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Practical Organic Gardening
The No-Nonsense Guide to Growing Naturally
This book is available to read until 23rd April, 2026
- 272 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 23 Apr |Learn more
About this book
Get your hands dirty in the garden! Practical Organic Gardening is a comprehensive guide to organic gardening practices that focuses on hands-on, up-to-date information and high-quality visual information.
Practical Organic Gardening sprouts homegrown, healthy edibles and other safe plants that are nourishing and tasty for your family, pets, and beneficial wildlife. Organic gardening isn't just for environmentalists anymore. Over the last several years it has been a popular gardening method. Believe it or not, it organic gardening has actually been around for most of the last century, but interest in organic gardening has soared in recent years as gardeners have become more aware of the quality of their food.
Now is your chance to learn with this comprehensive book. Written by Mark Highland, founder of The Organic Mechanic, this is far from a hippie manifesto; it is a scientifically driven, modern-day dive into the organic methods, products, and practices that will appeal to any home gardener looking to make the transition from conventional to organic.
Practical Organic Gardening sprouts homegrown, healthy edibles and other safe plants that are nourishing and tasty for your family, pets, and beneficial wildlife. Organic gardening isn't just for environmentalists anymore. Over the last several years it has been a popular gardening method. Believe it or not, it organic gardening has actually been around for most of the last century, but interest in organic gardening has soared in recent years as gardeners have become more aware of the quality of their food.
Now is your chance to learn with this comprehensive book. Written by Mark Highland, founder of The Organic Mechanic, this is far from a hippie manifesto; it is a scientifically driven, modern-day dive into the organic methods, products, and practices that will appeal to any home gardener looking to make the transition from conventional to organic.
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Index
A
acidic soils, 26, 35, 114, 222, 226
actinomycetes, 28
airflow, 123
alkaline conditions, 26, 35, 78, 88, 222
animals
garden pests, 149
incorporating into garden, 186
repellants, 149, 150
anion exchange capacity, 26
annuals, 49, 104
anthocyanins, 16, 18
antioxidants, 16, 18
aquaculture, 189
arborists, 118, 119
assassin bugs, 138
auxins, 75
B
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), 161, 228
bacteria, 28, 228
bees, 140, 188
biochar, 25, 27, 77
biodiversity, 12, 16
biodynamic agriculture, 8
biosolids, 64
blemishes, 18
braconid wasps, 138
bruised produce, 18
bulbs, 105
burlap, 113
C
cactus, 32
capillary action, 10...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- 01 Benefits of Organic Gardening—It’s Not Just about Food
- 02 It All Begins with Soil: Organic Gardening from the Bottom Up
- 03 Respecting the Soil Versus “Working” the Soil
- 04 Organic Fertilizers and Amendments
- 05 Water-Smart Organic Gardening
- 06 Care, Cultivation, and Conditions
- 07 Fighting Pests and Diseases Naturally
- 08 Propagating Plants Organically
- 09 Planning Your Organic Garden
- 10 Organic Container Gardens
- 11 You CAN Have a Lawn… Organically
- 12 Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle: The Organic Lifestyle
- Resources
- Acknowledgments
- Image Credits
- Index
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Copyright