How-To Hydroponics, Fourth Edition [Paperback]

Keith Roberto (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2003

How-To Hydroponics, 4th edition, has been completely revised to share with you the incredible benefits of hydroponic gardening in a hands-on, easy to follow format that anyone can understand. Hydroponics is healthy, safe and fun for the whole family, as a hobby, or means of additional income.

Learn Hands-On At Your Own Pace
Which plants to grow, how to start from seeds and how to take cuttings to preserve, and propagate your favorite plants. Learn what makes plants grow and how to create the perfect garden environment indoors and out, even how to grow year round! How-To Hydroponics can help anyone overcome a brown thumb!

Step-By-Step Plans And Photographs
Learn to build and operate eight types of hydroponic systems from inexpensive materials and save hundreds, even thousands of dollars doing so. How-To Hydroponics covers everything from practical theory to hands-on applications and includes everything you need to know to start growing with this exciting technology today!

The Latest Tips, Techniques & Technology
How-To Hydroponics, 4th edition, has been completely revised which means more of the latest tips, techniques and technology including Aeroponics, which takes hydroponics to the next level to achieve even greater results from your hydroponic gardening efforts!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A solid introduction to soilless gardening - How-To Hydroponics serves as an adept guide into the wonderful world of hydroponics." -- The Growing Edge Magazine, Jan/Feb 2004

"Contains every ounce of knowledge you will need to be successful with hydroponics" -- Practical Hydroponics & Greenhouses, Mar/Apr 2004

From the Author

How-To Hydroponics, the fourth edition, represents the largest and most concise body of work I’ve accomplished on the subject of hydroponics thus far. So much has changed as technology and man’s understanding of the science has progressed over the years, that I felt compelled to produce this new edition to keep my readers up to date and to further inspire others to give hydroponics a try. How-To Hydroponics has been written in an easy to follow style that combines a basic yet comprehensive background in the science of hydroponics with the hands-on experience that makes learning fun. Whether you grow for fun, food or profit, this completely revised edition covers everything you’ll need to know to develop a working knowledge of the technology.

You’ll learn, step-by-step, how to build and operate all the hydroponic and aeroponic systems detailed for construction in the book. You’ll learn how to grow your favorite flowers, herbs and veggies with this exciting technology that is revolutionizing the agricultural industry. How-To Hydroponics Fourth Edition encompasses over a decade of research and development in the field of hydroponics. I have spared no expense to provide you with all the knowledge you’ll need to get growing quickly and successfully with hydroponics. Every effort has been made to ensure that all the known questions and discrepancies from previous editions have been answered and corrected in this edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 101 pages
• Publisher: Futuregarden; 4th edition (August 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967202612
• ISBN-13: 978-0967202617
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good beginning book, April 27, 2005

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B. M Sullivan (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How-To Hydroponics, Fourth Edition (Paperback)

I purchased the pdf copy of this book some time ago and found it useful as a good primer for hydroponics. It will give you a basic introduction to the types of growing systems, nutrients, lighting, and all the ins and outs of growing your own plants with hydroponics. If you are a hobbyist just getting started and are interested in getting a small system I would highly recommend this book. However, if you need in depth knowledge about any process involved with hydroponics this is not your resource.

The plans for making your own system were straighforward enough and gave me enough ideas to create my own aeroponic system rather cheaply instead of having to go out and buy an expensive pre-built system. However, I have to say that if you are building your first system I would go with an ebb and flow or bubbler system. The aeroponic system is a lot of fun, but if there is a leak or a hardware failure your plants will die rather quickly.

Good luck!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Intro to Making a System, August 8, 2006

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Ann (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: How-To Hydroponics, Fourth Edition (Paperback)

This is the best book I've found as far as actual plans and instructions on making simple basic hydroponic systems. It does not go into detail about feeding and light requirements for specific plants, but I found it valuable for the detailed system plans and instructions on building them, which I had not been able to find elsewhere.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise and to the point!, April 3, 2006

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K. S. Grandell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How-To Hydroponics, Fourth Edition (Paperback)

Over the past few months, I have bought and read a number of books on the subject of hydroponics. This book is by far the best book on the subject I have read. It is written in a simple and easy to understand manner. Very readable. The plans and instructions for the different types of hydroponic garden apparatus is worth the cost of the book alone.

Absolutely excellent!