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ISBN 10: 0756671795
ISBN 13: 9780756671792
Author: Geoff Hamilton
This quintessential guide to creating an organic garden shows you how to grow beautiful plants while turning your yard into a chemical-free haven for children, pets, and wildlife. This beautifully illustrated guide includes practical advice, as well as step-by-step photographs and artworks to help you on your organic gardening journey.
Whether you want to grow better-tasting fruit and vegetables free of chemicals, find natural methods of pest and weed control, or simply create a safer garden environment, Organic Gardening is your practical, easy-to-follow guide to gardening with, rather than against, nature. This comprehensive reference book contains everything you need for cultivating organic trees, flowers, and plants, as well as advice on ponds and aquatic vegetation.
Hailed as a “Great Book” by American Gardener, this manual was originally written by organic gardening pioneer Geoff Hamilton, then updated by his son, Nick Hamilton, to include additional modern gardening techniques. Organic Gardening an essential reference for experienced gardeners, as well as a user-friendly starter guide for novices. In short, it’s everything you’ll need to be an organic gardening expert.
Organic Gardening 1st Table of contents:
THE ORGANIC WAY
Improving on nature
THE SOIL
What is soil?
Soil types
Soil management
SOIL IMPROVEMENT
The four phases of soil management
Applying soil conditioners
Compost
Animal manure
Alternative soil conditioners
Worm-worked compost and manure
Green manure
FERTILIZERS
Acidity and alkalinity
The need for nutrients
Organic fertilizers
ORGANIC PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL
Maintaining a healthy garden
Companion planting
Controlling birds and animals
Controlling soil pests and insects
General garden diseases
Biological control
Organic chemicals
ORGANIC WEED CONTROL
Clearing uncultivated ground
Hoeing
Mulching
Recognizing weeds
Useful weeds
PLANNING YOUR GARDEN
The physical characteristics of your garden
Features to include
Drawing up a plan
THE ORNAMENTAL GARDEN
Preparing the soil
Hedges
Lawns
Trees
Deciduous trees
Coniferous trees
Planting ornamental borders
Choosing suitable plants
Winter plants
Early spring plants
Mid-spring plants
Late spring plants
Early summer plants
Midsummer plants
Late summer plants
Fall plants
Cultivation of border plants
Ponds and aquatic plants
Alpines
Cultivating wildflowers
THE CONTAINER GARDEN
Types of container
Planting in containers
Hanging baskets
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Crop rotation
Preparing vegetable beds
Sowing
Protecting crops against cold
Choosing what to grow
Salad vegetables
Cultivating salad vegetables
Shoot vegetables
Cultivating shoot vegetables
Pod and seed vegetables
Cultivating pod and seed vegetables
Fruiting vegetables
Cultivating fruiting vegetables
Bulb vegetables
Cultivating bulb vegetables
Squash vegetables
Cultivating squash vegetables
Root vegetables
Cultivating root vegetables
Leaf vegetables
Cultivating leaf vegetables
Vegetable pests and diseases
THE FRUIT GARDEN
Selecting plants
Planting and training fruit trees and bushes
Cultivation of fruit
Tree fruit
Citrus fruit
Cultivating tree fruit
Soft fruit
Cultivating soft fruit
Fruit pests and diseases
THE HERB GARDEN
Planning an herb garden
An herb collection
Cultivating herbs
GREENHOUSE GARDENING
Choosing a greenhouse
Heating a greenhouse
Caring for greenhouse plants
Maintaining a greenhouse
Deciding what to grow
Greenhouse pests and diseases
BASIC TECHNIQUES
Choosing the right tools
Choosing garden equipment
Cultivation techniques
Watering plants
Supporting plants
PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES
Growing from seed
THE GARDENING YEAR
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Useful addresses
Index
Acknowledgments
Other methods of propagation
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