Organic Gardening for Dummies
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Includes index.
Understanding the basics of organic gardening. Basic techniques in organic gardening -- Why garden organically? -- Planning your organic landscape -- Soil and fertilizers. Digging beneath the surface : soils 1010 -- Building healthy soil -- Using organic fertilizers -- Managing pests. Pest control and pesticide safety 101 -- Managing insect pests -- Battling plant diseases -- Outwitting critters -- Growing organically in your yard and garden. Weed it and reap? -- Planting how-to -- Raising organic vegetables -- Herbs for the home and garden -- Picking from the berry patch -- Fruits and nuts from your organic orchard -- Say it with flowers -- Run for the roses -- Managing landscape trees and shrubs -- Caring for your organic lawn -- The part of tens. Ten best organic gardening practices -- Ten ways to be eco-friendly.
From maintaining your lawn and choosing problem-free plants to growing hearty fruits and vegetables, you'll discover how to stay organic year-round.
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS
5/5 submitted by Morgsush on June 16, 2022, 2:38am I'm a dummy, and this book helped me learn about organic gardening
SERIES
--For dummies.
PUBLISHED
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: xxii, 358 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780470430675
0470430672
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
DeJohn, Suzanne.
National Gardening Association (U.S.)
SUBJECTS
Organic gardening.