Synopses & Reviews
Hundreds of time-tested secrets of Jerry Bakers Grandma Putt fill this volume of gardening know-how and old time wit. Emphasizing values of ingenuity and old-fashioned grow-how,” the guide starts with the soil to build a great garden from the ground up, with healthy trees, hearty veggies, and bright blooms. The advice ranges from how to double the output of a strawberry plot and quash weeds using other yard waste to growing the richest roses in the neighborhood. In addition to tips and tricks for the out of doors, a handful of home heath remedies are included, such as soothing a sunburn with garlic or tending to a nagging cough with things from the garden. Grandma Putts techniques even take readers into the kitchen, with chapters on edible weeds and flowers as well as canning and storing the harvest for winter.
Synopsis
Jerry Baker, America`s Master Gardener(r), is America`s #1 home and garden expert and fix-it specialist. He`s taught over 29.8 million people how to use common, household items to fix thousands of everyday problems. He has written over 40 books, including the bestsellers Green Grass Magic and The Great Green Book of Garden Secrets.Jerry has his own national call-in radio show, On The Garden Line, and he makes frequent TV appearances, including on QVC and his own top-rated PBS Gardening Specials.Jerry also publishes America`s Gardening Newsletter, On The Garden Line(r),which is jam-packed full of old-fashioned advice and home remedies that`ll lead you to garden glory. As the Detroit News has said, Everything Jerry Baker does seems to mushroom and grow, whether it`s writing, gardening, or personal appearances.
Description
Many, many years ago, Jerry went to live with his Grandma Putt, who had an amazing amount of knowledge and folklore about old-time, natural gardening. Although he resisted at first, Jerry was soon drawn into her magical world, where plants were treated like people and given kindness, courtesy, and respect. They, in turn,provided her with beauty, bounty, and an abundance ofnatural remedies. Grandma Putt shared her knowledge witheveryone, and soon, Jerry was on his way toward a new relationship with nature.In this book, Jerry shares the gardening secrets and old-time wisdom he first learned from his Grandma Putt. In addition, he`s added hundreds of tips, tricks, and tonics that he`s picked up along the way, including chapters on: Victorious Vegetable Gardening; The All-American Lawn; Eating...Weeds?; The Spice of Life - Herbs; Puttin` By and Storin` Away.
About the Author
Jerry Baker is the author of more than 50 books, including Jerry Bakers Backyard Bird Feeding Bonanza, Jerry Bakers Flower Garden Problem Solver, and Jerry Bakers Great Green Book of Garden Secrets, and his gardening specials have been widely televised on PBS. He lives in New Hudson, Michigan.