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Zusatztext “Clearly and expertly written.” — Publishers Weekly “Concerned home gardeners seeking 100 percent organic solutions to houseplant woes will welcome this guide. . . . Filled with full-color photos throughout and back-matter resources! conversion tables! and an index! this ecologically sensitive houseplant how-to will prove popular.” — Booklist “Sometimes! despite all your best efforts! a plant heads south. What’s Wrong with My Houseplant? by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth is a go-to manual for diagnosing problems with indoor plants. Each of the 148 plant portraits! organized by plant type! notes common ailments and describes how to provide an optimum household environment. An illustrated rogue’s gallery of pests and disease symptoms is accompanied by organic solutions for effectively dealing with them.” — The American Gardener Informationen zum Autor David Deardorff is an author and photographer with a PhD in botany and years of experience as a plant pathologist. He taught at University of Hawaii and Washington State University where he served as faculty advisor to the Master Gardener Program. Deardorff has appeared with Kathryn Wadsworth on numerous radio shows including Martha Stewart Living Radio ! Growing a Greener World ! Real Dirt ! and Gardening with Ciscoe . Join them at kathrynanddavid.com! on Twitter at @KBWandDD! or on Facebook at @david.deardorff.108. Kathryn Wadsworth’s skill as an author and naturalist illuminates the connection between gardens and nature. She has led eco-tours to wilderness areas around the world and served as executive editor of research journals. She has appeared with David Deardorff on numerous radio shows including Martha Stewart Living Radio ! Growing a Greener World ! Real Dirt ! and Gardening with Ciscoe . Join them at kathrynanddavid.com! on Twitter at @KBWandDD! or on Facebook at @david.deardorff.108. Klappentext Keep your houseplants healthy and happy! Are the fronds on your favorite fern yellow? Have you discovered creepy crawlies on your begonia? Relax—we’ve got you covered. What’s Wrong With My Houseplant? tells you exactly how much light! water! and fertilizer more than 130 indoor plants need to thrive. You’ll also learn how to identify common plant problems and how to choose the most effective! organic solutions. If you love houseplants! this helpful guide should be on your shelf. Your plants will thank you. Introduction: Prepare for Success Houseplants are a relatively recent phenomenon. For most of human history we did not have glass windows, and the insides of our homes were too dark for plants. When glass was first manufactured, only the very wealthy could afford it, but 150 years ago inexpensive pane glass became available for the first time, allowing ordinary homes to have large glass windows. That was during the Victorian era, the Age of Exploration, when botanical wonders from all over the world were brought back to England and Europe. Exotic palm trees and ferns from tropical climes were all the rage in Victorian parlors. During the 1960s, interest in growing houseplants peaked again, and making macramé plant hangers for hanging baskets became a national fad. Today, houseplants are once again popular and affordable, a result of newer production technologies, like tissue culture, combined with low-cost labor in Asia, and efficient distribution systems. Why grow plants indoors? Houseplants satisfy the atavistic need many of us have for contact with green growing things, a need that is apparently encoded in our genes. Flowers beautify our personal spaces, brightening the home and lightening the heart. Flowering houseplants, like orchids and African violets, can decrease...
