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CONTENTS February 2012 FEATURES 62 50 Sex and the Single Plant 62 The Science Behind Light 68 The Eco Home II - New Homes for a New World by Bob Ireland and Paul Davis by Eric Hopper by Charles Winslow 84 Efficiency and the Indoor Garden 92 Treat ‘Em Bad and They’ll Taste Better: Improving Flavor by Dr. Benjamin Grimes by Dr. Lynette Morgan 132 110 102 Amino Acid Chelates - Giving Your Plants a Helping Hand by Frank Rauscher 110 Growing Media Options by Grubbycup 126 DEPARTMENTS 10 From the Editor 138 Tips and Tricks You Tell Us 118 Perfecting the System 12 Letters to the Editor 148 by Lee McCall 14 MaximumYield.com 150 Beginner’s Corner 126 A Simple Guide to Taking Plant Cuttings 18 Ask the Experts 152 Talking Shop 20 MAX Facts 154 Do You Know? 30 Product Spotlight 154 Coming up in March 82 Green Thumb Gardening 158 Max Mart by Richard Gellert 108 Avant-Gardening 161 Distributors Agricultural Robotics 116 Growing for Health by Matt LeBannister 132 140 Waste Water and the Hydrologic Cycle by Philip McIntosh Maximum Yield USA | February 2011 9