Books & Videos
Books
Hydroponics: A Practical Guide for the Soilless Grower
Ideal guide for anyone interested
in plants and how to grow them
hydroponically -- from casual hobbyist
and student to commercial grower
and professional researcher.
Published in 1997, 230 pages.
Hardcover, $69.95.
Tomato Plant Culture: In the Field, Greenhouse, and Home Garden
Comprehensive factual book about
tomato plant culture and fruit production,
designed for use by the plant scientist
and commercial and greenhouse growers
as well as the home gardener.
Published in 1999, 199 pages.
Hardcover, $59.95.
Videos (all videos $49.95, VHS or PAL format; no return policy)
Plant Nutrition Basics - How Plants Grow
This 25-minute video tells how plants grow
in simple understandable terms, an excellent
teaching and training video for anyone
interested in plants.
The Major Elements
Six elements, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P),
potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and
sulfur (S), known as the Major Elements are required
at 0.5 to 5.00% dry matter percentage concentrations in
order for a plant to complete its life cycle. This 20-minute
video tells how these elements function in plants, plant
contents needed to avoid insufficiencies and what typical
deficiency/imbalance/toxicity symptoms look like.
The Essential Micronutrients
Seven elements, boron (B), chlorine (Cl), copper (Cu),
iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybedenum (Mo), and
zinc (Zn), known as the Micronutrients are required at
very low (<0.10%) dry matter percentage concentrations
in order for a plant to complete its life cycle. This 20-minute
video tells how these elements function in plants, plant
contents needed to avoid insufficiencies and what typical
deficiency/imbalance/toxicity symptoms look like.
Nutrient Element Deficiencies / Toxicities in Tomato
Learn and visually see what typical nutrient element
deficiency/toxicities symptoms look like. This 20-minute
video includes a brief discussion on the essential
elements, their level of requirement for the tomato plant,
and how their changing level in the plant can affect plant
growth as well as fruit set and quality.