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Greenhouse Gardening
Books
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Greenhouse Gardener's Companion
Revised & Expanded
(Smith)
Shane Smith draws on more than 20 years' gardening experience to offer commonsense advice for creating a charming and productive greenhouse. This completely revised and expanded edition features:
Important things you should know before you buy or build a greenhouse; |
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More detailed information on greenhouse construction, heating options, interior design, and adding solar heat to any greenhouse;
Expanded section on natural pest and disease control, with updated information on integrated pest management (IPM) for those who prefer to control "bad bugs" with "good bugs" rather than with toxic pesticides;
The latest greenhouse gadgets, from glazing to venting, misting, and watering devices;
A special section profiling more than 300 plants, plus scheduling tips for producing year-round blooms and food-crop harvests;
New section on orchids introduces the basic orchid families and provides practical advice for growing species successfully;
More than 250 new illustrations, plus copious instructive photos and charts;
Detailed appendices listing garden associations and suppliers (with website addresses), climate information, helpful references, and more.
This is a must have reference for anyone who has a greenhouse or is considering greenhouse gardening. 497 pages. Soft cover. |
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Order #0012381
Greenhouse Gardeners
Companion
Revised & Expanded
(Smith)
21.95 |
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Building Your Own Greenhouse
(Freeman)
Building a greenhouse can be easy and inexpensive with this comprehensive handbook. Practical instructions guide you through every step of the process including selecting a site, laying the foundation, framing, glazing, ventilating, insulating, plumbing and wiring.
Eleven specific examples -- from simple cold frames to large freestanding and attached-to-the-house structures -- are featured. |
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All are functional in climates where winter temperatures drop below zero. You can replicate one of these greenhouses from the instructions included or use similar techniques to design your own.
Mark Freeman lives in East Greenwich, New York in a solar home he designed and built and gardens in the attached greenhouse, which he also designed and built. Author of The Solar Home. Soft cover. 198 pages. |
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Order #0012810
Building Your Own Greenhouse
(Freeman)
19.95 |
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Gardening In Your Greenhouse
(Freeman)
Practical information on everything you need to know to raise plants successfully in your home greenhouse including selecting the right equipment, preparing the soil, watering, regulating heat and light, starting seeds, outsmarting pests, transplanting, hardening off and much, much more.
In a lively, dependable, down-to-earth manner, Mark Freeman gives helpful advice on growing vegetables and herbs, flowering and nonflowering houseplants, and flowers that can be harvested in quality. Soft cover. 200 pages. |
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Order #0012769
Gardening In Your Greenhouse
(Freeman)
18.95 |
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Gardening Indoors
with CO2
(Van Patten / Bust)
Essential to photosynthesis, carbon dioxide (CO2) is often the most overlooked factor limiting plant growth. Plants are able to use up to five times more CO2 than naturally occurs in the air. "Fertilize the air" with CO2 to shorten growing time and double your harvest!
This book shows you how to effectively put CO2 to work in your garden room or greenhouse for super results! |
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| Packed with the most up-to-date facts and figures on CO2 and easy to follow instructions on setting up CO2 systems for maximum growth response. Soft cover. 96 pages. |
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Order #GARINDCO2
Gardening Indoors with Co2
(Van Patten/Bust)
14.95 |
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