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Are your plants eaten by pests? Are they under attack from diseases? Whatever the problem, from slugs to bugs to moulds, rots and wilts, Steven Bradley will come to the rescue. With this manual, you can diagnose what is attacking your plants and learn how to deal with it quickly and effectively. The book helps identify the problem, even if you don't know what your plant is. The ten most common pests, diseases and disorders are here, with both chemical and organic methods of prevention and control.

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In stark contrast to the temptingly beautiful gardening books that appear in a seemingly endless stream, this book is full of wilting shrubs, decayed plants and bug-ridden vegetables. It is a highly practical and excellent guide to every form of unpleasantness that can strike a garden or conservatory, and the full-colour photographic illustrations make identification very easy. Pests, diseases and common problems are all addressed, and the range goes from rots and mildews through wilts and cankers to insect and animal pests. The book is divided roughly into three sections - diagnostic, restorative or eliminating action and prevention, and control with both chemical and organic methods. The intention is to provide a quick and effective response to whatever is attacking the plant, achieved secure in the knowledge that the particular problem has been correctly identified. There are useful sections on pests and diseases and the environment, both chemical and organic pesticides, biological control of pests and diseases, and integrated pest and disease management. The use of chemicals is examined in some detail, and up-to-date information given on permitted substances in the light of increasingly stringent regulations. At the end of the book, there is a concise index, a very comprehensive glossary, pest checklists for vegetables, fruits, ornamental plants and houseplants, and a troubleshooting flowchart that makes the entire process appear encouragingly simple. The book promises 'your garden will never be free of unwanted invaders, but at least now you will know how to deal with them', and this bold claim is backed up by the wealth of information contained within the pages of this most useful guide. (Kirkus UK)

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Steven Bradley has written more than 30 gardening books, including Propagation Basics, winner of the Garden Writers' Guild Award for Best Practical Book. He is author of the booklets for the Ground Force series of gardening programmes and the Ground Force Weekend Workbook co-authored with Alan Titchmarsh, BBC Books. He writes for many gardening magazines, including the RHS Journal, BBC Gardeners' World, Garden Life, The Garden and Garden Answers as well as for the Sunday Express. Creator of the Masterclass series in Gardens Monthly, he is also a regular on BBC radio and lectures to students at Capel Manor College (Enfield), the Inchbold School of Design in London, leading specialist days at the English Gardening School in London.

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