Forgotten Home Apothecary RevealedCody J. Donatus
- Genre: Gardening
- Publish Date: November 22, 2024
- Publisher: PublishDrive
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Forgotten Home Apothecary RevealedCody J. Donatus
Unlocking the Forgotten Home Apothecary 200+ Powerful Healing Secrets for Everyday Wellness Discover a treasure trove of natural healing remedies and reclaim the forgotten art of the home apothecary. In a world where wellness is often complicated by synthetic solutions, this book offers a gentle alternative, inviting you to explore over 200 time-tested remedies that nourish the body, mind, and spirit. With step-by-step guidance, Unlocking the Forgotten Home Apothecary helps you craft your own healing toolkit, empowering you to address everyday ailments naturally and safely. From foundational herbs and infusions to soothing balms, potent tinctures, and uplifting essential oils, each chapter guides you through creating, using, and storing your remedies effectively. Whether you’re looking to relieve stress, support digestive health, enhance immune resilience, or nurture your skin, this book provides holistic solutions to fit seamlessly into your daily routine. Inside, you’ll find: Simple, Practical Guides: Discover the essential tools, storage tips, and healing properties of key ingredients that transform your kitchen into a natural pharmacy. A-Z of Medicinal Herbs: Learn about each herb’s unique healing power, how to prepare it, and how to incorporate it into your wellness routine. Tailored Remedies for Every Need: From teas and decoctions to syrups and elixirs, you’ll find natural treatments for common ailments, pain relief, mental wellness, skin care, and more. Gentle Solutions for the Whole Family: Safe and effective remedies for children and pets, with dosage guidelines that ensure everyone in your home can benefit. Complete with expert tips on journaling, tracking progress, and adapting your apothecary to meet personal and seasonal needs, this guide is more than a book—it’s an invitation to embrace a lifestyle of balanced, holistic wellness. Let this be your trusted resource for natural health, an inspiration for daily self-care, and a bridge to a deeper connection with the timeless wisdom of nature.
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The Lost Book of Simple Herbal RemediesBlossom Davis
Embark on a Healing Journey with "The Lost Book of Simple Herbal Remedies" Discover the power of nature's medicine cabinet with "The Lost Book of Simple Herbal Remedies," a comprehensive guide inspired by the wisdom and teachings of Dr. Barbara O'Neill. This book is your key to unlocking the secrets of over 100 herbal remedies, each a natural solution to a range of ailments from the mundane to the chronic. What You'll Uncover Inside: A Wealth of Herbal Knowledge: Delve into an extensive collection of herbal remedies, each with its own unique healing properties, expertly compiled and explained. Dr. Barbara O'Neill's Influence: Immerse yourself in the teachings of a renowned natural health advocate, integrating her holistic approach to wellness in every remedy. User-Friendly Format: Whether you're a beginner or an experienced herbalist, you'll find the remedies easy to understand and apply, with clear instructions and insights. Natural Solutions for Everyday Ailments: From digestive issues to skin complaints, and stress relief to immune system boosts, these remedies address a wide spectrum of common health concerns. Empowerment through Education: Learn not only the 'how' but also the 'why' behind each remedy, equipping you with the knowledge to make informed health choices. Transform Your Health Naturally: "The Lost Book of Simple Herbal Remedies" isn't just a book; it's a movement towards taking control of your health using the healing power of nature. In an age where we often turn to quick pharmaceutical fixes, this guide brings us back to the enduring wisdom of herbal treatments. Begin Your Herbal Healing Journey Today: Ready to embrace a more natural approach to your health and well-being? Click "BUY NOW" and step into a world where every plant holds the potential for healing. Let "The Lost Book of Simple Herbal Remedies" be your guide on this transformative journey. Experience the profound impact of nature's healing power, all inspired by the teachings of Dr. Barbara O'Neill.
