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How To Get Rid of Slugs If you're an avid gardener you may have encountered the frustrating problem of slugs. They can feed on vegetables, fruits, and plants, in your garden making them more susc……続きを見る

Permaculture in a Nutshell is a concise and accessible introduction to the practice of permaculture in temperate climates. It covers how permaculture works in the city, the country and on the farm a……続きを見る

Focusing on containers, trellises, and raised beds, this book shows how everyone can garden, including those with physical limitations like arthritis or location limitations like apartment-dwellers ……続きを見る

The use of natural and seeded grass pastures for the feeding of livestock and other unfamiliar uses for the ubiquitous grass family are described in this succinct and beautifully illustrated work. T……続きを見る

A Crash Course on How to Grow Watercress This book covers several topics including: - Nutrition Information - Climate & Growing Conditions - How to Prepare the Garden Soil - How to Plant - ……続きを見る

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Fig trees are a popular choice for home gardens because they are easy to grow. As with any tree, pruning is necessary. Pruning is the process of removing branches, leaves and buds to maintain a hea……続きを見る

Elizabeth Lawrence (1904–85) is recognized as one of America’s most important gardeners and garden writers. In 1957, Lawrence began a weekly column for the Charlotte Observer, blending gardening lor……続きを見る

Tom Hart Dyke has a bit of a thing about plants. You might call it an obsession. You might call him certifiable, in fact. But it's a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of……続きを見る

Have you ever given any thought to raising ducks? Many urban families have begun raising chickens in the back yard but have by-passed adding ducks to the mix. There seems to be an impression that du……続きを見る

‘Trees are wildlife just as deer or primroses are wildlife. Each species has its own agenda and its own interactions with human activities …’ Written by one of Britain’s best-known naturalists, Wood……続きを見る

Britain's neglect of fungi as table delicacies has perhaps been responsible for our surprising ignorance of the natural history of such fascinating plants. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalist……続きを見る

How To Get Rid of Grass A place for everything and everything in its place. That old proverb goes for grass too; it belongs in the lawn, not in the garden. Removing grass from new-and existing-ga……続きを見る

If you plant, remembering to water and fertilize your lemon trees with care is not only crucial but will help result in consistently healthy, attractive trees, as well as a quality harvest. Follow t……続きを見る

Peanuts are fairly unique in the nut world, as they grow underground and are not produced by large trees. That’s because they are not actually nuts at all, but legumes like beans or peas. Scroll ……続きを見る

A Crash Course on How to Grow Lemon Balm This book covers several topics including: - Nutrition Information - Climate & Growing Conditions - How to Prepare the Garden Soil - How to Plant - ……続きを見る

If you like a tree's fruit and want more of it, you can't just plant a seed to grow a new tree. Good Macintosh apples, for example, won't grow on a tree grown from a Macintosh seed. To produce more……続きを見る

A Crash Course on How to Grow Shallots This book covers several topics including: - Nutrition Information - Climate & Growing Conditions - How to Prepare the Garden Soil - How to Plant - Ho……続きを見る

this book will get you started in hydroponics. more than just a discussion of the topic, 'hydroponic gardening' provides the reader with complete background information on hydroponics, explains the ……続きを見る

Lemon trees come in all sizes. They range from the dwarf lemon tree, which can grow 2 to 8 feet (.61 to 2.44 m), to standard trees that can reach 15 feet (4.6 m) or higher. The Meyer lemon can be g……続きを見る

Corn can be a challenge for the novice gardener, but a big harvest of delicious corn can make the effort worth it. Growing corn is all about temperature, so some of the timing guidelines can be kin……続きを見る

Wheatgrass clippings contain vitamins A, C, E and B complex. Chewing the grass and juicing rank high among health aficionados. Usually people ingest wheatgrass through 1 oz. shots at health food ba……続きを見る

For many people, including tree professionals and orchard growers, painting trees is a necessary first aid for tree damage from storms or after pruning. Without a quick response, some trees may suf……続きを見る

Ask anyone who has a green thumb about rose gardening, and you may need a tape recorder to remember all the advice you'll get! Almost anyone who has an interest in gardening flowers and plants will ……続きを見る

Wild mushrooms ruin the appearance of your carefully tended lawn. Mushrooms commonly appear in the fall, when the weather begins to grow cooler. Mature mushrooms produce spores that are carried by ……続きを見る

Which birds have the most air miles? Are adders born venomous? Springwatch Unsprung brings together all the most-asked questions from the surprise hit BBC 2 TV spin-off of the same name. The heart o……続きを見る

Calling all Square Foot Gardeners, the solutions you've been looking for are here in the form of the Square Foot Gardening Answer Book! You know the SFG method that has taken the US by storm, now se……続きを見る

A wonderfully illustrated celebration of the blood, sweat and joy to be had ‘growing your own’ in an allotment – with the in-depth, practical gardening know-how for which Collins is renowned. No lon……続きを見る

As Wisconsin’s population moved from farmsteads into villages, towns, and cities, the state saw a growing interest in gardening as a leisure activity and source of civic pride. In Vintage Wisconsin ……続きを見る

A Crash Course on How to Grow Lima Beans This book covers several topics including: - Nutrition Information - Climate & Growing Conditions - How to Prepare the Garden Soil - How to Plant - ……続きを見る