Natural Disease Control: A Common-sense Approach to Plant First Aid: handbook no. ] 164 (21st-century gardening series) - Softcover

Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Hanson, Beth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1889538175 ISBN 13: 9781889538174

Publisher: ebrandedbooks.com,US, 2001

Synopsis

Home gardeners can diagnose plant diseases correctly and treat them effectively using the least toxic methods available with the information provided in this comprehensive book. The ecologically minded gardener will understand the complex nature of plant pathogens and learn to identify symptoms of diseases and disorders. Information about the most common and devastating plant diseases that afflict trees, turf grasses, vegetables, and ornamental plants is given. Although a preventive approach is stressed, should diseases get a foothold, this book contains a thorough discussion of the range of the least toxic disease controls. Many of the remedies can be mixed from readily available ingredients and, when used responsibly, will protect the gardener and the environment.

About this title

Synopsis

Adopt a common-sense approach to the plant diseases that plague your plants: dispense with poisons and practice prevention. This concise guide tells you all about the simple gardening techniques you can use to suppress plant problems while improving the overall health of your garden. In these pages, expert pathologists explain how to identify diseases that do crop up - and how to treat them effectively using the least-toxic controls available today. Includes: How to control plant diseases and kick the chemical habit; Nine key ways to prevent plant diseases using commonsense gardening practices; Easy-to-use diagnostic charts that help you identify your plant problems; An illustrated encyclopedia of plant diseases; Least toxic remedies you can mix at home; An extensive list of suppliers for least-toxic controls, and more.

Edition details

• Publisher: ebrandedbooks.com,US
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1889538175
• ISBN 13: 9781889538174
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112
• Editor: Hanson Beth