Modern Potting Composts A Manual on the Preparation and Use of Growing Media for Pot Plants
University Park, Pa. Pennsylvania State University Press, 1976. First Edition (?); Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Item #31336
ISBN: 0271012218
Text from dust jacket cut and glued on inside cover pages in front. ; The materials used in the preparation of composts for pot plants are changing rapidly. This book explains their nature and use as part of a range of new growing systems. Mineral soils, which formed the basis of the John Innes type of compost, are increasingly scarce and expensive, and growers are having to deal with radically different materials such as plastic foam and shredded bark. Together with improved technology, these represent new systems of growing, and not simply changes of compost. The book is written for the professional horticulturist, and a pre-publication review suggests that it is likely to be regarded as "the nurseryman's Bible and the research and experimental worker's source book." It is the only authoritative, up to date, book-length treatment of the subject in English. ; Textbook; Graphs; 9.2 X 6.5 X 0.9 inches; 278 pages DC7.
Price: $51.99