Synopses & Reviews
Dealing with a sick plant is one of the most frustrating situations a gardener can face. More often than not, we have no idea what is causing the problem, or how to fix it. Fortunately, help is at hand.
What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?) provides an easy system for visually diagnosing any problem, and matching it to the right cure.
This innovative and easy-to-use guide is split into three parts.
Part One presents easy-to-follow, illustrated flow charts -- organized by where on the plant the symptoms appear -- that allow readers to accurately diagnose the problem. The format is so simple it doesn't even require knowing the name of the plant; all you need to know is whether the problem is affecting its roots, stem, flowers, or leaves. It does not matter whether the plant is a houseplant, perennial, vegetable, tree, or shrub.
Part Two offers a 100% organic way to fix the problem. From improper growing conditions and environmental factors, to molds, pests, and diseases, every problem has a safe, natural solution. Part Three shows photographs and drawings of stressed, damaged, and diseased plants that help with accurate comparison.
Whether your garden consists of herbs on a kitchen windowsill, a vegetable garden, an elaborate backyard border, or a container on a patio, What's Wrong With My Plant? is an indispensable resource. If you can see it, you can fix it. Curing a sick plant just doesn't get any easier.
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"Where does this book belong on my bookshelf? Front and center."
May Dreams Gardens Blog
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"I wish I had [this book] sooner, so I could have prevented the spread of fungus. This is a valuable reference for gardeners of virtually any skill level and experience." Valerie Easton - Oklahoma Gardening Examiner
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"What's Wrong With My Plant is a wonderful book for the gardener facing his/her first garden problems. It's also a handy reference guide for experienced gardeners." May Dreams Gardens Blog
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"[The book] is almost as good as having your own consulting plant doc at hand."
Plant Talk blog
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What's Wrong With My Plant? has trouble-shooting flow-charts and solutions aplenty."
Valerie Easton - Plant Talk blog
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"This is a welcome reference book for any gardener, one to keep front and center on your bookcase so that when problems show up, you'll be able to avoid your worst plant nightmares and continue to have a garden as your own paradise."
The Tampa Tribune
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"It's like having a Master Gardener at your beck and call, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, any season of the year."
The Southside Times
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"This is the smartest, best-thought-out book on diagnosing plant problems (and how to solve them) that I have seen in all my years as a gardener."
About.com
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"You'll have experts waiting on your book shelf to help you. Because if you haven't asked yourself 'what's wrong with that plant' yet, you will one day."
Chronicle Herald
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"This is a book that will grow dog-eared and dingy from use, yet remain on gardeners' shelves for years to come."
Garden of Possibilities blog
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"[This book] is an answered prayer for all gardeners."
Times-Picayune
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"This is one of the best books I've seen for guiding the gardener through the maze of maladies that can visit garden plants. ... This book is a valuable tool and long overdue." Real Dirt blog
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"David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth have produced one of the best and most easily used keys to diagnosing a wide range of plant problems ... makes a great gift for any gardener." Washington Post
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"An essential book for anyone who gardens." Warwick Beacon
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"This attractive, comprehensive, authoritative and easy-to-use guide, allowing gardeners to diagnose and organically treat a wide range of plant problems, is a worthy purchase." Garden Design Online
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"It's a handy reference book for figuring out how to help your plants stay healthy." Library Journal
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"This is a massive undertaking, covering virtually every problem a gardener might come across. Because it's easy to use, well written, and well illustrated, What's Wrong With My Plant?...is an important reference that will help gardeners successfully diagnose their own plant problems and make educated decisions about how to solve them." Garden Gate
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"Many gardeners find it hard to ask for help. The excellent (and sturdy) What's Wrong with My Plant? ... will be indispensable to them, and to the rest of us as well. The information is concise: "A borer's hole and frass (poop) are obvious on this asparagus stem." (Thank you very much.) The illustrations are clear, the remedies organic. I promise you, things will go wrong. Be prepared." American Gardener
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The book is a combination of drawings, photos and easy to understand advice on organic methods for diagnosing and treating a whole host of plants issues. New York Times Book Review
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Written by plant pathologists, What’s Wrong? thoroughly covers diagnosis and cure in three parts: Simple to follow, illustrated, flowcharts of problems, organic approaches to cures and photographs to clarify diagnosis. Deborah Roberts - Stonington-Mystic Patch
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"Where does this book belong on my bookshelf? Front and center." Valerie Easton
Synopsis
Learn how to become a plant doctor. No Ph.D. required
What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?) provides an easy system for visually diagnosing anygarden plant problem and matching it to the right cure. By offering 100% organic solutions to over 400 plant maladies, this book is the go to source whenever your plants are a little under the weather.
This innovative and easy-to-use guide presents easy-to-follow, illustrated flow charts to accurately diagnose the problem, clear and 100% organic solutions, and photographs and drawings of stressed, damaged, and diseased plants to help with accurate comparison.
About the Author
David Deardorff, botanist and expert plant pathologist, loves to write and lecture about how to grow healthier plants. As a research biologist David has lived and gardened in many environments, from the desert southwest to the maritime northwest to the tropics. Currently, he and co-author Kathryn Wadsworth can be found presenting workshops around the U.S. on a wide variety of topics, from ecology to gardening. David earned his Ph.D. in botany from the University of Washington. He coordinated plant pathology research at the University of Hawaii and served as faculty advisor to the Master Gardener Program at Washington State University.
Kathryn Wadsworth, writer, photographer, and naturalist, enjoys sharing the wonders of the natural world with others. While leading eco-tours around the world she has studied plant life and explored natural history from Australia to Alaska. Currently, she and co-author David Deardorff can be found presenting workshops around the U.S. on a wide variety of topics, from gardening to ecology.