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Aquaponic Food Production by Rebecca L. Nelson
Aquaponic Food Production is a new, comprehensive book on aquaponics. Whether your interest is hobby, home food production or commercial venture, this book provides valuable information on planning, design and operation of an aquaponic system. Colour photos and diagrams accentuate the well written text, providing a detailed look at aquaponic systems and technology. |
Gardening Indoors By George F. Van Patten
If you own only one book on indoor gardening with lights, this is it. The fourth Edition of Gardening Indoors: The Indoor Gardener's Bible, sets the standard for indoor gardening with lights worldwide. Gardening Indoors is a complete how-to guide on indoor gardening. This book relays valid information and includes many charts, graphs, photos and illustrations.
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Hydroponic Food Production Book by Howard M Resh Ph.D.
This hard-cover book offers more than 500 pages of reference material. The definitive guidebook for the advanced home gardener and the commercial hydroponic grower.
A complete guide of all facets of food production and hydroponic gardening.
Hydroponic Food Production gives you a thorough review of nutrients, mediums, plant varieties and techniques used for medium-level and high-level hydroponic food cultivation.
The book to have on hand for any hydroponics gardener.
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Bug Book by Barbara Pleasant (1994)
This Garden guide shows how to identify and control more than 70 common garden insects using the best homemade and commericial strategies. Topics include bug behaviour, insect characteristics and specific recommendations for environmentally sound pest-fighting remedies. Details how to design yards to entice beneficial insects and birds to do the pest control.
Softcover, 160 pages with many line drawings.
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Hydroponic Lettuce Production by Dr. Lynette Morgan
The hydroponic production of lettuce hasrevolutionized the salad industry worldwide. Crops can be produced year-round, with the benefits of faster, cleaner production and a premium quality end-product.
This book is designed to provide essential information of a practical and scientific nature for current and prospective hydroponic lettuce growers. The text explores everything from the background physiology of the lettuce plant, to the details of growing systems and management, raising seedlings, selecting cultivars, nutrition, pests and diseases, and harvesting.
Hydroponic Lettuce Production is an essential handbook for salad production in the 21st Century. 111 pages
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THE ABC OF NFT Nutrient Film Technique by Dr Allen Cooper.
This book has established itself around the world as the "Hydroponic NFT bible". This book explains the systems and the componants, how to operate the system, quality and use of organic sources of nutrients to properly balance the nutrient solutions. Included in this book is how to formulate nutrient and stock solutions, the removal of nutrients from an NFT tomato crop, and much more.
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HYDROPONIC CAPSICUM PRODUCTION
by Dr Lynette Morgan/ Simon Lennard
A comprehensive, practical and scientific guide to commercial hydroponic capsicum production.
The text explores everything from the background and characteristics of the capsicum species, to the details of
growing systems, mineral nutrition, the caspicum greenhouse, pests and diseases, physiological disorders,
postharvest and marketing. This is a very colourful book with plenty of pictures, illustrations and line-drawings
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Hydroponic Tomato Production (Jack Ross)
A very in-depth look at growing tomatoes hydroponically. The author compares different media, nutrient levels and irrigation regimes. Also includes results of numerous experimental research trials. Chapters on the physiology of tomatoes, nutrient and pH requirements, growth factors, pests and disease. Harvesting and packaging are also featured. 200 pages, paperback.
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The World of Orchids by Jack Ross
With an estimated 25,000 species worldwide, orchids are loved for their exotic and mysterious flowers. In the wild, they can be found in almost every conceivable habitat, from cloud-shrouded mountians and tropical rainforests, to mangrove swamps and semi-desert scrubs. They are perhaps the most challenging of all flowering plants to cultivate outside their natural habitat, often taking many years before the first flower appears. In The World of Orchids, Jack Ross presents the results of his many years of research into orchid cultivation using soilless culture techniques. He provides research-based advice on organic in organic growing media, fertilizing and watering, plant nutrition and nutrient feed systems, pH measurement, stress factors, tissue analysis, and mineral deficiency and toxicity. He also describes the unique root system of the orchid plant, propagating and raising seedlings, as well as repotting and potting-on. The book is for the small orchid enthusiast as well as commercial growers producing high-quality orchid plants and flowers on a large scale. The World of Orchids--A Practical Guide to Cultivating Orchids in Soilless Culture, will prove a welcome addition to the libraries of all orchid lovers.
160 pages
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Secrets of Plant Propagation By Lewis Hill
Plant propagation? That's starting your own flowers and vegetables, inside and out. It's raising shrubs and trees for your property, creating your own orchard - even growing many houseplants from one.
Is it expensive? Definitely not. You don't need a greenhouse or costly equipment. You can do a lot with a couple of fluorescent bulbs. Seeds are cheap, some are free. As for shrubs, trees and houseplants, Lewis Hill explains how to collect, rather than buy, the materials you'll need.
It's fun, can be profitable, and, with the help of Lewis Hill plus the many illustrations in this book, is easy. Beginners will learn from step one; those more advanced will discover new techniques and find tips to improve their results. Try plant propagation. You'll be amazed at the results.
168 pages, softcover. |
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