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The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control: A Complete Guide to Maintaining a Healthy Garden and Yard the Earth-Friendly Way (Rodale Organic Gardening Books) [Paperback]

Fern Marshall Bradley , Barbara W. Ellis , Deborah L. Martin
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

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February 2, 2010 Rodale Organic Gardening Books

With growing consumer awareness about the dangers of garden chemicals, turn to The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control as the most reliable and comprehensive guide on the garden shelf. Rodale has been the category leader in organic methods for decades, and this thoroughly updated edition features the latest science-based recommendations for battling garden problems. With all-new photos of common and recently introduced pests and plant diseases, you can quickly identify whether you've discovered garden friend or foe and what action, if any, you should take.

No other reference includes a wider range of methods for growing and maintaining an organic garden. The plant-by-plant guide features symptoms and solutions for 200 popular plants, including flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, and fruits. The insect-and-disease encyclopedia includes a photo identification guide and detailed descriptions of damage readers may see. The extensive coverage of the most up-to-date organic control techniques and products, presented in order of lowest impact to most intensive intervention, makes it easy to choose the best control.

 


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About the Author

Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara W. Ellis, and Deborah L. Martin are former editors of Rodale Garden Books who coauthored the 1992 edition of this book.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Rodale Books; Original edition (February 2, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1605296775
  • ISBN-13: 978-1605296777
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.8 x 9.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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98 of 98 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been trying my hand at organic gardening for a couple of years now and I am learning, quite quickly, that it is NOT easy! I am so glad that books like The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control are around to help poor souls like me who just don't have much of a green thumb!

There are 4 parts to this book. Part 1 deals with building a healthy garden so that you can grow healthy plants. This section deals with composting, cover crops, and applying healthy supplements such as seaweed spray. (I have never heard of seaweed spray! I am going to do some research on that!) It also covers topics such as choosing resistant strains of plants and planting at the right time of year. Even a week or two change in when you plant can help avoid certain pests. I do wish there was more information on heirloom plant varieties, it seems like the hybrid plants offer more resistance to disease and the fewer diseases, the fewer treatments necessary, however I love heirloom plants for their uniqueness.

The second section deals with Symptoms and Solutions and the third is Identifying Pests and Diseases. These are very informative sections that takes each individual plant and describes every possible problem you could have with it. You can search by plant type (begonia, carrots, etc) or disease type (fungal, viral, bug, etc) There are some not so pretty pictures to help you identify your garden pest. I discovered that the spooky looking critter on my grape leaves is a leaf hopper. Now, I just move on to the next section on how to get rid of him!

The last section is an extensive collection of how to get rid of your unwanted pest or disease. It includes biological controls, organic sprays and dusts, making your own homemade solutions, and planting things that repel other insects. This is a very thorough chapter and ends with a resource section that you can use to help find the ingredients that are mentioned in the book. Which is a great thing because none of the stores around here I have looked in carry diatomaceous earth and that seems to be a popular pest control method.

I highly recommend this book to anyone trying to grow an organic garden. It is not easy to do but this book will go a long way in making your garden more productive and help you spot issues early before they get out of control.

Disclaimer: I received one copy of this book in order to write my review. All opinions expressed here are mine and mine alone.
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars good start June 22, 2010
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I have been needing a book like this because my yard is filled with all sorts of plants from perennial flowers to fruit trees to annal vegetables to succulents. While i haven't quite formed a total relationship with this book, I am happy with the ability to look things up by plant or by pest. There could be more pest photos, but the ones they do have are very good and in color. I would like to see all stages of life for each pest.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The organic garderner's handbook March 23, 2010
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I has been a gardener for more than 25 years, and an organic gardener for about 10 years. This is a great book where you can find a lot answers to problems related to the diseases of plants and how to control them using organic methods. Great reference book!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived timely & in excellent condition.
It identifies problems & suggested solutions by the plant. it then has a separate section where pictures accompany descriptions of the bug or disease, making identification easier... Read more
Published 18 days ago by marjorie Tomlinson
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book with lots of information
This will be a reference guide for me as I continue to learn more about companion planting to control pests and diseases in my garden.
Published 20 days ago by sonya eason
5.0 out of 5 stars Today's world
With all the concerns about "what's in our food and water", we purchased this book for our gardening adventures, and it is a keeper!
Published 1 month ago by ERIC M JOHNSON
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Great book always looking for some of the natural ways Did not always care in my younger years but now is a big priority
Published 1 month ago by Kimberly Keesler
5.0 out of 5 stars Great informaion
I am trying to be as organic as I can and this has loads of information I will be referring to all summer.
Published 1 month ago by sunbaked
3.0 out of 5 stars it's ok, but not enough
this book has a lot of good information. i was looking for specific information on fungal gnats, the organic way. Read more
Published 1 month ago by lipps
5.0 out of 5 stars Major pest/ disease combat
Living in an apartment and our only way to garden is in a community garden. With the variety of plants around and poor upkeep of some garden lots, pests and diseases spread... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Richard Friese
5.0 out of 5 stars a great gift
I bought it as a gift for a relative who is vegan. She loved it. It has a lot of pictures.
Published 2 months ago by new mama
4.0 out of 5 stars a handy reference
A great reference to have even if you are not completely committed to organic gardening. A bit repetitive because so many pests and diseases are shared among species of plants.
Published 2 months ago by Mark Ventura
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for natural gardening
this is an excellent book for gardening naturally. Many tips on insect control I needed this past summer. will continue using it as a reference.
Published 2 months ago by JollyJan
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