CONTENTS
December 2014
FEATURES
50
72
50 Don’t Fear the Frost
by Russell Landry
98
132 Warming Up Winter: How To
Recycle Heat in a Growroom
132 142
148 Photosynthesis: The Root
of Sweetness
by Eric Hopper
62 Perfect Plant Picks:
Choosing Hydro Varieties
142 Hydroponic Strawberries
by Lacey Macri & Chris Durand
152 Deconstructing Calcium
by Kyle L. Ladenburger
by Dr. Lynette Morgan
by Dr. Lynette Morgan
72 The Three-pot Veg Plot
by Sally Nex
86 How To Grow Oyster Mushrooms
by Chris Bond
98 Plant Factories: Not Your
Average Indoor Gardens
by Dr. Mike Nichols
106 Are All Amino Acids Created Equal?
by Harley Smith
116 The Dangers of Displaced Soil
by Dr. J. Benton Jones, Jr.
124 Hydroponics + Aquaculture
= Aquaponics
by Sara Elliott
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Maximum Yield USA | December 2014
DEPARTMENTS
14
From the Editor
114
Growers Know
16
MaximumYield.com
122
Chemist’s Corner
20
Letters to the Editor
157
10 Facts On
24
Ask the Experts
158
You Tell Us
26
Max Facts
160
Talking Shop
34
Product Spotlight
162
Max Mart
70
Tips & Tricks
163
Distributors
84
Beginner’s Corner
178
Coming Up