Gardening in Your GreenhouseFreeman gives tips on gardening year-round in greenhouses, with information on selecting equipment, preparing the soil, watering, regulating heat and light, starting seeds, fighting pests, transplanting, and hardening off--all presented in a lively, down-to-earth manner. 98 drawings. |
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Contents
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| 7 | |
Soil and Other Growth Media | 22 |
Air and Water | 36 |
Heat and Light | 43 |
Pests and Diseases | 51 |
Starting Plants for Transplanting Outdoors | 65 |
Types and Sources of Seeds | 66 |
Flowering Houseplants | 124 |
Nonflowering Houseplants | 133 |
Growing Crops Indoors | 145 |
Growing Greenhouse Crops | 146 |
Vegetable Crops | 153 |
Herb Crops | 163 |
Flower Crops | 177 |
Ancillary Uses for the Greenhouse | 187 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Gardening in Your Greenhouse Greenhouse basics, Mark Freeman |
| Author | Mark Freeman |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Stackpole Books, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0811727769, 9780811727761 |
| Length | 200 pages |
| Subjects | › Gardening / Greenhouses |
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