Simple Green Pest and Disease Control - Couverture rigide

Flowerdew, Bob

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1616086343 ISBN 13 : 9781616086343

Editeur : Skyhorse Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

One of the biggest challenges of growing an organic garden is keeping away pests and diseases without using harmful pesticides. But as Bob illustrates in this necessary guide for any organic gardener, it is possible to keep your garden chemical-, pest-, and disease-free all at once. Table of Contents includes:

• Know your enemy
• Ten lines of defense
• Healthy plants
• Resistant varieties
• Traps
• Encourage natural predators
• Companion plants
• And more!

A master at growing organic produce, Flowerdew outlines the best natural methods, from building effective physical barriers and pest traps out of plants and recycled materials to using such natural pest predators as birds, reptiles, and even other bugs

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Organic gardeners often face the problem of how to effectively eradicate pests and diseases without harming other, beneficial wildlife. This is where Bob, with his 30 years' experience of organic gardening, comes in handy. He explains the best methods for removing and preventing a wide variety of common garden pests, from aphids and slugs to vine weevils and whitefly. He goes on to discuss the most effective and organic ways to avoid and cope with diseases, such as dieback, canker, silver leaf, and rust. One in an indispensable series of books, 'Simple, Green Pest and Disease Control' will answer all your queries in a clear, straightforward manner, leaving you to enjoy your garden, pest and disease-free.

Biographie de l'auteur

Bob Flowerdew has gardened organically for over 30 years and is a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time. His previous books include 'Bob Flowerdew's Complete Fruit Book', 'Bob Flowerdew's Organic Bible', 'The No-Work Garden', 'The Gourmet Gardener', 'Going Organic' and 'Grow Your Own, Eat Your Own'.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Skyhorse Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1616086343
• ISBN 13: 9781616086343
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: SKYHORSE; https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/; ; 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor; New York; NY; 10018; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible