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Zusatztext 'Covering everything the beginner gardener needs to know! from composting to managing pests! but also going deep enough to satisfy more advanced GYO-ers.' (Grow Your Own! March 2012) Informationen zum Autor Sue Fisher is a horticulturalist and gardening writer who has written for many publications over 20 years! including BBC Gardener's World magazine. She is the author of ten other popular gardening books! including Gardening For Dummies. Ann Whitman is the author of Trees & Shrubs For Dummies and the first edition of Organic Gardening For Dummies. Suzanne DeJohn is an editor with the National Gardening Association - the leading garden-based educational non-profit organisation in the USA. Klappentext Reduce a garden's impact on both the environment and the walletOrganic Gardening For Dummies shows readers the way to ensure a healthy harvest from an environmentally friendly garden. It covers information on the newest and safest natural fertilizers and pest control methods! composting! cultivation without chemicals! and how to battle plant diseases. It also has information on updated equipment and resources. It helps the reader to plant organically year-round! using herbs! fruits! vegetables! lawn care! trees and shrubs! and flowers.Organic Gardening For Dummies show readers how to:* Plan out the perfect organic garden* Protect wildlife and help pollinators in a garden* Grow a range of organic vegetables! fruits and flowers* Manage pests in an eco-friendly way Zusammenfassung Reduce a garden's impact on both the environment and the walletOrganic Gardening For Dummies shows readers the way to ensure a healthy harvest from an environmentally friendly garden. It covers information on the newest and safest natural fertilizers and pest control methods, composting, cultivation without chemicals, and how to battle plant diseases. It also has information on updated equipment and resources. It helps the reader to plant organically year-round, using herbs, fruits, vegetables, lawn care, trees and shrubs, and flowers.Organic Gardening For Dummies show readers how to:* Plan out the perfect organic garden* Protect wildlife and help pollinators in a garden* Grow a range of organic vegetables, fruits and flowers* Manage pests in an eco-friendly way Inhaltsverzeichnis Intro IntroductionI Understanding the Basics of Organic Gardening1 Gardening Organically: The Basic Techniques2 Benefitting You and the World: Great Reasons to Go Organic3 Understanding and Planning Your SiteII Getting Stuck into Soil! Compost and Fertilisers4 Digging Beneath the Surface: Soils5 Building Healthy Soil6 Composing Great Compost: Let the Rotting Begin!7 Enriching the Earth with Organic FertilisersIII Growing Organically in Your Garden8 Settling in Plants and Keeping Them Happy9 Enjoying Home-Grown Feasts10 Raising Organic Vegetables11 Growing Herbs for the Home and Garden12 Picking from the Berry Patch13 Cultivating Fruits and Nuts for Your Organic Orchard14 Saying It with Flowers15 Managing Garden Trees and Shrubs16 Creating and Caring for Your Organic LawnIV Managing Problems17 Creating a Natural Balance: Preventing Pests and Diseases Organically18 Managing and Controlling Insect Pests19 Battling Plant Diseases20 Outwitting Invading Creatures21 Weed It and Reap!V The Part of Tens22 Ten Best Organic Gardening Practices23 Ten Ways to Be Eco-friendlyIndex ...
