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Hydroponics: A Practical Guide for the Soilless Grower

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I am not a pro, when it comes to hydroponics. That's why I got this book. It has helped me immeasurably.

I have been assisting a relative of mine, who is the director of a charter school in New England, to put together a hydroponics program for her science classes. (Our idea has been to give her students a tiny little bit of power over their own physical well-being, in case terrorists do more evil things to our economy). At any rate, this book is incredibly helpful to us.

The author of this is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia. He has decades of experience in agronomy, and in plant science in general. He has tailored this book for a wide audience, and assumes NO prior knowledge of the topic. He walks the reader through a very thorough, patient discussion of the value of various nutrients to a hydroponic system. There are graphs and charts to illustrate his points, but don't be scared off!! He makes his points quite clearly in the text.

After discussing the chemical basics of the topic, Professor Jones walks us through a careful comparison of the basic kinds of hydroponic set-ups. He explains water regulation, pest control, nutrient solution distribution, and a lot of other things I would NEVER have thought of if he hadn't directed my attention to them. There's a really good bibliography at the end, which lists a lot of related resources.

Basically, this book is really helpful. One word of caution -- it's more of an overview of what you will need to know, than an actual how-to book. If you're looking for a how-to book, try Howard Resch's titles. Still, this book will really help fill in a lot of blanks, and help you be confident that you know what you're doing. Two thumbs up!

The title of this book indicates that it has some some of how-to information in it. But that is not the case at all. It has lots of information on the nutrient solution, but it not really helpfull if you are buying yours premixed.
The book totally lacks conclusions that is needed for decisions when setting up you own system. In other words not a how-to book, so only two stars since I'm so disappointed

hi my name is skam i liked this book because it told u about different ways of growing this way i used this book many of times, and also my friends used it to . so i just wanted to say i give this book 2 thumbs up or 5 stars. sinceraly,skam