Weedless Gardening

Author : Lee A. Reich
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-08
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780761172024

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Weedless Gardening by Lee A. Reich Pdf

Garden like Mother Nature, with an organic system that’s good for plants and good for people. Say good-bye to backaches and weed problems! Lee Reich’s organic Weedless Gardening eschews the traditional yearly digging up and working over of the soil. It’s is an easy-to-follow, low-impact approach to planting and maintaining a flower garden, a vegetable patch, trees, and shrubs naturally. "If you love to knock yourself out digging beds, buy a better shovel. If you're looking for a no-nonsense alternative, buy this book!" -Ketzel Levine, National Public Radio's Doyenne of Dirt) "Thoroughly practical, easy-to-follow guide to good gardening Lee Reich make it sound simple, and if you follow his methods and philosophy, it is." -Dora Galitzki, Gardening Columnist, The New York Times, and Author of The Gardener's Essential Companion "Finally, a book filled with science-based information that insures success and frees us from busywork in the garden." - Dr. H. March Cathey, President Emeritus, American Horticultural Society

Author : Lee Reich
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0761116966

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Weedless Gardening by Lee Reich Pdf

Presents an innovative, organic approach to weed-free vegetable and flower gardening that is designed to protect the soil, enhance plant health, reduce the need for watering, and cuts down on labor. Original.

Author : Lee Reich
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781771422703

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The Ever Curious Gardener by Lee Reich Pdf

An irreverent romp through the natural science of gardening, with eye-opening insight and practical guidance for getting the most out of your plants. Curious why caressing your cucumber plants will help them bear more fruit? Or why you should grow oranges from seed even if the fruit is inedible? Or why trees need to sleep and how to help them? Join acclaimed gardener, scientist, and author Lee Reich on a journey through the delights of your garden in this laugh-out-loud treatise on the scientific wonders of plants and soil. The Ever Curious Gardener includes information on: How to maximize both flavor and nutrition in your garden bounty Helping plants thrive during drought Outwitting weeds by understanding their nature Making the best use of compost Tips on pruning and orchard care Why the dead language of Latin can make you a better gardener.

Author : Lee Reich,Lee A. Reich
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781600850950

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The Pruning Book by Lee Reich,Lee A. Reich Pdf

A collection of over 350 color photos and detailed drawings describing the techniques to pruning various plants, shrubs, and trees, with advice on restoring plant health, choosing the right tool for the job, and more.

Author : Lee Reich
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781600853562

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Grow Fruit Naturally by Lee Reich Pdf

An illustrated guide to planting over thirty fruits using natural methods; with gardening basics; and pruning, pest control, and harvesting tips for each fruit.

Author : Lee Reich
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781771423465

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Growing Figs in Cold Climates by Lee Reich Pdf

From Minnesota to Moscow — how to grow fresh figs in cold climates Growing Figs in Cold Climates is a complete, full-color, illustrated guide to organic methods for growing delicious figs in cold climates, well outside the traditional hot, arid home of this ancient fruiting tree. Coverage includes: Five methods for growing figs in cold climates including overwintering Cultivar selection for cool and cold climates Pruning techniques for a variety of methods of growing figs in cold climates Pest problems and solutions Harvesting, including ways to speed ripening, identify ripe fruit, and manage an overabundance Small-scale commercial fig production in cold climates. Fresh figs are juicy, full-bodied, and filled with a honey-sweet flavor, and because truly ripe figs are highly perishable, they are only available to those who grow their own. By choosing the right cultivars and techniques, figs can be grown across cool and cold growing zones of North America, Europe, and beyond, putting them within reach of almost every gardener. Easy and delicious — if you can grow a houseplant, you can grow a fig.

Author : Lee Reich
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1561583162

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Pruning: An Illustrated Guide by Lee Reich Pdf

Includes specific pruning methods for ornamental bushes, evergreens, ornamental vines, and edible fruit and nut trees. Not only covers specialized pruning methods such as bonsai and topiary, but takes a fresh look at such routine pruning chores as mowing a lawn. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781578051540

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Edible Landscaping by Anonim Pdf

Grow clean, delicious produce at home, saving money and natural resources at the same time. Since Rosalind Creasy popularized the concept of landscaping with edibles a quarter-century ago, interest in eating healthy, fresh, locally grown foods has swept across the nation. And food plants have been freed from the backyard, gracing the finest landscapes--even the White House grounds! Creasy's expertise on edibles and how to incorporate them in beautifully designed outdoor environments was first showcased in the original edition of Edible Landscaping, hailed by gardeners everywhere as a groundbreaking classic. Now this highly anticipated new edition presents the latest design and how-to information in a glorious full-color format, featuring more than 300 inspiring photographs. Drawing on the author's decades of research and experience, the book presents everything you need to know to create an inviting home landscape that will yield mouthwatering vegetables, fruits, nuts, and berries. The comprehensive "Encyclopedia of Edibles"--a book in itself--provides horticultural information, culinary uses, sources, and recommended varieties; and appendices cover the basics of planting and maintenance, and of controlling pests and diseases using organic and environmentally friendly practices.

