with a handheld radio? Fans? How hot is too hot? Stay tuned ...

Your Secret Weapon

When was the last time the smell of your harvest took you to a truly magical place? You know, the perfect blend of fresh, dank and sweet that keeps people talking. Well, the aroma of your plants depends on one thing: the essential oils. And a secret was discovered in the Himalaya mountains: How to trigger maximum, high-potency essential oil secretion in your plants?

Here’s the story: the flowers growing in the Himalaya mountains are at such a high altitude, they are exposed to absurd amounts of ultra-violet rays from the Sun. And, just like you or I would be sunburned, plants can be damaged too. So, to protect themselves, they secrete an abundance of highly-potent essential oils. These work as a natural sunscreen. And these are the same oils responsible for how your plants taste and smell.

Working with Nature

Visit your local hydroponics store today and ask for Bud Factor X for your garden!

Using a secret, proprietary blend of shellfish and plant extracts ... the scientists at Advanced Nutrients have discovered a way to trigger this process without UV rays! This means you get the essential oils and resins of your dreams, without risking any damage to your plants.

But it gets even better. Because there’s

more to Bud Factor X. There are also ingredients that are very effective at keeping your plants out of repair mode.

Why your plants need your help It’s very important to keep your plants out of “repair mode” because it wastes time in your schedule. That is, every hour your plants spend repairing themselves is an hour lost.

Because they could have been growing instead. Without interruption. If only they’d had what they needed to speed up the process.

Bud Factor X, like any Advanced Nutrients product, will help keep your plants in a growing state. Adding bigger, more potent flowers to your harvest – in the same amount of time you’re already using.

Back to the Future – where your harvest is not only abundant... it’s ahead of schedule To get an idea, imagine if you had a time machine... so you were able to give yourself more growing time without changing your deadline for harvest. That’s close to what you’ll experience when you use Bud Factor X. Because that’s what Advanced Nutrients are designed to do. To give you the most incredible results humanly possible.

We guarantee it Your risk absolutely nothing. Let us put our necks on the line, not yours. If you’re not thrilled with Bud Factor X, for any reason at all, return the unused portion for a full and immediate refund of your money. And we’ll still be friends.

Read what growers are saying about

Bud Factor X!

Francis, Duluth, Minnesota “I already use the whole set of bloom boosters so I figured there was going to be very little that Bud Factor X could do for me. Surprised to find that the amount of oils increased about 20%!”

Rabinovich, Queens, New York “I would advise people to adjust their grow to take into account that your plants get bigger when you use Bud Factor X. I had to raise my lights more than usual because the flowers elongated and became very sticky.”

Scott Cecil “Bud Factor X and Overdrive......that’s what’s up!!!! Thanks Big Mike.”

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It's not just the up-front cost of the pens that's the problem.

It's the maintenance. They end up costing an arm and a leg, day in and day out. They're a money pit. Not to mention the chemicals you use burn your skin.

So throw them out already. You won't need pH pens when you use pH Perfect® Sensi Grow and pH Perfect® Sensi Bloom A & B. Because Advanced Nutrients has developed this brain-dead easy-touse two-part base nutrient formula, for each the vegetation and bloom phase, that keeps your pH in the perfect range for you. Without any measuring. Without any tampering.

You just pour in these easy-to-measure, easy-to-use base nutes. And then, you can get on with your life. Meanwhile, you happily watch your flowers bloom into monsters that bring in the big bucks.

Read what growers are saying about

pH Perfect® Sensi Grow and Bloom A & B! Jean Couture “I heart AN Sensi Grow and Bloom because they pH themselves!!! Amazing!!!”

Rachel Innes “I use the Sensi Grow and Bloom...it is worth every cent!!”

"Gardener Jim" “I just want to start out by saying that I love the Sensi Grow.

It has done the best Veg by far out of all the veg nutrients I have ever used.

I have never been a big fan of multiple part formulas because I have always been more partial to the simplicity of a 1 part base. To be specific I was using the CNS 17 because it was cheep and easy but when I switched to Sensi Grow I was blown away by the increase in speed that my plants grew. I have tried a number of bases over the years and I have never seen a veg like a Sensi Grow veg. Also, I thought I would be sacrificing ease of use with the better results but I was wrong. Using a 2 part hasn’t affected my routine at all and in fact, now I use the feed chart they provide on there web site to tell me exactly what to mix up and when and that takes all the guess work out of it completely. With that, its actually easier then using my 1 part from before. ”

The technology is called “pH Perfect” And our scientists are very proud of it. They ought to be. As long as you're using pH Perfect products, you don't need to measure or alter anything to stay within the perfect pH range.

Which means you can stop suffering those dreadful pH pens altogether. (Something to keep in mind, if you use supplements like bloom boosters without pH technology, you'll disturb the balance of your pH.) To grow to their full potential, your plants need 16 basic elements.

Most growers are familiar with the big 3 - Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium, often abbreviated “N-P-K” on fertilizer bags. But there are 13 more bases to cover.

Here’s how it happens in nature: From the air, water and soil your plants get:

• Carbon (C) • Oxygen (O)

• Hydrogen (H) • Nitrogen (N)

From the soil and fertilizers your plants get:

• Phosphorus (P) • Calcium (Ca) • Sulfur (S) • Chlorine (CI) • Iron (Fe) • Molybdenum (Mo)

• Potassium (K) • Magnesium (M) • Boron (B) • Copper (Cu) • Manganese (Mn) • Zinc (Zn)

Those are the 16 elements your plants need to grow to their full potential. And you need all of them to grow well.

But to really grow healthy, huge and heavy, your plants need the highest quality versions of each of these. And in the right amounts. That’s where Sensi comes in. pH Perfect Sensi Grow and Bloom have been meticulously crafted to give you the perfect amount of each of these 16 elements.

And in the highest quality form humanly possible. We use a process called chelation, as well as the highest quality surfactant, so your plants can absorb these elements effortlessly.

Chelation is like putting tiny hooks onto each of the molecules of these essential elements, so they are easy for your plants to grasp. And the surfactant (Wet Betty) relaxes the tension in the liquids of your growing medium so the nutrients can move freely.

And, they're guaranteed to perform.

P.S. Some growers have reported that this two-part formula is even easier to use than a one-part formula, even without the benefit of pH Perfect® Technology.

Try Sensi for yourself. Either pH Perfect Sensi Grow, for your vegetation phase, or pH Perfect Sensi Bloom, for your bloom phase.

If you're not blown away with how easy it is to use, how well it balances your pH, and how effective it is at growing heavy, profitable flowers, return with proof of purchase for a full refund.

Visit your local hydro store and feel the Sensi difference for yourself today. advancednutrients.com/SensiGB

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HARVEST ON DEMAND? There’s an increasingly popular trend of tinkering with your plants’ photoperiod in order to trigger the flowering process out of season. The benefits are obvious: You get precocious amounts of flowers whenever you please and you get them more times per year than is possible using a natural light cycle.

However, this advanced method of growing offers some challenges based on your setup as well as the attention you can pay to your crop on a daily basis. Do you grow indoors or outdoors? How consistently can you stick to a schedule for your photoperiod? What kind of plants are you growing?

But before we get into those details, here’s a little bit of history about the harvest-on-demand technique known as...

FORCED DARKNESS For at least the past 10,000 years, human beings have been farming. During almost that entire time, the fundamentals were the same: dirt, water and light. But as any grower knows, there’s a lot more you can pay attention to in order to maximize your yields.

Strangely, it wasn’t until about World War I that anyone noticed (or at least recorded) that plants respond to darkness just as much as they respond to light. In fact, given the right kind of plant, the response to darkness can be pretty dramatic.

The same way that muscles respond to positive (work) stimulus such as lifting weights, and negative (rest) stimulus that happens during sleeping (where growth actually happens), so too do plants balance a cycle of stimulus and rest to produce big, juicy fruits.

In his book Reaching for the Sun: How Plants Work, author John King credits this discovery to Julien Tournois, a doctoral student in Paris who first recorded the discovery of the forced darkness phenomena.

Tournois noticed that in winter his plants were blossoming like crazy. He figured that since the day is shorter in winter, its blossoms might have to do with longer periods of darkness.

Tournois took a scientific approach to testing his theory by screening out light for consistent periods of darkness. It worked like a charm. He even found that the most

effective photoperiod was 18 hours of darkness and only six hours of light, at least for the plants he was testing at the time.

After testing his theories on both the Japanese hop and hemp plants, Tournois was convinced that it was “the length of the night, not so much the shortness of the day, that was the deciding factor in when his plants flowered.”

Sadly, Tournois died in service to his country during World War I, before he could figure out all the details. But his research was continued, most significantly by the United States Department of Agriculture. Working for the USDA, two botanists, W.W. Garner and H.A. Allard, published their findings in a paper titled “Experiment Station Record.”

Working mainly with tobacco and soybeans, but also with a variety of other plants, Garner and Allard confirmed Tournois’ theory that the photoperiod — the specific ratio of hours of light to hours of darkness — is indeed what determined the flowering in most plants. Therefore growers could control the flowering of their crop by artificially inducing periods of darkness.

This breakthrough led to the classification of plants according to photoperiod responses. Garner and Allard came up with three basic categories: • Long-day plants flower naturally when the photoperiod favors more hours of light than darkness.

• Day-neutral plants can flower year-round, based on criteria other than photoperiod.

• Short-day plants flower when the photoperiod favors more hours of dark than light.

See sidebar for a list of plants by photoperiod >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Long-Day Plants Carnation (Dianthus) Henbane (Hyoscyamus) Oat (Avena) Ryegrass (Lolium) Clover (Trifolium) Bellflower (Campanula carpatica) Pea (Pisum sativum) Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Wheat (Triticum aestivum, spring wheat cultivars) Turnip (Brassica rapa) Arabidopsis thaliana (model organism)

Short-Day Plants Chrysanthemum Coffee Poinsettia Strawberry Tobacco (var. Maryland Mammoth) Common duckweed (Lemna minor) Cocklebur (Xanthium)

Short-Day Facultative Plants Hemp Cotton (Gossypium) Rice Sugar cane

Day-Neutral Plants Cucumber Rose Tomato

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As testing continued, researchers noticed something curious. It wasn’t the intensity of the light that made a difference in the plants’ flowering response. It was the consistency of the darkness.

This made evolutionary sense given the extremely reliable cycles of darkness throughout the year, more so than the less consistent intensity of light that can naturally vary from season to season. The Earth doesn’t randomly face the sun in the middle of the night. It spins at a steady rate of one rotation every 24 hours, steady as she goes. It has for eons.

Equally consistent is the length of night found during each season. Plants learned to identify the seasons changing. As autumn approached and nights got longer with each passing sunset, it was guaranteed that their life cycle was coming to an end. That means it’s time to cash in and yield fruit.

On the other hand, temporary periods of darkness are indicators of something more fleeting – cloudy weather, or a physical obstruction, rather than the change of the seasons. Plants aren’t so fickle as to give up their fruit for anything but their definite end.

They’ve got to be sure. Once they are, the priority of the plant’s apical meristems (or growing tips) switches from producing leaves and stems, known to growers as the vegetative phase, to producing fruit, which is the flowering phase.

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activate this natural process as long as they consistently created uninterrupted periods of darkness for their crops.

WHY USE FORCED DARKNESS? The best reason to use forced darkness is for commercial purposes. If you sell a cash crop, like poinsettias for example, then it is a huge market advantage to be able to cause blooming on demand year-round. In fact, commercially, growers of poinsettias are famous for using forced darkness to stay ahead in the market.

Forced darkness also allows growers of high-value plants to be able to harvest more times per year than the competition. This way, you have the advantage of timing as well as volume. Imagine being able to supply a full shipment of product while your competitors are still dragging their feet through the veg phase.

THE IDEAL FORCED DARKNESS SETUP Forced darkness can be used by almost all ingenious growers. However, because of the strict adherence required to mimic nature’s natural light cycle, outdoor greenhouse gardens are the best setup.

