Jerry Baker's Old-Time Gardening Wisdom: Lessons Learned from Grandma Putt's Kitchen Cupboard, Medicine Cabinet, and Garden Shed! (Jerry Baker Good Gardening series) [Hardcover]

Jerry Baker (Author), Kim Gasior (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Jerry Baker Good Gardening series | Publication Date: February 1, 1999

Many, many years ago, Jerry went to live with his Grandma Putt, who had an amazing amount of knowledge and folklore about old-time, natural gardening. Although he resisted at first, Jerry was soon drawn into her magical world, where plants were treated like people and given kindness, courtesy, and respect. They, in turn,provided her with beauty, bounty, and an abundance ofnatural remedies. Grandma Putt shared her knowledge witheveryone, and soon, Jerry was on his way toward a new relationship with nature.In this book, Jerry shares the gardening secrets and old-time wisdom he first learned from his Grandma Putt. In addition, he`s added hundreds of tips, tricks, and tonics that he`s picked up along the way, including chapters on: Victorious Vegetable Gardening; The All-American Lawn; Eating...Weeds?; The Spice of Life - Herbs; Puttin` By and Storin` Away.

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From the Publisher

Jerry Baker, America`s Master Gardener(r), is America`s #1 home and garden expert and fix-it specialist. He`s taught over 29.8 million people how to use common, household items to fix thousands of everyday problems. He has written over 40 books, including the bestsellers Green Grass Magic and The Great Green Book of Garden Secrets.Jerry has his own national call-in radio show, On The Garden Line, and he makes frequent TV appearances, including on QVC and his own top-rated PBS Gardening Specials.Jerry also publishes America`s Gardening Newsletter, On The Garden Line(r),which is jam-packed full of old-fashioned advice and home remedies that`ll lead you to garden glory. As the Detroit News has said, Everything Jerry Baker does seems to mushroom and grow, whether it`s writing, gardening, or personal appearances.

About the Author

Jerry Baker is the author of more than 50 books, including Jerry Baker’s Backyard Bird Feeding Bonanza, Jerry Baker’s Flower Garden Problem Solver, and Jerry Baker’s Great Green Book of Garden Secrets, and his gardening specials have been widely televised on PBS. He lives in New Hudson, Michigan.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: American Master Products, Inc.; First Edition edition (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0922433356
• ISBN-13: 978-0922433353
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #447,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #7 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Expert Advice > Jerry Baker

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Jerry Baker is the author of more than 50 books, including Plants Are Like People, Jerry Baker's Old-Time Gardening Wisdom, and Jerry Baker's Herbal Pharmacy. His syndicated radio show, On the Garden Line, is heard nationwide, and his gardening specials have been televised on PBS. He lives in New Hudson, Michigan.

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147 of 152 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun to Read, Great Resource, Reap the Rewards, February 28, 2002

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Michelle Johnson "JoyfulKeeping" (Denver, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jerry Baker's Old-Time Gardening Wisdom: Lessons Learned from Grandma Putt's Kitchen Cupboard, Medicine Cabinet, and Garden Shed! (Jerry Baker Good Gardening series) (Hardcover)

Have you ever wondered how gardeners of the past produced such magnificent greenery without the big name chemical companies?

Easy, old-fashioned remedies, many of which you have right in your kitchen. Grandma Putt taught Jerry Baker her wonderful methods, then he wrote this book to share them with all of us.

I have always preferred the natural ways, especially now that I live surrounded by farm land that is being destroyed by chemicals to control pests while killing the good pests and soil too. Why damage mother nature when Jerry Baker tells us how to without environmental consequences?

There is a fabulous section on growing and storing herbs, as well as veggie's ( my favorite as a vegetarian!), and growing a lush thriving lawn. We're talking beautiful Green grass, the kind you want to walk on barefoot!

Reap the rewards of the millions who have watched Baker on TV, on the radio and in his dozens of books. You might want to keep this book with your cookbooks- just grab it, mix up an easy potion and be the envy of all the green thumbers.

This would be an excellent gift for yourself or a fellow gardener.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jerry Baker's Old-Time Gardening Wisdom, January 19, 2008

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Christina Jedziniak "Artsy Librarian" (GA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jerry Baker's Old-Time Gardening Wisdom: Lessons Learned from Grandma Putt's Kitchen Cupboard, Medicine Cabinet, and Garden Shed! (Jerry Baker's Good Gardening series) (Paperback)

I liked this book so much, I showed it to my mother and we bought three copies - one for her, one for me, and one for my brother! The book's title says it all - Jerry Baker really does present "Old-Time Gardening Wisdom". Specifically, he goes into many of the tricks and tips he learned from his grandmother.

The book is very well-organized, and is quite comprehensive (amazingly so!). Jerry Baker starts with simple information, such as how to evaluate your soil, where to put your garden and how large to make it, and he goes on to cover a range of topics including companion planting (a process by which plants are paired in beneficial relationships), fertilizers, pest control, and tips for growing herbs, berries, nuts and flowers. He also discusses the use of "electroculture" (a process of using metal objects to electrify the garden during storms and increase the amount of nitrogen in the soil), foraging for edible items in the wild and lawn care.

Really, I can't emphasize enough how useful this book is - it is absolutely one of the best books out there for gardening enthusiasts!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Humorous, June 1, 2007

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cliff23232 (Downriver, MI) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jerry Baker's Old-Time Gardening Wisdom: Lessons Learned from Grandma Putt's Kitchen Cupboard, Medicine Cabinet, and Garden Shed! (Jerry Baker's Good Gardening series) (Paperback)

I originally checked this book out at the library. Some of the stories that he relates as a young boy learning from his Grandmother are both humorous and informative. After trying a few of jerry's concoctions I decided it was one of the books that would be handy to have on hand for future reference.