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The Backyard HomesteadCarleen Madigan
Using this simple step-by-step guidebook discover how to produce fresh, organic food for your family—all year round! This comprehensive guide to homesteading provides all the information you need to grow and preserve a sustainable harvest of grains and vegetables; raise animals for meat, eggs, and dairy; and keep honey bees for your sweeter days. With easy-to-follow instructions on canning, drying, and pickling, you’ll enjoy your backyard bounty all winter long. Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.
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The Holistic Home Apothecary for Beginners: 350+ Powerful Remedies to Restore HealthDeborah Kingsford
Discover the Healing Power of Nature The Holistic Home Apothecary for Beginners brings age-old remedies back to life, showcasing over 200 natural solutions trusted for generations to soothe everyday health concerns. 🌿 What Awaits You in This Guide: Over 200 Natural Remedies: Tap into the healing properties of herbs, roots, and flowers to manage stress, colds, skin issues, digestive troubles, and much more. Comprehensive Plant Profiles: Understand the unique qualities, preparation methods, and safe usage of essential plants for your personal apothecary. DIY Herbal Creations: Clear, step-by-step instructions to make tinctures, teas, salves, poultices, and other healing remedies with ease. 🌸 Why This Book Is Your Perfect Companion: Reduce dependence on pharmaceuticals by adopting sustainable, time-tested healing practices. Learn to identify, gather, and use plants from your surroundings to enhance your well-being. Whether you're new to herbalism or a seasoned practitioner, this guide provides practical advice that anyone can follow. 🌱 Highlighted Remedies Include: Gentle infusionS to calm your mind and promote restful slumber. Natural powerhouse to strengthen your immune defenses. Soothing remedy to ease stomach discomfort. The Holistic Home Apothecary gives you the knowledge and confidence to build your own natural medicine kit. With straightforward instructions and a wealth of plant-based insights, this book empowers you to reclaim the practice of self-sufficient healing and celebrate the wonders of nature’s cures. Get yours now
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Nature's Home Apothecary for Beginners: 350+ Forgotten Herbal Remedies for Holistic Long-Lasting WellnessJENNIFER SOULES
Discover the Secrets to Creating Your Perfect Home Apothecary and Embrace the Power of Natural Healing! 🌿 Have you ever considered that homemade herbal remedies can be safer, more effective, and customized to fit your specific needs better than store-bought options? With the right knowledge and tools, you can build a personalized pharmacy that nurtures your health while connecting you with the natural world’s healing potential. This is precisely what "Nature's Home Apothecary for Beginners" delivers. This comprehensive guide empowers you to take charge of your well-being by teaching you how to cultivate, prepare, and use medicinal herbs with confidence and skill. WHAT THIS ALL-IN-ONE GUIDE OFFERS: 🌟 Herbal Solutions for Everyday Ailments: Learn how to naturally treat colds, coughs, and minor cuts with effective remedies. 🌟 Digestive Wellness: Craft teas and tonics that ease nausea, relieve bloating, and promote gut health. 🌟 Respiratory Support: Recipes designed to soothe congestion, relieve allergies, and promote lung health. 🌟 Immune Boosting Remedies: Create syrups, tinctures, and teas to keep your immune system strong all year. 🌟 Women’s Health Essentials: Herbal solutions for menstrual support, fertility, and postpartum care. 🌟 Emotional Well-Being: Blends to reduce stress, improve mood, and enhance sleep quality naturally. 🌟 Skin and Hair Care: Make salves, oils, and tonics to rejuvenate your skin, treat conditions like eczema, and nourish your hair. 🌟 Anti-Inflammatory Recipes: Powerful remedies to reduce inflammation and support joint and muscle health. 🌟 Natural First Aid: Essential remedies to safely and effectively handle minor injuries. Added value 🌿 Over 300 step-by-step recipes for tinctures, decoctions, salves, syrups, and more. 🌿 Detailed herb profiles covering benefits, uses, and preparation methods for numerous medicinal plants. 🌿 Expert tips for growing and harvesting herbs at home, including organic methods and seasonal advice. 🌿 Safety and dosage instructions for adults, children, and even pets to ensure effective and responsible use. 🌿 Eco-friendly strategies to make your apothecary sustainable and kind to the planet. With this book, you’ll be equipped to create natural solutions that safeguard your health, prevent future issues, and foster a deeper connection with nature. ✨ Order your copy today and take your first step toward a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle with the wisdom of herbs! ✨
