Rodale's Chemical-free Yard & Garden: The Ultimate Authority on Successful Organic GardeningHere is an in-depth guide to the most effective organic products and techniques for backyard gardeners. Includes pest control and fertilizing recommendations for more than 125 of the most popular fruits, vegetables, flowers and trees; an eight-point system to help gardeners make the switch to chemical-free gardening; and month-by-month guides full of reminders on how to prevent various problems. 80 illustrations. |
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Soil Improvement and Fertilizing | 47 |
Weed Control | 105 |
Disease Control | 128 |
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35 Common Garden Adult aphids apply areas Bacillus thuringiensis bacterial beetles blight borers BTK Bacillus thuringiensis buds bugs bulbs cabbage cankers caterpillars chew Colorado potato beetles Common Garden Pests compost control mea Control See 35 crops cultivars damage destroy infected Disease Control dormant oil downy mildew feed floating row covers flowers fruit fungal disease fungi grass growing growth Handpick holes in leaves infected plants information and control Insect Control insect problems listed insecticidal soap kill kurstaki larvae lawn leaf spot leafhoppers lime sulfur maggot manure moths mulch nematodes nitrogen nutrients organic fertilizer organic gardeners organic matter overwintering parasitic nematodes parasitic wasps pests powdery mildew predators prevent Prune pyrethrin resistant roots rotenone row covers sap from leaves season seed seedlings soil Source-widely available species spider mites spores Spots on Leaves spray spring stems stunted sulfur symptoms thrips traps trees trunk turn yellow twigs undersides weeds wilt