This might be surprising to indoor growers who have complete control over their lighting and plenty of mechanisms that easily deliver exact timing. However, the energy cost of maxing out your veg phase with 16 hours of daylight and then sticking

to a down-to-the-minute schedule of darkness to trigger flowering can be the opposite of cost-effective if you’re not growing enough product.

Ok, so without further delay, here’s what you do: Start by moving a heavily vegged plant into the greenhouse, and use whatever means possible to make sure that the greenhouse is dark for 12 uninterrupted hours or more per every 24 hours. Seriously, even a few minutes of light will undo all your effort.

Tarps are the industry standard, but configuring how your tarps are drawn over the greenhouse is something to consider. There are companies out there like Harvest Excel that make automated canopy greenhouses.

This takes the element of human error out of the equation because you set the canopy of your greenhouse on a timer and voilà, every 12 hours on the button, you have sufficient darkness in your greenhouse to trigger big ol’ flowers.

There’s also the option of manual labor.

But that means you need a dedicated work staff that will pull those tarps exactly right, almost to the minute, every day, twice a day.

With a fair amount of diligence, any grower can soon take control of their plants’ flowering period. While we love the amazing crops that nature has given us, the most successful growers take control of their plants and use their natural proclivities to maximize their productivity.

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Start with one 14’ PVC pipe. Flex the pipe into an arch and stick the ends into the ground, four feet apart.

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As you go along, remember to remove all of the tape that you used to secure the first piece of plastic to the frame. You want the plastic cover to be easily removable.

Repeat on the opposite side.

Make it snug on the frame, but not so snug that you can’t easily lift the cover off during light hours and slide it back on at lights-out time.

STEP FOUR: KEEP IT FRESH With anything that blocks airflow, humidity can rise and invite disease, so be careful that your plants get enough fresh air.

Make sure that you take the cover off as often as you can, for example after the sun goes down, to allow for fresh air to reach your little friends.

Just remember to put it back on before dawn if your photoperiod requires more darkness.

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That’s right, Advanced Nutrients is going out to the backyard for outdoor season. The premium nutrient brand has spent the last year getting ready for outdoor season with the goal of bringing you the same ease of use and excellent results that you get indoors from Advanced Nutrients. Here’s what to expect from the AN outdoor program, the first of its kind in hydroponic nutrients: First off is the Advanced outdoor feeding chart.

This chart is totally different from the indoor chart and consists of fewer products (if you can believe that). This chart demonstrates that Advanced Nutrients has tailormade this outdoor feeding program based on what’s really relevant to outdoor plants’ needs.

We asked Craig of Advanced Nutrients to elaborate on this: “We are getting better all the time through our lab research, in-the-field studies and, most importantly, our customers’ feedback. This company actively questions growers for changes and improvements. And customers have asked for a liquid-based outdoor program.”

Advanced Nutrients’ outdoor program used to consist of a slow-release nutrient tablet called Heavy Harvest. Heavy Harvest was a revolutionary product in its own right, especially for outdoor growers who did a majority of their work in the summer months. Sweltering heat and intense physical labor were the order of the day until leading plant scientists perfected the seasonspecific slow-release tablets. The tablets meant that growers could visit their plants once every three to five weeks, and sit back and relax in the meantime because they knew that their plants were being fed exactly the right nutrients, minerals and co-factors at exactly the right time. Not only was it much less labor-intensive but the scientifically designed slow-release tablets removed the element of human error.

At the time that Heavy Harvest was released, it was the best solution available to outdoor growers. Heavy Harvest was sprinkled throughout the garden every month or two and watered in. It slowly released nutrients into the dirt, thereby enriching the soil and feeding the plant. There were all kinds of cutting-edge elements in Heavy Harvest that would provide excellent plant growth, but no one-part nutrient solution has ever been able to provide everything a plant needs.

With the aid of our staff scientists, advancement in technology and state-of-the-art labs, Advanced Nutrients discovered the Jungle Juice line. The Jungle Juice line is a big win for Advanced Nutrients because it is the most affordable base nutrient they have ever released, but still

maintains the quality you would expect from an Advanced Nutrients product.

But what’s the best part, you ask? The best part is that Jungle Juice is an entirely modular system that allows you to add our other building-block products to enhance your garden’s growth rates, defenses and overall health in exciting ways.

What is really special about these nutrients is the ability to start off with the base nutrients and just add what you want from there.

Jungle Juice started as a threepart Grow-Micro-Bloom formula. But

Advanced has recently created a two-part version that allows more precision, and is fully compatible with the pH Perfect™ line of products, as well as all of the ancillary products Advanced Nutrients is famous for.

Jungle Juice 2-Part doesn’t quite compete with the highest-end products like Connoisseur, but it’s light-years ahead of the average glorified bottle of N-P-K. And the advantages Jungle Juice 2-Part has over even such highly developed products like Heavy Harvest are substantial. Plus, as a rule of thumb, the less control you have over your plants’ environment, the more important nutrients become to your harvest, so even slight improvements in nutrient technology give you big leverage come harvest time.

FOUNDATION OF JUNGLE JUICE 2-PART’S SUCCESS The foundation of Jungle Juice 2-Part is superior fundamentals.

It’s old news that the big three are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

With environmental elements like air and lighting dialed in, you can grow fiercely competitive harvests with just the right NPK alone.

But what makes for just the right NPK? Two things: (1) the source and (2) chelation.

Advanced Nutrients has experienced success at the highest levels of growing competition, in large part because the company focuses on finding the best soils and environments around the world from which to source the major elements in their nutrients.

But an often overlooked reason the company’s nutrients perform so well is not the quality of the nutrients themselves, but highly effective delivery systems for those nutrients, the most prominent of which are chelates.

Chelating an element is something like attaching a tiny molecular “hook” onto it so that it is easier for the plant to absorb.

And every element in Jungle Juice 2-Part that can be chelated is chelated.

In addition, Jungle Juice 2-Part boasts precisely measured quantities of boron, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, manganese, iron, zinc and sulfur. These were all carefully chosen and tested based on the work of leading botanists around the world, whose work is published in peer-reviewed journals.

Finally, while Jungle Juice 2-Part does not include technology itself, it’s perfectly compatible with pH Perfect products. In other words, it is effectively pH-neutral. pH isn’t as much of a concern for outdoor growers because outdoor growing is mainly done in soil that naturally wants a higher pH (around 6.0 to 6.5). However, another feature of many AN products, the use

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access to all the best that Advanced Nutrients Product Technical Support Line: has to offer. While Heavy Harvest was a stand1.800.640.9605 E-mail: alone product, limited by what could fit into a techsupport@advancednutrients.com single slow-release tablet, Jungle Juice 2-Part advancednutrients.com/junglejuice2part can plant work with thein our whole At Advanced Nutrients, we do not use paclobutrazol, daminozide, or any other banned growth regulators products.line of Advanced Nutrients supplements to grow plants that can WHY THE SWITCH? If you compare Heavy Harvest to Jungle Juice compete on the world stage.

You’ll be able to enhance your garden 2-Part, Jungle Juice 2-Part will give you better results by a significant margin, all on its own. vegetables in new and exciting ways previOn the other hand, Jungle Juice 2-Part is a ously unavailable with Heavy Harvest.

Big Bud® is a massive flower growth liquid formula, not a slow-release tablet, and is thus more labor-intensive because you will enhancer. It will swell fruits and veggies with have to apply it more frequently. a vengeance, and if you’re looking to win Outdoor growers who do their best work the county fair, Big Bud will give you every in the summer months are going to take a advantage. hit here, especially if they’ve gotten used to Bud Candy is a carbohydrate supplement. adequate yields while only visiting their plants It will help your plants produce essential oils once every three to five weeks. But adequate to improve the taste and smell of your garden, isn’t what Advanced Nutrients is all about. and will maximize the effect of any beneficial And since Jungle Juice 2-Part is so easy to bacteria present in your garden. use and measure, not to mention upgrade, the Tarantula and Piranha, when used long-term benefits are well worth the extra bit together, are a one-two knockout punch of of effort. root zone inoculation and overall health.

These two mixed together will cause huge root growth and will help your plants produce THE BENEFITS OF JUNGLE more flowering and fruiting nodes to increase JUICE 2-PART FOR OUTDOOR overall yield, taste and smell.

GROWING I have personally done testing on a The chief benefit of Jungle Juice 2-Part for outdoor growers isn’t actually the price. It’s the 1-year-old tomato plants and seen the sidefact that Jungle Juice 2-Part is the foundation by-side comparison. The ones that I hit with for an entirely modular system that allows you this program had what looked like triple the

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flowering nodes compared to the ones I used a different cheap gardening nutrient on.

If you are looking to yield more crop from fewer plants, you don’t want to miss this boat.

And lastly, Voodoo Juice will complete the puzzle in the root zone, with a final boost of 12 carefully chosen strains of beneficial bacteria.

As you can see, Jungle Juice 2-Part opens the door to a whole world of possibilities that were unavailable in slow-release tablets like Heavy Harvest.

Finally, you may be wondering why there are three different stand-alone products (Tarantula, Piranha and Voodoo Juice).

The answer is to optimize the rhizosphere (aka microbial activity in the root zone). The rhizosphere is an extremely complicated environment, and it has taken Advanced Nutrients three different products to get everything dialed in and optimized. In your root zone, there’s an ongoing war between beneficial and harmful bacteria. The quality of your harvest is dependent on who wins the majority of those battles.

There are also several other products that you may want to incorporate this outdoor season. B-52 is a chill pill for anything stress-related that can happen to plants outdoors, such as wind, rain and bugs. It is a blanket of stress protection.

You may also want to look into Rhino Skin to support your plant from excessive winds and strengthen cellular walls to support big fruiting branch weight. Lastly, sophisticated growers might look into Ancient Earth® to help plants streamline their efficiency with nutrient uptake.

Even with all of the customization available with Jungle Juice 2-Part, outdoor growers who have made Heavy Harvest a staple of their growing are sure to miss the “set it and forget it” tablets that make summer growing a sweat-free affair. But for the savings possible with Jungle Juice 2-Part, as well as the myriad upgrades and customized feeding schedule, this one’s a no-brainer.

Besides, we can all use the exercise.

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NINJAS OF THE WILDERNESS STEALTH SOLUTIONS FOR ACCESSING YOUR OUTDOOR GROW

BY G EORG E ROB ICHAU D

Getting your gear into your location is a challenge. By definition, payloads are very hard to move around without being seen. And you don’t want undesirables to see you going in or out of your outback grow. Nothing ages you faster than wondering if some stranger may have observed you bringing your payload into your amazing location and might be lying in wait to take your supplies or spoils at the end of the season.

It all begins with how you choose your locations — whether or not it is out of the visible corridor of foot or road traffic. It is always best to choose spots that you can access by pulling off the beaten path

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on a somewhat overgrown road that clearly does not get traveled anymore.

If you are indeed exposed and vulnerable to passersby, the wee hours of the morning are the best time to load in, before people wake.

Even then the “drop method” is always best.

A drop is when you pull to the closest point between the road and your patch, jump out, stash your stuff beyond the tree line, then go hide your vehicle so that you can return and melt into the bush to do your grunt work out of view.

While parked and unloading at that vulnerable time, create subterfuge by getting your tire jack and spare out to explain why you are arbitrarily parked on the side of the road at odd hours in the middle of nowhere. Do not give the casual passerby the indulgence of wondering what you are doing; answer that question visually before he can entertain it.

If someone does come, abort your mission and leave the area for the day. Never risk that same vehicle seeing you in that same place on their return. If you have no choice but to park your vehicle in plain view while working, be sure to go a half-kilometer or so out of the area, then access your spot through the bush. Never park for hours on end with straight access to your garden.

If you have an open box in your truck, always cover your payload.

Having things visible like a mountain bike or fishing gear is a good distraction – anything to throw off prying eyes and to maintain your privacy and protect your crop.

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Growers love to tell horror stories of crops gone wrong. These are some of the worst we’ve ever heard. Don’t learn from your mistakes. Learn from these instead.

