Ball Culture Guide (Paperback)

by Jim Nau (Author)

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Product Description
This guide gives you specific germination, scheduling, and growing recommendations for over 300 of the most popular seed-grown crops. This 3rd edition has undergone a number of changes to enhance its value to professional floriculture growers. The book has nearly doubled in size and now provides in-depth germination and scheduling information for over 300 of the most popular seed-grown crops. The book covers: bedding plants, potted flowering and foliage plants, herbs, cut flowers, perennials and ornamental grasses. Written in an easy-to-read chart style, the guide lists production temperatures, transplanting schedules, lighting requirements and much more.

About the Author
Jim Nau

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Ball Publishing; 3rd edition (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188305219X
• ISBN-13: 978-1883052195
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,113,397 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seeding Made Easy, July 17, 2001

By	Margaret Realy - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Whether you're a home grower or beginning a commercial/retail greenhouse you'll find this book to be one of the best tools at your disposal. The tabled information is clear, concise, consistantly conveyed, and very easy to understand. Information includes germination temperature, light requirements, grow-on conditions, days to finishing/sales, and much more. I have used this book as my sole reference for production and have had great success, even with the more difficult seeds to germinate.

5.0 out of 5 stars The best culture guide, November 2, 2008

By	D. Stortz-Lintz "Skeeziks" (Reno, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is by far the best culture guide I've ever used. It's simple and easy to use. As a professional horticulturist, I use it regularly and as my copy is falling apart it is too bad that it is no longer in print.