What is it? Why is it in your garden? How can you make it go away? Or should you try to keep it there? Use this book to know what's what in your garden, lawn, and landscape. Uncover the identity of each garden mystery you meet, them learn exactly what-- if anything-- to do about it. From banishing pests and diseases to wiping out weeds to creating a haven for garden good guys, you'll find safe, sensible, all-organic recommendations to help you make the best choices for our garden.
| ||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
"If you want a better understanding of how to improve the health of your soil, your air, and your garden in general, you can't afford to miss this one. Great pictures and a top-notch reference, this book is a must-own."--Deborah Simpson, gardening guide at About.com
"One of the most common mistakes I see gardeners make is treating every insect or 'weed' in their garden as bad-- a little knowledge often reveals that the so-called 'pest' is just the opposite! With this easy-to-use guide, gardeners can quickly identify exactly what they're dealing with. Truly bad actors then can be efficiently dispatched via the organic methods described herein, but wonderful beneficial bugs and the wild plants that attract them to the garden will be spared!"--Mike McGrath, gardening columnist and host of the public radio show "You Bet Your Garden"
"One of the most common mistakes I see gardeners make is treating every insect or 'weed' in their garden as bad-- a little knowledge often reveals that the so-called 'pest' is just the opposite! With this easy-to-use guide, gardeners can quickly identify exactly what they're dealing with. Truly bad actors then can be efficiently dispatched via the organic methods described herein, but wonderful beneficial bugs and the wild plants that attract them to the garden will be spared!"--Mike McGrath, gardening columnist and host of the public radio show "You Bet Your Garden"
From the Back Cover
Insect, Disease & Weed I.D. Guide
What is it? Why is it in your garden? How can you make it go away? Or should you try to keep it there? Use this book to know what's what in your garden, lawn, and landscape. Uncover the identity of each garden mystery you meet, them learn exactly what-- if anything-- to do about it. From banishing pests and diseases to wiping out weeds to creating a haven for garden good guys, you'll find safe, sensible, all-organic recommendations to help you make the best choices for our garden.
Find Answers To All Your Gardening Questions At www.organicgardening.com
"If you want a better understanding of how to improve the health of your soil, your air, and your garden in general, you can't afford to miss this one. Great pictures and a top-notch reference, this book is a must-own."
--Deborah Simpson, gardening guide at About.com
(www.gardening.about.com)
"One of the most common mistakes I see gardeners make is treating every insect or 'weed' in their garden as bad-- a little knowledge often reveals that the so-called 'pest' is just the opposite! With this easy-to-use guide, gardeners can quickly identify exactly what they're dealing with. Truly bad actors then can be efficiently dispatched via the organic methods described herein, but wonderful beneficial bugs and the wild plants that attract them to the garden will be spared!"
--Mike McGrath, gardening columnist and host of the public radio show "You Bet Your Garden"
What is it? Why is it in your garden? How can you make it go away? Or should you try to keep it there? Use this book to know what's what in your garden, lawn, and landscape. Uncover the identity of each garden mystery you meet, them learn exactly what-- if anything-- to do about it. From banishing pests and diseases to wiping out weeds to creating a haven for garden good guys, you'll find safe, sensible, all-organic recommendations to help you make the best choices for our garden.
Find Answers To All Your Gardening Questions At www.organicgardening.com
"If you want a better understanding of how to improve the health of your soil, your air, and your garden in general, you can't afford to miss this one. Great pictures and a top-notch reference, this book is a must-own."
--Deborah Simpson, gardening guide at About.com
(www.gardening.about.com)
"One of the most common mistakes I see gardeners make is treating every insect or 'weed' in their garden as bad-- a little knowledge often reveals that the so-called 'pest' is just the opposite! With this easy-to-use guide, gardeners can quickly identify exactly what they're dealing with. Truly bad actors then can be efficiently dispatched via the organic methods described herein, but wonderful beneficial bugs and the wild plants that attract them to the garden will be spared!"
--Mike McGrath, gardening columnist and host of the public radio show "You Bet Your Garden"
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Reference,
By A Customer
This review is from: Insect, Disease & Weed I.D. Guide: Find-It-Fast Organic Solutions for Your Garden (Rodale Organic Gardening Book) (Paperback)
Very good illustrations and easy format make it simple to find what's invading your garden whether it be an insect, disease or weed. Highly recommended!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Insect disease & Weed,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Insect, Disease & Weed I.D. Guide: Find-It-Fast Organic Solutions for Your Garden (Rodale Organic Gardening Book) (Paperback)
/this book was also purchased for my sister who lives in Missouri. I am sure that she enjoyed it and found it very useful and informative. She had another copy of it but gave it to someone else in her garden club so wanted another one exactly like the one she gave away which is this one.
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
insect and weed i.d.,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Insect, Disease & Weed I.D. Guide: Find-It-Fast Organic Solutions for Your Garden (Rodale Organic Gardening Book) (Paperback)
not enough info on Arizona weeds and insects. i.e., nutgrass, scorpions, etc.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
With an estimated 30 million species of insects on the planet, it's surprising that few of us actually know much about them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spray kaolin, other parasitic wasps, fermented compost tea, dense mulches, pupae overwinter, six generations per year, spray canola oil, mow plants, suck plant sap, four generations per year, crop debris, adults overwinter, fected plants, other protected sites, insect parasitic nematodes, host weeds, larvae overwinter, one generation per year, three generations per year, similar insects, aphid midges, fungus overwinters, floating row, eggs overwinter, larvae chew Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Feeding Habits, North America, Seedling Range, Larva Adult, British Columbia, Common Garden Insects, Seed Range, Larva Range, Adults Adult, Anthracnose Dark, Predator Insects New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
With an estimated 30 million species of insects on the planet, it's surprising that few of us actually know much about them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spray kaolin, other parasitic wasps, fermented compost tea, dense mulches, pupae overwinter, six generations per year, spray canola oil, mow plants, suck plant sap, four generations per year, crop debris, adults overwinter, fected plants, other protected sites, insect parasitic nematodes, host weeds, larvae overwinter, one generation per year, three generations per year, similar insects, aphid midges, fungus overwinters, floating row, eggs overwinter, larvae chew Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Feeding Habits, North America, Seedling Range, Larva Adult, British Columbia, Common Garden Insects, Seed Range, Larva Range, Adults Adult, Anthracnose Dark, Predator Insects New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 6
books:
See all 6 books this book cites
2
books
cite this book:
- Weeds of the Northeast (Comstock books) by Richard H. Uva in Back Matter
- Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening by J I Rodale in Back Matter
- Controlling Weeds (Rodale's Successful Organic Gardening) by Erin Hynes in Back Matter
- Rodale's Successful Organic Gardening: Controlling Pests and Diseases by Patricia S. Michalak in Back Matter
- Weeds of the West by Larry C. Burrill in Back Matter
See all 6 books this book cites
- Lasagna Gardening with Herbs: Enjoy Fresh Flavor, Fragrance, and Beauty with No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding! by Patricia Lanza in Back Matter
- Lasagna Gardening for Small Spaces: A Layering System for Big Results in Small Gardens and Containers (Rodale Organic Gardening Books) by Patricia Lanza in Back Matter
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
