
Barbara Pleasant
188 Pages
Paperback
Become a Skilled Doctor of Plant Care!
This easy-to-control reference fully explains more than 50 of the most common plant diseases - where they occur, what they look like, what to do about them, and the long-term prognosis for the affected plants. Most important, gardening expert Barbara Pleasant recommends proven organic methods for controlling each disease.
The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases features:
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informal encyclopedia style, making information and answers easy to find
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illustrations that show the techniques for distinguishing between look-alike symptoms of different diseases
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cross-referenced list of common vegetables and fruits and the diseases most apt to affect them
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loads of facts on symptoms and tips for detecting diseases (including those diseases that are often too small to see)
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simple, inexpensive organic treatments to halt the spread of each disease and prevent its recurrence
About the Author
Award-winning author Barbara Pleasant has written three books including The Gardener's Bug Book and Warm-Climate Gardening (Garden Way Publishing). She writes for newspapers and several magazines including GreenPrints, Organic Gardening, and Country Journal. She lives in Huntsville Alabama.