Old Wives' Lore for Gardeners

by Bridget Boland, Maureen Boland, Briget Boland

Book Overview

Did you know that banana skins, laid just below the surface of the soil, have long been said to be beneficial for roses, and that horticulturists now approve the practice? Or that mulching... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854794094
• ISBN13: 9781854794093
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Science and Myth in Gardening

This book was a delightful read with many useful and suggestions and practical explainations. Why should you plant naked by the light of the full moon? How can you rid your roses of aphids without using chemicals? Amusing and true answers can be found for these questions and more.