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201) Maggie moves on
Rosalind Creasy, the grande dame of edible landscaping, has compiled an amazing variety of Mexican herbs and vegetables and has brought them up from south of the border straight to our dinner plates.
Mexican food, Creasy tells us, consists not only of crispy tacos and refried beans,...
Geek out with Mother Nature!
There is much more to gardening than what you've learned in school. With Gardening for Geeks, you'll examine your ecosystem and discover how you can create the right environment for your plants. From analyzing meteorological patterns in order to plan productive beds to experimenting with the carbon and nitrogen levels in your soil, this book will teach you all about the developments and chemical reactions
..."Container Gardening Secrets: Tips for the Beginner" is a great tool that will help the novice gardener to learn the techniques that are required to have a successful container garden. It is also a great text for those who have limited or no garden space that wants to grow some vegetables and herbs for home consumption or simply want to add some color to their home with some great flowers. The author has gone to great lengths to explain everything
...Talk about the ultimate way of killing two birds with one stone so to speak! "Aquaponic Gardening Demystified - The Art of Growing Crops and Raising Fish" is the perfect, easy to read book for getting acquainted with aquaponic gardening. It explains what this type of gardening is and even gives you a little history on it too. If you know very little or nothing at all about it this is a great place to start. Getting a plan in place and where to
...213) 1,001 Gardening Tips & Tricks: Timeless Advice for Growing Vegetables, Flowers, Shrubs, and More
215) Edible Wild Plants
The founder of Wild Food Adventures presents the definitive, fully illustrated guide to foraging and preparing wild edible greens.
Beyond the confines of our well-tended vegetable gardens, there is a wide variety of fresh foods growing in our yards, neighborhoods, or local woods. All that’s needed to take advantage of this wild bounty is a little knowledge and a sense of adventure. In Edible Wild Plants, wild foods expert
...Lavender is one of the most versatile and beneficial plants known to herbalists. It is one of the most ancient herbal remedies known, packed with medicinal and therapeutic properties that can benefit every aspect of life.
This informative and practical book describes the plant's manifold uses—medicinal, cosmetic, therapeutic, cleansing and culinary—and outlines its extensive history and folklore. The many varieties of lavender are
218) Straw Bale Gardening
219) Backyard Beekeeper
The Backyard Beekeeper, now revised and expanded, makes the time-honored and complex tradition of beekeeping an enjoyable and accessible backyard pastime that will appeal to gardeners, crafters, and cooks everywhere. This expanded edition gives you even more information on "greening" your beekeeping with sustainable practices, pesticide-resistant bees, and urban and suburban beekeeping. More than a guide to beekeeping, it is a handbook for harvesting
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