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This 220-page, step-by-step guide to natural
gardening explains nature’s insect-controlling methods and why gardeners
no longer need to spray poisonous chemical pesticides.
Thirty-five chapters, packed with organic information, include:
Advantages of Gardening
Why Garden Organically?
Preparing a Garden Site
Tools To Help You Garden
Improving Soil Fertility
Living Soil
Weeds Can Be Blessings in Disguise
A Gold Mine In Your Kitchen
Soil-Building With Earthworms
Testing Soil In An Organic Garden
Organic Fertilizers You Can Use
Seeds Are Magic Capsules
Multiple Marvels of Seed Germination
Indoor Planting Can Be Fun
Creating A Garden
Keep It Wet But Never Soggy
Mulch Offers Rich Rewards
Advantages Of Shredding
Newspapers Make Good Garden Mulch
Insects Needn't Bug You
Encourage Insect-Eating Allies
Insecticides In An Organic Garden
Poisons In Our Foods
Companion Planting Aids In Bug Control
Herbs In A Vegetable Garden
Miracle of Pollination
Crop Rotation Pays Dividends
Succession Plantings Enlarge A Garden's Growing Capacity
Vertical Planting Saves Space
Container Gardening
Inflation Gardens Can Help You And Your Budget
Potpourri
The Synthetic Pesticide Story And What It Means To You
Food Irradiation
A Look To Tomorrow
APPENDICES
Time From Planting To Harvest
Planting Depth and Germination Chart
Glossary of Terms
Organic Farming Organizations
INDEX
If you have questions or comments
about this Web page or site, e-mail: vanmeer@vanmeer.com
© 2001 Leo VanMeer
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