Overview
More and more home gardeners are discovering the rewards of growing their own vegetables. But along with the pleasures of homegrown produce come a host of problems: bugs, diseases, and mysterious ailments that don't have an obvious cause. What's a gardener to do?Don't panic - help is at hand. What's Wrong With My Vegetable Garden? teaches you how to keep your vegetables healthy so they're less susceptible to attack, and when problems do occur, it shows you how to recognise the problem and find the right organic solution. Among the book's highlights are: ·Clear information about how to team with nature to create the best growing conditions for your vegetables. ·Detailed portraits of the most commonly grown vegetables, including growth habit; information on the plant's season; temperature, soil, light, and water requirements; and best garden uses and planting techniques. ·Illustrated problem-solving guides that enable you to identify at a glance what's ailing your plant. ·Discussions of the most effective organic solutions, ranging from how to modify the growing conditions in your garden to how to cope with and eliminate specific pests and diseases. If you care about raising the freshest, healthiest, most problem-free vegetables possible, then What's Wrong With My Vegetable Garden? will quickly become one of your most essential tools.
Reviews
It's full of useful photographs, charts for diagnosing problems, numerous organic solutions, and hints for avoiding problems in the first place. --Viveka Neveln American Gardener
An authoritative guide to organic vegetable growing. . . . With this attractive book, organic gardeners will find it easy to grow vegetables and diagnose problems. Recommended. <i><b>Library Journal</b></i> Lavishly illustrated guidelines offer nearly infallible means of diagnosing and treating setbacks through easy-to-follow, cross-referenced charts. As foolproof as they come, this guide presents clear, straightforward advice augmented by precisely illustrative photographs that will help insure growing success. <i><b>Booklist</b></i> Those looking for a well-illustrated, well-organized resource will not be disappointed. <i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i> An ideal read for gardeners looking to grow the healthiest, most problem-free plants and vegetables. <i><b>American Reference Books Annual</b></i> This colorful guide to troubleshooting organic gardens provides detailed information on the treatment of diseases and elimination of pests for specific fruits and vegetables, and promotes a holistic approach to garden health. <i><b>Book News</b></i> Illustrated problem-solving guides that help you to spot trouble and deal with it organically. The plant doctor is in! <i><b>The Los Angeles Daily News</b></i> A comprehensive index and chapter by chapter discussions of individual vegetables avoid the frustration of wading through generalized advice. <i><b>San Francisco Chronicle</b></i> Full of useful photographs, charts for diagnosing problems, numerous organic solutions, and hints for avoiding problems in the first place. <i><b>American Gardener</b></i> Hooray! Something to figure out what s bugging your vegetables. <i><b>Garden Gate</b></i> A thorough description of various organic solutions to vegetable problems offers a range of options. <i><b>Globe Gazette</b></i> Provide[s] a thorough method of diagnosing what s wrong with the various crops of a vegetable garden. <i><b>Halifax Chronicle Herald</b></i><i><b> </b></i> It s the kind of book that you can take with you out into the garden, sit down beside a troubled plant, and flip through the photos and descriptions to diagnose the problem. Very, very helpful. <i><b>New Life on the Homestead</b></i></p>
They provide a thorough method of diagnosing what s wrong with the various crops of a vegetable garden.
An authoritative guide to organic vegetable growing. . . . With this attractive book, organic gardeners will find it easy to grow vegetables and diagnose problems. Recommended. --<i><b>Library Journal</b></i> Lavishly illustrated guidelines offer nearly infallible means of diagnosing and treating setbacks through easy-to-follow, cross-referenced charts. As foolproof as they come, this guide presents clear, straightforward advice augmented by precisely illustrative photographs that will help insure growing success. --<i><b>Booklist</b></i> Those looking for a well-illustrated, well-organized resource will not be disappointed. --<i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i> An ideal read for gardeners looking to grow the healthiest, most problem-free plants and vegetables. --<i><b>American Reference Books Annual </b></i> This colorful guide to troubleshooting organic gardens provides detailed information on the treatment of diseases and elimination of pests for specific fruits and vegetables, and promotes a holistic approach to garden health. --<i><b>Book News</b></i> Illustrated problem-solving guides that help you to spot trouble and deal with it organically. The plant doctor is in! --<i><b>The Los Angeles Daily News</b></i> A comprehensive index and chapter by chapter discussions of individual vegetables avoid the frustration of wading through generalized advice. --<i><b>San Francisco Chronicle</b></i> Full of useful photographs, charts for diagnosing problems, numerous organic solutions, and hints for avoiding problems in the first place. --<i><b>American Gardener</b></i> Hooray! Something to figure out what's bugging your vegetables. --<i><b>Garden Gate</b></i> A thorough description of various organic solutions to vegetable problems offers a range of options. --<i><b>Globe Gazette</b></i> Provide[s] a thorough method of diagnosing what's wrong with the various crops of a vegetable garden. --<i><b>Halifax Chronicle Herald</b></i><i><b>​</b></i> It's the kind of book that you can take with you out into the garden, sit down beside a troubled plant, and flip through the photos and descriptions to diagnose the problem. Very, very helpful. --<i><b>New Life on the Homestead</b></i></p>
Author Information
Plant pathologist and botanist David Deardorff and naturalist Kathryn Wadsworth are the authors of What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?). They also present classes and workshops that focus on creating and maintaining gardens that sustain healthy natural systems.
