Greenhouse gardener's companion [[electronic resource] ] : growing food and flowers in your greenhouse or sunspace / / Shane Smith ; illustrations by Marjorie C. Leggitt

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910158627803321
• Autore: Smith Shane
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Golden, Colo., : Fulcrum Pub., c2000
• ISBN: 1-55591-838-7
• Edizione: [Rev. and expanded ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (512 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LeggittMarjorie C
• Disciplina: 635.0483
• Soggetti: Greenhouse gardening; Sunspaces
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [484]) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Acknowledgments ix; Introduction xi; 1. THE GREENHOUSE OR SUNSPACE ENVIRONMENT 1; Designing and Building a New Greenhouse 2; Glazing 7; Measuring Light in the Greenhouse 14; Sun Substitutes: Choosing the Right Lighting System 17; Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in the Greenhouse 27; Setting Up for Composting 30; Watering Your Greenhouse Plants 33; Repotting and Up-potting 350; Humidity 39; Air Temperature 45; Soil Temperature 52; Cooling and Ventilating the Greenhouse and Sunspace 54; Weather and the Greenhouse 64; Gizmos for the Greenhouse 67; Visualizing and Planning Your Greenhouse Space 69; 2. INTERIOR DESIGN 69Aisles and Floors 77; Propagation Bench 78; Potting Area 82; Shelves 83; Mixing Garden and Leisure Space 84; Putting Plants to Soil 85; Be Adaptable! 93; Greenhouse Seasons 94; 3. GREENHOUSE SEASONS AND MICROCLIMATES:MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR SUNSPACE 94; Plants in the Greenhouse Environment 97; Using Your Greenhouse Space Effectively 103; Planting Patterns 107; Use the Seasons and Microclimates to Your Advantage! 113; Mail-Order Catalogs 114; 4. SELECTING THE RIGHT PLANTS 114; Hybrids: Advantages and Disadvantages 116; Selecting Vegetable Varieties 118; Plants for the Solar-Heated and Cool-Winter Greenhouse 120Choosing Bushy Versus Tall Plants 122; Disease Resistance 123; Pest Resistance 124; Plants That Need Winter 125; Greenhouse Varieties 125; Vive la ; Différence! 126; 5. PLANT PROPAGATION 127; Seed Propagation 128; Germinating and Planting Seeds 130; Transplanting 138; Giving Plants the Slip While Cloning Around 142; Why Plants Flower 146; Environmental Conditions for Pollination 146; 6. POLLINATION 146; What and How to Pollinate 147; Pollinating Tropical and Subtropical Fruiting Plants 151; Setting Fruit Artificially 151; Final Thoughts on Pollination 152Scheduling Considerations: Before You Begin 153; 7. SCHEDULING 153; Growing Plants for the Outside Garden 157; Bringing Plants in from the Outside Garden 159; Growing Ornamental Flowering Plants in the Greenhouse 161; Growing Vegetables in the Greenhouse 162; Create Your Own Schedule 171; How to Use This Chapter 172; Ornamental Flowering Crops 172; 8. A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PLANTS 172; Fruits and Vegetables 254; Herbs 302; Processing and Using Herbs 303; Herb Cultivation 303; 9. GETTING TO THE ROOTS 315; Basic Requirements for Healthy Soil 316; The Year-Round Soil 316Nutrients for Soil and Plants 320; Fertilizers 325; Equipment and Feeding:Fertilizer Siphons, Injectors, and Foliar Feeding 327; A Word About Hydroponics 328; Soil Amendments 331; The Effect of Soil Temperature on Fertilizer Uptake 343; Maintaining Healthy, Fertile Soil 344; Using Mulches in a Greenhouse 352; The Way to Approach Working with Soil 353; 10. WHEN THINGS GO WRONG:MANAGING PESTS AND DISEASES IN THE GREENHOUSE 354; Your Best Defense: Know Your Plants! 355; Causes and Effects of Problems: Animal, Mineral, or YOU? 356; Pest-Control Strategies 357; Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 359
• Sommario/riassunto: Covers everything you need to know to establish a charming and productive greenhouse.