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Decoding Gardening Advice: The Science Behind The 100 Most Common Recommendations
Covering more than 100 universal gardening "dos and don'ts," Decoding Gardening Advice is the first book to provide gardeners with the real answers. Jeff Gillman, the bestselling author of The Truth About Garden Remedies, and Meleah Maynard back up every good recommendation with sound horticultural and botanical science. Decoding Gardening Advice is the first and only hard...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
December 13th 2011
by Timber Press (OR)
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I like this book. It's based on science, not rumors, superstitions, or crazy people's theories, which, honestly, a lot of "gardening advice" is. They cite sources in this book! Real scientific ones! The information is organized into useful sections: soil, water, pests, mulch, annuals, perennials and bulbs, trees and shrubs, vegetables and fruit, and lawn care. These sections accurately reflect the kind of questions people wonder about. The 'advice' ranges from old gardeners' tales to some hippie...more
Decoding Gardening Advice: The Science Behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations by Jeff Gillman and Meleah Maynard (Timber Press 2012)(635) is a scientific examination of the customs, practices, and recommendations which home gardeners encounter from all sides. After the authors reviewed the claims, the "old saws" were sorted into piles of "good advice", "debatable advice", and "wrong advice". This was an interesting though not an earthshaking read. My rating: 5/10, finished 4/16/12.
The problem with this book's approach is that not everyone has the same criteria for "good advice." For instance, I'll take the less effective methods if I can keep organic or have only a minor problem. He is not a believer in the first-do-now-harm school of gardening. He prefers the sedge hammer and guaranteed results. The book is interesting, but I certainly wouldn't spend money to buy it.
... Topics each given a chapter in this book are: soil, water, pest et al. control, mulch, flowers, trees, vegetables and lawns. This is an easy read for the hobbyist gardener.
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Our friend, CSA member, and area Master Gardener co-authored this informative resource - especially great for anyone who's ever wondered about the do's and don'ts and the reasons behind various gardening advice. Entertaining and to the point!
-Reviewed by Bossy K
-Reviewed by Bossy K
Good basic advice. Scientific…nice. But I'd like to have seen it be more focused on sustainable solutions. Seemed to be too much advice to use synthetic fertilizer and pesticide… though they did mention that there is no substitute for good soil and hand weeding. :-)...more
I loved it. Informative, interesting and unbiased. Clearly they are fans of sustainable gardening, as the basis of their advice is soil health. Those reviewers who said the authors are anti-organic or pro chemical clearly did not read the whole book.
Really good and creative approach to debunking myths and suggesting what works best in gardening. Love that a professor of Horticultural Science and a master gardener wrote this together. Highly recommended.
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Easy to read and a nice layout. The authors respond to 100 of the most common bits of gardening advice. They dispute a few myths and dish out some good advice in a clear, concise, and at times humorous style.
There's a slightly anti-organics theme running through the book that puts me off and maybe that's why I'm not as into this book as I thought I would be.
Nice layout of the topics and supporting information. Very interesting with some good points to consider for next year.
Great concept. Easy to read format. Very smart gardening info. Funny, a little snarky.
Good tips and advice, but a bit repetitive and redundant throughout. Kind of like Myth Busters for gardeners.
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Jeff Gillman was born in Southeastern Pennsylvania and spent the first years of his life living on a small orchard in the then rural setting of Pughtown, Pennsylvania.
He attended Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, and earned his masters degree in entomology and his
doctorate in horticulture from the University of Georgia.
An assistant professor in the department of Horticultural
Science...more
More about Jeff Gillman...
He attended Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, and earned his masters degree in entomology and his
doctorate in horticulture from the University of Georgia.
An assistant professor in the department of Horticultural
Science...more
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