Pests in your garden are a challenge no one wants to face but very few gardeners manage to escape. Instead of turning to synthetic chemical sprays, baits, and dusts, Mulvihill shows you how to handle even your worst pest woes naturally. You'll learn to identify common vegetable garden pests, based on both the damage they cause and their physical appearance. Then you'll discover the most effective organic pest-control products to minimize damage while...

Provides a guide to edible gardening using the Square Foot Gardening method, and features advice on building garden plots, planting and harvesting, and pest and disease control. Includes black-and-white photographs and diagrams.

Whether you have a big backyard or only a small terrace, you bet you can grow beautiful heirloom tomatoes! Organic gardener Mike McGrath, the host of the nationally syndicated public radio show hit You Bet Your Garden (R), will teach you everything you need to know to grow tomatoes like a pro. Learn all about choosing tomato varieties, seeding, germination, planting, staking, caging, food, water, lighting, maintenance and nurturing, how to control...

The age-old practice of companion planting is an effective way to create healthier, happier, more productive gardens--simply by placing the right plants next to each other. It is an ingenious, all-natural method to control pests, disease, and weeds without the need for chemicals. Jeffery provides a unique split-page mix-and-match system: all you have to do is select your desired crop, flip the strips, match the dots, and get ready for your vegetable...

"If you want to grow healthy vegetables at home, but have hesitated because it seems too hard and time consuming, Organic Gardening for Everyone is your perfect hands-on guide--an 'if I can do it, you can do it' case study that addresses your concerns and gets you started. Loaded with practical advice and step-by-step guidance, Organic Gardening for Everyone takes a very personal and friendly approach to a subject that can be intimidating. It is a...

"Here's how to bring homegrown fruits and vegetables to the table every day of the year. This easy-to-use guide shows you what to sow and plant, how to keep crops growing, when to harvest, and the best ways to store your produce. Features more than 80 crops...Covers the lean winter months with advice on growing under cover, storing, freezing, and making jellies and preserves. Includes techniques for all levels of expertise and a variety of growing...

"Learn to diagnose and treat every kind of common plant problem, from tulip fire to blossom wilt to leaf scorch."--P. [4] of cover.

In this practical book, gardening experts share information on how to accomplish the routine activities of gardening. From planning and planting your garden to dealing with pests and diseases and harvesting your bounty of fruits and vegetables, you'll discover some of the multiple ways to succeed, no matter where you live.

Explains the essential techniques for growing plants from harvested seeds, including information on collecting seeds, drying, controlling pests, testing and germinating, and sowing.