1) INDOOR STRAIN FAILS TO FLOWER BEFORE WINTER An old mentor of mine made this mistake with 1,000 plants when he was a beginner. He was counting his money all the way until the fall when he began sweating bullets because winter was on the doorstep and there were no flowers on his massive plants. Be sure you plant outdoor genetics that flower according to where you are in the hemisphere.

2) PLANTING IN SOMEONE’S BACKYARD I traveled over four hours into the woods to get to a spot I thought was foolproof, only to lose it all to residents of a nearby reserve that was down a road I had never traveled before. Get out current satellite maps of the area or Google relevant topics such as population base or hiking activities. Distance does not necessarily mean remoteness.

3) WHERE’D THE WATER GO?

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DO NOT choose a spot near electric lines. They are watched and maintained by the government and sometimes sprayed to kill vegetation around the lines and towers.

DO NOT plant near water. Undesirables look for water first when they are looking for you because they know your crop needs it. Unless you are super-remote, bring your water in or pump it from very large distances over tough terrain. Always capsize your setup after each watering.

DO have an escape route and alternative path to your patch so that

I have seen great water sources disappear in a week and leave me high and dry. You have to determine if your water source is permanent groundwater or runoff that will dry out when the snow melts off the mountains. In a lot of cases this means waiting a year to check for standing or flowing water in the fall.

you do not cut a swath directly to your plants. It is tempting to take the shortest route when going through thick bush with a heavy payload, but it can cost you. If you must beat a trail, have a disconnect between it and the main access point.

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DO make sure you have the proper exposure when choosing a spot.

Never leave your fully matured plants with heavy flowers out in bad weather and assume that they will be fine for “just one more day.” I have seen entire patches destroyed by pathogens in a matter of days. Your plants are governed by their biology and react to conditions regardless of your schedule. Build your life around your garden. It may cause a divorce, but it will save your pocketbook and separate you from the amateurs.

You need a southerly exposure with at least eight hours of direct sunlight. Bring a compass so you can orient yourself. If you love the location, spend a day there and clock the hours of direct sunlight. It may seem like a lot of trouble, but if the fall comes and your plants have not flowered completely because of too little sunlight, you will wish you had.

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nimated vegetables like Triffids are confined to science fiction, and we have little trouble distinguishing animals from plants. However, biologists have long known that plants do sense and react in ways that resemble animals. But how much do the researchers really know, and can they answer the perennial question, “Do plants feel pain?”

This was a topic that interested Charles Darwin. His 1880 book The Power of Movement in Plants attempted to show how plant behavior adapted to any environment. Like others, he noted how plants were sensitive to light, gravity and touch. He was particularly interested in the radicle, the growing tip of a seedling, and suggested that plants had a nervous system: “It is hardly an exaggeration to say that the tip of the radicle thus endowed, and having the power of directing the movements of the adjoining parts, acts like the brain of one of the lower animals; the brain being seated within the anterior end of the body, receiving impressions from the sense-organs, and directing the several movements.”

The celebrated Indian botanist and physicist Jagadish Chandra Bose, who developed a device called a crescograph to record the movement of the growing tip of a plant at high magnification, carried out further work in this area. In 1907 he published a paper on the electrophysiology of plants and showed that they produced an electrical potential in response to contact or damage. The obvious conclusion was that they possessed the same sort of nervous system as animals.

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The flagship for plant feelings is the “sensitive plant,” Mimosa pudica, a tropical plant that reacts to being touched by folding up its leaves. This seems to be a defense against heavy rainstorms, and it shows that plants are capable of animal-like reactions to their surroundings. The Venus flytrap, which snaps shut when trigger hairs are touched, is a more specialized example, and both plants have been studied intensively.

However, in the 1960s, scientific work on plant feelings was overshadowed in the media by less rigorous work with more immediate appeal. If Bose could attach instruments to plants, so could others. Cleve Backster, an ex-CIA operative and chairman of the Venus flytrap

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Research and Instrument Committee of the Academy for Scientific Interrogation, was inspired by Bose’s work to hook up a polygraph to plant leaves. Backster claimed that not only did plants respond to damage, but they also responded to the threat of damage, and even other plants or animals being damaged nearby.

Not one to be left out, L. Ron Hubbard created headlines about “screaming tomatoes” in 1968. He attached an e-meter, the Scientologists’ favorite electronic device for measuring electrical resistance, to plant leaves.

The media were intrigued. While much of the coverage was frivolous, with interviewers like Alan Whicker asking Hubbard if rose pruning should be allowed, he garnered plenty of publicity for his research and was featured in Life magazine.

The Secret Life of Plants, by Peter Tomkins and Christopher Bird, which covers various plant phenomena, was a bestseller in 1973; Stevie Wonder released his soundtrack to the subsequent documentary as an album. Lyall Watson’s Supernature, also a bestseller in 1973, helped popularize the same findings.

The cumulative effect was to lodge screaming plants firmly in the public consciousness. The “amazing but true” phenomena are regularly wheeled out by nature lovers as a sign of the unity of all living things, and even more regularly used to taunt vegetarians that cabbages have feelings too.

However, the world of science was moving away from the idea of plant pain well before Backster. Darwin’s suggestion that the radicle acted like a brain was rejected by plant physiologists at the time, and The Power of Movement in Plants did not attract a following. Scientists from Cornell University replicated Backster’s experimental setup in 1975, but failed to find any evidence for the “primary perception” he had claimed.

In the meantime, we have learned much more about how plant senses work. Plants do not have anything that resembles a central nervous system, which rules out feeling in the traditional sense. But they do have bundlesheath cells running along their veins, and these carry the electrical potential measured

by Bose. The potential drives the Mimosa pudica’s reaction and many others. Many plants have phototropins, chemicals sensitive to blue light, which can trigger a reaction to lengthen one side of a stem so that flowers turn to face the sun. A different mechanism reacts to red light and allows plants to sense day and night.

Some of the mechanisms involved turn out to be highly sophisticated, and get translated into headlines like the BBC’s “Plants Can Think And Remember” or the Daily Mail’s “Plants Can Talk, Say Scientists.”

That’s the sound of analogies being overstretched. My computer is not really thinking while the hourglass symbol is displayed, doesn’t play chess intelligently and doesn’t remember the files stored on it.

There are still plenty of mysteries around how plants respond and communicate. They signal to each other by emitting ethylene gas and hormones, and there are indications that roots emit and respond to sounds. They can “smell” airborne chemicals and “taste” with their roots, sensing and reacting to other plants nearby. Plants really do have many of the capabilities you would associate with animals, but they work by very different means.

They are life, you might say, but not life as we know it.

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A natural-born rebel with a love of the finer things in life. Unafraid to explore the rougher edges of the world, especially if doing so results in a feast of nature’s abundance. An outsider with a DIY punk rock attitude and whose freedom and success have made him the envy of his peers.

We could be talking about many of the growers that we know, but in this case, we’re discussing Emmy-nominated television host, best-selling author, world-renowned chef and globetrotting documentarian Anthony Bourdain. His hit shows No Reservations and The Layover set the standard for food programming by sending Bourdain traveling around the world to search for the best dining experiences found off the beaten path. A precursor to the foodie blog phenomenon, broadcast in HD.

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BIZARRE — SUSTAINABLE — FOODS A conscientious global citizen (whenever possible), Bourdain has always sought out locally produced foods on his global adventures. This is a common theme for other celebrity chefs as well who, like Bourdain, understand the benefits and importance of choosing foods that are grown, harvested, caught, raised, hunted or manufactured locally.

It is certainly important to fellow Travel Channel host Andrew Zimmern, who is known for eating weird and wacky — but generally local — meals on his shows, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern and Bizarre Foods America with Andrew Zimmern. Zimmern’s quirky personality and up-for-anything attitude earned him the 2010 James Beard Award (often called the “Oscars of Food”) for Outstanding TV Food Personality. Legions of fans love to watch the guy eat because he is so dang enthusiastic about foods that make most of us cringe.

Zimmern is game to try anything that locals eat. On his shows, this can mean fried tarantulas on a stick or the infamous durian fruit, which a gagging Zimmern reported smells like dirty gym socks with the texture of cottage cheese, and flavor to match.

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Andrew Zimmern is not the only celebrity chef who advocates eating locally sourced foods. British health food advocate Jamie Oliver has taken a personal stake in the health and extreme obesity levels of children in the United States, the most overweight country in the world.

Oliver travels the country to show simple, good-tasting recipes that can be made at home without much time, effort or money.

One of Oliver’s primary concerns is school lunches. Among lower income children, schoolprovided lunch is often the main source of nutrition, with their homes failing to offer reliable access to food. Oliver is so dedicated to improving the healthfulness of school lunches that in one school (Somers Middle School), he instituted a program to grow a variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs. The fresh produce augments those sometimes-frightening school lunches.

Another man who takes sustainability seriously is Rick Bayless, the world-renowned chef and self-trained rooftop horticulturist whose Frontera Grill in Chicago grows a variety of fruits and vegetables on its roof. The restaurant staff jokingly call it his “salsa bar,” but Bayless’ garden is much more than that.

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For now, this traveling culinarian spends his extraordinary life exploring places without cell phone service for his new CNN show, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. The show will feature Bourdain in the most extreme and remote regions of the world, documenting different cultures and their relationships with food. Is your mouth watering yet?

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Eating like a local is certainly a key to the formula of travel-based celebrity chefs, but utilizing local produce and responsible agricultural practices is a winning formula for everyone, from celebrity chef to local farmer to everyday consumer. Many of the top celebrity chefs are also concerned about the growth of the GMO industry and its impact on food in the U.S. During the last election, more than 100 California-based celebrity chefs, including notable names like Mario Batali, Cat Cora and Jacques Pépin, signed a petition endorsing Proposition 37, the sadly failed California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act. The bill would have required companies to label products that contain genetically altered ingredients and made the state the first in the country with GMO labeling requirements, now commonplace elsewhere in the developed world.

Celebrity chefs have a unique platform to help change the world in meaningful ways. Anthony Bourdain has a personal mission to spread awareness about how the U.S. consumes meat. While he is far from vegan or vegetarian, and actually calls such practices in most situations a “first-world luxury,” Bourdain believes that not only do Americans consume too much meat, we waste it as well.

Bourdain wants to increase the popularity of so-called peasant foods, dishes that contain cuts of meat with which most Americans are probably not familiar but would likely enjoy. These are, as the name suggests, meals that have been eaten traditionally by the poorer classes as the rich took the premium cuts, but are often incredibly flavorful, inventive and, most of all, more ecologically responsible.

If Americans were to consume meat in a responsible manner, meaning much less frequently, in much smaller quantities and utilizing the entire animal every time, more people could be fed with fewer animals, resulting in a significantly reduced impact on the environment.

It is hard to debate the ecological argument against our current meat and dairy industries, not to mention that our insanely high obesity levels would drop right along with our carbon footprint.

Small changes, like eating less and more varied types of meat as well as buying local goods, and growing food in our yards or in community gardens, may end up healing a lot of the planet’s ills. Celebrity chefs like Anthony Bourdain are right there to push these causes off the back burners. It may sound crazy, but reality television could save the world.

Despite having the support of so many chefs and others in the food industry, the massively funded GMO machine won this fight, throwing cash around to the tune of about $50 million to manufacture a fearbased smear campaign against the bill. Even celebrities can’t outspend Monsanto.

Though the act would not have required chefs or their restaurants to label dishes that contain GMO ingredients, many chefs were interested in the bill passing because they would be able to make more informed choices about the food that they cook. The best chefs are looking to make their meals out of the freshest, tastiest and safest products available. Buying from local business owners, whether farmers or fishermen, is the best choice for these reasons and more.

Not only are these sustainability-minded chefs helping to finance local companies and jobs, they are providing the best products to their customers and shrinking their carbon footprint in the process by not supporting companies who ship items halfway around the world. The practice of long-distance shipping is essentially outdated because new technologies are continually developing to allow us to grow plants in places we once thought impossible, from freezing climates to sweltering deserts, into the far reaches of outer space and, of course, in our own homes.

