Organic Gardening A Comprehensive Guide to Chemical-Free Growing

Name: Organic Gardening A Comprehensive Guide to Chemical-Free Growing
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ISBN: 9780028623153

ISBN-10: 0028623150

ISBN-13: 9780028623153

Edition: 2000

Authors: Crow Miller, Elizabeth Miller

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Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/3/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Introduction


Acknowledgments



Starting an Organic Garden



The Garden Game Plan


Space and Place


Maximizing Methods



Tending the Soil


Soil Analysis


Organic Amendments


Recommended Treatments


Soil pH Analysis


Dig into It



Turn to Compost


Gardener's Gold


Compost Basics


Spread It Around



Additions and Corrections


Manure Maneuvers


Protective Coverings


Turn to Green Manure


Many Mulches


Mulch On


Seafood: Seaweed Sprays



Water, Water Everywhere


Soil and Water


Water Guards


Drought Outsmart


Watering Ways and Means



Growing Seasons: The Edible Organic Garden



Seed, Seeding, Seedling


Seed Power


How to Start Seed


Seed Needs


Transplanting into the Garden


Shop Right


Seed Production Methods


Save for Tomorrow



Viable Vegetables


Asparagus


Beets


Bok Choy


Broccoli


Cabbage


Carrots


Cauliflower


Celery


Celtuce


Chinese Cabbage and Bok Choy (Pak Choi)


Corn


Cucumber


Eggplant


Endive


Garlic


Greens


Kale


Kohlrabi


Leeks


Lettuce


Lima Beans


Mustard


Onions


Pak Choi


Peas


Peppers


Potatoes


Pumpkins


Snap Beans


Sorrel


Spinach


Squash


Sweet Potatoes


Swiss Chard


Tomatoes



A Feast of Fruits


Apples


Blackberries


Blueberries


Cantaloupes


Elderberries


Figs


Gooseberries


Grapes


Mulberries


Peaches


Raspberries


Strawberries



Home-Grown Herbs


The Herb Garden



Problems and Solutions


Different harvests, Different Needs


Soil Strategies


Choosing Companions


The Fearsome Five Pests


Cabbage Complaints


Seaweed Supplements



After the Fall



Growing On


Late-Planted Harvests


Season Extenders


Sow Off-Season



Prelude to Winter


Preparation for Frost


Winterizing the Garden


Protecting the Landscape



Greenhouse Production


Peas Please


Tomatoes


Insects Controlled



Year-Round Ground



Homeowner's Basics


Planning with Purpose


Veiling Vines


Mother Nature's Bounty


Attractive Ornamental Shrubs


Dual-Purpose Produce


Planting Don'ts


Saving Overgrown Shrubbery



Garden Art


Elegant Bamboo


Beautiful Bonsai


Rock Gardens


Decorative Mulch


Le Petit Jardin



Flower Power


Easy Annuals


Picking Perennials


Forever Everlastings


Starting Flowers from Seed


Blooming Bulbs


Rite for Roses


Well-Contained Growing



Getting a Lawn


Fertilization


Liming


Irrigation


Mowing


Using the Right Varieties of Grass


Starting a New Lawn from Scratch


Rebuilding Your Worn-Out Lawn


Fall Feeding


Alternative Lawns


How to Control Crabgrass Organically


The Organic Lawn: No Diseases, No Chemicals


Complete Organic Maintenance Program



Tree Techniques


Deep-Feeding


Revival of the Fittest


Christmas Shopping


Attack on the Gypsy Moths


Organic General Preventive Spray Program for Orchards and Fruit Trees


Feeding Schedule for Trees



Indoor Growing



Interior Farming


Creating the Right Environment


Potted Tomatoes


A Windowsill for Watercress


Peppers Are Perennials


Mushrooms


The Simple Sprout


Fresh-Started Herbs


Fruit in a Flat



House-Happy Foliage


Light


Humidity


Temperature


Aloe


Azalea


Cacti


Calendula


Geranium


Nasturtium


Ornamental Peppers


Appendixes



Growing Questions and Answers



USDA Hardiness Zone Map



Organic Gardener's Yearly Plan



Resources



Grower's Glossary


Index