Jerry Baker's Backyard Problem Solver: 2,364 Simple Solutions for Super Soil, Great Grass, Amazing Annuals, Perfect Perennials, Vibrant Vegetables, Terrific Trees, Bad Bugs, Wicked Weeds, a

by Jerry Baker

This book will certainly help you to overcome problems that you may be having with making your yard to be a most beautiful setting. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0922433429
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Amer Master Products
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

All Garden Books are not the same---but the joys and problems are!!

If you've already amassed a shelf full of garden books or if you are about to acquire your first;this would be an excellent choice. Jerry Baker ,America's Master Gardener has written over 50 books on gardening and is about as knowledgeable as anyone ,to help you in being successful in your garden. In this 375 page book he addresses 2168 subjects on just about every problem you could ever expect to encounter. And why not? He's been at it over 40 years and has probably talked to hundreds of thousands of garderners and heard about every problen,and yes,soltion that has been tried. \ The book is presented in an excellent manner,profusely illustrated,very well organized ,and with a very helpful Index. If there is anything that stands out immediately when you look at this book ;it is that it is filled with recipes,mixes,tonics,or as I'd like to call them "concoctions" to help your plants,deal with pests or anything where people usually head to the local garden center ,to buy another "miracle product",that gets added to that endless pile,you have already collected. And how does he do it.? He simply uses products that are already around every house,as well as many that get thrown in the garbage. I was tempted to make a list of all the things he uses ,it must be over a hundred,but I'll leave that for someone else. Just imagine ,the next time you encounter a problem in your garden,and find you can solve it by mixing up a solution of: garlic-and-lemon-juice skim milk baby shampoo hot sauce and a gallon of water And save a trip and the cost of heading for the garden center. Or how about this ; FLOWER POWER TONIC 1 cup of beer 2 tbsp. of fish fertilizer 2 tbsp.of liquid dish soap 2 tbsp.of ammonia 2 tbsp.of whiskey 1 tbsp.of corn syrup 1 tpsp.of instant tea granules 2 gallons of warm water. There is only one thing I question about this author and his book ,and that ,is how much beer he uses in these recipes. I would not doubt it if his wife keeps asking "What are you doing with all that beer you've been buying?" "Oh,honey,I'm putting it on the plants,that's why I am getting such super results;everyone has a secret." Don't be surprised if you drop by to visit Jerry,and you see a beautiful bouquet on the table,and Jerry enjoying "a cool one" behind his tool shed!!!

Dynamite solutions to backyard problems

I saw the author on a PTV show and decided I had to have one of his books. The hard part was deciding on which one; he has so many. I love all the homemade solutions (liquid preparations) you can make to help with your yard and plants. This book cover a variety of topic for the yard from grass and shrubs, to flowers to trees. Every home should have a Jerry Baker book!!!

I love this book!

I have tried some of the things in this book. It is easy to read, and easy to try.

Neat Source to have...

I really like the 'down-to-earth' suggestions/comments. Enjoyable reading even quite humorous! Lots of Recipes/Remedies using fairly common household items which are easily accesible & inexpensive. Instead of reading several products in the aisles, make your own right at home!! Things you use regularly may benefit your plants (EX: fling that banana peel in your rose bed - they'll thrive!) Discusses many things from growing/caring for/etc Trees/Shrubs/Flowers to warding off unwanted 'pests' etc. Good book to have. I'll be pulling it off the shelf often!