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Still, big business rarely learns its lesson the first time. In the wake of public outcry over the dangers of first-generation pesticides, biotech companies like Monsanto and Calgene touted a new solution in their genetically engineered seed strains. The year was 1996, and the sales pitch promised a utopian solution to agriculture’s oldest challenge: genetically modified organisms (GMO) would allow farmers to grow bigger yields with fewer pesticides.

It’s been almost 20 years since that promise was made; how has it turned out?

The science behind these original claims was admittedly plausible. Through transgenic alterations, genetic engineers were able to stitch a bacterial toxin (Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt) into the DNA of corn and cotton plants.

The Bt toxin is an insecticide, harmful to a handful of pests that would otherwise need to be sprayed with a chemical pesticide. Similarly, Monsanto developed an herbicide-tolerant (HT) gene that protects crops from glyphosate, the active ingredient in their Roundup herbicide. The HT gene was first spliced into soy seeds to make them “Roundup Ready” and has since been combined with Bt genes in corn and cotton strains.

Monsanto reasoned that a crop producing its own insect-repellent toxin would require less insecticide. And if that

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crop could stand up to an herbicide that wiped out every other plant in the field, it seemed logical that Roundup would be the only herbicide needed and that less of it would have to be applied.

For the first few years, Monsanto’s promise came true. According to a definitive study by Washington State University professor Charles Benbrook, genetically engineered crops reduced overall pesticide use (herbicides plus insecticides) by about 2% each year in the first three years of commercial introduction. The upfront success of GMO convinced farmers to buy in. Genetically engineered crops were introduced on just over 7 million acres of U.S. farmland. By 2008, GMO crops occupied a whopping 132 million acres. Today, genetically engineered soy and cotton have virtually monopolized the market, representing more than 90% of the total acres planted for each crop, the majority of which are Monsanto’s Roundup Ready lineup.

The GMO super-crops created a lot of cash for Big Ag giants like Monsanto, but like any comic book fan will tell you, where there is a superhero, a supervillain will soon appear. With its reliance on a single pestcontrol agent year after year, HT crops have now created their own ultimate enemy. Enter the superweed.

For many years now, farmers have started to notice these weeds growing among their GMO crops. In the Midwest, Roundupresistant horseweed has sprung up in 16 states, occupying several million acres of farmland. In the Southeast, the Godzilla-like Palmer amaranth weed has adapted so heartily to glyphosate that farmers are now hiring workers to manually remove the plants from their soy and cotton fields. According to one Virginia farmers organization, just four Palmer amaranth plants in every 100 square feet of planted row can reduce soybean yield by up to 17%.

To fight these superweeds, Monsanto has encouraged farmers to spray more heavily and more often. Where a single dose of Roundup was once effective at clearing a field before planting, farmers are now being forced to spray as many as three times per crop cycle.

Hardly the reduction in herbicides we were once promised.

Compared to other weed-control chemicals, Roundup is a high-dose herbicide, requiring 0.75 pounds per acre to get the job done. This has resulted in a veritable rain of glyphosate. Between 1996 and 2011, herbicide use in the United States has increased by 527 million pounds. At the same time, GMO has made America the resistant-weed epicenter of the world.

If that’s not enough, new evidence by Genetically engineered crops were spearFrench researchers shows that Roundup is headed by the promise of reducing the health more toxic to humans than originally believed. and environmental impacts of pesticide use, but This is due to the revelation that POE-15, this same technology is now reviving the very one of the so-called inert ingredients in chemicals it was supposed to protect us from.

The numbers don’t lie: Where insectiRoundup, is actually highly toxic to human cells. Even scarier is the fact that inert ingre- cide use has dropped as a result of the Bt gene, dients are considered proprietary information herbicide use has skyrocketed. According to and are not publicly regulated like the active the Benbrook study, GMO has added more than four pounds of ingredient, glyphoHERBICIDE herbicide for every sate. In other words, one pound of insectithe only people who cide it has saved from know exactly how America’s farmland, much POE-15 is being elevating the nation’s sprayed onto our crops pesticide use by 7%. is Monsanto, and they Resistance in for sure ain’t telling. the insect world to The supreme GMO crops has taken irony is that the more longer than the plant superweeds continue world, but superbugs to thwart GMO crops, are beginning to show the more money up in GMO fields as Monsanto stands to well. Bt-resistant bollgain. Roundup sales worms have ravaged are through the roof, INSECTICIDE cotton plants in the banking Monsanto a Southeastern states. clean $1 billion in 2012 In the Midwest, the alone. In response western rootworm to growing criticism beetle has developed around the failure of immunity to the Bt its seed technology, Four pounds of herbicide for every toxin in Monsanto Monsanto has been one pound of insecticide. corn. Whatever gains developing new lines of Roundup that incorporate stronger poisons GMO has made in reducing insecticide volume are certain to deteriorate as farmers into the chemical cocktail.

The revised herbicides contain older, are forced into an arms race against these new, more dangerous ingredients like dicamba and more powerful insects.

While GMO farming requires more 2,4-D, which threaten not only the ecological health of America’s groundwater, but the and more chemicals to maintain itself, health of its people. 2,4-D poses known risks conventional farmers have enjoyed recent of birth defects and other reproductive prob- advancements in alternative pesticides that lems. This synthetic auxin once made up the allow them to spray less often and at lower less toxic half of Monsanto’s infamous Agent acreage rates. Similarly, organic farming has Orange deforestation spray used during the found substantial success in the pest manageVietnam War, which resulted in an estimated ment systems that Big Ag tried, uselessly, half-million birth defects since the war. to hurdle. As millennia of agriculture have What is evident from the GMO experi- proven, nature can be harnessed to feed our ment so far is that there is no quick-fix solu- growing population, but as 17 years of GMO tion to pest management or food production. confirms, it cannot be cheated.

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Connoisseur Level Buds

Has Never Been This Easy – Because Now You Don’t Even Have To Balance Your pH

If you’d like to grow connoisseur level buds with relatively zero work – then here’s how we did it in Bulgaria and how you can do it too.

First, you’ll need guardrails along the pH highway Balancing pH has always been a pain. Until now. With pH Perfect ™ Technology, you’ll always be in the sweet spot between 5.5 and 6.3 – with zero work on your part.

All you’ve got to do is make sure you’re using the right water – either R/O water or something close (100 ppm [EC 160 µS/cm] ), and pH Perfect Connoisseur will do the rest.

No pH Up or pH Down. No more pH pens. Just pour your nutes and watch the magic happen.

Second, you’ll need a brilliantly designed base nutrient And what if we told you that the same base nutrient that will automatically balance your pH for you is so brilliantly designed, Einstein himself would give it two thumbs up?

It’s said that Albert Einstein called compound interest the most powerful force in the universe. Our team of 21 PhDs, led by a man named Dr. Savov, developed pH Perfect Connoisseur with this in mind.

Drawing from a Japanese engineering breakthrough called “kaizen” (pronounced k-eye-zen), our team has applied the power of compound interest to developing a base nutrient for your high-value plants.

Here’s how they did it: Kaizen is all about making small changes at every opportunity, so that in the end, you have big results. Just like compound interest. So, in a leading Bulgarian research facility, Dr. Savov and his team applied kaizen to the development of pH Perfect Connoisseur.

The team realized there were three areas they could improve over standard base nutrients.

1. The selection of the nutrients themselves. They wanted facts, not superstition or hearsay. So through a series of exhausting plant-specific, tissue sample tests, the team isolated every variable they could. Then, they asked a series of small questions. Including, what’s really going on here?

Can we improve this element in some small way? Can we improve the way it works with everything else? When they were finally able to answer all of these questions with authority, the results of the formula they’d come up with were breathtaking.

2. The delivery process. Once they had optimized the nutrient selection, they realized it would all be a gigantic waste if this new formula, as powerful as it was, couldn’t be absorbed easily and reliably by your plants. So they tested surfactants, amino acids, and every imaginable ingredient or combination of ingredients they could.

Read what growers are saying about

pH Perfect Connoisseur

Joseph Bates “Connoisseur!!!! It’s worth it. And while you’re at it bump up to Hammerhead. A true PK booster.”

Jason Frank “I love Advanced Nutrients’ Connoisseur A&B, it gives me the best base nutrients to give to my plants in any stage they may be in!!!”

Kevin Hessler “I love Advanced Nutrients!! I’ve tried ALL the other brands & A.N. silly out does them all! Connoisseur & BIG BUD produce AMAZING results!!”

When this step was finished, the plants they fed their new formula to couldn’t help but absorb every last drop.

3. Any loose ends? This is where our team discovered a real prize, where there was the potential for huge leverage... over not only the industry standard, but even Advanced Nutrients’ best developed nutes so far.

The point of leverage was in plant bloom metabolism and floral production. These were weak links in the armor of most base nutes, and when Dr. Savov’s team discovered them, the team did what they do best. Patiently, ardently, they went to work. Now, when you buy pH Perfect Connoisseur, you have a base nute with the power to rival entire stacks of standard bloom boosters.

It all worked better than they imagined, and Connoisseur has been the world’s most advanced base nutrient since it was released. Now with pH Perfect Technology, you’ll be unstoppable. And it will be easy.

Some Benefits You Can Expect From pH Perfect Connoisseur, The Most Advanced 2-Part Base Nutrient In The World For Growing High-Value Plants • pH Perfect Connoisseur includes 100% chelation of all macro, secondary and micronutrients. This built in chelation “safety net” gives your plants rock solid protection against poor water conditions and harmful pH extremes.

• You’ll enhance your bloom phase dramatically, without increasing the time it takes to reach harvest. You’ll be growing more in less time than you’re used to, and you’ll easily keep your growing schedule.

• You’ll maximize aroma, taste and see truly great color in your plants. If you want your product to be more marketable, to be able to charge more and have clients happy to pay you, then pH Perfect Connoisseur is your new bff.

But don’t take our word for it. Let us prove to you that pH Perfect Connoisseur is not only our flagship product, but the pinnacle of hydro growing technology We’re very proud of the work our team of scientists has put into pH Perfect Connoisseur. Connoisseur has been the best around for awhile. With pH Perfect Technology included, no one else even comes close. But we understand that your concerns are with your plants. Not with our competition.

So let us take all the risk out of the deal. When you buy pH Perfect Connoisseur, you’ve got a safety net. If you’re not thrilled with the results, and how easy it is to grow such mouth-watering, profitable flowers, return it for a full and immediate refund. Trust begets trust so, we’ll take your word for it.

What are you waiting for? Deals don’t get much better than this. Visit your local hydro store and ask for pH Perfect Connoisseur today. advancednutrients.com/Connoisseur

DAYNA NICOLE LYLE PHOTOG RAPHY BY JASON HARYN U K

Bust: 32D Waist: 27” Hips: 36” Height: 5’7” Sign: Aries Birth Date: March 21, 1992 Birthplace: Tofield, Alberta (a small town outside Edmonton, Canada) Goals: To travel the world. I’m actually in a tourism course and finished my flight attendant training.

Turn-Ons: A beautiful smile and eyes, someone hilarious and humble.

Turn-Offs: Negative people and people who overthink things.

Favorite Movies: Anchorman, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and I Love You, Man. Favorite Bands/Musicians: Lana Del Rey, Florence and the Machine, Hey Ocean!, Alex Clare, Justin Timberlake.

Favorite Sports: Hockey! I was a cheerleader for the Edmonton Oilers!

Celebrity Crush: Ryan Gosling *drool* Craziest thing I’ve ever done: Ran around Vancouver in my underwear, in the middle of the day.

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There’s a War Going On In Your Root Zone And you’re going to need more than ferocious, blood-thirsty warriors to win it.

“So they've got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those bastards won't get away this time!”

- Chesty Puller, USMC

You also need to set up a smart infrastructure. Read on to find out how:

Introducing Voodoo Juice by Advanced Nutrients!

In nature, a plant’s root zone, or “rhizosphere” is a complex battleground of harmful and helpful bacteria.

Voodoo Juice has been carefully developed to optimize your rhizosphere, completely inoculating your plants’ root zone. That way, there won’t be any intruders to worry about in the first place.

