The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control

The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control

A Complete Guide to Maintaining a Healthy Garden and Yard the Earth-Friendly Way

About the Book

With growing consumer awareness about the dangers of garden chemicals, turn to The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control as the most reliable and comprehensive guide on the garden shelf. Rodale has been the category leader in organic methods for decades, and this thoroughly updated edition features the latest science-based recommendations for battling garden problems. With all-new photos of common and recently introduced pests and plant diseases, you can quickly identify whether you've discovered garden friend or foe and what action, if any, you should take.

No other reference includes a wider range of methods for growing and maintaining an organic garden. The plant-by-plant guide features symptoms and solutions for 200 popular plants, including flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, and fruits. The insect-and-disease encyclopedia includes a photo identification guide and detailed descriptions of damage readers may see. The extensive coverage of the most up-to-date organic control techniques and products, presented in order of lowest impact to most intensive intervention, makes it easy to choose the best control.

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Praise for The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control

“This book is our most helpful resource on pest control. It's the first book we turn to for solutions.” —Terry Gips, President, International Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture

“Every year, we review hundreds of books on how to manage soils and pests organically and how to reduce the use of toxic materials. We're excited at the quality and completeness of The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control and recommend it to our clients.” —Bill Wolf, President, Necessary Trading Company, New Castle, Virginia
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Rodale Organic Gardening Series

The New Seed-Starters Handbook
Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control
Rodale's Vegetable Garden Problem Solver

About the Author

Fern Marshall Bradley
Fern Marshall Bradley is a writer and editor of books pertaining to sustainable living, organic gardening, and organic farming. She is the author of Building Raised Beds and Saving Vegetable Seeds, The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control, and Rodale's Organic Gardening. More by Fern Marshall Bradley
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Barbara W. Ellis
Fern Marshall Bradley is a writer and editor of books pertaining to sustainable living, organic gardening, and organic farming. She is the author of Building Raised Beds and Saving Vegetable Seeds, The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control, and Rodale's Organic Gardening. More by Barbara W. Ellis
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Deborah L. Martin
Deborah L. Martin earned a BS in horticulture from Purdue University. She's a former extension agent in the USDA's urban gardening program, a veteran Rodale garden book editor, and a writer for Organic Gardening magazine. Martin has authored two books and edited dozens of others. She lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania. More by Deborah L. Martin
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