How-To Hydroponics, Fourth Edition by Keith Roberto
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Book Reviews of How-To Hydroponics, Fourth Edition
Book Review: Great book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Loads of good information here. I especially liked the detailed easy projects for different types of hydroponics.Book Review: great pass time
Summary: 5 Stars
It is great shows many options to gardening and it becomes a great conversation pieceBook Review: A good beginning book
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased the pdf copy of this book some time ago and found it useful as a good primer for hydroponics. It will give you a basic introduction to the types of growing systems, nutrients, lighting, and all the ins and outs of growing your own plants with hydroponics. If you are a hobbyist just getting started and are interested in getting a small system I would highly recommend this book. However, if you need in depth knowledge about any process involved with hydroponics this is not your resource.
The plans for making your own system were straighforward enough and gave me enough ideas to create my own aeroponic system rather cheaply instead of having to go out and buy an expensive pre-built system. However, I have to say that if you are building your first system I would go with an ebb and flow or bubbler system. The aeroponic system is a lot of fun, but if there is a leak or a hardware failure your plants will die rather quickly.
Good luck!
Book Review: Good
Summary: 4 Stars
Each hydroponics book seems to specialize in one different thing over all others. This particular book seems to specialize in all the different varieties of equipment you can buy or make yourself. The pictures make everything clear and easy to understand. For specialized info on what to grow, how to grow it, how to care for it, and how to eat it, I would recommend INCREDIBLE VEGETABLES FROM SELF-WATERING CONTAINERS by Edward C. Smith. For specialized info on how to make your own fertilizers, greenhouses, and CO2 setups for hydroponic systems, I would recommend HOME HYDROPONICS AND HOW TO DO IT by Lem Jones. Altogether these three books will give you everything you could ever want or need to know about non-commercial hydroponics...well, except for specialized info on hydroponic grown marijuana, in which case you will need to buy another book in addition to the three above.Book Review: Short, to-the-point beginner book about hydroponics
Summary: 4 Stars
I checked this book out from the library and my version (older one) looked very "DIY" but the information inside was useful. It offers basic concepts (but not vapid) of hydropoincs so that you could, in all likelyhood, can get started after reading this book. To get a deeper understanding of hydroponics one can also read other sources such as internet sites and other books on the subject to expand on the concepts explained in the book. The author prefers that you read it in the corresponding chapters he assigned. I liked how it is basic and gives you basically the information you need. I thought a couple topics went over my head but it wasnt that pertinent to starting growing some plants. The author provides some plans for hydroponic systems as well and gives you other resources to check up on and use to hone the craft of hydroponics.