FEATURES
CONTENTS
June 2011
Biological Control: Past, Present, Future
56
Oxygenate, Respirate or Suffocate
66
Bonsai
78
46
46
Worldwide Opportunities on Organic
Farms (WWOOF)
by Donald Lester
by Dr. Lynette Morgan
by Brookelynn Morris
by Michael Bloch
86
100
The Great Organic Hydroponic Debate-Part 1
94
Waste Not: Compost Bins and Garden Waste Disposal
by Noucetta Kehdi
by Casey Jones Fraser
100
Oceans of Life: Deriving Nutrients From Marine Life
110
Ventilation - the Whole Truth
118
Diversify and Thrive
130
Foliar Nutrition for Plants
140
How to Keep Your Yields Thriving With Optimal pH
146
Sustainable Food Systems 101
152
Think Inside the Pot: Container Garden and Design
DEPARTMENTS
10
12
14
20
22
32
From the Editor
Letters to the Editor
MaximumYield.com
Simon Says
MAX Facts
Product Spotlight
76
92
108
116
128
150
by Matt LeBannister
66
by Jack Van Camp
by Lee McCall
by Bentley Mills
by Beth Dumey and Steve Goldberg
by OmOrganics
by Dave Watkins
Beginner’s Corner
Avant-Gardening
Tips and Tricks
Growing for Health
Green Thumb Gardening
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172
Talking Shop
Max Mart
Coming up in July
Do You Know?
Distributors
You Tell Us
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