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    Vegetable Production in Greenhouses: greenhouse Production, #3
    Vegetable Production in Greenhouses: greenhouse Production, #3
    Vegetable Production in Greenhouses: greenhouse Production, #3
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    Vegetable Production in Greenhouses: greenhouse Production, #3

    By Barry Nadel

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    "Unlock the Greenhouse Secret to Abundant Organic Vegetables! Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your greenhouse gardening journey, 'The Ultimate Guide to Organic Vegetable Cultivation in Greenhouses' is your ultimate resource. This comprehensive manual demystifies the art of growing a diverse range of organic vegetables under your greenhouse's protective embrace. Discover the groundbreaking Alternative To Organic (ATO) method, a fresh approach to nurturing your crops, while staying up-to-date on the latest in organic all-purpose fertilizers, as well as eco-friendly solutions for pest and disease management. Elevate your greenhouse game with this essential planting guide, tailored to bring your organic vegetable dreams to life. Harvest success with every page!"

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAgrosearch
    Release dateDec 21, 2022
    ISBN9798215984307
    Vegetable Production in Greenhouses: greenhouse Production, #3

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      Vegetable Production in Greenhouses - Barry Nadel

      Vegetable

      Production In

      Greenhouses

      Barry Nadel

      Text copyright © 2019 Dr. Barry Nadel

      All rights reserved

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored electronically or transmitted in any for or by any means, electronic, mechanical, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the author.

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      The moral right of the author has been asserted.

      Contents

      General Concepts

      Alternative to Organics

      Synthetic vs Organic fertilizers

      Removing soil Contaminates

      Growing Groups

      Organic Pesticides

      Herbicides:

      Insecticides

      Organic Fungicides

      Aphids and Ants

      Organic Insecticides

      Preparation of Seedlings

      Germination

      Indicator Plants

      Light

      Germination

      Table 2 Germination Temperatures and Rates

      Fertilizer Requirements

      Irrigation Requirements

      Growing Vegetables

      Beans:

      Beets

      Broccoli

      Brussel Sprouts

      Cabbage

      Cauliflower

      Celery

      Cucumbers

      Eggplant

      Garlic

      Kale

      Leeks

      Lettuce and Salad Greens

      Melon

      Onions

      Pak Choi (Chinese Cabbage)

      Peas

      Peppers

      Radishes

      Scallions (Green Onions)

      Spinach

      Squash - Winter and Summer

      Swiss Chard

      Tomatoes

      Turnips and Rutabaga

      REFERENCES

      General Concepts

      The Mini Professional Greenhouse (MPG) is equipped with a computer program that controls all the climatic conditions automatically for the grower. There are a series of icons in your app that allows you to choose the growing protocol. There are seven general protocols. It is highly recommended that you grow only the plants in one particular group at a time so that growing conditions don’t conflict and cause the computer to not provide the proper growing environment.

      Alternative to Organics

      Alternative to Organics (ATO) is a new concept in producing crops that are safe for human consumption. Organically grown crops are defined as food produced by methods that observe with the principles of organic farming. The regulations vary worldwide. Generally, organic farming strives to cycle resources, promote ecological balance, restrict the use of synthetic pesticides, and reserve biodiversity. Most organizations regulating organic products restrict the use of certain pesticides and fertilizers in farming. Many countries require that the plant be connected to the soil to be labeled organic. In general, organic foods are also usually not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents or synthetic food additives.

      The concept of ATO was created to answer a number of problems that organic growing doesn’t deal with. Most people believe that organic crops are safer to eat than non-organic crops. However, regulations for organic growing miss several important safety features. They are:

      Don’t require testing the water used in irrigation for pollutants of all sorts (pesticides, fertilizers, and heavy metals).

      Don’t require testing of the soil for pollutants of all sorts (pesticides, fertilizers, and heavy metals).

      Don’t require the treatment of the runoff water.

      The concept of ATO is to ensure that the crops you grow are not polluted by the soil or water. What is the use of organically grown crops that were produced on polluted soil or irrigated with contaminated water?

      A crop grown under ATO regulations differs from organic in the following manner.

      1. Organic doesn’t allow the use of artificial media.

      2. Organic is concerned with the use of pesticides and other poisons.

      3. ATO emphasizes ecologically safe pesticides, and demands careful use of all pesticides, including protecting the sprayer (with proper protective gear) and maintaining the proper interval of time from the employment of the pesticide before consumption.

      4. ATO considers the overall quality of the water for human consumption, not only pesticides, but heavy metals, sewage and poisons from any source.

      5. ATO crops will be grown in soil/media that are free of sewage, poisons of all types and free of heavy metal toxicity.

      Synthetic vs Organic fertilizers

      In popular literature and especially on the internet where articles are written without peer evaluation, many misconceptions are passed around. However, if you read the scientific papers on the subjects, you find that the main problem with modern agriculture isn’t the technologies, but human abuse.

      The problem with ‘synthetic fertilizers’ they break down slower in nature and are overused by farmers. The various components of the fertilizer leak into the ground water and from there spread throughout the ecosystem.

      Another area of misconception is Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). There is no significant scientific research to substantiate the evils of Genetically Modified Organisms. There are no reports of GMO foods causing damage to humans or animals. What does happen frequently is misuse of herbicides. Many of the GMO crops have resistance to the herbicide Roundup. Unfortunately, many farmers over-spray, keeping their fields clean of weeds and thus increasing their yields. However, this abuse of herbicide leaves trace amounts in the food and pollutes ground water.

      Toxicological research found the following results: "These results demonstrate that dsRNA for insect control does not produce adverse health effects in mammals at oral doses millions to billions of times higher than anticipated human exposures and therefore poses negligible

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