Pests (Revised) by Pauline Pears
This practical book is a valuable aid for all gardeners intrerested in creating a safe, natural environment in which to grow healthy, and tasty, fruit and vegetables. Comprehensive, full-colour identification of garden friends and enemies. Information on the types of trees, shrubs, flowers and weeks that attract beneficial creatures. Advice on how to avoid pest problems by improving the soil and using a crop rotation. Hints on protecting plants from pests. Colour photographs, charts and diagrams throughout.Sept 2006
This is a book for all gardeners interested in creating a safe and natural environment for growing their own fruit and vegIt's a practical and comprehensive guide to garden friends and enemies, with colour photos, charts and diagrams throughout to help with correct identification, and advice on the various ways to attract the first while discouraging the second without having to rely on sprays.
The book considers how to use soil improvement and crop rotation to avoid pest problems, and hints on protecting plants from pests of all kinds, with some discussion of organic pest controls.
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Pauline Pears lives in Leamington Spa. She is Head of Knowledge Transfer, and editor of The Organic Way magazine, at Garden Organic. She has been involved in the practice and promotion of organic growing for over 20 years, and is still a passionate organic vegetable grower. She and her husband cultivate two organic allotments, as well as growing fruit and vegetables at home. Pauline has written several other books in this series.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844481569 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844481565 |
| Title | Pests (Revised) |
| Author | Pauline Pears |
| Series | Hdra Organic Gardening |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Search Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-05-04 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |