Controlling Weeds without using Chemicals (HDRA Organic Gardening) - Softcover

Readman, Jo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0855329343 ISBN 13: 9780855329341

Publisher: Search Press, 2000

Synopsis

In this book, Jo Readman takes a new and fun approach to weeks and shows how to identify them and make the most of them in the garden. She looks not just at the problems of weeds, but at their many benefits too. 

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About the Author

Jo Readman lives in High Littleton, and is a lecturer in Organic Horticulture and Botany at Lackham College of Agriculture. She has a Ph.D. in Plant Science and is a member of the Soil Association Education Committee. She is a free-lance television researcher, specialising in gardening, wildlife and the environment, and worked on Channel 4 TV's successful gardening series Loads More Muck and Magic. She wrote the booklet which accompanied the last series of the programme, and she contributes reguarly to the general gardening press. As well as being a wife and mother, Jo also finds time to run a large garden, complete with fruit, vegetables, ornamentals and chickens!

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Identification of over ninenty common and more rare weeds, with fascinating facts and some folklore Full advice on using organic methods for controlling weeds in all parts of the garden Colour photographs throughout, together with charts and tables for helpful hints and easy reference

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0855329343
• ISBN 13: 9780855329341
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64