Great garden formulas : the ultimate book of mix-it-yourself concoctions for your garden

Whether you're looking for a quick-cooking compost recipe or a safe spray to stop garden-eating pests, you'll find all-new mixtures that really work to solve your garden problems in Great Garden Formulas, edited by Joan Benjamin and Deborah L. Martin.More Than 350 Formulas for a Great GardenCompost; Weed ControlFertilizer; Birds, Butterflies, and BeneficialsSoil Care; Herbs for Every PurposePest Control; Home RemediesDisease Control; Yard and Garden Designs

Great Garden Formulas

Whether you're looking for a quick-cooking compost recipe or a safe spray to stop garden-eating pests, you'll find all-new mixtures that really work to solve your garden problems in Great Garden Formulas!

More Than 350 Formulas for a Great Garden Compost; Weed Control Fertilizer; Birds, Butterflies, and Beneficials Soil Care; Herbs for Every Purpose Pest Control; Home Remedies Disease Control; Yard and Garden Designs

"You can always tell a book that is written by real gardeners, and Great Garden Formulas is the real thing: Lots of hands-on, hard-working gardeners share their formulas for everything frin fertilizers to pest repellents to luxurious herbal cosmetics. This is a classic Rodale book: It's full of solid informatino that can go right to work for you, and it's downright fun to read—a gardener's page-turner in every way!"—Sally Jean Cunningham, Master Gardener and author of Great Garden Companions

"Yes! Great Garden Formulas is a great collectio of great formulas! I see several I have tried successfully and several more I'll try next season."—Jim Duke, Economic Botanist, USDA (ret.), and author of The Green Pharmacy

Publishers Weekly

Gardening books don't come more hands-on than this thorough guide for organic gardeners, which offers practical information provided by real gardeners from all over the country. For every gardening situation, there is a natural solution. An easy Swiss chard cocktail will add zest to plants, while rhubarb spray will put a rout to fungal diseases, aphids and June bugs. Included also are innovative death traps for slugs (burlap laid on the beds or upside-down clay-pot traps lining a raised bed) for gardeners tired of the beer-in-the-saucer treatment, as well as deer deterrents (e.g., a fish emulsion and soap spray) and squirrel solutions (cayenne pepper spray). Slightly more complex are instructions for making herbal remedies and homespun crafts. It's all rounded out nicely with planting guides for various garden designs, sources for materials and information, zone maps, a metric conversion table and an intriguing reading list. (July)

Great Garden Formulas Whether you're looking for a quick-cooking compost recipe or a safe spray to stop garden-eating pests, you'll find all-new mixtures that really work to solve your garden problems in Great Garden Formulas! More Than 350 Formulas for a Great Garden Compost; Weed Control Fertilizer; Birds, Butterflies, and Beneficials Soil Care; Herbs for Every Purpose Pest Control; Home Remedies Disease Control; Yard and Garden Designs "You can always tell a book that is written by real gardeners, and Great Garden Formulas is the real thing: Lots of hands-on, hard-working gardeners share their formulas for everything frin fertilizers to pest repellents to luxurious herbal cosmetics. This is a classic Rodale book: It's full of solid informatino that can go right to work for you, and it's downright fun to read—a gardener's page-turner in every way!"—Sally Jean Cunningham, Master Gardener and author of Great Garden Companions "Yes! Great Garden Formulas is a great collectio of great formulas! I see several I have tried successfully and several more I'll try next season."—Jim Duke, Economic Botanist, USDA (ret.), and author of The Green Pharmacy The most complete collection of garden secrets ever compiled, this book includes money-saving formulas made from household items; easy and safe pest control formulas; and easy-to-make herbal edibles, crafts, and home remedies. 300 color illustrations. Recycling your food and "wastes" by making compost for your garden is the single most important thing you can do to grow bountiful yields of great-tasting food and beautiful flowers.