The Greenhouse and Hoophouse Grower's Handbook: Organic Vegetable Production Using Protected Culture
by Andrew Mefferd
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The Greenhouse and Hoophouse Grower's Handbook shares best practices for both large- and small-scale production of the eight most profitable crops - tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, peppers, leafy greens, lettuce, herbs, and microgreens. Every year, more growers are turning to protected culture to deal with unpredictable weather and to meet out-of-season demand for local food, but many end up spinning their wheels, wasting time and money on unprofitable crops grown in ways that don't make the show more most of their precious greenhouse space. This book levels the playing field with decision-making framework that goes beyond a list of simple dos and don'ts. With comprehensive chapters on temperature control and crop steering, pruning and trellising, grafting, and more, Andrew Meffer's book is full of techniques and strategies that can help farms stay profitable, satisfy customers, and become an integral part of relocalizing our food system. From seed to sale, this book is the indispensable resource for protected growing.--COVER. show lessTags
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Andrew Mefferd is editor of Growing for Market magazine. He has spent 15 years working on farms, including a year working on a no-till research farm, and 7 years in the research department at Johnny's Selected Seeds. He consults widely with researchers and farmers on the best greenhouse growing practices, and is the author of The Greenhouse and show more Hoophouse Grower's Handbook. He lives and farms in Cornville, Maine. show less
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- Nonfiction, Home & Garden, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 635.9 — Applied Science & Technology Agriculture Garden crops (Horticulture) Flowers and ornamental plants
- LCC
- SB415 .M375 — Agriculture Horticulture. Plant propagation. Plant breeding Plant culture Flowers and flower culture. Ornamental plants Greenhouses and greenhouse culture
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