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All New! Square Foot Gardening, 4th EditionSquare Foot Gardening Foundation
Over 3 million copies sold! This revolutionary gardening book gets a revolutionary update for its 4th edition—new plans, options, and advice herald a modern approach to this tried-and-true method. No digging, no tilling, no fertilizing, no machinery or heavy tools—less watering, waste, and weeding! In All New! Square Foot Gardening, 4th Edition , discover the foolproof gardening method that has helped generations of gardeners around the world raise their own organic vegetables in less space, with less effort, and for less money than traditional row gardens. The Square Foot Gardening (SFG) technique takes the guesswork out of every step , even if you are completely new to gardening. The process is simple: set up your garden box, fill it with a growing blend known as Mel’s Mix™, and add a square-foot grid on top to guarantee proper plant spacing and maximum yields. With this easy and flexible system, you’ll reap the rewards of baskets of homegrown produce to enjoy with friends and family. In the 4th edition, enjoy: Updated and beautifully illustrated garden plans to help you lay out your plantings and grow what your family eats most Extensive new charts with crop-by-crop information on how and when to plant and harvest each vegetable Flexible, step-by-step building plans for garden boxes you can build, fill, and plant in a single afternoonInsight on where to place your garden, how to plan your squares, and how to care for your plants organicallyInstructions for DIYing trellises, hoop tunnels, archways, and other accessories for your SFGMore practical solutions to today’s biggest gardening challenges, including deer, extreme weather, and insect pests NEW – Information on building and using “top hats” to grow healthy root crops in a standard SFG bedNEW – Alternative options if the standard Mel’s Mix ingredients aren’t available to you or you’re looking for alternatives to peat moss 200 NEW PHOTOS, 30 NEW ILLUSTRATIONS – Redesigned pages with all-new illustrations for fun, easy planning and new photographs to reflect more diverse growing locationsPlus, a Quick Start Guide to get you growing today It is a mission of the SFG Foundation to empower gardeners with the skills to create their own sustainable, sufficient, and reliable food source. They strive to reduce world hunger by teaching people in underserved countries how to grow their own fresh produce to eat and sell. If you’re looking for a low-maintenance, lower-cost way to grow food for yourself and your family, you will find success with this invaluable reference. If you’re already a dedicated Square Foot Gardener with a tattered copy of a previous edition, you will expand on your success with the updated and enhanced guidance. With All New Square Foot Gardening, 4th Edition , you’ll discover everything you need to know about the world’s most popular growing technique to harvest MORE food from less space. Now you can garden anywhere!
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Grow a Little Fruit TreeAnn Ralph
Grow your own apples, figs, plums, cherries, pears, apricots, and peaches in even the smallest backyard! Ann Ralph shows you how to cultivate small yet abundant fruit trees using a variety of specialized pruning techniques. With dozens of simple and effective strategies for keeping an ordinary fruit tree from growing too large, you’ll keep your gardening duties manageable while at the same time reaping a bountiful harvest. These little fruit trees are easy to maintain and make a lovely addition to any home landscape.