In human-controlled growing environments, this rhizosphere is absolutely critical to manage. This is the place where billions of tiny microbes break down material so that it can be used by your plants. These tiny helpers also fight off pathogens and harmful bacteria.

But unless your rhizosphere is properly inoculated, it won’t ever reach the state of health and vigor that makes truly amazing yields possible. Because your plants will always be battling a certain amount of intruders. This takes time and energy away from doing what you want them to do: grow.

Your plants will be able to feed freely, without interruption. And the helpful bacteria that would normally be busy fighting, can instead work on breaking down rough material to feed your plants... so they can grow larger, and heavier. These tiny helpers will build strong, steady feeding routes and with all the time and energy freed up from fighting off intruders, they can break down tremendous amounts of food for your plants.

Food that was there the whole time you’ve been growing... but without an optimized rhizosphere, wasn’t available before.

Grow With A World-Class Rhizosphere... Risk-Free!

To see what it’s like to grow plants that can feed as often as they like, without wasting energy on fighting microbial pathogens and pests, visit your local hydro store today and ask for Voodoo Juice by Advanced Nutrients! If you’re not blown away with the results, return with proof of purchase for a full and immediate refund.

Read what growers are saying about

Voodoo Juice!

Jorge, Pima Country, Arizona “I live in the desert near Tucson. I grow outdoors and two big problems are heat and dry, sandy soil. After using Voodoo, the plants were wilting a lot less and their color was much better. When I removed them at the end of the season, their roots were better than any plant I’ve ever grown. I’m sold.”

Shaun Abalateo “I love Voodoo Juice. It gets my root mass to explode. Big Bud is great as well as Bud Candy!”

Amy Carpenter Schares “Oh I forgot to tell ya...I also love the Advanced Nutrients’ Voodoo Juice. It really kick starts my babies, makes a big ball of roots and that makes a big plant.

Then ya have a big harvest!!!!!”

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Visit your local hydroponics store today and ask for Voodoo Juice for your garden!

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eople who grow high value plants like ours are always looking for ways to increase the quality of our products while also increasing our yields. And the fight to stay on top of everything that can go wrong is a constant one. Now, I don’t have to tell you that a large part of that comes from finding high quality equipment.

At Advanced Nutrients, we pride ourselves in our commitment to quality and highly effective and durable products ... and our BaddAss Bulbs are no exception.

• Each BaddAss Bulb you purchase comes protected in an exclusive “cocoon” of packaging that you’ll only get with BaddAss Bulbs.

This helps ensure that you save valuable time and money by receiving a perfect bulb each and every time.

• In addition, each BaddAss Bulb comes in our Oil Guard® protective sleeve that prevents your hands from ever coming into contact with the bulb.

Skin oils from your fingers can cause hot spots that could severely damage the bulb’s surface, or even worse, cause it to explode.

• Your BaddAss Bulb is painstakingly built

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process is over 75% automated. This has resulted in less than 2% defects overall (that includes manufacturing, testing, packaging, transportation, shipping, handling). Our bulbs arrive in your hands the same way they leave the factory … in perfect condition.

• No expense has been spared to bring you the highest quality

bulbs on the planet! Tens of thousands of dollars were spent on developing these unique and state of the art bulbs. We spent our money so you don’t have to throw yours away. In addition to money spent there were months of sleepless nights, hours and hours of prep work, weeks of intense auditing, mountains of paperwork, and intense and calculated efforts by our staff and workforce have gone into creating this BaddAss product for you.

Here at Advanced Nutrients, we are so confident that our incredible BaddAss Bulbs are exactly what you need to maximize your harvests more consistently and that you will love them… that … we want to guarantee your happiness in two unique ways …

GROWER’S GUARANTEE Your BaddAss Bulb Comes With Two Guarantees: Guarantee #1: For 30 days from the time you purchase your BaddAss Bulb, you can send it back for a full and immediate refund. For any reason, or no reason at all, if you’re not thrilled with the results, you have 30 days to send it back. That way, you risk nothing for the first month you use it.

Guarantee #2: For 90 days from the time you purchase your BaddAss Bulb, you are insured by Advanced Nutrients. If your BaddAss Bulb fails to perform for mechanical reasons, we will happily restore it to its original condition or send you a brandspanking-new version that will perform flawlessly for you. For free. Here’s what you need to do: Just send us the Bulb and Oil Guard®, your receipt, your name, mailing address, and your phone number or e-mail address.

To get started, just call our Customer Service Hotline at 1.877.604.8637 and we’ll help you make all the arrangements.

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Wonder Woman

STUNTWOMAN GAËLLE COHEN WENT FROM BEING A LAWYER TO A REAL-LIFE ACTION HEROINE

BY CASS I E CAR PE NTE R

There’s an old saying that Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, except backwards and in high heels. A similar notion describes the career of professional stuntwoman Gaëlle Cohen.

This French beauty is often scantily clad and wearing heels while performing death-defying feats for films like Zero Dark Thirty, Rush Hour 3, Sahara and Babylon A.D. Then there was the time she had to dive into a castle’s moat for the TV show Largo Winch during a blustery Parisian winter.

“The moat was there since the 17th century and it was freezing,” says Cohen. “The actor wore a smoking jacket over a tuxedo. And the actress was wearing a black spaghetti-strap minidress. So the stunt guy had a full dive suit on underneath and I had nothing but panties. We jumped in the water and did it in one take.”

Stunt people regularly get hit by cars, fall off cliffs and get set on fire. Ironically, if they’re doing their jobs, the audience doesn’t notice

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their presence. It’s not the most glamorous profession, and it’s a far cry from where Gaëlle started — practicing law.

“I focused on medical ethics and Internet copyrights,” she reveals.

“But I barely practiced, like only two or three months after I got my degree and that was it. I’m never going to be a lawyer again. I really have an artistic mind. It’s something you can’t fight.”

It was precisely Gaëlle’s fighting spirit and experience on the French national fencing team that propelled her into show business and coordinating projects like the Oscar-nominated World War II film Outside the Law and the horror flick Martyrs. Her next appearance is in the upcoming CBS series Beverly Hills Cop starring Eddie Murphy.

Cohen reveals to Rosebud what it took to become Hollywood’s hottest new stuntwoman:

heart stopped. They were actually shooting the scene where the Navy Seals were entering Osama Bin Laden’s compound. I played one of the women in the restaurant during a big explosion. We were all on wires crossing the room. That was a tough one. The conditions were not as protected or padded as in L.A. But then I got to meet her. Oh my gosh, that lady! When [Bigelow] enters the room there’s a silence. She’s so powerful, but she has a very quiet voice. Everybody’s afraid of her.

One of the costume girls was like, “Don’t look at her or talk to her. Talk to her assistant.” But we had a friend in common. I had just finished coordinating [The Tall Man] with Jessica Biel and we became close friends. She told me, “If you ever meet Kathryn tell her hello from me.”

So when I introduced myself, [Bigelow] had a big smile and she was super-nice. She had just shot a commercial with [Biel]. After we finished the scene she came and shook all our hands. I hope I can work with her again.

Rosebud: How often do you get put in these tiny costumes for stunts? Have you ever rebelled against wearing them?

Gaëlle Cohen: I could write a book. It’s so funny.

Sometimes you wonder if the costume designer is reading the script. One of my jobs in Europe, there were two girls playing bodyguards to a big businessman. In the real world, you’d be wearing a pantsuit and flat shoes to be able to run, kick, react, whatever. Nope. When we came for the fitting the costume designer showed up with super-high heels and skirts that were up to the crotch. I was like, “OK, it would look super-cool if we were in a club. But we’re supposed to give big kicks.” So I did a huge kick in the air in the costume and she was like, “That’s not possible.”

You could see my crotch!

Women are always put in heels. We have to do everything with no pads or very little pads.

Men are so lucky. They always have coats, big suits, but women have to jump over a table in less.

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Sometimes the costume designer is like, “OK, I’m going to put you in a mini-skirt.”

And I have to say, “I have a lot of scars.” And then they’re like, “OK, wow, pants then.” It’s part of the job. You get scars because you get hurt. Even simple stuff, like a man grabs you and slams you on a table, and you might do it well and get up feeling fine. But part of the metal might have caught your arm and you’re bruised. It’s no big deal, but I have scars. I hope no one ever shaves my head.

Rosebud: What was it like working on Zero Dark Thirty? What sorts of stunts did you perform for it?

Cohen: It was one of the best experiences of my life. When they called me it was a supersecret project. They told me I’d find out when I arrived to Jordan. So I showed up and I thought it was a Mummy-type movie and the production manager told me that Kathryn Bigelow was the director and my

Rosebud: What are some common misconceptions about stunt people that you’d like to squash right now?

Cohen: When most people see me, they say, “Oh my god, you look good! You look like a woman!” They have an idea of bulky truckers.

They think you have to be manly to do stunts.

It’s the exact opposite. If you look like a man, there’s no way an actress would accept you as her double. People think stunt people are invincible and you get put in situations where you’re like, “Seriously, dude? We’re still human beings.”

[In] one of my first movies I was getting killed by having a wall fall on me. And it was a real wall, so there was going to be a puppet underneath. Then the first assistant director was like, “So you’re going to lie here and then we’ll give you a countdown before the wall falls.” And then the stunt coordinator came over and said we were using a puppet. He said, “There’s no way that wall is falling on her.”

And the AD (assistant director) said, “Well is she a stuntwoman or not?” There’s this attitude of, “Oh, they can take a bullet.”

Rosebud: What was one of the scariest stunts you’ve ever executed?

Cohen: I am always worried before a stunt — a stair fall, high fall, burn, getting hit by a car, jumping from one horse to another. I always have that little pinch and for me I think that’s good. It means I’m still focused and careful. The scariest was a roof fall with someone else in Spain. We were actually falling from a roof onto another roof together and then falling on the ground. The guy I was doing it with was not very aware of his body so I was scared, not because of the fall, but because of the fall with him. The night before I was like, “How can I make sure I am safe with that guy with me?” He arrived on the ground first and he landed badly. He almost fell on his neck and I landed next to him flat. But if I had been heavier than him he would’ve landed on me.

Rosebud: Stunt people are like professional athletes in that it only takes one accident to end a career. What was your worst injury?

Cohen: One of my worst accidents was when I had to jump from a roof onto a car. Everything was rehearsed, so for me it was not scary. When I arrived on the car my leg just exploded, shattered. My tibia was broken in three pieces and totally twisted. I have no more side bone on the tibia. My meniscus came out. I had to lie down and not do anything for 10 months.

It’s a very expensive price to pay when something goes wrong.

It could’ve been worse; you could be paralyzed or die.

Rosebud: Have you ever been close to quitting?

Cohen: I’ve never thought about quitting, but I get fed up. The only thing that would make me quit is to have a baby and start a family.

“The scariest was a roof fall with someone else in Spain. We were actually falling from a roof onto another roof together and then falling on the ground.”

Rosebud: You’re used to battling bad guys to save the planet, but what about in real life? In what ways have you fought for the environment?

Cohen: I have given money to organizations like Green Planet.

If everybody is responsible, then everything will be better. Now we have on set someone who’s in charge of making sure everything is green. It’s really cool. I always try to be respectful of stupid everyday things, like don’t use too many towels at hotels, recycling, and thinking about the environment. It’s not as big in Europe as it is here. My sister composts and I’m moving into a house with a garden soon, and I was thinking about having a compost pile. It’s better than putting it down the drain, then you can use it as a natural fertilizer. That’s the best.

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FLOWERS and HYDROPONICS

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The FIRST EDITION of HydroponEast Expo will take place in the EXPO

Leading HYDROPONIC Companies Meet in Moscow, Russia!

• The ONLY HYDROPONICS expo in Russia, • The venue of local and international hydroponic and hydroponics flower gardening companies • The meeting place for hydroponic enthusiasts from Russia and CIS countries.

CENTER «TISHINKA» in Moscow.

HydroponEast Expo is the only specialized event in Russia and CIS countries, which attracts numerous local and international companies active in the field of hydroponics supplies, solutions and growing. Thousands of industry experts as well as hydroponic enthusiasts visit the expo.

