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In this revised and updated edition of The Dirt Doctor's Guide to Organic Gardening, the author uses a question-and-answer format to present a wealth of new information on organic gardening, landscaping, pest control, and natural living. The book also incorporates valuable feedback and suggestions from gardeners who've successfully used his methods.

2) 101 organic gardening hacks: eco-friendly solutions to improve any garden

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Coronado, Shawna

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Create simple solutions for growing organic gardens! The word "hack" has a multitude of meanings these days, but if you ask garden author Shawna Coronado what a hack is, she might just wave her hand toward her own back yard. She could be pointing at the garden bench she created from leftover wood posts and a few cinder blocks, or the rows of wine bottles buried soldier-style along a winding pathway, or even the garden soil itself, which is blended...

3) Organic lawn care: growing grass the natural way

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A renowned landscape gardener's guide to less expensive, less water-intensive lawns, whether it's a front yard or a fairway. A lush green lawn is one of the great pleasures of the natural world, whether it's outside your front door or on a majestic fairway at a legendary golf course. But anyone who's tried to grow the perfect lawn the conventional way knows it requires an endless cycle of watering and applying synthetic fertilizers and toxic chemical...

4) The organic composting handbook: techniques for a healthy, abundant garden

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Cummings, Dede

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Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening. In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about the various methods of composting and how to adapt them to your home and garden. With full-color photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, this will be a welcome addition to every organic gardener's library. Topics covered include: •What you can and can't throw on your compost pile •How...

5) The no-dig garden specialist: the essential guide to growing vegetables, salads and soft fruit in raised no-dig beds

Author

Bridgewater, Alan

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Specialist

Publisher

New Holland Publishers Ltd

Pub. Date

c2011

6) The Vegetable Gardening Book: Your Complete Guide to Growing an Edible Organic Garden from Seed to Harvest

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Lamp'l, Joe

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Kostovick, Allison Vallin

The Vegetable Gardening Book, from public television host Joe Lamp'l, is the most complete and comprehensive book on growing a modern organic vegetable garden.

7) The garden maker's book of wonder

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Storey Publishing

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[2023]

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"Drawing on decades of gardening experience, and illustrated with vibrant photography from her own home and garden, popular gardening lifestyle influencer Allison Vallin Kostovick offers sage advice on growing bountiful harvests of favorite vegetables, herbs, and flowers"--

8) Fruit trees for every garden: an organic approach to growing apples, pears, peaches, plums, citrus, and more

Author

Martin, Orin

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Ten Speed Press

Pub. Date

[2019]

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Written by the longtime manager of the renowned Alan Chadwick Garden at the University of California, Santa Cruz, this substantial, authoritative, and beautiful full-color guide covers everything about organically growing healthy, bountiful fruit trees. For more than 40 years, Martin has taught thousands of apprentices, students, and home gardeners the art and craft of growing fruit trees organically.

9) Easy compost

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden guides for a greener planet volume hand 199

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Pub. Date

c2013

10) Texas gardening the natural way: the complete handbook

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University of Texas Press

Pub. Date

2016.

11) Organic gardening for everyone: homegrown vegetables made easy (no experience required)

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CaliKim

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"If you want to grow healthy vegetables at home, but have hesitated because it seems too hard and time consuming, Organic Gardening for Everyone is your perfect hands-on guide-an "if I can do it, you can do it" case study that addresses your concerns and gets you started. Loaded with practical advice and step-by-step guidance, Organic Gardening for Everyone takes a very personal and friendly approach to a subject that can be intimidating. It is a...

12) Greens!: tips and techniques for growing your own vegetables

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Eliasson, Karin

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Gardening is on the rise as the desire for fresh, delicious homegrown vegetables grows. Growing your own vegetables is an easy hobby for a variety of lifestyles, as it doesn't take a large amount of space to yield nutritious carrots or lettuce. All it takes is a bit of passion, care, and knowledge, and the rewards are soon there to enjoy. Both down-to-earth and inspirational, Swedish gardener Karin Eliasson describes the charm of growing your own...

13) Little house in the suburbs: backyard farming and home skills for self-sufficient living

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Caswell, Deanna

Publisher

David & Charles [distributor]

Pub. Date

c2012

14) Growing vegetables: all the know-how and encouragement you need to grow - and fall in love with! - your brand new food garden

Author

Sowards, Jessica

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The first-time gardener

Publisher

Cool Springs Press

Pub. Date

2021.

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Growing Vegetables (The First-Time Gardener) is an essential tool for newbie gardeners, handing them all the practical and inspirational know-how they need to grow a fruitful garden, even if its their very first time sinking a seed into the soil. Planting your first vegetable garden can be intimidating; it's tough to know where to start. Before you sink your hands into the soil, you want answers to all of those questions rolling around inside your...

15) Gardening lab for kids: Green gardening :fun experiments to learn, grow, harvest, make, and play

Author

Brown, Renata Fossen

Series

Lab

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Quarry Books/The Quarto Group

Pub. Date

2017.

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Encourages readers to grow their own patch of earth, keeping green aspects in mind and including fun and creative plant-related activities.

16) Good bug, bad bug: who's who, what they do, and how to manage them organically (all you need to know about the insects in your garden)

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Walliser, Jessica

Publisher

St. Lynn's Press

Pub. Date

c2011

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Identifies helpful and harmful insects found in the garden, and gives advice for effectively managing both types of insects organically.

17) Plants of the metroplex

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University of Texas Press

Pub. Date

1998

18) Howard Garrett's plants for Texas

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University of Texas Press

Pub. Date

1996

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In this one book, you'll find a virtual encyclopedia of over 500 Texas plants - trees, shrubs, flowers, vines, grasses, vegetables, fruits, weeds, and cover crops - along with complete, easily understood instructions for planting and maintaining them. Gardening expert Howard Garrett draws on years of landscaping experience to provide "all-you-need-to-know" about each plant: Latin and common names; sun or shade requirements; mature height, spread,...

19) Nate the Great and the missing tomatoes

Author

Sharmat, Andrew

Series

Nate the Great

Publisher

Delacorte Press

Pub. Date

[2022]

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"A friendly competition to grow the best organic garden is underway. The prize is tempting: a ribbon, an article and photo in the newspaper, and all-you-can-eat pancakes, a month's supply of apple pies, and three cases of ice cream from Uncle Ned's diner! Esmeralda, Annie, Oliver, and Rosamond are among the competitors. Just a few days before contest judging, some of Rosamond's tomatoes go missing, and Nate and Sludge are called to investigate. Who...

20) The backyard homesteader: how to save water, keep bees, eat from your garden, and live a more sustainable life

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Candlin, Alison

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