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Pests, Diseases, etc

Rodale's Vegetable Garden Problem Solver

Friday, 12 March 2010 18:27 The Plant Lady
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Rodale's Vegetable Garden Problem Solver: The best and latest advice for beating pests, diseases, and weeds and staying a step ahead of trouble in the garden.Written by Fern Marshall Bradley.

From the family and publishing house that wrote the book on organic gardening and sustainable agriculture comes the ultimate resource for the backyard gardener. Well-organized with tons of information and growing tips, this book is my main source for control and prevention. This book is a must-have for gardeners interested in vegetable garden productivity as well as vegetable production taste. 

Bradley, Fern, & (Firm), Rodale. (2007). Rodale. New York, NY: Rodale Press. 

Last Updated on Friday, 12 March 2010 18:37
 

Organic Pest & Disease Control

Friday, 12 March 2010 18:21 The Plant Lady
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Organic Pest & Disease Control: How to Grow a Healthy, Problem-Free Garden by Barbara Ellis
 
This book is helpful in diagnosing garden problems, as well as for researching choices in organic control and prevention. The author utilizes sketches, rather than photos, to aid in identification. The sketches are very well done, with lots of detail. They show the actual size of the insect to gain perspective.  
 
Ellis, Barbara. (1997). Organic pest & disease control. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 
Last Updated on Friday, 12 March 2010 18:38
 

Garden Insects of North America

Friday, 12 March 2010 18:09 The Plant Lady
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Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs by Whitney Cranshaw 

Wonderful insect resource which has tons of zoomed in color photos, which aid in identification of insects. The book is organized by how the insects impact your garden. For example, the chapters are: Leaf Chewers; Leafminers; Flower, Fruit, and Seed Feeders; Sap Suckers; Gall Makers; Stem and Twig damagers; Trunk and Branch Borers; Root, Tuber, and Bulb Feeders; Beneficial Garden Arthropods.

The book's focus is not so much about insect control or prevention, but insect identification. 

Cranshaw, Whitney, & Libraries, Association. (2004).Garden insects of north america: the ultimate guide to backyard bugs. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Last Updated on Friday, 12 March 2010 18:38
 



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