HydroponEast Expos are: • an excellent platform to network with industry peers • a venue to meet local buyers and international suppliers of hydroponic equipment and products • a place to learn about new products as well as growing techniques and methods • a useful marketing and educational tool • a place to meet and interact with industry experts.

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Your Support Helps Advanced Nutrients Change The World, One Loan At A Time!

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Location: Huancavelica, Peru Business Activity: Animal Sales Loan Use: To buy small farm animals Repayment Terms: 8 months Loan Status: Paid in full On July 17, 2010 a 17 member group from the village of Huanchos, Churcampa province Peru, paid off their loan totaling $2,325.

The main commercial activities of the members are: farming, raising small farm animals, grocery stores, and animal sales.

We are proud to have helped this group realize their dream.

Did you know every time you make a purchase from Advanced Nutrients or you read Rosebud magazine … you’re helping to change the world?

and a small loan to purchase business-related items such as sewing machines or livestock can empower them to earn their way out of poverty.

It’s true! Because Advanced Nutrients and Rosebud magazine have teamed up with Kiva—a non-profit organization leading the fight against global poverty enabling us to connect with and make personal loans to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world.

When we help low-income entrepreneurs flourish and promote more business growth throughout the world we help to fight poverty everywhere and better the global economy. And when you support Advanced Nutrients and Rosebud magazine you’re a part of something larger than yourself—you’re helping to change the world—one person at a time!

To date we helped entrepreneurs in Uganda, Tanzania, Peru, Cambodia, the Phillipines, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mali, Ecuador and many other less-fortunate countries. Already we’ve provided 45 different loans to low-income businesses who need help to grow!

Join the Advanced Nutrients/Rosebud team today. Naturally, you may choose to invest in an entrepreneur on your own, as little as $25 will help change lives. Visit www.advancednutrients.com/kiva to find out how.

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ROSEBUD’S GUIDE FOR YOUR GROWING LIFESTYLE!

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Applying foliar spray just got easier.

A transforming dining table for your bourgeois rec room.

Worth every penny! [ TENNIS & TABLE FROM PLUS PIECES ]

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Ping-pong goes high class while Pee-wee Herman fans get a treat.

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Pop Rocks + Coke = death to children everywhere! (Or so we thought.)

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Make sure your personal trainer is right for you.

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Returning metal gods, reunited comic geniuses and our favorite serial killer.

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PICK A WINNER YOUR KEY TO TROPHY HARVESTS

AURA SYSTEMS AIR CONDITIONER Imagine an air conditioner that can run all day and night because it’s made specifically for a grow room (and not an office building), one that you can easily install by yourself without having to pay an A/C specialist a fortune.

Sound too good to be true? We thought so too, until we found these Energy Star-approved air conditioners

by Aura Systems. Available in four different sizes that can deliver from 12,000 up to 36,000 BTUs of cooling power, these workhorses are worth every penny.

AURA SYSTEMS AIR CONDITIONER MSRP: $1,089-2,399 aurasystemsonline.com

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FOG ELECTRIC ATOMIZER SPRAYER MSRP: $213.95 hdhudson.com

GRO-1 IPHONE 4/4S CASE + LED BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE Want to get really close to your crops? Turn your iPhone into a microscope with a 60x zoom courtesy of the Gro-1. Snap “stupidly hi-res” photos of your plants to easily identify spider mites, mildew, and other pests and pathogens too small for the human eye.

The built-in LED light is spectrum-adjustable so there’s never a wrong time to see exactly what’s going on in your garden. And the best part is that this space-age technology is available for less than $30.

FOG ELECTRIC ATOMIZER SPRAYER Are you still making a mess trying to apply a foliar spray to the bottom of your leaves with a squirt bottle? This atomizer comes with a long coiled hose that allows you to get underneath your precious plants without having to crawl around on the floor. It also offers enough power to shower your entire crop from up to 13 feet away with an optimized 20-micron spray. Whether you need a 1.5-gallon-per-hour mist or a 14-gallon-per-hour deluge, Fog Electric will wet your crop’s whistle.

GRO-1 IPHONE 4/4S CASE + LED BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE MSRP: $29.95

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GEAR UP MORE THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR GREEN THUMBS A PLACE AT THE TABLE While a dining room table is great for holidays, it’s a waste of space the rest of the year.

The Tennis & Table from Plus Pieces solves the problem with a beautiful table ($6,600; unbouncepages.com/tableandtennis) that can go from serving turkey to serving the winning shot. It also features a drawer to store the net, some balls and the paddles, because all work and no play make for a dull grower.

CASE WORKER When it comes to protecting your new iPhone or iPod, it’s easy to find a case depicting your favorite superhero or cartoon character. But if you’d prefer something a bit more artistic, Cygnett’s new ICON series ($29.99 to $39.99; us.cygnett.com) will bring the gallery to your pocket. Available in both hard and designer cases for iPhones 4 and 5 as well as fifth generation iPod Touches (check the site for available styles), the series includes original imagery from Australian illustrator and Scarygirl creator Nathan Jurevicius, Bronx muralist and graffiti artist TATS CRU, and Australian aboriginal artist Ronnie Tjampitjinpa.

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CHAIRRY-TEE DRIVE Pee-wee Herman is probably a better role model than Lance Armstrong these days. They both rode cool bikes and each had his own scandal, but one remains funny while the other never had a sense of humor. For those who can take a joke, the Pee-wee Inspired Skinsuit ($150; podiumcycling.com) from Podium Cycling is just the thing. It might not be a yellow jersey, but it does feature a quality polyester fabric mix that is flexible, durable and comfortable, and it’s available for good boys and girls.

RAISE THE BAR There are plenty of low-end speaker bars on the market, but they often just provide sound that’s louder, not better. The Sonos Playbar ($699; sonos.com) is a wireless system that features nine amplified speakers in a single unit and connects to a flat panel TV with just a single cable. It can stream music from virtually any audio source in the house, including an iPod, while also delivering more than 100,000 free Internet radio stations, podcasts and shows. There’s even a night mode that lets listeners hear all the glorious details without waking the family.

NO SWEAT You can wear any headphones to work out, but wouldn’t you rather wear the official training headphones of the USA triathlon team?

The Bluebuds X from Jaybird ($169.95; jaybirdgear.com) are the smallest Bluetooth headphones on the market, and thus will save you from tripping over cords or cables. They offer eight hours of airtime on a single charge and feature sports ear cushions to block out the outside world while remaining comfortable when you go the distance. These even come with a lifetime warranty against sweat. All this means they’ll probably last longer than you will on the treadmill.

HAMMOCK TIME Guerrilla growers know that camping under the stars can be a treat, except for the hard ground and bugs and critters crawling around like they own the place. The Blue Ridge Camping Hammock from Lawson ($139.99; lawsonhammock.com) not only gets you off the cold hard dirt, it can keep you covered as well, and it provides room for your gear. It weighs just 4.25 pounds, making it less cumbersome to carry than a tent and sleeping bag. And in case the weather turns sour, it also comes with a nylon rain tarp shelter that’ll keep you both high and dry.

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DEFIANCE DEVELOPER: TRION WORLDS (RIFT) PUBLISHER: TRION WORLDS SYSTEMS: XBOX 360, PLAYSTATION 3, PC

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Why We Want It NOW! Because this third-person sci-fi shooter lets us run around on the same future earth as the SyFy show it’s named for.

Set in San Francisco — which was ravaged by a war with aliens but now has humans and aliens living together in an uneasy peace — the game takes a cue from World of Warcraft and lets you go it alone or play alongside thousands of fellow fans. There are also numerous missions and places to explore, as well as emergencies and other events inspired by the show.

THE THREE GAMES WE’RE MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ISSUE STAR TREK DEVELOPER: DIGITAL EXTREMES (THE DARKNESS II) PUBLISHER: NAMCO BANDAI/PARAMOUNT DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS: XBOX 360, PLAYSTATION 3, PC Why We Want It NOW! Because it lets you, as Captain Kirk or his BFF Spock, go gunning for some alien scum. Playable both solo or with a friend, this third-person sci-fi shooter lets you play as either Starfleet officer, each with his own unique skills, such as Spock’s Vulcan nerve pinch. Plus, for hardcore Trekkers, the game features the voices of Star Trek reboot actors Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto and is set between the previous J.J. Abrams blockbuster and the latest, Star Trek Into Darkness.

DEADLY PREMONITION: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT DEVELOPER: ACCESS GAMES (LORD OF APOCALYPSE) PUBLISHER: RISING STAR GAMES SYSTEMS: PLAYSTATION 3 Why We Want It NOW! Because this creepy game is like a Grand Theft Auto/Silent Hill mash-up directed by David Lynch. Set in an open town that recalls Twin Peaks, Washington, this has you, as FBI Special Agent York, investigating a ritualistic murder. But while this version is just as disturbing as the 2010 original, it’s actually a lot more fun, thanks to such additions as more intuitive controls, upgraded HD graphics and an expanded story.

PLAYING ON THE SIDE TO BOLDLY PLAY… As if the new game and movie weren’t enough Star Trek for you, Diamond Select is also releasing some cool new Trek toys. Minimates action figures of Kirk, Sisco and other favorite characters ($9.99 for packs of two; diamondselecttoys.com) can cruise around in the TOS Enterprise Mini Vehicle ($29.99), while the Enterprise Project Cutaway Ship ($174.99) reveals the inner workings of NCC-1701. But even cooler are the 7-inch Spock and Kirk figures ($21.99 and $24.99, respectively), which come with stands so you can pose the former hangin’ with the Horta and the latter throwing down with KHAAAAAAAAN!

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1. Folic acid – which helps your plant maintain a healthy metabolism and DNA. But the problem with relying on your plants to produce this is that it breaks down too easily, especially under intense lighting. Best to supplement this one.

2. Vitamin B5 – critical for basic cellular processes.

Here’s why B-Vitamin Supplementation Could Be Your Key To A Great Harvest The problem with leaving your plants to make vitamins on their own is: not only do they have to spend precious time and energy doing it, but they’re only programmed to make specific kinds of vitamins in specific amounts. If you want them to have every advantage, to truly grow to their full potential, then you’ll need a well-designed vitamin supplement.

The solution?

Pour in a dose of B-52 B-Vitamin Supplement from Advanced Nutrients.

The math is simple. The more time and energy your plants spend making vitamins, the less time and energy they spend using vitamins. Which means they’re not growing as big and heavy as they could be. Not only that, but our scientists have tested different combinations and ratios of vitamins in sideby-side grows of clones. They did this to find out, in the real world, what works and what doesn’t.

3. and B1 – or Thiamine – helps your plants create and use carbohydrates, so they have the energy they need. B1 affects everything from essential oil production to Systemic Acquired Resistance, which is a fancy way of saying your plants are responding very well to the challenges in their environment. Last, B1 helps your root development substantially, so your plants can take in nutrients faster, and are more resistant to shock, transplanting and cloning.

Our team of plant scientists have spent a long time testing clones side-by-side to come up with this formula. And when they couldn’t get one more milligram out of the flowers they were growing, they knew they’d arrived.

But don’t take our word for it. See for yourself how easy it is, and don’t risk a single penny.

If you’re not thrilled with how easy and effective B-52 is, return with your proof of purchase for a full refund.

B-52 works. Plain and simple.

Here’s how: There’s a lot going on in B-52, but here are the three major players:

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Christopher Netzer “Been using B-52 for many years! A kick ass product from germination through mid flowering! Can’t recommend it enough just like the phenomenal voodoo juice!

I’m still used to the old school 2+ formula, and now they keep making the products easier to use.”

HydroHerb “Advanced Nutrients products are a lot stronger than anything else I’ve ever seen or heard of so you’re not really comparing 1L to 1L. You have to account for the final volume of solution it makes. For my money it’s completely worth it. I get more yield, better quality bud, and a grow with little to no problems. It actually costs me less to grow with AN when you add it all up.” g13laze “I’m using B-52 right now. I apply twice a week and have been since week 1. I’m now into week 2 flowered and all I can say is: B-52 ROCKS! I’m just following the directions on the bottle. I plan on continuing to apply twice a week up until the 2nd or 3rd week from harvest. Good Stuff.”

