Hydroponics for the Home Grower
eBook - PDF

Hydroponics for the Home Grower

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Hydroponics for the Home Grower

About this book

Hydroponics offers many advantages to traditional soil-based horticulture. These include greater control over many of the limiting factors, such as light, temperature, and pests, as well as the ability to grow plants in all seasons. With instruction from one of the top recognized authorities worldwide, Hydroponics for the Home Grower gives you step

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781138401488
eBook ISBN
9781482239263
Edition
1
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures
  4. List of Tables
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. Author
  8. Chapter 1: How Hydroponics Started : Its Present and Future Applications
  9. Chapter 2: The Popularity and Benefits of Hydroponic Gardening
  10. Chapter 3: Why You Should Garden Hydroponically
  11. Chapter 4: Why Hydroponics Is Not Just Chemistry
  12. Chapter 5: Plant Growth : The Environment and Its Effects on Plants
  13. Chapter 6: Water Needs, Management, and Irrigation Practices
  14. Chapter 7: Essential Nutrients to Plants and Their Functions
  15. Chapter 8: Sources of Nutrients for Plants in Soil versus Hydroponics
  16. Chapter 9: Nutrient Formulations and Solutions
  17. Chapter 10: Signs of Plant Nutritional and Physiological Disorders and Their Remedies
  18. Chapter 11: Substrates to Use and Their Sources for Hydroponics
  19. Chapter 12: Small Indoor Hydroponic Units : Types and Construction
  20. Chapter 13: Large Indoor Hydroponic Units : Designs and Construction
  21. Chapter 14: How to Start Your Plants
  22. Chapter 15: Choosing Hydroponic Systems for Specific Crops
  23. Chapter 16: Environmental Control Components for Hydroponic Systems
  24. Chapter 17: The Greenhouse Environment for Plants
  25. Chapter 18: Benefits of a Greenhouse to the Homeowner
  26. Chapter 19: Design, Layout, and Construction of Backyard Greenhouses
  27. Chapter 20: Hydroponic Systems for Backyard Greenhouses
  28. Chapter 21: Sources of Supplies and Components for Backyard Greenhouses
  29. Chapter 22: Most Suitable Crops and Varieties
  30. Chapter 23: Seeding, Transplanting of Vegetable Crops
  31. Chapter 24: Training of Vegetable Crops
  32. Chapter 25: Pest and Disease Control
  33. Chapter 26: Sprouts versus Microgreens
  34. Chapter 27: Growing Techniques for Microgreens
  35. Final Advice on How to Get Started
  36. Appendix: Sources of Supplies and Information
  37. Back Cover