The healthy vegetable garden : a natural, chemical-free approach to soil, biodiversity and managing pests and diseases / Sally Morgan.
"Whether you're an experienced gardener, homesteader, or market farmer, this A-Z, soil-to-table guide shows you how to reduce chemical inputs; naturally enrich your growing ecology; and create a hardy, nutrient-dense, and delicious crop. In The Healthy Vegetable Garden, expert organic gardener Sally Morgan explains how to use natural approaches to cope with the challenges of a changing climate through principles from regenerative gardening, agroecology, and permaculture-all to help your green space thrive. The Healthy Vegetable Garden shows you how to: Combat disease and keep pests at bay with natural predators, companion planting, and trap and barrier crops Choose the right plants to attract pollinators and pest predators Build a healthy soil full of organic matter, earthworms, and mycorrhizal fungi Regenerate soil through no-dig practices, composting, cover crops, and mulching Boost biodiversity through the use of crop rotations and polyculture Rewild your garden by creating a range of habitats, making use of walls and fences, log piles, water features, and wild corners Understand plant defenses and use biocontrols Make natural barriers, traps, and lures A healthy, productive garden should work in harmony with nature to produce and protect delicious fruits and vegetables and build a rich soil that is full of life. With The Healthy Vegetable Garden, growers of all levels will start reducing incidents of pests and diseases while creating a verdant habitat-all without the need for fertilizers, pesticides, or weedkillers"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781645020646
- ISBN: 1645020649
- Physical Description: 215 pages : illustrations (color) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Building a healthy soil -- Pests and predators -- Plants -- Boosting defenses -- A-Z of pests and disease. |
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Subject: | Vegetable gardening > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Biointensive gardening. Organic gardening. |
Genre: | Handbooks and manuals. |
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Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library | Adults 635 MOR Nonfiction (Text)
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Plated 2021: Gift of Alan R. Warehime Charitable Fund "Agricultural Collection"
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34007002445026 | Adult Area | Available | - |
New Oxford Library | 635 MORGAN (Text)
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Christopher Frye Named Endowment, 2021
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Southern Lehigh Public Library | 635 MOR (Text)
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This item was purchased in honor of Judith A. Hosking for her donation to the Southern Lehigh Public Library Helping Hands Campaign 2021-2022.
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Milford Library | 635 MOR (Text)
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Purchased with a generous donation from Mr. and Mrs. Plutnicki
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