The Truth About Garden Remedies: What Works, What Doesn't & Why - Softcover

Gillman, Jeff

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9780881927481: The Truth About Garden Remedies: What Works, What Doesn't & Why

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ISBN 10: 0881927481 ISBN 13: 9780881927481

Publisher: Timber Press, 2006

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Can beer make plants grow? How about buttermilk? Or music-classical or rock? Are you sure about planting trees in deep holes? And how about chasing insects with hot sauce and stopping slugs with eggshells? Remedies for all your garden woes are there for the taking: the challenge is to know what will work and what won't. Fearlessly conducting original experiments and harvesting wisdom from the scientific literature, horticulturist Jeff Gillman assesses new and historic advice and reveals the how and why-and sometimes the why not-for many common and uncommon gardening practices. The results will surprise even experienced gardeners.

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Can beer make plants grow? And how about stopping slugs with eggshells? This fearless book assesses new and historic advice and reveals the how and why-and sometimes the why not-for many common and uncommon gardening practices. The results will surprise even experienced gardeners.

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This fearless book assesses new and historic advice and reveals the how and why—and sometimes the why not—for many common and uncommon gardening practices.

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