Hydroponic Gardening the Very Easy Way

Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide is the only book that focuses on the Deep-Water-Culture (DWC) hydroponic system. You will quickly learn how to use the DWC system, which is the lowest cost, easiest to set up, easiest to maintain, and easiest to expand hydroponic system. This definitive how-to-resource will guide you through each step of the way. Year-round gardening, indoors and outdoors, pesticide- and herbicide-free. Take control of what you eat. Grow what you like in a very small space. Grow vertically to increase your yield. No gardening experience is necessary. Who would benefit from this book? The ideas in this book will work for you, whether you live in a mansion, a single room, a condo, a senior center, an assisted living facility, whether you live in the city or the country, or whether you have ever wondered how you can possibly grow vegetables and herbs in just water and air. It is a sustainable process and great for the environment and, especially healthy for you and your family. What will you learn? Through 280 pages in 15 modules, 120 photographs, 23 DIY projects, 26 tables and charts, 9 case studies you will learn ... - How to build your own DWC system with food safe buckets, totes and PVC tubes. - What off-the-shelf fertilizers to buy and how to create your own. - How to use Integrated Pest Management and non-chemical solutions for disease and insect control. - What lighting units to buy, how to build portable light frames and elevated tables. - How to select the right growing medium. - What, when and how to plant seeds and seedlings and when and how to harvest everything your taste buds crave-from sweet basil to salad greens to luscious, tasty tomatoes. Very easy. Very rewarding. Hydroponic Gardening The Very Easy Way has everything you need to know about DWC hydroponic gardening and more. Take control of what you eat-and have fun doing it! Larry Cipolla is a master gardener, international speaker, and hydroponics expert. He lives and gardens in Minnesota.