Gardening indoors with soil and hydroponics

Introduction --
Credits --
History of Hydroponics --
Table of contents --
Internet --
Trade shows & expos --
1: Horticulture --
Introduction --
Life cycle of annual vegetables and flowers --
Germination --
Seedling growth --
Vegetative growth --
Mother plants --
Taking cuttings --
Flowering --
2: Seeds & Seedlings --
Introduction --
Seeds --
Germination --
Water --
Temperature --
Air (oxygen) --
Two popular germination techniques --
One: pre-soaking in water --
Two: direct seed --
Ordering seeds --
Storing seeds --
Seed pests --
Seedlings --
Buying seedlings --
3: Vegetative Growth --
Introduction --
Cuttings and taking cuttings --
Mother plants --
Getting ready --
Precautions --
Rooting hormones --
Before taking cuttings --
Taking cuttings: step-by-step --
Cuttings from a flowering plant --
Storing cuttings --
Transplanting --
Transplanting: step-by-step --
Hardening off --
Pruning and bending --
Pruning --
Bending --
Air pruning roots --
Root pruning --
Chemical root pruning --
Stress --
4: Flowering --
Introduction --
Long-day plants --
Hermaphrodites --
Seed crops --
Life cycle --
5: Harvest --
Introduction --
Harvest --
6: Indoor Gardens And Greenhouses --
Introduction --
Setting up the indoor garden: step-by-step --
Indoor garden checklist --
Greenhouses and cold frames --
Coverings --
Climate control --
7: Light, Lamps & Electricity --
Introduction --
Light, spectrum, and photoperiod --
PAR and light spectrum --
Measuring light --
Light meters --
Photoperiod --
Intensity --
Inverse square law --
Lamp spacing --
Side lighting --
Rotating plants --
Plant spacing --
Reflective hoods --
Horizontal reflective hoods --
Vertical reflective hoods --
Air-cooled lamp fixtures --
No reflective hood --
Reflective hood study --
Reflective light --
More free growing light --
Light movers --
Setting up a light mover: step-by-step --
High intensity discharge (HID) lights --
HID ballasts --
HID bulbs --
Metal halide systems --
Construction & operation --
Lumen maintenance and life --
Metal halide ballasts --
Metal halide bulbs --
High pressure sodium systems --
Operation and construction --
Life and lumen maintenance --
HP sodium ballasts --
HP sodium bulbs --
Conversion bulbs --
HP sodium to metal halide --
Metal halide to HP sodium --
Mercury vapor lamps --
Fluorescents lamps --
Construction and operation --
Other lamps --
Incandescent lamps --
LP sodium lamps --
Tungsten halogen lamps --
Electricity & safety --
Electricity consumption --
Generators --
Timers --
Setting up the HID system: step-by-step --
8: Soil And Containers --
Introduction --
PH --
Humates chelate --
Soil temperature --
Potting soil --
Mushroom compost --
Soilless mix --
Cutting and seedling --
Cubes and mixes --
Soil amendments --
Soil mixes --
Compost --
Growing medium disposal --
Growing medium problems --
Containers --
Drainage --
Container shape, size, and maintenance --
Green roots --
9: Water & Nutrients --
Introduction --
Water quality --
Hard water --
Sodium chloride --
Osmosis --
Reverse osmosis --
Irritation --
Overwatering --
Underwatering --
Drip systems --
Misdiagnosed disorders --
Nutrients --
Macronutrients --
Nitrogen (N) mobile --
Phosphorus (P) mobile --
Potassium (K) mobile --
Secondary nutrients --
Magnesium (Mg) mobile --
Calcium (Ca) immobile --
Chelates --
Sulfur (S) immobile --
Micronutrients --
Zinc (Zn) mobile --
Manganese (Mn) immobile --
Iron (Fe) immobile --
Boron (B) immobile --
