Curious why caressing your cucumber plants will help them bear more fruit? Or why you should grow oranges from seed even if the fruit is inedible? Or why trees need to sleep and how to help them? Join acclaimed gardener, scientist, and author Lee Reich on a journey through the delights of your garden in this laugh-out-loud treatise on the scientific wonders of plants and soil. Offering eye-opening insight and practical guidance, coverage includes: How to maximize both flavor and nutrition in your garden bounty; Helping plants thrive during drought; Outwitting weeds by understanding their nature; Making the best use of compost; Tips on pruning and orchard care. Why the dead language of Latin can make you a better gardener. The Ever Curious Gardener is an irreverent romp through the natural science of plants and soil, ideal for newer gardeners moving beyond back-of-the-seed-pack planting to experienced gardeners whose curiosity at the wonders of cultivation grows deeper and stronger with each season.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 635
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9780865718821 9781771422703
- LCCN
- SB450.97
- LCCN Item number
- R45 2018eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xv, 207 pages)
- Published in
- Gabriola Island [British Columbia
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00976551 (OCoLC)1032709555 (CaOOCEL)479208
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Using a little natural science for a much better garden
- Transcribing agency
- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Praise 2
- Title Page 4
- Rights Page 5
- Dedication 6
- Contents 8
- Acknowledgments 12
- Introduction 14
- Propogation and Planting 18
- Soil 52
- Flowering and Fruiting 90
- Stems and Leaves 108
- Organizations 142
- Stress 156
- Senses 186
- Epilogue: The Scientific Method 212
- Index 218
- About the Author 224
- About New Society Publishers 225
- A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading 226