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URBAN MYTHS We all heard them on the schoolyards and suburban cul-de-sacs where we grew up – rumors of mutant pets, bizarre deaths and secret celebrity alter egos. As the stories got passed around, the buzz generated by their haunting mysteries seemed to grow more and more alluring.

Perhaps the most amazing thing about these urban myths is how universal they were. In an age long before the Internet, kids growing up in ’70s Philadelphia heard the same tales as kids growing up in ’80s Seattle. And so it is with spine-tingling nostalgia that Rosebud Magazine presents five essential urban legends.

POP ROCKS + COCA-COLA = DEATH!

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Pop Rocks are a tiny fruit-flavored candy that hit the market in the ’70s. They contained a little carbonation that created a popping sound and sensation in your mouth, which when combined with soda, specifically Coke, was rumored to cause your stomach to explode.

This urban legend was usually accompanied by the additional detail that Mikey from the Life cereal commercials had suffered an untimely death from the lethal confection combination. The story gained such strength that General Foods, manufacturer of Pop Rocks, sent 50,000 letters to schools, took out full-page ads in major publications and sent the candy’s inventor on speaking tours to quell the hysteria.

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ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWERS Schoolyards were once abuzz with the story of a boy who got a baby alligator as a gift and flushed the pet down the toilet, sending it to the sewers, where it grew to full size and began devouring people. This has been a popular legend despite the fact that it’s essentially impossible for an alligator to thrive in a sewer. But the premise is just credible enough to keep the story going, and even to have produced a campy 1980 horror film, creatively titled Alligator.

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MR. ROGERS HAD A VIOLENT PAST

This is one myth that had a few variations. Depending on where you grew up, you heard that Fred Rogers, host of the popular children’s show Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, had either been a Navy SEAL, a top-notch sniper in Vietnam or a child molester.

Apparently something about Rogers’ wholesomeness was too pure to be believed. However, nothing nefarious or dark was ever uncovered regarding the beloved children’s host, and since his 2003 death, the rumors have faded.

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BLOODY MARY This was a popular story for sleepovers. The legend goes that if you stand in front of a mirror and say “Bloody Mary” three times, you’ll conjure the ghost of a woman executed for murder. In most variations of this legend, anyone who performs the incantation dies, which is a good way to prevent the theory from being field-tested by inquisitive sixth-graders. And thus, the story was only rarely debunked.

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GOOD SAMARITAN Here’s an urban legend that continues to circulate to this day, and not just among kids. The story goes that a motorist pulls up to help a guy in a fancy car fix a flat tire. The guy with the flat tire asks for the good Samaritan’s address, and a week later the helpful motorist gets $10,000 in the mail. It turns out the guy with the flat tire was some celebrity, whose identity changes over the years depending on the story. Lately, it’s common to hear that it was Donald Trump.

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HOW TO PICK A PERSONAL TRAINER FILTER OUT THE PHONIES - FIND A FITNESS EXPERT WHO’S RIGHT FOR YOU! You want to join the gym, but you are intimidated because you have never worked out before. It seems like a good idea to find someone to get you started and on the right track. Or maybe you have been training for years but need a motivational coach who can put you through the paces, dust off the cobwebs of your routine and give you new insights into working out.

You want a personal trainer. But personal trainers can be very expensive, anywhere between $60 and $90

George Robichaud, a fitness consultant at Gold’s Gym Southern California in the 1980s, was a world-class bodybuilder for 10 years, having trained and worked with Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk) and other bodybuilding greats.

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per hour. Make sure you know what you are looking for in a trainer before you make that kind of investment.

What should you look for in a personal trainer?

Well, it certainly helps if they are a good physical specimen whose body you would not mind owning. Having a degree in kinesiology or any fitness diplomas does not hurt either, but given the choice between someone with book knowledge who is not a very fine specimen and someone who looks the part, my money goes on the latter.

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What is just as important is their power of articulation, their ability to express concepts and techniques that may not be readily apparent to the layperson.

Sometimes these ideas come intuitively to athletes with great physiques built through exercise and resistance training, but those ideas can be difficult for some people to communicate clearly. This level of expression from a trainer takes creativity, great insight into human physiology and the mechanics of exercise, and a command of language.

Here is how to interview a potential trainer: • Do they appear above average in their fitness and carry themselves well?

• Are they articulate and involved in their pitch to you about being your trainer?

• Do they provide insights in their pitch – things that had not occurred to you about fitness that make you feel they know their stuff ?

• Do they have good energy and a positive, upbeat attitude that is not ego-driven but built on self-confidence?

• Are they a good listener who pays attention when you express your goals and needs?

• Are they punctual?

Beyond these questions, there are still a few other strategies to picking a good trainer.

Ask your potential trainer if you can pay for a session before you commit to a package, and ask if you can do a full-body circuit to test their knowledge of exercise and their coaching style. If they merely give you instructions, then stand and watch you perform the movements, they are probably not a good trainer. A good trainer motivates and encourages you with pep talks as you train.

A good trainer will also correct you between sets. If they tend to schmooze between sets, they are likely not engaged enough. A good trainer will engage in small talk but will get you back in the game if you start to ramble and socialize too much. Their goal is to get you into shape.

Good trainers are motivators and people we want to emulate. Interview them like anyone you would hire. Also remember that a good personal trainer will not rope you in and make you dependent on their services. Part of their job is to help you get self-motivated and self-sufficient.

Good luck finding your personal trainer!

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SUMMER SMILES WHY OUTDOOR GARDENING IS GOOD FOR YOU B Y TA R A T W A R E C K I

Pity the person who’s forgotten the pleasure of sticking their hands in the dirt, pulling up weeds and stamping down earth over freshly planted seeds.

Gardening isn’t the kind of thing people think of for stress relief, but it seems like there may be something to it. Why else would the near universal childhood memory of getting your hands dirty in the garden stick so strongly?

And why do grandmas the world over have such neatly tended plots?

Now that we’re no longer dependent on our skill with soil for survival, gardening has become one of the healthiest, lowest-impact forms of exercise out there. Just 30 minutes in the garden has been shown to burn upwards of 200 calories. Not bad for an activity that basically requires sitting in the sun with a cold drink.

Getting your vitamin D on while digging in the dirt has been shown to enhance cognitive performance and naturally boost your mood in the short and long term — those seeds do end up blooming. The repetitive and creative functions of gardening stimulate the creative center of the right brain, stimulating our senses and eliminating negative tension.

The pleasurable feelings we get from working in the soil may also have a biological function. A recent study out of the University of Colorado at Boulder found that mice injected with a harmless bacteria found in soil, Mycobacterium vaccae, experienced a serotonin boost. The lead doctor on the study, Christopher Lowry, hypothesizes that this all-natural Zoloft comes from the time when we were dependent on our own cultivation for survival. Now that we’re so far removed from food production, the lack of these bacteria in our environments may have thrown our immune systems (and mental health) for a loop.

So get on your knees and dig. It just might do you some good.

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FAST & FURIOUS 6 This silver screen franchise has had its ups and downs, but it finally seemed to come to terms with itself in Fast 5, delivering possibly the best entry in the series so far. With any luck, the sixth one will pick up where the fifth left off, continuing to raise the bar as far as over-the-top action goes. Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be in full effect as they stomp all over your suspension of disbelief once again. Buckle up.

This one should be fun.

THE INTERNSHIP Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn struck comedy gold with 2005’s Wedding Crashers, and the duo will reignite that comedic chemistry with The Internship. The two may not be on the cutting edge of comedy any more, but they still have the chops to deliver the goods as a pair of out-of-work salesmen battling for a Google job in a technological age that is passing them by.

BLACK SABBATH – 13 Holy moly! A new Sabbath album! OK, it’s not quite the original lineup, but Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler are all front and center on their first full-length studio record since 1978’s Never Say Die. Black Sabbath are one of the most beloved, respected and influential bands of all time, and bona fide living legends to boot. Black Sabbath changed everything, and now they’re back!

THIS IS THE END Basically a who’s who of Hollywood’s hottest comedic stars – Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson… the list goes on. And there’s James Franco, too. The wisecracking celebs are all trapped in a doomsday scenario played for laughs. It’s the end of the world as we know it, and we feel like a good chuckle.

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Because sailors understand how to work with nature. Instead of wearing themselves out with a paddle, they hoist a sail and work with the enormously powerful forces of the winds at sea, which are already blowing, and are as reliable as the tide.

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Natural and organic-based, Iguana Juice is designed specifically for what you grow. It is not a generic fertilizer. And it is backed up by 1,000s of plant-specific tissue sample tests.

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Tim Balogh, Gabriola Island “I mix up some Iguana Juice Grow and Voodoo Juice in four liters of water and fertilize the more advanced seedlings. They seem to thrive on the stuff, and their white roots are sticking out from the bottoms of the bio-degradable pots.”

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4) Plants know when to trigger seasonal flowering by either vernalization or: a) Photoperiod b) Plant age c) Plant weight d) Rainfall 5) Which plants flower during longer daylight hours? a) Long-day plants b) Day-neutral plants c) Short-day plants d) All of the above

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6) Forced darkness is best recommended for growers using this kind of setup: a) Indoor garden b) Open-air outdoor garden c) Greenhouse garden 7) Four Palmer amaranth plants in every 100 square feet of planted row can reduce soybean yield by up to: a) 70% b) 17% c) 7% d) None of the above

THINK YOU’VE LEARNED ALL YOU CAN about hydroponic growing from this issue of Rosebud? Take this quick quiz to find out what you’ve learned (and what you might have missed).

8) Thirty minutes spent in the garden can burn up to this many calories: a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400

1) Organic phosphorus (P) contributes to: a) Root growth b) Triggering flowering hormones c) Influencing flower size d) All of the above 2) When talking about electrical ballasts, PF stands for: a) Prodigious flowering b) Power factor c) Purple fluorescents d) Pulse factor

9) Most ballast manufacturers don’t account for RF noise because: a) Ballasts don’t create noise. b) Regulations do not exist. c) Regulations exist, but are never checked. d) I can’t hear you, there’s too much RF noise!

3) Heavy Harvest is being replaced by Jungle Juice 2-Part because: a) You can feed your crop a complete liquid nutrient and supplement regime. b) Liquid nutrients are easier to carry outdoors. c) Time-release is for sissies.

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10) This much money was spent by the opposition to defeat the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act (Prop 37): a) $5 million b) $15 million c) $50 million d) $500 million

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Walnut, CA 91789 909-594-5900 Dutch Hydroponics 1229 23rd Ave. Oakland, CA 94606 510-535-2400 Endless Summer Hydroponics 6657 Reseda Blvd. Unit A Reseda, CA 91335 818-881-3276 Foothills Greenhouse & Garden Supply 14748 Hwy. 41, Ste. C Madera, CA 93636 559-822-4921 Fresno Ag Hardware 4590 N. First St. Fresno, CA 93726-1987 559-224-6441 Funny Farms Hydroponics 963 Transport Way #12 Petaluma, CA 94954 707-775-3111 Green Door Hydro & Socal Electric 830 Traction Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90013 213-625-1323 Green Healing 8551 Canoga Ave. Canoga Park, CA 91304 213-400-5646 Green Island 545 E. Brokaw Road San Jose, CA 92115 408-441-0602 Grass Valley Inc 1920 E 12th St. Oakland, CA 94606 510-261-2188 Growers Choice - Hayward 24089 Watkins St. Hayward, CA 94544 510-278-6200

Hi-Tek Hydro 210 S. Cain St. Ste. G Visalia, CA 93292 559-733-9300 Homegrown Indoor 681-A West Grider Way Stockton, CA 95209 209-639-1138 House of Hydroponics 744 W. Arrow Hwy. San Dimas, CA 91773 909-592-5111 Hydromart 12847 Sherman Way North Hollywood, CA 91605 818-503-0101 Hydroponic Warehouse 606 Santa Rosa Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95404 707-570-2222 Hydroponics Outlet 320 Kirshimura Drive, Ste. 3 Gilroy, CA 95020 408-848-0884 Indoor Garden Solution Inc. 12424 Exline St. El Monte, CA 91732 626-453-0443 Kern Hydroponics 2729 Brundage Lane Bakersfield, CA 93304 661-323-7333 LA Garden Supply 9369 Fern St. El Monte, CA 91733 626-448-8711 MJ’s Growers Supply 128 N. Second St. Porterville, CA 93257-3815 559-784-0420 Natures Secret 41469 Albrae St. Fremont, CA 94538 510-623-8393 No Stress Hydroponics 7543 Santa Monica Blvd.

