Practical Science for Gardeners

by Mary Pratt

Book Overview

Informative and entertaining, this book will stimulate experimentation and encourage gardeners to review and improve their current gardening practices. Once gardeners learn how plants are constructed, it is easier to envision how they'll grow and flourish. An understanding of the structure behind good, healthy soil gives clues as to how to improve one's own garden tilth. This practical guide helps readers identify what plants need to survive and how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088192718X
• ISBN13: 9780881927184
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A great introduction!

Easy to read science of plants, soils, seeds, pests, diversity, and the advantages and disadvantages of fertilizers and organic gardening. If you are ready to go from just planting stuff to understanding why things grow and how you can help, this is a good choice. Not strictly organic, but extols the virtues of taking advantage of both methods to increase the fertility of the soil and the health of your plants. By understanding the processes behind their uses, you are better able to avoid the pitfalls of both, and take advantage of each. Recommended for anyone looking to understand what is going on in the garden.