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Soil Science for GardenersRobert Pavlis
Build healthy soil and grow better plants Robert Pavlis, a gardener for over four decades, debunks common soil myths, explores the rhizosphere, and provides a personalized soil fertility improvement program in this three-part popular science guidebook. Healthy soil means thriving plants. Yet untangling the soil food web and optimizing your soil health is beyond most gardeners, many of whom lack an in-depth knowledge of the soil ecosystem. Soil Science for Gardeners is an accessible, science-based guide to understanding soil fertility and, in particular, the rhizosphere – the thin layer of liquid and soil surrounding plant roots, so vital to plant health. Coverage includes: Soil biology and chemistry and how plants and soil interactCommon soil health problems, including analyzing soil's fertility and plant nutrientsThe creation of a personalized plan for improving your soil fertility, including setting priorities and goals in a cost-effective, realistic time frame.Creating the optimal conditions for nature to do the heavy lifting of building soil fertility Written for the home gardener, market gardener, and micro-farmer, Soil Science for Gardeners is packed with information to help you grow thriving plants.
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Leaves, Roots & FruitNicole Johnsey Burke & Eric Kelley
An Intuitive Gardening System Built for Success Do you dream of walking through your own kitchen garden with baskets full of delicious food you grew yourself? But are you waiting to begin because you think you don’t have enough space, sun, time, or experience? Then consider this: Plants want to grow. And when you match a plant’s needs to your own resources, you’re just one step away from success in the kitchen garden. Nicole Johnsey Burke—founder of Gardenary, Inc., and author of Kitchen Garden Revival —is your expert guide for growing your own fresh, organic food every day of the year, no matter where you grow. More than just providing the how-to, she gives you the know-how for a practical and intuitive gardening system that includes: - Leaves – quick satisfaction from abundant harvests, most available and simplest to grow; includes salad greens and herbs - Roots – underground harvests that require more tending and are built for endurance, longevity, and longer shelf life; includes tubers, bulbs, and rhizomes - Fruit – the most demanding and sweetest of all, requiring the most space, sunlight, and consistent watering to blossom; includes beans, squash, and tomatoes Burke provides clear step-by-step instructions for setup, care, and harvest for each category of plants, complete with insightful tips for every level of gardener to grow with their plants. There’s always a plant you can grow right where you are, right away—all you have to do is follow the steps.
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Marijuana HorticultureJorge Cervantes
Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible is the most complete, thorough, and comprehensive cultivation book available on the market today. This book has been dubbed the "bible" by its readers because it explains every aspect of cultivating marijuana and yielding high quality and abundant crops. It explains the science, the simple how-to, practical and detailed information. It is a complete and easy reference that beginners and experts alike rely on for practical hands-on knowledge and experience. Beginners and experts will find a gamut of information in this book. The Fifth Edition of the former Indoor Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor Bible was originally published in 1983, when it immediately became a best seller. More than 500,000 copies have been sold in Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish languages. New greenhouse and outdoor growing chapters make this a book both indoor and outdoor growers will keep under thumb. The other 15 chapters (17 total) are all updated with the most current information, completely rewritten and significantly expanded. For example, Dr. John McPartland contributed an all new medical section - The books credits list more than 300 contributors and reads like a who's who in the world of cannabis cultivation.
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The Money-Saving GardenerAnya Lautenbach
Beat the rising cost of living and transform your garden on a budget with Anya the Garden Fairy. The Money-Saving Gardener reveals the tips and tricks to keeping costs down without compromising on style or impact. Learn how to repurpose what you have and give new life to second-hand garden furniture; discover savvy cheats to keep hard landscaping costs low; and boost your plant collection for next to nothing with seed-saving and propagation hacks. Revealing the plants that will give you the best long-term value for money, tips for choosing the varieties that will thrive in your garden year after year, and projects for making the most of your propagated cuttings and seedlings, The Money-Saving Gardener proves that a stunning garden doesn't need to cost the earth or break the bank.
