Organic Gardener’s Composting

March 12, 2013 by  
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Back in the ’70’s, I made the momentous move from the East Coast tothe West and quickly discovered that much of my garden knowledgeneeded an update. Seattle’s climate was unlike anything I hadexperienced in Massachusetts or Ohio or Colorado, and many of myfavorite vegetables simply didn’t grow well. A friend steered me toa new seed company, a tiny business called Territorial Seed, uniquein that, rather than trying to tout its wares all over the country,it would only sell to people living west of the Cascade Mountains.Every vegetable and cover crop listed had been carefully tested andselected by Steve Solomon for […]

Organic Vegetable Growers Guide (invisible Gardener’s Organic Gardening Series)

December 11, 2012 by  
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Here is the information you need to have a wonderful organic garden. This is special information not found any where else and is the result of over 35 years as a Professional Organic Gardener List Price: $ 9.99 Price: [wpramaprice asin=”B004QWZ9QS”] [wpramareviews asin=”B004QWZ9QS”] Find More Organic Gardening Products

The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control

November 27, 2012 by  
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With growing consumer awareness about the dangers of garden chemicals, turn to The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control as the most reliable and comprehensive guide on the garden shelf. Rodale has been the category leader in organic methods for decades, and this thoroughly updated edition features the latest science-based recommendations for battling garden problems. With all-new photos of common and recently introduced pests and plant diseases, you can quickly identify whether you’ve discovered garden friend or foe and what action, if any, you should take.No other reference includes a wider range of methods for growing and […]

The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible, 2nd edition Reviews

November 27, 2012 by  
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The invaluable resource for home food gardeners! Ed Smith’s W-O-R-D system has helped countless gardeners grow an abundance of vegetables and herbs. And those tomatoes and zucchini and basil and cucumbers have nourished countless families, neighbors, and friends with delicious, fresh produce. The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible is essential reading for locavores in every corner of North America! EVERYTHING YOU LOVED about the first edition of The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible is still here: friendly, accessible language; full-color photography; comprehensive vegetable specific information in the A-to-Z section; ahead-of-its-time commitment to organic methods; and much more. Now, Ed Smith is back with a […]

The Gardener’s A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food

November 27, 2012 by  
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Before it was a book, The Gardener’s A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food was organic gardener Tanya L. K. Denckla’s highly prized personal database, the distillation of years of careful research and hands-on, real-life, dirt-under-the-fingernails experience in growing her own vegetables, herbs, fruits, and nuts. Now available to all, this easy-to-read sourcebook offers much to gardeners of all skill levels, answering questions quickly and authoritatively so more time can be spent enjoying the garden. Six comprehensive chapters cover vegetables, fruits and nuts, herbs, organic remedies, and allies and companions. Within each chapter plants are arranged alphabetically, making needed information eminently […]

The New Organic Grower: A Master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (A Gardener’s Supply Book)

November 27, 2012 by  
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With more than 45,000 sold since 1988, The New Organic Grower has become a modern classic. In this newly revised and expanded edition, master grower Eliot Coleman continues to present the simplest and most sustainable ways of growing top-quality organic vegetables. Coleman updates practical information on marketing the harvest, on small-scale equipment, and on farming and gardening for the long-term health of the soil. The new book is thoroughly updated, and includes all-new chapters such as: *Farm-Generated Fertility-how to meet your soil-fertility needs from the resources of your own land, even if manure is not available. *The Moveable Feast-how to […]