CONTENTS
February 2014
FEATURES
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50 The Best Light for the Job
by Casey Jones Fraser
144 150 154
136 Adding Animals to a
Home Food System
150 Controlling the Nasty
Nematodes in Your Garden
by Chris Bond
60 Bringing in a Bumper Crop:
CO2 in the Garden
by Stepen Keen
144 The Sweet Herb of Paraguay:
Growing Stevia at Home
by Russell Landry
154 Germinating Seeds and Caring
for Seedlings
by Harley Smith
by Kyle L. Ladenburger
70 Are You Growing Puny Plants?
by Bill DeBoer
78 Natural Weed Control
by Karen Wilkinson
86 Algae: Friend or Foe?
by Dr. Lynette Morgan
98 Analyzing Nutrient
Film Technique
by Eric Hopper
110 Basics of Plant
Diseases: Part One
by Dr. Robert G. Linderman
120 Understanding Microbial Activity
in Plant Rooting Media
by Dr. J. Benton Jones, Jr.
130 Biosecurity Basics: A Bit
Beyond Sanitation
by Donald Lester
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Maximum Yield USA | February 2014
DEPARTMENTS
12
From the Editor
142
Green Thumb Gardening
14
MaximumYield.com
148
Growers Know
16
Letters to the Editor
160
10 Facts On...
18
Ask the Experts
162
Movers and Shakers
20
Max Facts
164
Talking Shop
36
Product Spotlight
170
Do You Know
96
Trends and Technology
168
Max Mart
108
Tips and Tricks
172
Distributors
128
Avant Gardening
186
Coming Up