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Gardener's Guide to SucculentsMisa Matsuyama
The Gardener's Guide to Succulents is a stunning visual reference identifying over 125 plants from 40 different genera of succulents and cacti. Fleshy, spiny, hairy, flowering--and coming in every imaginable shape, color and size--this plant family has captured the affection of plant enthusiasts all over the world. This book provides a beautiful overview of the diversity that succulents have to offer, presenting a wide variety of popular plants to help you create striking, aesthetically pleasing compositions. This succulent guide includes information about: What each variety needs and where it thrivesPlant characteristics, with ratings on ease of growth and maintenance requirementsIdeas for group plantings and illustrated tips on indoor plantingStriking identification photos, rich in color and contrast This succulent encyclopedia is a useful resource for everyone--from cacti beginners looking to decorate their living space to serious gardeners hoping to expand their succulent plantings.
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Gardening for AbundanceBrian Brigantti
Grow a Flourishing Vegetable Garden While Feeding Your Spirit From planting your first seedlings to harvesting your crops and everything in between, gardener and homesteader Brian Brigantti helps you create a thriving vegetable garden right in your own backyard—all while giving you valuable insights into nourishing your soul through abundant living. Woven in with his own insights and experiences, Brian walks you through the process of starting an abundant garden from start to finish. A primer on soil health, composting, establishing biodiversity and more set you and your garden up for success. Then, learn methods for building out plots, choosing the best veggies for your climate and soil and tending to your garden throughout the seasons. Along the way, Brian shares his observations on the symbolism of gardening and the ways it can teach you about the joys of living a happier, more abundant life. Using only natural, chemical-free techniques that honor, respect and sustain the earth, Brian’s methods for cultivating a bountiful garden result in a cornucopia of homegrown vegetables and a deeper sense of connection with the earth your food and yourself.
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Rhapsody in Green: A Writer, an Obsession, a Laughably Small Excuse for a Vegetable GardenCharlotte Mendelson
'Excellent book.' Nigella Lawson 'Charming, inspiring, uplifting... pure lovely.' Marian Keyes 'Read Rhapsody in Green. A novelist's beautiful, useful essays about her tiny garden.' India Knight 'Glorious...for anyone who loves fruit, vegetables, herbs and language. It makes you see them with new eyes.' Diana Henry 'A witty account of 'extreme allotmenteering' for all obsessive gardeners' Mail on Sunday 'An extremely entertaining and inspiring story of one woman's passionate transformation of a small, irregular shaped urban garden into a bountiful source of food.' Woman & Home 'A gardening book like no other, this is the author's 'love letter' to her garden. She relays warm and witty stories about the trials and tribulations throughout her gardening year.' Garden News '...this inspirational, funny book, written by someone who hankers after a homesteader's lifestyle, will make you look at even your window box in a new, more productive light.' The Simple Things 'Gardening is not a hobby but a passion: a mess of excitement and compulsion and urgency and desire. Those who practise it are botanists, evangelists, freedom fighters, midwives and saboteurs; we kill; we bleed. No, I can't drop everything to come in for dinner; it's a matter of life and death out here.' Novelist Charlotte Mendelson has a secret life. Despite owning only six square metres of urban soil and a few pots, she is an extreme gardener; the creator of a tiny but bountiful edible jungle. And like all enthusiasts, she will not rest until you share her obsession. This is the story of an amateur gardener's journey to addiction: her attempts to buy lion dung from London Zoo and to build her own cold frame; her disinhibited composting and creative approach to design; her prejudices (roses, purple flowers, people with orchards); and her passions: quinces, salad-leaves, herbs, Japanese greens and ancient British apples. It is a story of where fantasy meets reality, of the slow onset of a consuming love and, most of all, of how gardening, however peculiar, can save your life.
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Flower Gardening for BeginnersAmy Barene
Learn how to grow and arrange your own beautiful flowers! With the right guidance and a little practice, you can grow a cut-flower garden from seed and brighten every room in your home with fresh blooms! Flower Gardening for Beginners has all the information you'll need to plan, cultivate, tend, harvest, and arrange home-grown flowers—no experience required. Flower gardening fundamentals —Lay the foundation for success as you learn common gardening terms, essential tools to have on hand, and answers to frequently asked questions. A guide to planning your plot —Understand your local climate so you can choose the best spot in your yard for your garden and select seeds that will thrive. Get to know your flowers —Discover detailed profiles that explain how to start 35 different flowers from seed, harvest them, and dry them—so you can grow your favorites year after year! Create breathtaking bouquets from your own home-grown blooms with this beginner-friendly guide to growing flowers.
