What's Wrong With My Vegetable Garden?: 100% Organic Solutions for All Your Vegetables, from Artichokes to Zucchini
For the eager novice or frustrated veteran home gardener, the potential rewards of growing one’s own vegetables can be great, yet the perceived problems can also be overwhelming. The pests,  diseases, and growing conditions that can plague plants from the humblest tomato to the most exotic artichoke are legion, and mastering these challenges can be daunting for anyone who wants to manage the home garden without the use of pesticides, herbicides, or other chemical intervention. Deardorff and Wadsworth have compiled a guidebook that encourages growers to work in partnership with nature, stressing the use of beneficial polycultural plant partnerships as a key method for success. Plant portraits of most commonly grown, and a few unusual, crops contain concise information on cultural requisites and planting techniques, while special attention is paid to problem-solving strategies. Lavishly illustrated guidelines offer nearly infallible means of diagnosing and treating setbacks through easy-to-follow, cross-referenced charts. As foolproof as they come, this guide presents clear, straightforward advice augmented by precisely illustrative photographs that will help ensure growing success. --Carol Haggas--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.