Ball Culture Guide: The Encyclopedia of Seed Germination

by Jim Nau

Overview

An updated and expanded version of the popular Ball Culture Guide, this in-depth reference guide provides specific information for nearly 400 crops, including 97 new species, in easy-to-read reference charts. Includes expanded plug information, 288-cell production, and perennial liner information.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781733254106
Publisher:	Ball Publishing
Publication date:	09/25/2020
Edition description:	Fourth edition
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jim Nau is the Cultural Advisor and Horticultural Historian to the Ball Horticultural Company, a recipient of the Perennial Plants Association’s Garden Media Award, and a speaker at gardening conferences across the U.S. and Canada, as well as China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. He is the author of the Ball Culture Guide, The Ball Perennial Manual and editor of the Ball RedBook 18th and 19th editions. He has been President of All-America Selections, the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers and has received a number of honors and accolades from the horticultural industry.

Editorial Reviews

Provides in-depth germination and scheduling information for some 300 of the most popular seed-grown crops. Covers bedding plants, potted flowering and foliage plants, herbs, cut flowers, perennials, vegetables, and ornamental grasses. Material is presented in an easy- to-read chart style. This edition is organized by genus name instead of common name, but provides an extensive common-name index. This edition also covers 150 additional seed crops. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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