CONTENTS
July 2012
126
FEATURES
174
54
The Full Menu: Beneficial Elements for
Plant Growth
by Dr. Lynette Morgan
66
Start Your Plant’s Day Right: Organic and
Chemical Nutrients
by Grubbycup
74
Organic Nutrients for a
Sustainable Tomorrow
by Matt LeBannister
84
RO Water: Your Nutrient Formula’s BFF
92
Roots, Shoots and the Party of Six
98
Growing Minds: School Gardens and
Why They're Important
by Richard Gellert
by Bill DeBoer
by Annie Spiegelman
136
110 Low-maintenance Hydroponics:
Self-watering Containers
by Casey Jones Fraser
120 Let There be Light
by Dr. J. Benton Jones, Jr.
126 Happy Ginger (in Hydroponics)
162
98
DEPARTMENTS
12
From the Editor
152
Green Thumb Gardening
16
Letters to the Editor
160
Avant-Gardening
by Eric Hopper
20
MaximumYield.com
186
Tips and Tricks
154 What’s Infecting Your
22
Ask the Experts
198
You Tell Us
26
MAX Facts
200
Talking Shop
36
Product Spotlight
204
Coming up in August
116
Beginner’s Corner
206
Max Mart
134
Growing for Health
209
Distributors
150
10 Facts On...
222
Do You Know?
by Dr. Mike Nichols
136 Battle of the Bugs: A Guide to
Beneficial Insects
Vegetable Garden?
by Frank Rauscher
162 Amazing Aloe: Beat the Burn With
Nature’s Natural Nurse
by Heather Brautman
174 Feelin’ Hot, Hot, Hot: How to Help Your
Plants Deal With Summer Heat
by Karen Wilkinson
188 Natural Cultivation: Fusing Modern
and Traditional Techniques
by Yoni Serruya
10
Maximum Yield USA | July 2012