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9780974678801

The Insatiable Gardener's Guide: How to Grow Anything & Everything Indoors, Year 'Round

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  • ISBN13:

    9780974678801

  • ISBN10:

    0974678805

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-02-01
  • Publisher: Five Hearts Pr
  • Purchase Benefits
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Table of Contents

The Insatiable Partsp. 1
Carrots & the Great Outdoorsp. 3
The Haves & Mep. 4
The La-ti-da Greenhousesp. 5
Aha!p. 9
Let There Be Light!p. 13
Room to Growp. 16
Fluorescents and Beyondp. 17
Anatomy of a Light Systemp. 18
Light for Spinach, Lettuce, and Other Leafy Greensp. 18
From Tomatoes to Chrysanthemums... Light for Fruiting & Flowering!p. 19
The Best of Both Worldsp. 20
What I Learned in Remedial Science & What's a Lumen Anyway?p. 21
What Wattage?p. 22
Spacing & Lumensp. 22
Watt am I Paying?p. 25
Timing is Everything!p. 27
The How-to Partp. 29
Bzzzzzzpt!p. 31
Down & Dirty: Soil Gardening Indoorsp. 35
It's Alive!p. 38
Soil Structurep. 38
Tiny Seeds: Big Miracles!p. 41
How to Take Cuttingsp. 45
Gardening Without Soil? Oh, Yes!p. 49
Growing Media: We All Need a Little Supportp. 52
Passive and Active Plant Pamperingp. 54
Hydroponics in Historyp. 60
Food for Plantsp. 63
Nitrogen (N)p. 66
Phosphorus (P)p. 66
Potassium (K)p. 67
Sulfur (S)p. 67
Calcium (Ca)p. 68
Magnesium (Mg)p. 68
Iron (Fe)p. 68
Manganese (Mn)p. 69
Copper (Cu)p. 69
Zinc (Zn)p. 69
Boron (B)p. 69
Molybdenum (Mo)p. 70
Nutrients for Plants in Soilp. 70
Nutrients in Hydroponicsp. 72
Metric Mayhemp. 73
The pHacts on pHp. 75
pH in Soilp. 76
pH in Hydroponicsp. 77
One More Thingp. 78
Playing God: Environmental Controlsp. 81
Temperature & Humidityp. 84
Taking Chargep. 86
Extra TLC? It's a Gas!p. 91
Going Above & Beyondp. 94
Yeast-Beastiesp. 96
Turn up the Heatp. 97
Dry Icep. 98
Bottled CO[subscript 2]p. 98
What Now?p. 99
CO[subscript 2] Caveatsp. 100
Gadgets & Gizmosp. 103
Handy Toolsp. 105
pH Metersp. 106
Nutrient Strength Testersp. 107
Hygrometers & Thermometersp. 108
Fancy-Pants Stuffp. 109
Light Metersp. 110
Refractometersp. 110
CO[subscript 2] Monitorsp. 111
Trouble in Paradisep. 115
An Ounce of Preventionp. 117
Aphidsp. 118
Spider Mitesp. 119
Whitefliesp. 119
Thripsp. 120
Closing the All-You-Can-Eat Buffetp. 120
Pythiump. 121
Downy & Powdery Mildewp. 122
Appendixp. 125
Vermicompostingp. 127
U.S. to Metric Conversionsp. 128
Metric to U.S. Conversionsp. 128
The Endless Tablespoonsp. 129
Suggested pH Levels for Assorted Fruits, Veggies, Herbs, and Tropicals Grown in Hydroponics Systemsp. 130
Nutrient Availability at Different pH Levels for Soilless Mediap. 132
Suggested pH Levels for Assorted Fruits & Veggies Grown in Soilp. 133
Professional Organizations and Resourcesp. 134
Indexp. 136
About the Authorp. 143
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