FROM THE
editor
jessica raymond
Summer solstice is approaching and with it, some of the hottest
days of the season. Bearing this in mind, we have put together a
fabulous issue featuring ways to keep your plants nice and cool,
along with vital nutritional advice, information on the subtle
energies in your grow room and the all important advice on system
clean up tips for between crops. Be sure to check our online extra
tips featured with these articles at maximumyield.com.
Maximum Yield will soon be featuring a new regular column titled
“Your Best Advice.” We want you to share what you know and the
gardening techniques that you have found to be successful. Send
your tips to [email protected] and stayed tuned to what
others find helpful in producing a healthy garden. Your advice will
be printed in an upcoming issue of Maximum Yield.
Our Win Big! Grow Big! online reader contest has so far brought
a lot of entries, and there is still time to get your entry form in
to win the May/June prizes. Enter by June 21, 2009 at www.
maximumyield.com/winbig. This month’s prizes were generously
donated by Grodan, Sunshine Systems, Botanicare and Doktor
Doom. See our ad on page 119 for more details. Watch for a new
assortment of prizes every second month for the entire year.
The countdown is on for the summer’s
biggest Indoor Gardening Expo in San
Francisco. Make plans now to attend the
“Growing our World Green,” 6th Annual
San Francisco Expo - July 25-26, 2009
at the Fort Mason Center. Saturday, July
25th is designated as Industry Only, with
the general public welcome to attend
for free on Sunday, July 26th from noon
until 5 pm. Discover water-wise and ecofriendly gardening products from around
the world. For more details and directions to the expo, visit www.
indoorgardenexpo.com. The Maximum Yield team will be there and
welcome you to stop and say hello.
Jessica Raymond, Editor
[email protected]
contributors
Dr. Lynette Morgan holds a B. Hort. Tech. degree and a PhD
in hydroponic greenhouse production from Massey University,
New Zealand. A partner with SUNTEC International Hydroponic
Consultants, Lynette is involved in remote and on-site consultancy
services for new and existing commercial greenhouse growers
worldwide as well as research trials and product development
for manufacturers of hydroponic produ