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)

by Jerry Baker (Author)

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Hundreds of time-tested secrets of Jerry Baker’s Grandma Putt fill this volume of gardening know-how and old time wit. Emphasizing values of ingenuity and old-fashioned “grow-how,” the guide starts with the soil to build a great garden from the ground up, with healthy trees, hearty veggies, and bright blooms. The advice ranges from how to double the output of a strawberry plot and quash weeds using other yard waste to growing the richest roses in the neighborhood. In addition to tips and tricks for the out of doors, a handful of home heath remedies are included, such as soothing a sunburn with garlic or tending to a nagging cough with things from the garden. Grandma Putt’s techniques even take readers into the kitchen, with chapters on edible weeds and flowers as well as canning and storing the harvest for winter.

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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. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: American Master Products, Inc. (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0922433836
• ISBN-13: 978-0922433834
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,054 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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139 of 143 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Michelle Hall "Literaryhall" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Christina Jedziniak "Artsy Librarian" (GA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	C. G. Barnard - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.