Gardening Indoors With Soil & Hydroponics

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Call Number: 635.965 Va
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Edition statement appears on p. [4] of cover.
Includes index.
Introduction -- Credits -- History of Hydroponics -- Table of contents -- Internet -- Trade shows & expos -- 1: Horticulture -- Introduction -- Life cycle of annual vegetables and flowers -- Germination -- Seedling growth -- Vegetative growth -- Mother plants -- Taking cuttings -- Flowering -- 2: Seeds & Seedlings -- Introduction -- Seeds -- Germination -- Water -- Temperature -- Air (oxygen) -- Two popular germination techniques -- One: pre-soaking in water -- Two: direct seed -- Ordering seeds -- Storing seeds -- Seed pests -- Seedlings -- Buying seedlings -- 3: Vegetative Growth -- Introduction -- Cuttings and taking cuttings -- Mother plants -- Getting ready -- Precautions -- Rooting hormones -- Before taking cuttings -- Taking cuttings: step-by-step -- Cuttings from a flowering plant -- Storing cuttings -- Transplanting -- Transplanting: step-by-step -- Hardening off -- Pruning and bending -- Pruning -- Bending -- Air pruning roots -- Root pruning -- Chemical root pruning -- Stress -- 4: Flowering -- Introduction -- Long-day plants -- Hermaphrodites -- Seed crops -- Life cycle -- 5: Harvest -- Introduction -- Harvest -- 6: Indoor Gardens And Greenhouses -- Introduction -- Setting up the indoor garden: step-by-step -- Indoor garden checklist -- Greenhouses and cold frames -- Coverings -- Climate control -- 7: Light, Lamps & Electricity -- Introduction -- Light, spectrum, and photoperiod -- PAR and light spectrum -- Measuring light -- Light meters -- Photoperiod -- Intensity -- Inverse square law -- Lamp spacing -- Side lighting -- Rotating plants -- Plant spacing -- Reflective hoods -- Horizontal reflective hoods -- Vertical reflective hoods -- Air-cooled lamp fixtures -- No reflective hood -- Reflective hood study -- Reflective light -- More free growing light -- Light movers -- Setting up a light mover: step-by-step -- High intensity discharge (HID) lights -- HID ballasts -- HID bulbs -- Metal halide systems -- Construction & operation -- Lumen maintenance and life -- Metal halide ballasts -- Metal halide bulbs -- High pressure sodium systems -- Operation and construction -- Life and lumen maintenance -- HP sodium ballasts -- HP sodium bulbs -- Conversion bulbs -- HP sodium to metal halide -- Metal halide to HP sodium -- Mercury vapor lamps -- Fluorescents lamps -- Construction and operation -- Other lamps -- Incandescent lamps -- LP sodium lamps -- Tungsten halogen lamps -- Electricity & safety -- Electricity consumption -- Generators -- Timers -- Setting up the HID system: step-by-step -- 8: Soil And Containers -- Introduction -- PH -- Humates chelate -- Soil temperature -- Potting soil -- Mushroom compost -- Soilless mix -- Cutting and seedling -- Cubes and mixes -- Soil amendments -- Soil mixes -- Compost -- Growing medium disposal -- Growing medium problems -- Containers -- Drainage -- Container shape, size, and maintenance -- Green roots -- 9: Water & Nutrients -- Introduction -- Water quality -- Hard water -- Sodium chloride -- Osmosis -- Reverse osmosis -- Irritation -- Overwatering -- Underwatering -- Drip systems -- Misdiagnosed disorders -- Nutrients -- Macronutrients -- Nitrogen (N) mobile -- Phosphorus (P) mobile -- Potassium (K) mobile -- Secondary nutrients -- Magnesium (Mg) mobile -- Calcium (Ca) immobile -- Chelates -- Sulfur (S) immobile -- Micronutrients -- Zinc (Zn) mobile -- Manganese (Mn) immobile -- Iron (Fe) immobile -- Boron (B) immobile -- Chlorine (chloride) (CL) immobile -- Cobalt (CO) immobile -- Copper (Cu) immobile -- Molybdenum (Mb) immobile -- Silicon (SI) immobile -- Nickel (Ni) -- Sodium (Na) -- Fluoride (F) -- Other elements -- Fertilizers -- Chemical