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Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Indispensable Green Resource for Every Gardener
Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening has been the go-to resource for gardeners for more than 50 years—and the best tool novices can buy to start applying organic methods to their fruit and vegetable crops, herbs, trees and shrubs, perennials, annuals, and lawns. This thoroughly revised and updated version highlights new organic pest controls, new fertil...more
Paperback, 720 pages
Published
February 3rd 2009
by Rodale Books
(first published January 28th 2009)
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I borrowed this from the local library and quickly decided a book like this will need to be owned outright. It is a great source of information on many gardening subjects. It is set up in an encyclopedia style, which would make it a handy go-to reference.
My only complaints are the lack of pictures and diagrams. There are some, but for me at least I like a lot of visual instructions for garden projects. It is also pretty pricy.
This is also not really set up for a beginner gardener l...more
My only complaints are the lack of pictures and diagrams. There are some, but for me at least I like a lot of visual instructions for garden projects. It is also pretty pricy.
This is also not really set up for a beginner gardener l...more
This is an excellent resource for organic gardening. The book contains a plethora of information from how best to grow certain fruits, vegetables, and flowers to pruning plants to getting rid of plant diseases and pests.
I got this book from the library, initially, but there was so much helpful information, which can be referenced again and again, that I decided to buy it. It takes a lot for me to buy a book these days.
I got this book from the library, initially, but there was so much helpful information, which can be referenced again and again, that I decided to buy it. It takes a lot for me to buy a book these days.
Yet another book that I really must buy.
Newly revised and updated, it contains a massive amount of information at 700+ pages.
Worth consulting over and over.
Does tend toward a certain amount of predictable preachiness.
Newly revised and updated, it contains a massive amount of information at 700+ pages.
Worth consulting over and over.
Does tend toward a certain amount of predictable preachiness.
I got my plot at a local community organic veggie garden with planting beginning June 1 so I only have a short time to map out my garden plan. This reference was highly recommended by Jeanne Pinsof Nolan, who runs The Organic Gardener, during a really enjoyable class she taught on organic veggie gardening. Jeanne promises that everything I need to know to successfully grow some tasty organic veggies is in this book. Let's hope for my veggies sake, she's right.
Great beginner book for the new gardener. It explains gardening techniques and terms well and provides growing details about many different types of plants.
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Lots of amazing information.
Yes...I am reading this! Never thought I would read an encyclopedia. As we plan for a garden and landscaping for our potential home I want to know we are doing it right the first time.
This book has given me a great way to plan and fills in all of the details...
This book has given me a great way to plan and fills in all of the details...
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