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The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to ...
Rodale Books
, 1996 - 544 pages
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based on 28 reviews
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highly recommended
End
your
worries about
garden
problem
s with safe, effective solutions from The
Organic
Gardener
's
Handbook
of
Natural
Insect
and
Disease
Control
!* Easy-to-use problem-
solving
encyclopedia covers more than 200 vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, trees, and shrubs*
Complete
directions on how, when, and where to use preventive methods, insect traps and barriers, biocontrols, homemade remedies, botanical insecticides, and more* More than 350 color photos for quick identification of insect pests, beneficial insects, and plant diseasesNewly revised with the latest, safest organic controls.A New York Times Best Gardening Book
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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 foliages, which actually amazed me! The detailed pictures of
insect
s and
disease
symptoms are accompanied by an informative text, and the chapter on
organic
control
s covers cultural procedures, physical control, biological control and organic sprays and dusts, both commercial and homemade, with recipes. The structure is perfect for a
handbook
, easy to consult in any situation, be it
garden
design, crop choice, regular maintenance or solution of installed
problem
s.
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Excellent reference for "natural" pest control!
Living in the tropics, I have had frequent failures starting up my
organic
garden
due to pests taking it over. This year I have used some tips and "
natural
pesticide" recipies from this book with great success. It has also helped me identify "good" versus "bad"
insect
s so I can better assess what treatment, if any, to use. I strongly recommend this book to anyone trying to start an organic vegetable garden!
Very Good Reference
For the
organic
garden
er, this is a must have for
your
reference library. Very informative and comprehensive.
Great book.
Great information on many different subjects. It would be helpful if it had more color pages with pictures of the actual bugs (which is has some of these but I needed more). It has many different places to look up things that you find
your
self easily drawn into other subjects you were not looking for. It has plants seperated by
disease
s, or by
insect
s that attack them. A ton of information on how to do an
organic
garden
with sacrifical plants, a few home brewed help receipes, and lots of information for the new
gardener
, plus some wise parts for the small home farmer. Something for everyone and easy to read and understand.
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Excellent reference book
Have referred to this book numerous times for specific
problem
s that I've have in my
garden
and find it to be very helpful. It covers many plants and every pest and
disease
that you can imagine. It has separate sections on plants and pest/diseases.
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