| The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases: Earth-Safe Remedies Contributor(s): Pleasant, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0882662740 ISBN-13: 9780882662749 Publisher: Storey Publishing OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1995 Annotation: Become a Skilled Doctor of Plant Care! This easy-to-use reference fully explains more than 50 of the most common plant diseases -- where they occur, what they look like, what to do about them, and the long-term prognosis for the affected plants. Most important, gardening expert Barbara Pleasant recommends proven organic methods for controlling each disease. The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases features: -- Informal encyclopedia style, making information and answers very easy to find. -- Illustrations that show the techniques for distinguishing between look-alike symptoms of different diseases. -- Cross-referenced list of common vegetables and fruits and the diseases most apt to affect them. -- Loads of facts on symptoms and tips for detecting diseases (including those diseases that are often too small to see). -- Simple, inexpensive organic treatments to halt the spread of each disease and prevent its recurrence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Reference - Gardening | Vegetables - Gardening | Organic |
| Dewey: 635.049 |
| LCCN: 94034067 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.01" W x 9.01" (0.68 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Expert Barbara Pleasant shows you how to easily identify common garden diseases and then provides simple, inexpensive, organic treatments to heal your plants and prevent recurrence. The entry for each disease describes the organism that causes it, lists the host plants and U.S. regions where it is typically found, describes the signs to look for, tells you what to do right away, and explains how to prevent the disease in the future. The book even includes a crop-by-crop guide to what might be affecting your particular plants. You'll quickly be enjoying a healthy, and thriving garden |
Contributor Bio(s): Pleasant, Barbara: - Barbara Pleasant has been covering organic gardening and self-sufficient living for more than 30 years. A contributing editor to Mother Earth News, Pleasant has garnered multiple awards from the Garden Writers Association and the American Nursery and Landscape Association. She has written books on topics ranging from compost to weeds, including Homegrown Pantry, Starter Vegetable Gardens, The Complete Compost Gardening Guide (with Deborah L. Martin), The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual, The Gardener's Bug Book, The Gardener's Weed Book, The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases, and Garden Stone. Her columns and articles appear regularly in Mother Earth Living magazine and at GrowVeg.com and on other informational websites. Pleasant lives in Virginia, where she grows vegetables, herbs, and fruits along with a few chickens, who all have names. |