Fine Gardening Grow: Healthier & Easier Gardens PDF
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Pp The Taunton Press, Inc. 63 South Main Street PO Box 5506 Newtown, CT 06470-5506 e-mail: [email protected] Executive editor: Shawna Mullen Assistant editor: Tim Stobierski Developmental editor: Nanette Maxim Copy editor: Valerie Cimino Indexer: Barbara Mortenson Cover and Interior design: carol singer | notice design Layout coordinator: Amy Griffin Layout: Kimberly Shake Cover photographer: Carole Drake/GAP Photos; Garden design: Phillipa Lambert The following names/manufacturers appearing in Fine Gardening Grow are trademarks: AstroTurf®, Autumn Radiance®, Bitrex®, Black Lace™, Bobbex™, Bonide®, Bravo®, Bulb Booster®, Daconil®, Deer Off®, Deer Stopper®, Dithane™, Gardens Alive!®, Heritage®, Hint of Gold™, Ivory®, Milorganite®, Murphy®, Plantskydd®, Raspberry Delight®, Roundup®, Soap-Shield®, Subdue®, Tiger Eyes™, Vapor Gard® Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fine gardening grow healthier & easier gardens : 698 gardening tips and techniques / editors of Fine gardening. pages cm Other title: Grow healthier and easier gardens Other title: 698 gardening tips and techniques Includes index. ISBN 978-1-62710-795-2 ISBN 978-1-63186-235-9 (e-book) ISBN 978-1-63186-236-6 (ePub) ISBN 978-1-63186-237-3 (mobi) 1. Gardening. I. Fine gardening. II. Title: Grow healthier and easier gardens. III. Title: 698 gardening tips and techniques. SB450.97.F56 2015 635--dc23 2014042054 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 aaaaaaaaaaaaaa ACKNOWLEDGMENTS aaaaaaaaaaaaaa Special thanks to the readers, authors, editors, copy editors, and other staff members of Fine Gardening and The Taunton Press books department who contributed to the making of this book. aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaCaOaNaTaENaTaSaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa INTRODUCTION 3 PART ONE PART THREE SOIL, COMPOST, FERTILIZER DESIGNING YOUR GARDEN 117 & WATER 5 Design Basics 118 Soil 6 Color & Shape 138 Compost 18 Designs 156 Fertilizer 27 Water 34 PART TWO PLANT, PROPAGATE & DIVIDE 55 Plant 56 Propagate & Divide 93 aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa PART FOUR PART FIVE MAINTAIN, PRUNE, WEED & PESTS, BENEFICIAL INSECTS HARVEST & DISEASE 169 215 Maintain & Stake 170 Pests 216 Prune 190 Benefi cial Insects 246 Weed 206 Disease 260 Harvest 210 RESOURCES 270 USDA HARDINESS ZONE MAP 272 METRIC EQUIVALENTS 273 ILLUSTRATION/PHOTO CREDITS 274 INDEX 276 aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaINaTaRaOaDUaCaTaIOaNaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa Information presented When speaking with the experts who contribute the content to Fine in these small bites is Gardening, the conversation invariably turns to the issues I am facing easier to remember when in my own garden. A discussion of the proper way to prune crape you need it most: myrtles quickly becomes a conversation about the best way to deal when you are out in the with the unruly lilac at the edge of my driveway. It’s only natural to garden or at the nursery. want to learn more about what you are doing from someone who knows volumes more than you do, so I get as much as I can out of every chat. Th ese talks have yielded great results, helping me to make my garden healthier, lusher, and greener. And when my plants do die, at least I know what I did to kill them. Collected here for the fi rst time are favorite tips, tricks, shortcuts, and gardening know-how from the experts who contribute to Fine Gardening. You can follow the advice the leaders in the fi elds of gardening, horticulture, garden design, and soil science have given to me—and to all of the readers of Fine Gardening. Th is book collects all of the best gardening tips from the Fine Gardening archive and divides up into an easy-to-use, quick reference format that functions as a helpful partner to watch over your shoulder as you prep your soil, start your seeds, divide your perennials, prune your shrubs, and harvest your veggies. Information presented in these small bites is easier to remember when you need it most: when you are out in the garden or at the nursery. Armed with such knowledge, is there any reason why you should not be able to manage your soil, cultivate your crops, design your beds, control your pests, and enjoy your garden as well as other expert gardeners? I think you will fi nd that if you follow the collective wisdom of these experts, you will, without a doubt, be thrilled with improvements made to your garden. No matter how you look at it, the results will be stunning. —Steve Aitken aaaaaaaaaaaaaa 3
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