Gardening Indoors with Cuttings [Paperback]

George F. Van Patten (Author), Alyssa F. Bust (Author)

Book Description

Series: Gardening Indoors | Publication Date: December 1, 1997

Step-by-step guide to growing perfect cuttings or clones as it relates to growing a disease free garden. How to take cuttings and clones with 100% results. Includes all of the following: experimenting with different cuttings to achieve highest yields; controlling temperature, humidity and light with ease; building a misting chamber; the best & latest rooting hormones; setting up perfect environment for your cuttings. Gardening with cuttings is the way to go for the best results and this book is best book.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

I have been fascinated with indoor gardening for more than 20 years. In the early 1980s there was little information on the subject, so I started to do research. I made hundreds of phone calls and visited countless nurseries. Soon I started writing articles in the Organic Gardening, Houseplant and the Growing Edge Magazine. The research progressed into the Gardening Indoors Series - NEW REVISED GARDENING INDOORS, GARDENING INDOORS WITH CO2, GARDENING INDOORS WITH CUTTINGS, GARDENING INDOORS WITH HID LIGHTS, GARDENING INDOORS WITH ROCKWOOL. This is the only series of books that deals with indoor gardening and High Intensity Discharge lighting. The series has helped hundreds of thousands of indoor gardeners enjoy exotic flowers and vegetables grown indoors. I am also available at our web site.

From the Back Cover

Gardening.

Step-by-step guide to growing perfect cuttings.

How to grow a disease-free garden.

How to experiment to achieve highest yields.

How to control temperature, humidity and lighting with ease.

How to build a misting chamber.

How to take common cuttings: softwood, hardwood, semi-hardwood, leaf, root, division, air layering, plus grafting and more!

How to choose between the latest rooting hormones.

How to set up a perfect environment for cuttings.

How to take cuttings with 100 percent results!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Van Patten Pub; 1 edition (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878823205
• ISBN-13: 978-1878823205
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #534,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Small book, but packed with information, July 19, 2002

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Tom Krischan (Big Bend, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gardening Indoors with Cuttings (Paperback)

The book contains about 88 pages divided into five sections. The sections are Environment, Nutrients, Rooting Medium, Hormones, and Cuttings. The book contains several hand sketches.

The book is well written and covers many fundamentals about growing plants indoor. Also, it's original information. This book is not just a re-write from Van Patten's other book, "Gardening Indoors with HID Lights". It is completely different information. All new writing.

This is a solid beginner's guide. Although, the book does make the process sound way too simple. In my first attempt, all my cuttings died. Yes - I did follow the instructions. But it's not as simple as it first looks. It takes several attempts to get good at propagating plants.

I wish the book had a troubleshooting section. Answering questions like, "why are my little plants turning yellow?"
It's a small book, but packed with information. A good value.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars yellowing cuts, May 29, 2008

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A. coyle - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gardening Indoors with Cuttings (Paperback)

cutting that yellow have too many leaves, and is trying to suck more nitrogen then it has available.