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| I have a small hydroponic set-up called Emilys Garden. My tomatoes are doing gangbusters but I now want to start something else. I'm looking for a source-book or web-site-that would tell me what will and will not work well (starting from seed) and when to start. I cannot find an actual list (i.e. start these in Sept. etc).
Any suggestions on a book or web site would be appreciated. |
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| Where you live will greatly impact what you can or should start now. Also, are you growing indoors or outdoors? |
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| I live in the San Francisco east bay and have an unheated greenhouse which is where my tomatoes are right now. |
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| There are lots of books, but most are crop specific (at least for going into detail). So your probably better off deciding on what you want to grow first. You can grow just about any crop hydroponically. However if you plan to grow outside or in a greenhouse that's not climate controlled, you'll need to deal with your local climate. The best way to find out what grows best in your area during your seasons, is by going to your local nurseries and asking them what grows best during that time of the year. Here are a few good hydroponic book titles: (1) Hydroponic Food Production-Sixth Edition (by Howard Resh) You can print this out, It's from the University of Arizona's Controlled Environment Agriculture Center. Pat told me she was going to revise it for the fall classes (she wrote it, and teaches the classes), but wont be many changes. Scroll down to the "Curriculum" section, all the chapters are in PDF and you can print out specific chapters. Or print them all out and put them in a binder like I did. |
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| Great information-thank you. |
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| does anyone have any of those book.My e mail is srdjan.boskovic70@gmail.com if anybody have books I have a few question.Thanks |
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| Are you using a "heat sink" in your greenhouse? How about peppers. Now would be a great time to get a head start as you should have very sturdy and woody stems by July. August and September for heavy production with a harvest in October would be feasible.... |
Here is a link that might be useful: My Indoor Growing Adventure
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