No comments about Biodynamic Gardening: For Health and Taste.

No comments about Slug Bread & Beheaded Thistles : Amusing & Useful Techniques for Non-Toxic Gardening & Housekeeping.

1 comments about Jerry Baker's Backyard Bird Feeding Bonanza: 1,487 Tips, Tricks, and Treats for Attracting Your Fine-Feathered Friends (Jerry Baker Good Gardening series).

1. This book has some great tips and information for bird feeding. Unfortunately the same information is repeated over and over. A smaller book could have easily included all information.

No comments about Success with Organic Fruit (Success with Gardening).

4 comments about Rodale's Pest & Disease Problem Solver: A Chemical-Free Guide to Keeping Your Garden Healthy.

1. Really expected much more from this book. Poor picture quality, It's really too much title for this book.

   There's only a couple picture of pests controlling insects, so I still don't know wich are they, only their names.

   There's a wide list of pets and deseases, but there isn't much information in how they can be controlled.

   I my case the wrong choice!




2. Really expected much more from this book. Poor picture quality, It's really too much title for this book.

   There's only a couple picture of pests controlling insects, so I still don't know wich are they, only their names.

   There's a wide list of pets and deseases, but there isn't much information in how they can be controlled.

   I my case the wrong choice!




3. I checked out this book from the local library along with 30 others to browse through for a problem I was having in my garden. This was the ONLY book that helped me solve the problem. There are many, many vivid and realistic pictures. The text was simply written and the book was put together quite well.



4. It has some pretty good pictures but I was expecting more. Also, I think it has a somewhat confusing layout and I find myself have to flip from front to back to find answers to 1 plant. It's an interesting read but I haven't really used it to help identify plant diseases which is what I bought it for.

No comments about Hawaiian Organic Growing Guide.

No comments about Grow Organic, Cook Organic.

1 comments about Native American Gardening: Buffalobird-Woman's Guide to Traditional Methods.

1. This is a unique and irreplaceable book. In the early 20th century, the author interviewed Buffalo Bird, an old Hidasta Indian woman about Indian farming methods in the mid 19th century. The result is a primer on how the Indians grew corn and other crops on the Great Plains. Interspaced with the explanation of agricultural techniques are charming stories, songs, recipes, and ancedotes told by Buffalo Bird. She also describes how the Indians preserved their crop.
   
   The Hidasta lived in North Dakota and this book is a primer on how to garden in the State without recourse to chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or motor powered equipment. The Hidasta grew five crops: corn, beans, squash, sunflower seeds, and tobacco. Their methods of cultivation, storage, and usage of each crop is described, usually with enough detail to be copied by the modern low-impact sustainable agriculturalist. A large number of illustrations and photographs supplement the text and show how the Indians built fences, dug storage pits, dried squash, and laid out their fields.
   
   This book is only about about 150 pages but within its covers is a wealth of practical farming advice and cultural information.
   
   Smallchief

1 comments about The Organic Gardening Bible: Successful Gardening the Natural Way.

1. Although this author came highly recommended, I was not impressed with the content. The book should more accurately be titled a "dictionary", as it really didn't tell me how to fight insects or leaf curl -- It only defined what these problems were; not how to treat them..... organically.

3 comments about The Organic Home Garden: How to Grow Fruits and Vegetables Naturally.

1. Newcomers to organic gardening will find Patrick Lima's Organic Home Garden an excellent, basic introduction which covers fresh and healthy foods and how to grow them with a minimum of additives. From selecting hardy varieties of seeds and seedlings to choosing appropriate compost and controlling pests and diseases through non-chemical means, Organic Home Garden is packed with charts, drawings, and even recipes.



2. The Organic Home Garden is a navigator to both growing an organic home garden and creating a sustainable lifestyle through hope and love. It resonates with life and will bring both inspiration and practical bounties to the reader. The photos are beautiful and the writing smooth and human. Its extensive organic techniques along with practical applications put this book above many of its kind. An inspirational and knowledgeable book that is first rate amongst my garden books.



3. Decent overview of general gardening. Not much info on zone specific gardening techniques or when is best to start different crops. A good book for beginners.