1st Edition
by Howard M. Resh (Author)
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-by-step guidance on how to grow tomatoes, peppers,
cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, arugula, bok choy, and various herbs
year-round within your home or in a backyard greenhouse.
With Dr. Howard Resh’s help, you’ll learn:
- Background information on how hydroponics evolved
- The nutritional and environmental demands of plants and how to control these factors
- How to provide formulations of nutrients optimal to the plants you wish to grow
- The many different hydroponic systems you can purchase or build for yourself
- Designs for different types of greenhouses with components to fit your personal taste and budget
- Crop
selection and step-by-step procedures, including seeding,
transplanting, training, pest and disease control, and harvesting―along
with when to plant and when to change crops
- How you can grow microgreens on your kitchen counter
The
book includes an appendix with sources of seeds and other supplies,
along with helpful websites and lists of books, articles, and
conferences on growing hydroponically and caring for your crops. By
following the guidelines in this book, you’ll understand everything you
need to know to get your home-growing operation up and running in no
time.