Download or read book Vegetable Growing Handbook written by W.E. Splittstoesser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1990-03-31 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual is designed for home gardeners and small commercial vegetable growers. The author provides information on the scientific concepts upon which vegetable growing is based and on practical methods for growing vegetables. Features include a chapter on the nutritional value of vegetables and sections on hydroponics, the economics of gardening, the Delaney clause, food additives, natural toxicants and organic vegetables. The author covers soil propagation and composition, identification of pests and the use of pesticides, plant growth, planting schedules, vegetable classification and the preservation of vegetables.