Rodale’s All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Indispensable Resource for Every Gardener

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Over 400 entries of the most practical, up-to-date gardening information ever, collected from garden experts and writers nationwide!"Gardens are places to renew yourself in mind and body, to reawaken to the truth and beauty of the natural world, and to feel the life force inside and around you. And the organic way to garden is safer, cheaper, and m[Read More]

Extend the Gardening Season with an Indoor Hydroponic Garden

Gardeners who are always sad to see the growing season come to an end now have another option in gardening that allows them to extend their efforts year round. Hydroponic gardening has received plenty of attention in the gardening community in recent years because of its many benefits, including year round gardening potential through an indoor hydroponic garden. This method of gardening uses a manufactured growing medium instead of soil that allows nutrients and water to get directly to the roots for healthier, faster growing plants. An indoor hydroponic garden can be a simple endeavor when attempted on a small scale, so nearly any gardener can try their hand at this technology.

Getting Started
The easiest way to get started with an indoor hydroponic garden is with a kit from a local garden center. The kit will provide all of the necessary supplies to grow crops, including a growing medium, nutrient solution, artificial lighting and a pump to circulate air and nutrients. Plants are frequently started from seed with an indoor hydroponic garden, and seedlings can be transplanted as needed. Gardeners often find that plants will grow much more quickly and compactly, since energy doesn’t need to be used for roots to stretch out in search of nutrients and water. In the case of an indoor hydroponic garden, the roots are given nutrients and water directly, allowing the plants energy to go into growing large and healthy, and producing flowers and fruit more quickly.

What to Grow
There are many flowers, herbs and vegetables that can be grown in an indoor hydroponic garden. Some of the most popular vegetables include lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. It is important to look for varieties of these crops that have been proven to do well in an indoor hydroponic garden for best results. Flowers and herbs of just about any type can be grown through this method as well, including many popular flowering house plants. The advantage to an indoor hydroponic garden, besides the ability to grow crops year round, is that the gardener can completely control the environment to ensure the healthiest plants possible.

Wouldn’t it be lovely to enjoy a juicy tomato fresh off the vine in the middle of winter? How about a colorful flower garden or a fragrant batch of herbs? Many gardeners are tuning into the many advantages of the indoor hydroponic garden today. Since many nurseries will offer a hydroponic system that comes equipped with everything you need to get started, an indoor hydroponic garden has never been easier. Check out the supplies at your local garden center or go online to find everything you need to get started with your very own indoor hydroponic garden.

AeroGrow AeroGarden Pro 200 with Master Gardener 1-Season Kit and Gourmet Herb Seed Kit

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The AeroGarden PRO 200 has brains and beauty plus the power and room to grow full-size tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. Brushed stainless steel accents look great in any kitchen and Adaptive Intelligence monitors natural cycles from germination to maturity and automatically adjusts light and nutrient levels at each stage. The result is full grow[Read More]

Hydroponic Tomatoes: For the Home Gardener

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Home-grown tomatoes . . . large, red-ripe, deliciously aromatic and full of flavor! They can be yours again with modern hydroponic methods designed for home gardeners by one of America's foremost hydroponics experts. You don't need previous experience. Your advantages (besides great tomatoes!) include freedom from harmful pesticides, bother[Read More]

Hydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower, Sixth Edition

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This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to soilless growing. It is known as the Bible of the industry. It is a methods book in that it provides detailed information on how to design, set up and operate hydroponic culture systems. It also describes the most successful cultures to use with specific crops. Hydroponic Food Production provides [Read More]

Hydroponics for the Home Gardener: An easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide for growing healthy vegetables, herbs and house plants without soil. (Gardening)

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Revised and updated. Hydroponics for the Home Gardener is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide to growing organic, healthy vegetable, herbs and house plants without soil. Clearly illustrated with black and white line drawings, the book covers every aspect of home hydroponic gardening including: - Building a hydroponic system versus buyin[Read More]

Hydroponic Tomatoes for the Home Gardener

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Home-grown tomatoes . . . large, red-ripe, deliciously aromatic and full of flavor! They can be yours again with modern hydroponic methods designed for home gardeners by one of America's foremost hydroponics experts. You don't need previous experience. Your advantages (besides great tomatoes!) include freedom from harmful pesticides, bother[Read More]

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