Hydroponics for the home grower. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Howard M. Resh.
• Authors: Resh, Howard M
• Contents: History and Background of Hydroponics ; How Hydroponics Started: Its Present and Future Applications; The Popularity and Benefits of Hydroponic Gardening; Why You Should Garden Hydroponically; Understanding Hydroponics and How Plants Grow; Why Hydroponics Is Not Just Chemistry; Plant Growth: The Environment and Its Effects on Plants; Water Needs, Management, and Irrigation Practices; Nutrients Essential to Plants and Their Sources; Essential Nutrients to Plants and Their Functions; Sources of Nutrients for Plants in Soil versus Hydroponics; Nutrient Formulations and Solutions; Signs of Plant Nutritional and Physiological Disorders and Their Remedies; Hydroponic Systems; Substrates to Use and Their Sources for Hydroponics; Small Indoor Hydroponic Units: Types and Construction; Large Indoor Hydroponic Units: Designs and Construction; How to Start Your Plants; Choosing Hydroponic Systems for Specific Crops; Environmental Control Components for Hydroponic Systems; Year-Round Growing in Greenhouses; The Greenhouse Environment for Plants; Benefits of a Greenhouse to the Homeowner; Design, Layout, and Construction of Backyard Greenhouses; Hydroponic Systems for Backyard Greenhouses; Sources of Supplies and Components for Backyard Greenhouses; Vegetable Crops and Their Cultural Techniques; Most Suitable Crops and Varieties; Seeding, Transplanting of Vegetable Crops; Training of Vegetable Crops; Pest and Disease Control; Sprouts and Microgreens; Sprouts versus Microgreens; Growing Techniques for Microgreens; Final Advice on How to Get Started; Appendix: Sources of Supplies and Information; Index; ;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 631.585; Hydroponics -- Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482239263
• Related ISBNs: 9781482239256
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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