Gardening for geeks : DIY tests, gadgets, and techniques that utilize microbiology, mathematics, and ecology to exponentially maximize the yield of your garden

Start a New Vegetable Garden the Right Way...the First Time! Are you new to organic vegetable gardening? This book will show you the simplest and best way to: Build quick and easy raised beds Create healthy soil for higher yields Set up drip irrigation in a snap Control pests with ease And grow an abundant supply of home-grown fruits and vegetables Gardening for Geeks is your go-to guide for all this and more. Christy Wilhelmi of Gardenerd has done the research for you and organized it the way the geek-mind works. Clear explanations, visual aids, and instructions will guide you toward your best garden ever. Grow food without chemicals, use science to understand what your plants are telling you, and dive into DIY projects that make gardening easier and more efficient.Gardening for Geeks is also great for teachers, parents, and grandparents who garden with children. You'll find easy-to-understand explanations of how soil microbes function, how plants use nutrients and fertilizers, and how bugs play an important role in our ecosystem. This book offers simple tools for a successful garden using math, science, biology, and ecology. Don't let the title fool you; Gardening for Geeks is one of the most thorough yet approachable gardening books of its kind. **Advice for working with Mother Nature to win in your garden!** There is much more to gardening than what you've learned in school. With __Gardening for Geeks__, you'll examine your ecosystem and discover how you can create the right environment for your plants. From analyzing meteorological patterns in order to plan productive beds to experimenting with the carbon and nitrogen levels in your soil, this book will teach you all about the developments and chemical reactions that occur at each phase of growth and how you can alter your planting techniques to construct the most thriving, productive garden possible. Each chapter also utilizes a wide range of inexpensive tests, gadgets, and methods that you can use to help evaluate, monitor, and enhance your plot. Complete with troubleshooting solutions and useful charts and graphs, __Gardening for Geeks__ has everything you need to establish a beautiful and sustainable vegetable patch--one microclimate at a time! Geek Out With Mother Nature! There Is Much More To Gardening Than What You've Learned In School. With Gardening For Geeks, You'll Examine Your Ecosystem And Discover How You Can Create The Right Environment For Your Plants. From Analyzing Meteorological Patterns In Order To Plan Productive Beds To Experimenting With The Carbon And Nitrogen Levels In Your Soil, This Book Will Teach You All About The Developments And Chemical Reactions That Occur At Each Phase Of Growth And How You Can Alter Your Planting Techniques To Construct The Most Thriving, Productive Garden Possible. Each Chapter Also Utilizes A Wide Range Of Inexpensive Tests, Gadgets, And Methods That You Can Use To Help Evaluate, Monitor, And Enhance Your Plot. Complete With Troubleshooting Solutions And Useful Charts And Graphs, Gardening For Geeks Has Everything You Need To Establish A Beautiful And Sustainable Vegetable Patch--one Microclimate At A Time! "With Gardening for Geeks, you'll examine your ecosystem and discover how you can create the right environment for your plants. From analyzing meteorological patterns in order to plan productive beds to experimenting with the carbon and nitrogen levels in your soil, this book will teach you all about the developments and chemical reactions that occur at each phase of growth and how you can alter your planting techniques to construct the most thriving, productive garden possible. Each chapter also utilizes a wide range of inexpensive tests, gadgets, and methods that you can use to help evaluate, monitor, and enhance your plot. Complete with troubleshooting solutions and useful charts and graphs, Gardening for Geeks has everything you need to establish a beautiful and sustainable vegetable patch--one microclimate at a time!"--Page 2 of cover "With Gardening for Geeks, you'll examine your ecosystem and discover how you can create the right environment for your plants. From analyzing meteorological patterns in order to plant productive beds to experimenting with the carbon and nitrogen levels in your soil, this book will teach you all about the developments and chemical reactions that occur at each phase of growth and how you can alter your planting techniques to construct the most thriving, productive garden possible. Each chapter also utilizes a wide range of inexpensive tests, gadgets, and methods that you can use to help evaluate, monitor, and enhance your plot. Complete with troubleshooting solutions and useful charts and graphs, Gardening for Geeks has everything you need to establish a beautiful and sustainable vegetable patch--one microclimate at a time!"--Cover verso. With Gardening for Geeks, you'll examine your ecosystem and discover how you can create the right environment for your plants. From analyzing meteorological patterns in order to plan productive beds to experimenting with the carbon and nitrogen levels in your soil, this book will teach you all about the developments and chemical reactions that occur at each phase of growth and how you can alter your planting techniques to construct the most thriving, productive garden possible. Each chapter also utilizes a wide range of inexpensive tests, gadgets, and methods that you can use to help evaluate, monitor, and enhance your plot. Complete with troubleshooting solutions and useful charts and graphs, Gardening for Geeks has everything you need to establish a beautiful and sustainable vegetable patch - one microclimate at a time!--COVER "With Gardening for Geeks, you'll examine your ecosystem and discover how you can create the right environment for your plants. From analyzing meteorological patterns in order to plant productive beds to experimenting with the carbon and nitrogen levels in your soil, this book will teach you all about the developments and chemical reactions that occur at each phase of growth and how you can alter your planting techniques to construct the most thriving, productive garden possible. Each chapter also utilizes a wide range of inexpensive tests, gadgets, and methods that you can use to help evaluate, monitor, and enhance your plot. Complete with troubleshooting solutions and useful charts and graphs, Gardening for Geeks has everything you need to establish a beautiful and sustainable vegetable patch ... one microclimate at a time!" What's it all about? Creating your garden ecosystem Garden beds All about soil Planning your garden season Small space/urban gardening Planting nitty-gritty Irrigation Keeping order: Trellises and cages for crops Pest control Now pick it! (And then what?) Appendix. A. Browns and greens for your compost bin Appendix. B. Trusted seed companies Appendix. C. How to build an eight-plant tomato crib Appendix. D. Mounds: Naturally raised beds. Specifically marketed for the geek audience interested in gardening, beyond the basics of design and planting to offer a thorough explanation of the pop science behind gardening techniques, and to present an assortment of cheap DIY tests, gadgets, and techniques that utilize science, technology and gardening smarts to maximize the yield.