books about: gardener     books:     Gardener      Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey's Down-to-Earth Guides) Stu Campbell Storey Publishing, LLC, 1998 Creating the best garden ever starts at the bottom Composting, in case you aren't terribly familiar with it yet, is simply the practice of allowing waste matter to rot and decompose until it's fit to be tilled right into the soil. However, while the basic concept is as old as mother nature and often very easy to ...             Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, ... The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007 Preserving food Very nice book. Lots of information on very old, but also contemporary, methods of food preservation. Recipes that have never previously been published. Simple, practical, ways to store the harvest.             The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (A ... Eliot Coleman Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1995 simply down to earth - literally This is absolutely the best, straightforward, down to earth, organic gardening book I have ever read. No hype, no buzzwords, no new age crap, no agenda. Simply down to earth - literally.             Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners Suzanne Ashworth, Kent Whealy Seed Savers Exchange, 2002 Seed to Seed This is perhaps the best book on the subject of raising heirloom plants and then harvesting the seed. It explains in detail procedures for timing, protecting from undesirable cross pollination, and harvesting seed. I would recommend to the author that at the end of ...             Second Nature: A Gardener's Education Michael Pollan Grove Press, 2003 Lawn Mowing et al Pollans description of what is a green thumb and the sysiphean art of mowing reminded me how therapeutic gardening can be and why it cures depression. Thank you Michael for making me look at my roses in a totally different way. You will love this book if you tend to ...             The Last American Man Elizabeth Gilbert Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003 Eustace I have purchased approx. 10 copies of this book-- I find it entertaining, amusing and cannot decide if I liked this man at the end or not. As I live in North Carolina; not far from the subject- guests often think it would be fun to meet him and see how he as aged. ...             The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening ... Edward C. Smith Storey Publishing, LLC, 2000 GREAT BOOK! Mr. Smith has produced an invaluable resource that will become a standard---I've had this book for a couple of years, but this year was the first I've had opportunity to put his words to practice. He's dead-on in his excellent advise, so this year's modest garden will ...             The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge Jamie James Hyperion, 2008 Wonderful account of a sad story This is an excellent account of a very sad event. The author goes in to detail about Dr. Slowinskis life as well as his tragic death. The events leading up to the end are an exciting story regarding herpetology and world travel. I would highly recommend this book ...             The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to ... Rodale Books, 1996 The perfect handbook The book really is complete, easy to consult and delightful to page through. I live in a tropical area outside the US and was afraid the book might not cover the (many) pests we withstand here. But they were all there, and were referred to attacks against tropical ...             Your Backyard Herb Garden: A Gardener's Guide to Growing Over 50 Herbs Plus How to Use Them in Cooking, ... Miranda Smith Rodale Books, 1999 in love with herbs I adore this book! Wow! It has all the things I wanted! - it's organic - it very thorougly covers many herbs in different formats, so you know everything from what bugs they attract or repel, how tall they grow, and what zone they can be grown in - common uses for ...             Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web Jeff Lowenfels, Wayne Lewis Timber Press, Incorporated, 2006 Excellent resource Despite the short length of this book, it was packed with lots of good information and was easy to read. It brought to my attention aspects of fungi versus microbial activity that I was never aware of and how these affect soil quality for gardens versus shrubs. The ...             Rodale's All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Indispensable Resource for Every Gardener Rodale Books, 1993 very informative whether you have just one potted plant or an acre of garden blooming in your backyard This is a great book, very informative whether you have just one potted plant or an acre of garden blooming in your backyard. It touches on just about any topic imaginable, including composting, rose care, types of garden pests and how to deter them, and tips on ...             Greenhouse Gardener's Companion: Growing Food and Flowers in Your Greenhouse or Sunspace Shane Smith Fulcrum Publishing, 2000 The best book for experienced gardeners new to greenhouses Actually the title says it all. I wish I had time to read lots of books about greenhouse gardening but I don't. An experienced gardener, I'm new to greenhouse gardening and struck gold when I bought this book. It isn't dumbed down and is fast and fun to read. The ...             The Gardener Sarah Stewart Square Fish, 2007 A wonderful book on several levels My mom bought this book last year for my daughter, now 6. My daughter loves gardening and "old-fashioned" books, and really enjoys the story and the pictures. She focuses mostly on Lydia's garden and cat. I cry every time I read it, because I focus on the little ...             Unbowed: A Memoir (Vintage) Wangari Maathai Anchor, 2007 Extraordinary Women's memoir This memoir is an inspiring example of what one woman can do, bit by bit, and eventually have an internationally positive influence. 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