Chlorine (chloride) (CL) immobile --
Cobalt (CO) immobile --
Copper (Cu) immobile --
Molybdenum (Mb) immobile --
Silicon (SI) immobile --
Nickel (Ni) --
Sodium (Na) --
Fluoride (F) --
Other elements --
Fertilizers --
Chemical fertilizers --
Organic fertilizers --
Organic teas --
Mixing fertilizers --
Fertilizer application --
Foliar feeding --
Spreaders-stickers --
Additives --
Abscisic acid (ABA) --
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) Aspirin --
Auxins --
Bacteria --
B 9 folic acid --
Cellulase --
Cytokinins --
Enzymes --
Ethylene gas --
Flower saver plus --
Fulvic acid --
Gibberellins --
Humic acid --
Hydrogen peroxide --
Indole 3 butyric acid (IBA) --
Isopentyl adenine (IPA) --
Rhizobuim --
Spray-n-grow --
Sugar --
Trichoderma (002/003) --
Zeatin --
10: Hydroponic Gardening --
Introduction --
Hydroponic systems --
Ebb and Flow gardens --
Build your own Ebb & Flow system --
Air tables --
Deep water culture (DWC) --
Top-feed systems --
Top-feed buckets --
Multiple bucket top-feed --
Top-feed slabs: slabs in individual trays --
Tables of slabs --
Individual blocks --
Vertical top-feed systems --
Nutrient film technique (NFT) --
Bioponic culture --
Aeroponics --
Growing mediums --
Sterilizing --
PH --
EC, TDS, DS, CF, PPM --
EC meters --
Hydroponic nutrients --
Nutrient solutions --
Solution maintenance --
Hydro-organic --
Nutrient solution composition --
Reservoirs --
Reservoir temperature --
Irrigation --
Nutrient disorders --
11: Air --
Introduction --
Air movement --
Stomata --
Circulation --
Ventilation --
Intake air --
Temperature --
Thermostats --
Humidity --
Measuring relative humidity --
CO 2 enrichment --
Measuring CO --
Producing CO 2 --
CO 2 emitter systems --
CO 2 generator systems --
Other ways to make CO 2 --
Compost and organic growing mediums --
Fermentation --
Dry ice --
Baking soda and vinegar --
Negative ion generators --
Ozone generators --
Ozone damage --
Activated carbon filters --
Setting up the vent fan: step-by-step --
12: Pests And Diseases --
Introduction --
Prevention --
Control --
Insect control --
Sprays and traps, chemical fungicides, insecticides, and miticides --
Spreader-sticker for pesticides --
Abamectin --
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and other bacillus species --
Baking soda --
Bleach, laundry --
Bordeaux mixture --
Boric acid --
Bug bombs --
Copper --
Diatomaceous earth (DE) --
Homemade pest and disease sprays --
Neem --
Neem oil --
Nicotine and tobacco sprays --
Oil, horticultural --
Pyrethrum --
Synthetic pyrethroids --
Quassia --
Rotenone --
Ryania --
Sabadilla --
Seaweed --
Soap, insecticidal --
Sulfur --
Traps --
Water --
Biological controls --
Predators and parasites --
Spider mites and insects --
Spider mites --
Aphids --
Bees & wasps --
Beetle borers --
Caterpillars and loopers --
Leafhoppers --
Leaf miners --
Fungus gnats --
Mealybugs and scale --
Nematodes --
Root maggot --
Slugs and snails --
Thrips --
Whiteflies --
Fungi and diseases --
Prevention --
Control --
Gray mold (botrytis) --
Damping-off --
Downy mildew --
Blight --
Foliar spots and fungi --
Fusarium wilt --
Green algae --
Powdery mildew --
Root rot --
Pythium wilt/rot --
Sooty mold --
Verticilluim wilt --
Viruses --
Tomato problems images --
Spraying --
13: Plant Selection Guide --
Ornamentals --
Orchids --
Vegetables --
Appendix --
Conversion charts and tables --
Calculations for metric users --
Glossary --
Index --
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