LEADER 04780nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910158627803321 005 20230422050502.0 010 $a1-55591-838-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000006210 035 $a(EBL)478859 035 $a(OCoLC)814507197 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000360819 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11286935 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000360819 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10344305 035 $a(PQKB)10229944 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC478859 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000006210 100 $a19990930d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGreenhouse gardener's companion$b[electronic resource] $egrowing food and flowers in your greenhouse or sunspace /$fShane Smith ; illustrations by Marjorie C. Leggitt 205 $aRev. and expanded ed. 210 $aGolden, Colo. $cFulcrum Pub.$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (512 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-55591-450-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [484]) and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 69 327 $a2. 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 118 327 $aPlants 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 Diffe?rence! 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 151 327 $aFinal 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 316 327 $aThe 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 357 327 $aIntegrated Pest Management (IPM) 359 330 $aCovers everything you need to know to establish a charming and productive greenhouse. 606 $aGreenhouse gardening$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aSunspaces$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 615 0$aGreenhouse gardening 615 0$aSunspaces 676 $a635.0483 700 $aSmith$b Shane$01222754 701 $aLeggitt$b Marjorie C$01222755 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910158627803321 996 $aGreenhouse gardener's companion$92836492 997 $aUNINA