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Growing your own food is a hot topic today because of the high cost of transporting food long distances, the heightened problem of diseases caused by commercially grown foods, concerns of the overuse of chemicals in mass food production, and the uncertain health effects of GMOs. Many people-from White House executives to inner-city kids-have recently discovered the benefits of homegrown vegetables and fruits. Community gardens, and even community...
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Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"With recipes for fermented plant juice, nutrient-rich extracts, and IMO using weeds, leaf mold, shells, bones, rock dust, and more Revitalize your garden by making your own biologically diverse inoculants and mineral-rich amendments using leaf mold, weeds, eggshells, bones, and other materials available for little or no cost from local woodlands, fields, restaurants, and markets. Gardener and author Nigel Palmer provides practical, detailed instructions...
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The essential resource from Martha Stewart, with expert advice and lessons on gardening and making the most of your spectacular blooms. Martha Stewart's lifelong love of flowers began at a young age, as she dug in and planted alongside her father in their family garden, growing healthy, beautiful blooms, every year. The indispensable lessons she learned then--and those she has since picked up from master gardeners--form the best practices she applies...
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2019.
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"Martha Stewart is America's go-to source for organizing, celebrating, cleaning, decorating, and any number of other life skills. Whether it's setting the table, carving a pumpkin, or fixing a leaky faucet, these are the time-tested, Martha-approved strategies for frequent challenges and basic how-to knowledge that everyone should have at the ready. Also included are plenty of solutions for not-so-common conundrums, such as how to reupholster a chair...
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W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Two leading horticulturalists furnish a practical, lavishly illustrated handbook on the techniques and tools of year-round garden maintenance, regardless of its size, offering detailed instruction in pruning, weeding, planting, propagating, and other useful techniques, as well as helpful advice on how to reduce maintenance.
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Ideal for first-time gardeners, Grow Lawns contains everything you need to know to choose and maintain the perfect lawn - whether that means formal straight lines, a playful space, or a hub for wildlife. Understand different grass types, whether to sow seed or lay turf, and maintenance techniques, including mowing, aerating, and scarifying. Discover alternatives, too, such as bulbs to add color in spring or wildflower meadows to attract pollinators....
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"Showing readers exactly what it takes to achieve an effective--and repeatable--golf swing, this book works systematically through every type of shot, from tee shots, iron play, pitching, and chipping to coping with bunkers and putting. Each section includes a test to establish your level of ability and provides a series of progressive exercises designed to develop your technique. A section on the ten most common faults that can creep into your game...
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"No room to garden outside? Bring your garden indoors! Complete guide to successful indoor food production with clear, easy-to-understand guidance on how to grow year-round edible plants inside your home. At-a-glance grow charts for vegetables, fruits, and herbs, from tomatoes and garlic to peas and peaches. Maximize your space indoors, with wall gardens, vertical gardening, and more, for the best vegetable yields all year long. Start-up costs for...
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Skyhorse Publishing
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[2011]
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English
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What would Grandma do? Whatever she did, it worked. That's because the old ways are the best when it comes of efficient solutions for everyday problems. Here are the best hints and secrets for household maintenance, cooking, cleaning, pet care, holiday celebrations, and more.
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2017.
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English
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"In The Exquisite Book of Paper Flower Transformations, artist Livia Cetti ups the ante with a host of grander and more intricate flowers and projects--more blooms, more petals, stronger stems, and bigger, bolder arrangements! In this lavish handbook, you will learn how to create 25 vibrant flower stems in a variety of natural shapes--globes, spikes, bells, saucers, rectangles, cones, and arcs--including hydrangeas, charm peonies, honeysuckles, and...
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Douglas W. Tallamy's first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this new book, Tallamy takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation. Nature's Best Hope shows how homeowners everywhere can turn their yards into conservation corridors...