TY - BOOK AU - Barrett, Thady, TI - Polytunnels, greenhouses and protective cropping: guide to growing techniques SN - 9781785001864 U1 - 635.9823 PY - 2016/// CY - Marlborough, Wiltshire PB - The Crowood Press Ltd KW - Greenhouses KW - Greenhouse gardening. KW - Indoor gardening KW - Glasshouses N2 - "This comprehensive book, written by an acknowledged expert, is packed with useful information and is an invaluable reference work that covers all aspects of protected horticulture. It discusses the appropriate siting for a greenhouse enterprise, and covers greenhouse design principles and commercial glasshouses. It also considers cladding materials, the development and use of polythene-clad tunnel structures, and greenhouse energy sources. The greenhouse environment, growing rooms, irrigation, composts and other growing media are examined as well as plant nutrients, fertilizers, pest and disease control, nursery hygiene and much more."--Publisher description. ER -