Gardening in Your Greenhouse (Greenhouse Basics , No 2) (Paperback)

~ (Author) "I live and garden some thirty miles from Bennington, Vermont, at an elevation approximately 600 feet above sea level..." (more)
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This companion volume to Freeman's Building Your Own Greenhouse (Stackpole, 1997) explains how to raise plants in a home greenhouse. Freeman, who designed and built his own greenhouse, begins with chapters on types of greenhouses, equipment, soil, air, water, heat, light, pests, and diseases. The rest of the book covers growing seedlings for transplanting into the outdoor garden and raising vegetables and herbs in the greenhouse. Freeman lists vegetable, flower, and herb species suitable for growing to maturity in a greenhouse. He also touches on growing houseplants and cut flowers, but specialty plants like orchids and African violets are beyond the scope of the book. Although Freeman refers readers to his earlier book for further information in a few places, this practical introduction to greenhouse gardening is recommended for public and botanical libraries whether or not they own his previous book.?Sue O'Brien, Downers Grove P.L., IL
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description

& 98 drawings & 6 x 9. Tips on gardening year-round & Useful for all types of greenhouses How to raise plants in the home greenhouse, with information on selecting equipment, preparing the soil, watering, regulating heat and light, starting seeds, fighting pests, transplanting, and hardening off--all presented in a lively, down-to-earth manner. Helpful hints on growing vegetables and herbs, flowering and nonflowering houseplants, and flowers that can be harvested in quantity. Mark Freeman, author of Building Your Own Greenhouse and The Solar Home lives in East Greenwich, New York, in a solar home he designed and built. He gardens in an attached greenhouse, which he also designed and built.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1st edition (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811727769
• ISBN-13: 978-0811727761
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #60,468 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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93 of 97 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Content/Very Helpful, June 13, 2000

By	EJ Kerwin (Los Angeles, USA) - See all my reviews

Most books on Greenhouse Gardening focus on the building of the greenhouse itself and don't spend enough time talking about the gardening process. This is a great book for a person who moves into a new home and already has a greenhouse. This book is an excellent education in greenhouse gardening.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First and only reference needed, May 9, 2008

By	Marcy A. Fetterman "msjuris" (Pine Grove, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Okay, I am new to gardening. If I want to learn about something new, I read a bunch of books on the subject before I begin. So after reading over a dozen books on vegetables, herbs, gardening, seed saving and botany, I got Mark Freeman's "Gardening in your Greenhouse." It answered all the questions that had been on my mind and gave me advice I didn't realize I needed until after I read it. I provided me with the information and confidence I needed to start planting all those seeds I had bought. A great reference for the novice and experienced gardener.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greenhouse Basics, April 6, 2008

By	Donna K. Nofziger - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am extremely happy with this book- very informative for a beginner. The book came new & very quick!!