What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?): A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies - Softcover

Deardorff, David; Wadsworth, Kathryn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881929611 ISBN 13: 9780881929614

Publisher: Timber Press, 2009

Synopsis

Dealing with a sick plant is one of the most frustrating situations a gardener can face. More often than not, we have no idea what is causing the problem, or how to fix it. Fortunately, help is at hand. "What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?)" provides an easy system for visually diagnosing any problem, and matching it to the right cure. This innovative and easy-to-use guide is split into three parts. Part One presents easy-to-follow, illustrated flow charts - organized by where on the plant the symptoms appear - that allow readers to accurately diagnose the problem. The format is so simple it doesn't even require knowing the name of the plant; all you need to know is whether the problem is affecting its roots, stem, flowers, or leaves. It does not matter whether the plant is a houseplant, perennial, vegetable, tree, or shrub. Part Two offers a 100 per cent organic way to fix the problem. From improper growing conditions and environmental factors, to molds, pests, and diseases, every problem has a safe, natural solution. Part Three shows photographs and drawings of stressed, damaged, and diseased plants that help with accurate comparison. Whether your garden consists of herbs on a kitchen windowsill, a vegetable garden, an elaborate backyard border, or a container on a patio, "What's Wrong With My Plant?" is an indispensable resource. If you can see it, you can fix it. Curing a sick plant just doesn't get any easier.

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Review

"This attractive, comprehensive, authoritative and easy-to-use guide, allowing gardeners to diagnose and organically treat a wide range of plant problems, is a worthy purchase." --Library Journal

"This is one of the best books I've seen for guiding the gardener through the maze of maladies that can visit garden plants. . . . This book is a valuable tool and long overdue." --The Washington Post

"Bases its tutelage on progressive drawings that will help puzzled gardeners diagnose the troubles. Another plus: Suggested remedies are organic." --Chicago Tribune

"A handy reference book for figuring out how to help your plants stay healthy." --Garden Gate

"Almost as good as having your own consulting plant doc at hand." --Plant Talk

"An essential book for anyone who gardens." --Garden Design Online

"An answered prayer for all gardeners." --Real Dirt

"It's like having a Master Gardener at your beck and call, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, any season of the year." --About.com

"A great resource for gardeners at any skill level." --San Jose Mercury News

"The idea behind What's Wrong With My Plant? is so obvious that I almost gave myself a head slap for not thinking of it first. . . . A phenomenal resource for the serious gardener as well as for hobby gardeners who just want to know why some flowers wilt and die." --Minneapolis Star Tribune

"It was with great joy and relief that I opened an envelope. . . with What's Wrong With My Plant? My excitement heightened when I saw that authors David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth had approached the subject organically." --Oregon Live

"A combination of drawings, photos and easy to understand advice on organic methods for diagnosing and treating a whole host of plant issues." --Stonington-Mystic Patch

"Whether your garden consists of herbs on a kitchen windowsill, a vegetable garden, an elaborate backyard border, or a container on a patio, What's Wrong With My Plant? is an indispensable resource. If you can see it, you can fix it. Curing a sick plant just doesn't get any easier." --Growing a Greener World

About the Author

David Deardorff, botanist and expert plant pathologist, loves to write and lecture about how to grow healthier plants. As a research biologist David has lived and gardened in many environments, from the desert southwest to the maritime northwest to the tropics. Currently, he and co-author Kathryn Wadsworth can be found presenting workshops around the U.S. on a wide variety of topics, from ecology to gardening. David earned his Ph.D. in botany from the University of Washington. He coordinated plant pathology research at the University of Hawaii and served as faculty advisor to the Master Gardener Program at Washington State University. He also co-founded Plants of the Southwest in Santa Fe, one of the first native plant nurseries in the country. He has served as Research Director at Island Biotropix, an orchid nursery and tissue culture laboratory which he co-owned with partner and co-author Kathryn Wadsworth. Kathryn Wadsworth, writer, photographer, and naturalist, enjoys sharing the wonders of the natural world with others. While leading eco-tours around the world she has studied plant life and explored natural history from Australia to Alaska. Currently, she and co-author David Deardorff can be found presenting workshops around the U.S. on a wide variety of topics, from gardening to ecology. In graduate school Kathryn studied film-making and communications at the University of New Mexico, where she made documentary films on a wide variety of topics ranging from the California Gray Whale to the impact of mining on the Navajo Nation. She has owned and operated a film production company, an orchid nursery, and a tissue culture laboratory. With her partner and co-author David Deardorff, she has lived and gardened in many environments, from the desert southwest to the maritime northwest to the tropics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Timber Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0881929611
• ISBN 13: 9780881929614
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 452