The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food
Subtitle: 765 varieties of vegetables, herbs, fruits, and nuts. Formulas and techniques that control 201 pests and deseases organically.
By: Tanya L. K. Denckla
Contributors: Alcorn, Stephen.; Denckla, Tanya, 1956-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Storey Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: North Adams, MA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 485
Subjects: Vegetable gardening -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Organic gardening -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Fruit-culture -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Herb gardening -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Nuts -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: The Organic Gardener's Home Reference
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-451) and index.
Rev. ed. of: The organic gardener's home reference. c1994.
Table of contents: title: acknowledgments
pagenum: vi; title: preface
pagenum: vii; label: Chapter 1
title: for starters
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 2
title: vegetables
pagenum: 23; label: Chapter 3
title: fruits & nuts
pagenum: 151; label: Chapter 4
title: herbs
pagenum: 243; label: Chapter 5
title: organic remedies for macro- and microdestructive agents
pagenum: 295; title: Selected Beneficial Insects
pagenum: 297; title: First Line of Defense: Plan Ahead
pagenum: 298; title: Second Line of Defense: Prevention Strategies
pagenum: 301; title: Third Line of Defense: Identify the Problem
pagenum: 305; title: Identifying and Treating Common Problems
pagenum: 307; title: Overview of Symptoms and Remedies
pagenum: 312; title: Glossary of Organic Remedies
pagenum: 315; title: Controlling Diseases
pagenum: 327; title: Controlling Insects and Animals
pagenum: 348; label: Chapter 6
title: allies & companions
pagenum: 419; title: afterword
pagenum: 439; title: bibliography
pagenum: 443; title: appendixes; title: A. The National Standards
pagenum: 454; title: B. Suggested Reading
pagenum: 455; title: C. Seed Companies and Nurseries
pagenum: 460; title: D. Equipment and Pest Control Suppliers
pagenum: 466; title: E. Other Useful Resources
pagenum: 469; title: F. USDA Hardiness Zone Map
pagenum: 470; title: index
pagenum: 471