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The Gardener's Weed Book: Earth-Safe Controls

by Barbara Pleasant

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Identify and Control Weeds for a Super Garden!

Weeds are fascinating plants that tell us a great deal — but only if we learn to listen. This easy-to-use reference from gardening expert Barbara Pleasant covers the pros and cons of the presence of weeds, recommends proven organic methods for controlling unwanted weeds, and presents an illustrated encyclopedia of dozens of the most common weeds.

The Gardener's Weed Book will show you:

-- How to control weeds organically: mulching, hand weeding, cutting and mowing, growing smother crops

-- How to identify weeds, with illustrations of seedlings and mature plants

-- What weeds reveal about soil conditions and gardening techniques

-- All about your weeds: origin and range, site, soil, and season, full description, and related plants

Synopsis:

Weeds are fascinating plants that tell us a great deal - but only if we learn to listen. This easy-to-use reference from gardening expert Barbara Pleasant covers the pros and cons of the presence of weeds, recommends proven organic methods for controlling unwanted weeds, and presents an illustrated encyclopedia of dozens of the most common weeds.

Synopsis:

Beginning and expert gardeners will learn how to identify and control weeds using earth-safe methods.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Illustrator

Chapter 1: The Wide World of Weeds

Chapter 2: The Basics of Weed Control

Chapter 3: A Gallery of Mainstream Weeds

Chapter 4: A Gallery of Grassy Weeds

Chapter 5: A Gallery of Vining Weeds

Chapter 6: Weedy Family Relations

Bibliography

Index

Product Details

ISBN:
9780882669212
Subtitle:
Earth-Safe Controls
Editor:
Lappies, Pamela
Author:
Pleasant, Barbara
Author:
Lappies, Pamela
Publisher:
Storey Publishing
Location:
Pownal, Vt. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Nature
Subject:
North America
Subject:
Weeds
Subject:
Weeds -- North America -- Identification.
Subject:
Weeds -- Control -- North America.
Subject:
General Gardening
Edition Description:
paperback
Series Volume:
no. 2.
Publication Date:
January 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
8.98x5.98x.56 in. .74 lbs.

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