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Beginning Hydroponics : soilless gardening : a beginner's guide to growing vegetables, house plants, flowers, and herbs without soil / by Richard E. Nicholls.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nicholls, Richard, 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hydroponics.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 126, [2] pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Running Press, 1977.
- Contents:
- Premise
- Introduction
- 1. The Science of Hydroponics. The History of Hydroponics; Plant Nutrition; Hydroponics and Modern Agriculture
- 2. Methods of Hydroponic Gardening. Basic Water Culture; Alternate Methods of Water Culture; Hydroponics in Flowerpots; Sand Culture; Aggregate Culture; Experimental Hydroponic Methods; The Bengal System; The Mittleider Method; Portfolio of Plans
- 3. Home Hydroponics. On Buying Hydroponic Components and Kits; The Nutrient Solution; Concerning pH; A Primer of Plant Care; Housekeeping; Greenhouses
- 4. What to Grow in Your Hydroponic Garden. Flowering and Foliage Plants; Growing Vegetables in a Hydroponic Unit; Herbs; Other Crops; Growing Plants from Seeds and Cuttings
- 5. Preventing and Treating Problems. Checklist for Trouble; Symptoms and Causes of Nutrient Deficiencies; Common Injurious Insects; Plant Diseases; Concerning Cleanliness; Children and Plants; Pets and Plants; On the Use of Pesticides; Fungicides; Pests and Diseases in the Greenhouse
- Afterword.
- Notes:
- "by the Plant Doctor, Richard E. Nicholls"--Cover.
- "Cover art direction and design by James Wizard Wilson. Cover illustration by Charles Santore. Interior design by Peter J. Dorman. Interior illustration by Julian Kernes. Edited by Alida Becker. Typography: English Times with Helios; composition by Tech Graphic Design, Inc., Pennsauken, New Jersey."--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-123) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copy is "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 0894710095
- 9780894710094
- 0894710087
- 9780894710087
- OCLC:
- 3310407
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