fertilizers -- Organic fertilizers -- Organic teas -- Mixing fertilizers -- Fertilizer application -- Foliar feeding -- Spreaders-stickers -- Additives -- Abscisic acid (ABA) -- Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) Aspirin -- Auxins -- Bacteria -- B 9 folic acid -- Cellulase -- Cytokinins -- Enzymes -- Ethylene gas -- Flower saver plus -- Fulvic acid -- Gibberellins -- Humic acid -- Hydrogen peroxide -- Indole 3 butyric acid (IBA) -- Isopentyl adenine (IPA) -- Rhizobuim -- Spray-n-grow -- Sugar -- Trichoderma (002/003) -- Zeatin -- 10: Hydroponic Gardening -- Introduction -- Hydroponic systems -- Ebb and Flow gardens -- Build your own Ebb & Flow system -- Air tables -- Deep water culture (DWC) -- Top-feed systems -- Top-feed buckets -- Multiple bucket top-feed -- Top-feed slabs: slabs in individual trays -- Tables of slabs -- Individual blocks -- Vertical top-feed systems -- Nutrient film technique (NFT) -- Bioponic culture -- Aeroponics -- Growing mediums -- Sterilizing -- PH -- EC, TDS, DS, CF, PPM -- EC meters -- Hydroponic nutrients -- Nutrient solutions -- Solution maintenance -- Hydro-organic -- Nutrient solution composition -- Reservoirs -- Reservoir temperature -- Irrigation -- Nutrient disorders -- 11: Air -- Introduction -- Air movement -- Stomata -- Circulation -- Ventilation -- Intake air -- Temperature -- Thermostats -- Humidity -- Measuring relative humidity -- CO 2 enrichment -- Measuring CO -- Producing CO 2 -- CO 2 emitter systems -- CO 2 generator systems -- Other ways to make CO 2 -- Compost and organic growing mediums -- Fermentation -- Dry ice -- Baking soda and vinegar -- Negative ion generators -- Ozone generators -- Ozone damage -- Activated carbon filters -- Setting up the vent fan: step-by-step -- 12: Pests And Diseases -- Introduction -- Prevention -- Control -- Insect control -- Sprays and traps, chemical fungicides, insecticides, and miticides -- Spreader-sticker for pesticides -- Abamectin -- Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and other bacillus species -- Baking soda -- Bleach, laundry -- Bordeaux mixture -- Boric acid -- Bug bombs -- Copper -- Diatomaceous earth (DE) -- Homemade pest and disease sprays -- Neem -- Neem oil -- Nicotine and tobacco sprays -- Oil, horticultural -- Pyrethrum -- Synthetic pyrethroids -- Quassia -- Rotenone -- Ryania -- Sabadilla -- Seaweed -- Soap, insecticidal -- Sulfur -- Traps -- Water -- Biological controls -- Predators and parasites -- Spider mites and insects -- Spider mites -- Aphids -- Bees & wasps -- Beetle borers -- Caterpillars and loopers -- Leafhoppers -- Leaf miners -- Fungus gnats -- Mealybugs and scale -- Nematodes -- Root maggot -- Slugs and snails -- Thrips -- Whiteflies -- Fungi and diseases -- Prevention -- Control -- Gray mold (botrytis) -- Damping-off -- Downy mildew -- Blight -- Foliar spots and fungi -- Fusarium wilt -- Green algae -- Powdery mildew -- Root rot -- Pythium wilt/rot -- Sooty mold -- Verticilluim wilt -- Viruses -- Tomato problems images -- Spraying -- 13: Plant Selection Guide -- Ornamentals -- Orchids -- Vegetables -- Appendix -- Conversion charts and tables -- Calculations for metric users -- Glossary -- Index -- Advertising.
From back cover: A best seller since 1986, now expanded and completely rewritten with all new information! More than 670 full color photos, drawings, charts and graphs illustrate every detail of this authoritative easy-to-understand book. Numerous simple cultivation solutions make it appealing to novice gardeners. Seasoned gardeners are also able to find answers to all their questions. Discover how to achieve the biggest best yields even with limited space and a small budget. Learn how to grow while taking an exclusive photo tour of some of the most interesting indoor gardens and greenhouses in the world.

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