Author : Ruth Stout,Richard Clemence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1927458366

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The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Book by Ruth Stout,Richard Clemence Pdf

Can you really have a productive garden without plowing, hoeing, weeding, cultivating, and all the other bothersome rituals that most gardeners suffer through every growing season? "Sure," says Ruth Stout, a prolific author and writer at 80 years young. The reason that Ruth can throw away her spade and hoe and do her gardening from a couch is a year-round mulch covering, 6 to 8 inches thick, that covers her garden like a blanket. Thousands of curious gardeners have visited her Redding, Connecticut garden, including university scientists and horticulture experts. The experts have been dazzled by the technique used by the queen of mulch! But the results of 41 years of gardening experience can't be denied. The Ruth Stout No-Work Gardening Book gives Ruth's unique advice on growing techniques and tells how she has escaped the bugaboos that haunt most gardeners. Her poison-free method of combating slugs and other insects, her scheme for growing tasty vegetables all year, her method of foiling both drought and frost -- these and many other growing secrets are revealed -- secrets that have brought this perky organic gardener season after season of growing pleasure. If you're tired of being a slave to your garden, yet still want to enjoy it without the bother of sprays, weeding, hoeing or other toilsome garden chores, The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Books has the information you need. It's completely tested gardening method, perfected during more than 40 years experience and reported in the pages of Organic Gardening magazine, eliminates gardening strain and toil, and does it organically with no dangerous chemical fertilizers or toxic sprays. Take it easy. Put nature to work in your garden.

Author : Lee Reich
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0881929441

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Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden by Lee Reich Pdf

Lee Reich provides a valuable guide to uncommon fruits and berries, which add an adventurous flavor to any garden. Though names like jujube, juneberry, maypop, and shipova may seem exotic at first glance, these fruits offer ample rewards to the gardener willing to go only slightly off the beaten path at local nurseries. Reliable even in the toughest garden situations, cold-hardy, and pest- and disease-resistant, they are as enticing to the beginner as to the advanced gardener. This expanded sequel to the author's celebrated Uncommon Fruits Worthy of Attention offers new fruits, new varieties, and new photos and illustrations to entice the reader into an exciting world of garden pleasure.

Author : Lee Reich
Publisher : Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1991-07-22
Category : Cooking
ISBN : WISC:89032849846

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Uncommon Fruits Worthy Of Attention by Lee Reich Pdf

Author : Jim & Mary Competti
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781624144950

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Raised Row Gardening by Jim & Mary Competti Pdf

Easier and Cheaper to Set Up Than Raised Beds! For homeowners young and old looking for the easiest and most affordable way to grow the most vegetables, the Raised Row method shared in this breakthrough book is the new go-to choice. In the past decade, raised bed gardening has been wildly popular, but it requires buying wood or another material to build the raised beds, which quickly becomes expensive and labor intense. A raised row garden uses just soil and mulch, such as shredded leaves, to create raised growing rows and walking rows. This method is more budget-friendly, natural and just as effective to control weeds and see an impressive harvest your first year. Jim and Mary Competti, founders of the blog Old World Garden Farms, are the leaders of this gardening revolution. They’ve perfected and streamlined their method over several years. They spend only a few minutes per day maintaining a large garden that provides their family with food for the whole year. In this book, they share their secrets so anyone can do it too. Raised rows utilize straw mulch, compost and cover crops to enrich the soil you have and keep down weeds naturally. This way, no backbreaking overturning of the beds is required, as it is for traditional row gardening. Now, readers can work less and enjoy the fruits of their gardens more!

Author : Barbara Pleasant
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-05
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0882669427

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The Gardener's Weed Book by Barbara Pleasant Pdf

Beginning and expert gardeners will learn how to identify and control weeds using earth-safe methods.

Author : CaliKim
Publisher : Cool Springs Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-24
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780760365342

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Organic Gardening for Everyone by CaliKim Pdf

If you want to grow healthy vegetables at home, but have hesitated because it seems too hard and time consuming, Organic Gardening for Everyone is your perfect hands-on guide—an “if I can do it, you can do it” case study that addresses your concerns and gets you started. Loaded with practical advice and step-by-step guidance, Organic Gardening for Everyone takes a very personal and friendly approach to a subject that can be intimidating. It is a first-class primer on organic vegetable gardening, and an inspirational story about how anyone can balance the rigors of gardening with the demands of a modern, family-oriented lifestyle. In 2012, a California mom decided to start an organic vegetable garden. But she went about it in an unusual way: she crowdsourced it by launching a YouTube channel under the name "CaliKim" and asking for help. And then she started planting. As questions came up, she turned to her viewers and subscribers and they replied with answers and advice. As she learned, her garden grew successfully—even in the hot, harsh California climate. Her expertise also grew, and now she answers many more questions than she asks and has become a very accomplished home gardener. And CaliKim has a great story to tell: growing healthy organic vegetables for your family is not difficult, even for today’s time-challenged lifestyles. She provides complete step-by-step information on growing the most popular edibles organically, and also gives sound advice on how to take on the challenges of balancing a hectic lifestyle with successful growing—and how to involve the whole family in the process. You'll be rewarded for your effort every time you place a plate of natural, organic vegetables on the family dinner table knowing exactly what they are, what is in them, and where they came from.

Author : Joel Karsten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-15
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781591869078

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Straw Bale Gardens Complete by Joel Karsten Pdf

Provides information about how to use straw bales as planting containers for vegetable gardening.