Simple Green Pest and Disease Control: Bob's Basics

by Bob Flowerdew

One of the biggest challenges of growing an organic garden is keeping away pests and diseases without using harmful pesticides. But as Bob illustrates in this necessary guide for any organic gardener, it is possible to keep your garden chemical-, pest-, and disease-free all at once. Table of Contents

A master at growing organic produce, Flowerdew outlines the best natural methods, from building effective physical barriers and pest traps out of plants and recycled materials to using such natural pest predators as birds, reptiles, and even other bugs.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

112 pages, Hardcover

First published February 16, 2011

Reviews

[Kenneth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick and valuable read for the serious gardener, (and nicely illustrated!).
You will pick up 3 or 4 main points on things that you are probably doing wrong, how you can correct it easily and how you can get more produce from your garden.
The author tackles the subject through advancing "Ten Lines of Defense" in garden management.
Although this book comes in the "Bob's Basics" series, he digs down into some serious detail in naming specific biological agents to fight specific garden pests.
I will be looking for other books from this author since he knows his stuff so well.