West Hollywood, CA90046 323-845-9874 No Stress - Venice 1703 Lincoln Blvd.

Venice, CA 90291 818-554-7886 No Stress - Sherman Oaks 4742 Woodman Ave. Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 323-845-9874 Nutes Intl 204 N. Quarantina St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103 805-687-6699 One Stop Hydroponics 12822 Victory Blvd.

North Hollywood, CA 91606 818-980-5855 Pan’s Hydro 600 Broadway Suite A Sacramento, CA 95818 209-931-5942 Reefside Hydro 360 Coral St. Ste. C Santa Cruz, CA 95060 831-421-9450

Room To Grow Greenhouses & Supplies 43511 13th St. West Lancaster, CA 93534 661-940-5599 Roots Grow Supply 1330 N. Hulbert #101 Fresno, CA 93728 559-840-0122 SCV Hydro 25835 Railroad Ave. #26 Santa Clarita, CA 91350 661-255-3700 Sonoma Hydroponics 3535 Industrial Drive, Ste. B3 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 707-544-3383

The Big Tomato 1440 East 6th Ave. Aurora, CO 80011 303-364-4769 The Green Thumb Hydro 6731 N. Federal Blvd.

Denver, CO 80221 303-997-5049 Your Grow Bud 6801 South Emporia St Greenwood Village, CO 80112 303-790-2211

Florida

All Star Hydroponics 8901 SW 129 St Miami, FL 33176 786-255-3282

S.R. Hydroponics and Grower Supply 4130 S. Moorland Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95409 707-584-9370

Best Hydroponics 19200 SW 106 Ave. Bay 9 Miami, FL 33157 305-298-7441

Super Roots Hydroponics 3104 N. Miami Ave. Fresno, CA 93727 559-292-7668

Blossom Experience 7207 NW. 54 St. Miami, FL 33166 305-805-4382

Superior Hydro 2173 Wilcox Road Stockton, CA 95215 (209)-931-5942

Esposito Garden Center 2743 Capital Circle NW Tallahassee, FL 32308 850-386-2114

The Greenhouse Garden Supply 7619 Fair Oaks Blvd.

Carmichael, CA 95608 916-515-9130

Falero Lumber & Hardware 6758 W Flagler St. Miami, FL 33184 305-266-8878

The GreenLeaf Hydroponics Bakersfield 3903 Patton Way #103 Bakersfield, CA 93308 661-588-8269 The Hydroponic Connection 1549 Custer Ave. San Francisco, CA 94124 415-824-9376 Urban Gardens W 1394 Lowrie Ave. S San Francisco, CA 94080 650-588-5792

Colorado

Chlorophyll 3801 Mariposa St. Denver, CO 80211 303-453-1155 Grotools 2408 E. Platte Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80909 719-475-7699 Grow Warehouse 725 Valley St. Colorado Springs, CO 80915 719-574-4162 Growize 3225 S. Wadsworth Blvd. Ste. Lakewood, CO 80227 303-986-2706 Indoor Paradise Denver 7100 N. Broadway St. bldg Denver, CO 80260 303-428-5020 No Do Hydro 1330 27th St. Denver, CO 80205 303-296-3424

Future Farms 14291 SW 120th St. Ste. 105 Miami, FL 33186 305-382-2757 Grow Fast Corp 14205 S.W. 143rd Ct Miami, FL 33186 305-595-0931 Hydro House 1800 4th Ave. N. Lake Worth, FL 33461 561-582-2020 Instant Garden 7751 W. 28th Ave. Ste. 2 Hialeah, FL 33016 305-826-1331 Oasis Garden 8200 W 33rd Ave. Hialeah, FL 33018 305-819-3675 Oasis Garden #2 4241 SW 71st Ave. Miami, FL 33155 305-666-0774 Oasis Garden (Main Branch) 5011 W Hillsborough Ave, Suite D Tampa, FL 33634 305-819-3675 The Best Grow 7249 NW 33rd St. Miami, FL 33122 305-639-2775 The Healthy Harvest 21113 Johnson St. Ste. 126 Pembroke Pines, FL 33029 954-678-8760 Tropical Garden Supplies 18679 SW 103 Court Miami, FL 33157 786-293-8448

Tropical Hydroponics 1301 E. Altamonte Drive, Ste. 137 Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 407-571-9859

Maine Hydroponics Supply 50 Rockland Road Jefferson, ME 04348 207-390-0857

Tropical Hydroponics Inc 2555 N. Forsyth Road, Ste. B Orlando, FL 32807 407-622-7011

Michigan

Hawaii

Hawaiian Hydroponics 4224 Waialae Ave. Honolulu, HI 96816 808-735-8665

Iowa

A & M Garden Supply 16010 King Road Riverview, MI 48193 734-225-6414 Absolute Wholesale Garden Supply 3255 W Highland Suite 102 Highland, MI 48357 248-714-6558

Infinite Season 1354 E Ovid Ave Des Moines, IA 50317 515-975-9358

B & B Hydro 28974 Warren Road Westland, MI 48185 734-469-2805

Illinois

Barefoot Gardener 104 W. Main Street Lowell, MI 49331 616-987-3457

Big Grow Hydroponics Inc 9225 Trinity Drive Unit C Lake In The Hills, IL 60156 847-854-4450 Brew & Grow 176 W. Terra Cotta Ave, Unit A Crystal Lake, IL 60013 847-516-4776 Grow Masters 4641 Old Grand Ave. Gurnee, IL 60031 224-399-9877 Joe Dirts Organics 760 Heartland Drive, Ste 1.

Sugar Grove, IL 60554 630-466-8346 Midwest Hydrorganics, Inc. 20647 Renwick Road Crest Hill, IL 60403 815-838-0100

Indiana

Brew and Blooms 7205 Calumet Ave Hammond, IN 46324 219-595-2739 Success Hydroponics LLC 1624 Old Paris Rd, Suite 130 Lexington, KY 40505 859-294-4769

Kentucky

Garden Grove Organics 29 E. 7th St. Covington, KY 41011 859-360-1843

Maine

Here We Grow 36 North St. Ste. 2 Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-769-2326

Battle Creek Indoor Gardening 1125 E. Michigan Ave. Battle Creek, MI 49014 269-282-0554 Beste’s Lawn & Patio Supply Inc. 21410 Schoerherr Warren, MI 48089 586-776-1794 Big Green Tomato 1775 E Columbia Battle Creek, MI 49014 269-282-1593 Capital City Growers Supply 2208 East Michigan Ave, Suite A Lansing, MI 48912 517-853-9988

Cultivation Innovation 6652 Levis Ave, Suite 7 Temperance MI 48182 419-725-4769 Easy Growing LLC 5748 N. Canton Center Canton, MI 48187 734-451-4500

Flo-N-Grow 214 N 2nd Street Niles, MI 49120 269-277-2238

Feed ‘N’ Seed Inc 3658 Lapeer Road Port Huron, MI 48060 810-982-8861

Green Grow LLC 9046 N. Dort Hwy Mt. Morris, MI 48458 810-687-9500

Indoor Growers Edge 8998 E. 34 Road Cadillac, MI 49601 231-675-1348

Greenway Gardens, Inc. 916 W. 13th St. Cadillac, MI 49601 231-775-7075

Jungle Jim’s Hydroponics 1568 Remington Rd. Caro, MI 48723 989-673-4769

Grow Green MI LLC 5079 Canterbury Drive Brighton, MI 48116 810-299-2900

New & Used Buy & Sell Inc 107 Olds Street Suite 8 Jonesville, MI 49250 517-847-9285

GrowCo Garden Supply 1042 Michigan St. NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Northern Hydroponics LLC 2322 US41 W. Suite B Marquette, MI 49855 906-458-3852

H20 Hydroponics 5210 W. Saginaw Hwy. Lansing, MI 48917 517-749-0711 Happy Harvesters of Burton LLC 4410 S. Saginew St Burton, MI 48529 810-496-3005 Harbour Country Hydroponics 17648 US Hwy. 12 New Buffalo, MI 49117 269-469-2242

Oakland Hydroponics and Garden Centre 1290 S. Lapeer Road Lake Orion, MI 48360 248-693-5747 Simply Hydro 118 W. Church St. Adrian, MI 49221 517-260-0775 The Flower Factory, Inc. 2223 Highland Road Highland, MI 48356 248-714-9292

Holland Hydroponics Outlet 587 E. 8th St. Ste. 40 Holland, MI 49423 616-298-7395

The Hydro Grow 8210 Telegraph Road Taylor, MI 48180 313-633-0641

Hydro Giant #2 19363 Eureka Road Southgate, MI 48195 734-281-8888

Third Coast Horticulture Supply 2357 Holton Rd, Suite B Muskegon, MI 49445 231-288-1762

Hydro Giant #3 21651 W. Eight Mile Road Detroit, MI 48219 313-790-7800 Hydro Grow Room 2 200 East Main St Owosso MI, 48867 989-472-5581 Hydro Harry’s - Hazel Park 24047 Dequindre Road Hazel Park, MI 48030 248-541-0099 Hydro Pros 45683 Van Dyke Utica, MI 48317 586-803-0966 Hydroponics and More Inc 3519 Van Dyke Rd Almont, MI 48003 810-798-2524

Today’s Health Club LLC 307B Sixth St. Calumet, MI 49913 906-337-2711 Ultra Green Hydroponics 8067 N. Wayne Road Westland, MI 48185 734-425-1000 Ultragreen Hydroponics 9300 Telegraph Road Detroit, MI 48239 313-574-0422 Urban Garden Supply 3410 S. Dort Highway Flint, MI 48507 810-875-9580 Urban Garden Supply Corp.

4516 Pasadena Ave. Unit B Flint, MI 48504 810-733-0420

Minnesota

Washington

Missouri

Linda’s Gardening 11522 Canyon Rd E Puyallup, WA 98373 253-531-9641

Duluth Hydroponics 26 W 1st Duluth, MN 55802 218-341-7253

Green Thumb Organics 249 Mid Rivers Mall Drive Saint Peters, MO 63376 314-546-5426

Nevada

Best Hydroponic Supply 6818 W. Cheyenne Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89108 702-750-9300

Nebraska

Bodhi Organic Garden Supply 1437 S. 1st Suite 6 Lincoln, NE 68502 402-438-6785 Paradigm Gardens NE 8949 J Street Suite 5 Omaha, NE 68127 402-339-4949

Indoor Garden Depot - FW 1401 S. 324th St. Federal Way, WA 98003 253-874-1112

Rain City Hydro Inc 301 Airport Way S Renton, WA 98059 425-291-7385 Water Works Hydroponics 5039 S. Washington St. Tacoma, WA 98409 253-301-4343

Wisconsin

Grow Big Hydroponics 958 S Westland Dr Appleton, WI 54914 920-749-4769 Paradigm Gardens WI 4501 Helgesen Driive Madison, WI 53718 608-241-3800

New York

Green Zone Hydroponics 2148 Niagara Falls Blvd Tonawanda, NY 14150 716-693-9663

North Carolina

Fifth Season Gardening 106 S. Greensboro St. Carrboro, NC 27510 919-932-7600

Ohio

Eastside Hydroponics 550 B Ohio Pike Cincinnati, OH 45255 513-528-4769 Garden Connections LLC 3341 Centerpoint Drive, Ste. 1 Urbancrest, OH 43123 614-871-0707 Hydro Gardens & Lights LLC 1144 N. Memorial Drive Lancaster, OH 43130 740-654-9376

Rhode Island

Grow With Us 709 Warwick Ave. Warwick, RI 02888 401-244-5524

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