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This is a plant identification book, pure and simple. Whether you’re selecting, installing or purchasing trees and shrubs, you’re often presented with row upon row of plants in the nursery. If you’re unfamiliar with the plants’ identifying characteristics, how do you know which to choose? It’s...

Table of Contents Introduction Planting Strawberries Straw and Sedge Peat Mulch Selecting the Right Plants Feeding Your Plants Protecting Your Strawberries Strawberry Pests and Diseases Aphids – Fungi and Viruses – Soil pests – Popular Strawberry Varieties Remontant Strawberries Climbing...

For more than a decade, gardeners have been turning to a beautiful little hardcover book called Gardener's Latin, by Bill Neal. Neal understood that as Latin terms began appearing with increasing frequency on nursery tags and gardening catalogs, gardeners would need help. So he weeded through the...

This classic text by Ehrenfried Pfeiffer contains the practical experience of the pioneers of biodynamic agriculture, who experimented on the basis of the indications given to them by Rudolf Steiner, who passed on this valuable practical experience to all of us. Only by conscientiously carrying out all...

Inspired by Anna Maria Campbell's mid-19th century Floral Dictionary, Rachel Henry's well-researched book investigates each of the plants listed there to see how it was used in the Victorian era by gardeners, cooks, physicians and others.  With facts and anecdotes on over 300 plants, The Language...

Learn how to start raising fish and growing vegetables at home! Enjoy the freshest food from your own aquaponics system!
 This ebook contains huge amount of informations for a person who doesn’t know anything about aquaponics. This book is short but every point of this book contains information...

Table of ContentsIntroductionChoosing the Right SoilSoil Color and FertilityHumusPreparation of the SoilBest Time for Seed SowingThe Thinning ProcessStaking Your AnnualsWhy Mulch?Cultivation and MaintenanceWatering your PlantsList of Hardy annualsHalf Hardy AnnualsAnnuals Suitable for Cutting...

Table of Contents Introduction to Climbers Climbers in your garden Introduction Pergolas Bower Walks Planting Creepers against a Wall Popular Climbing Varieties Clematis Clematis Pruning Ivy Wisteria Jasmine Ampelopsis Virginia Creeper Dutchman’s Pipe –Aristolochia Climbing Honeysuckles...

Table of Contents Introduction Balconies Planting in Your Balcony Box Plants in Your Balcony Best Plant Choices for Your Balcony Ramblers for Your Walls, Pergolas and Screens So Are Roses Climbers? Best Climbing Rose Varieties Red Roses Yellow Roses White Roses Pink Roses Planting Roses Wisteria Honeysuckle Clematis Planting...

Table of ContentsThe Art of Sowing, Transplanting, and Planting Your GardenTable of ContentsIntroductionChoosing the Best SeedsThings Not to DoSowing of SeedsDifferent Types of DrillsRight Hole SizePreparation of the SoilSowing in StationsCovering the SeedsSoaking and Treating of the SeedsThinning...

In this definitive guide, Alan Titchmarsh addresses key problem areas and provides easy-to-follow guidance on how to protect precious plants. Encouraging gardeners to create healthy ecosystems, Alan talks through the techniques to deal with harmful pests, weeds, diseases and disorders and suggests...

This workbook describes how to build a stirring machine, enabling the practitioner to apply the biodynamic sprays more often and in a more timely fashion. "When I first joined the biodynamic movement [over] 20 years ago, it was accepted that farmers could use tractor sprayers to apply the Biodynamic...

This is a comprehensive handbook for the total novice and the practiced gardener alike, covering all aspects of the subject to ensure you can reap the rewards with your home-grown fruit, vegetables and herbs. Offering invaluable information on soils, fertilizers, tools and pest control, this book also...

As the brains behind The Little Veggie Patch Co., Fab and Mat have taken the mystery out of - and put the fun back into - growing fruit and vegetables.1-Minute Gardener features 70 fast, illustrated step-by-step guides to edible gardening essentials, from preparing and caring for your patch through...