Posts Tagged ‘Guide’

March 2 2010

The Forager’s Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants

  • ISBN13: 9780976626602
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Product Description A practical guide to all aspects of edible wild plants: finding and identifying them, the season of harvest, and methods of collection and processing. Each plant is discussed in great detail and accompanied by excellent color photographs. Contains an index, glossary explains, bibliography, and the timing of harvest. The perfect guide for all levels of experience.

The Forager’s Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants

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February 27 2010

What’s Wrong With My Plant? : A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies

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What’s Wrong With My Plant? : A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies

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January 24 2010

Arizona Gardener’s Guide

Product DescriptionGardening is now the favorite outdoor leisure activity in America. Homeowners realize the health benefits available from gardening and the potential increase in their home’s property value. Regional gardening titles offer the most useful advice because they provide credible information on the plants that perform best in specific states. Gardeners want information they can trust and use successfully in their own gardens. The Arizona Gardener’s Guide is a full-color plant selection resource guide written especially for Arizona gardeners. It includes the top 175 landscape plants as recommended by one of Arizona’s most respected horticultural experts.

Arizona Gardener’s Guide

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January 12 2010

Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener’s Guide

Product DescriptionWriting for gardeners who need specific information on these wonderful plants, Mary and Gary Irish provide detailed guidance on care, cultivation, and gardening uses. In addition, amateur naturalists will be pleased to note that the botanical history of the plants is given a succinct overview; complete keys are provided to help identify agaves and yuccas relying on foliage and growth form. Sixty-five species of agaves and twenty-five species of yuccas are profiled, together with information on natural habitat and garden care. Selected plants from nine other genera also are described. More than 100 color photographs and 18 drawings complement the text.

Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener’s Guide

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January 7 2010

Indoor hydroponics Gardening Guide – Intro to Hydroponics and hydroponic supplies

Hydroponics otherwise known as indoor gardening has been steadily growing in popularity as a hobby. People, young and new have started turning those empty spaces to their own personal gardens where they could grow what they want and when they want. Imagine yourself in the middle of the desert or that freezing cabin somewhere in the Arctic and be able to grow roses all year round. So if you ever decide to pick up that seed and decide what plant to grow at the convenience of your home or backyard, this guide would help to answer your questions from A to Z. Hydroponics or indoor gardening requires skills and know how, but the rewards in the end like watching that flower bloom or that seed turn into a glorious blossom is reward in itself. So let us walk you through this and answer all your questions in this indoor gardening guide. Advantages of Indoor Gardening (Hydroponics) over Traditional Gardening Many people have turned to alternative of indoor gardening. It is more efficient and economical if done properly than traditional soil gardens. Here are just a few advantages of indoor gardening: Environmental factors such as temperature or soil and weather conditions do not affect hydroponic or indoor gardens as they are sheltered from such elements with fan and climate controllers for example. Soil based gardens increase the risk of disease as they are ideal habitats for bacteria and microorganisms. Soil based gardens also present the troublesome work of weeding out undesired vegetation and soil maintenance through fertilization and tilling. Space consideration is also a factor as a large number of plants could be grown in such confined and odd spaces where creativity is the only boundary. Scientifically, vegetables and fruits grown through indoor gardening (hydroponics) contain bigger amounts of vitamins and minerals, and are better sources of nutrition. Indoor gardening (hydroponics) systems are fairly simple. It is tailored to the individual as to what he needs and what he wants. Simple setups for ordinary hobbyists could be turned into complex ones to more season and professionals as they desire. Indoor gardening has no specific person in mind, the love for gardening and growing plants is what is common to hydroponics hobbyists. Proper planning and design together with that you as a hobbyist needs is what makes a successful project. It may seem to require a little effort and expense at the start but the benefits and fruits of indoor gardening far outweigh the costs and effort. It only takes one simple setup if done right and the benefits can be harvested all year long. Choosing Indoor Hydroponic  Systems over traditional Gardening Hydroponic Systems present numerous advantages for the gardener, freedom from uncontrollable environmental factors such as the weather, soil condition and time of year presents the most obvious reasons. Different types of growing mediums allow for those who plan to grow fruits or vegetables, better tasting and more nutritious products is the definite advantage. Production is also increased so those who plan to use indoor gardening (hydroponics) present a better yield thus is it more financially rewarding. Numerous systems ranging from simple to complex can be tailored to each individual’s specific need.   Setting up complex systems for a business for individuals who want to make it their livelihood or for that individual who lives in an apartment with a limited space presents no difficulties. It is only an individual’s desire and imagination that limits indoor gardening (hydroponics).

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