- Paperback: 142 pages
- Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc,US (31 July 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0880071990
- ISBN-13: 978-0880071994
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.3 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #39 in Books > Home & Garden > Gardening > Professional Horticulture > Hydroponics
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This handbook offers information on using hydroponics to grow tomatoes. It discusses equipment, starting plants, nutritional requirements, and how to correct deficiencies. Tips on marketing are also included. The work is illustrated with photographs and drawings.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good accessible information,
By Eclectica "Visit Eden Project" (Cornwall, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hydroponic Tomatoes (Paperback)
This is a straightforward book which enables anyone to grasp the essentials of growing tomatoes using hydroponic techniques. Depending on how technical you wish to be, detailed building of simple and more complex systems are discussed using pots/wood/pvc pipes and gutters/polythene sheet. The techniques described will save you time and trouble working overcoming all the practical difficulties yourself and give you a working system. Building as described will save you money over buying overpriced kits from commerial suppliers. All aspects are covered from raising hydroponic tomato transplants to, nutritional requirements (and recipes), to pests/diseases and nutrient disorders.
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3.4 out of 5 stars (14 customer reviews) 57 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ridiculous review,
By L. Hubbard - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hydroponic Tomatoes for the Home Gardener (Paperback)
After reading a rather scathing review posted on Amazon.com entitled "Get an editor" I chose not to order this book. Later, I happened across the book at Borders, thumbed through and purchased it. The book is is excellent! I believe the review misleads readers. I will address the two specific criticisms: Bad chemistry? Resh very carefully explains the concept of PH ( the reviewer missed this)-reference to a PH of 4.0 as very acidic was relative to the PH needs of tomatoes and, in fact, 4.0 is very acidic for a tomato (just a fact of life, not bad chemistry). Sulphuric acid for novices? Resh talks about sulphuric acid/hydroxides because they are, indeed, used within hydroponics (see hydroponic supply web sites). However, he is very clear that he does not recommend their use and lists the same reasons given by the reviewer (somehow the reviewer overlooked this also).Resh goes on to recommend specific safety measures for those who insist on their use. The book is clearly written, well illustrated and extremely practical. I have read it twice and highly recommend it. 42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ah! Yes, red ripe tomatoes floating around in nutrient,
By Paul Simone - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hydroponic Tomatoes for the Home Gardener (Paperback)
This is my fourth hydroponic book and it tells the story as good as the others do. I give it four stars because it taught me many new things about tomatoes that will come in handy no matter which way I garden. I'm really impressed with the content of this small book in regards to the tomato plant and its fruit. The diagrams are drawn accurately but are small do to the size of the book. The details of the nutrient solutions, how to mix and apply them, has just about scared me off from hydroponics. I don't like dealing with chemicals of any kind. I know that I can buy them pre-mixed but think about this whole thing; what's wrong with this picture? Maybe nothing, but still I wonder. Please consider buying this book for the wealth of information about the growing of tomatoes; it's well worth the small price. And just think, if La Nina' continues to parch the earth we may all be learning how to grow food hydroponically! 19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very helpful,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hydroponic Tomatoes for the Home Gardener (Paperback)
This short book is intelligently laid out, with just the right amount of diagrams. The text is easy to follow, even for a beginner. I am in the middle of attempting to follow Howard Resh's advice, as of early October 2001. If he is correct, I could be enjoying my first harvest before November!...
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