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Container Gardening For BeginnersTammy Wylie
Everything you need to grow a thriving garden in containers Whether you're on a budget, live in a small space, or simply want to raise a new plant or two, container gardening is a practical method for urban and suburban gardeners alike. Container Gardening for Beginners is packed with information and advice for using different types of containers to grow your own vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers. Learn how to get started, from gathering the tools you'll need to choosing the right container and soil mix. Once you've covered the basics, you'll get advice on what you should plant and when, when to water and how, and finally, how you can successfully grow and harvest your crop. Container Gardening for Beginners includes: Step-by-step guidance —Find detailed gardening guidance from start to finish, including things to know before you grow, how to start seeds, plant care and maintenance tips, and how to tell when your crop is ripe. Basic best practices —Grow happy, healthy plants with expert gardening insights to set you up for success, from making sure your container is properly sized to regularly fertilizing your soil. Illustrated plant profiles —Choose the right plants for you with info on the particular needs and characteristics of 30 different fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Start and sustain a flourishing container garden with help from the practical advice in Container Gardening for Beginners .
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Controlling Garden WeedsBarbara Pleasant
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
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The Savage Garden, RevisedPeter D'Amato
For fifteen years, The Savage Garden has been the number one bestselling bible for those interested in growing carnivorous plants. This new edition is fully revised to include the latest developments and discoveries in the carnivorous plant world, making it the most accurate and up to date book of its kind. You may be familiar with the Venus flytrap, but did you know that some pitcher plants can—and do—digest an entire rat? Or that there are several hundred species of carnivorous plants on our planet? Beautiful, unusual, and surprisingly easy to grow, flesh-eating plants thrive everywhere from windowsills to outdoor container gardens, in a wide variety of climates. The Savage Garden is the most comprehensive guide to these fascinating oddities, gloriously illustrated with more than 200 color photos. Fully revised with the latest developments in the carnivorous plant world, this new edition includes: • All the basics—from watering and feeding to modern advances in artificial lighting, soil, and fertilizers. • Detailed descriptions of hundreds of plants, including many of the incredible new species that have been recently discovered and hybridized. • Cultivation and propagation information for all the plant families: pitcher plants, Venus flytraps, sundews, rainbow plants, bladderworts, and many other peculiar plants from the demented mind of Mother Nature. Whether you’re a beginner with your first flytrap or an expert looking for the latest exotic specimen, this classic book has everything you need to grow your very own little garden of horrors.
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Hydroponics 101: The Easy Beginner’s Guide to Hydroponic Gardening. Learn How To Build a Backyard Hydroponics System for Homegrown Organic Fruit, Herbs and VegetablesTommy Rosenthal
Learn How To Grow Your Own Organic Fruit and Vegetables With Hydroponic Gardening! How would you like to grow your own organic: FruitsHerbs Vegetables With Hydroponics, you can! BUY: ' Hydroponics 101 ' What is hydroponics? Hydroponics is the art of growing fruits and vegetables without soil . Do not confuse this with aquaponics , which is the science of farmed fishing and utilizing the fish's waste product as fuel for their hydroponics. Growing plants without soil is a rising trend among many in today's culture. It: removes the dependency on soil, and does away with the confusion of crop rotations, in order to preserve soil health and allowing it to rejuvenate after a harvest. Growing your own food with hydroponics is a wise investment . One that will yield many benefits! You won't have to rely on other people's produceYou will know that the food you consume is free of chemicals And it can also be a profitable investment : after buying your hydroponics sytem , you will recoup that investment by saving money (and time!) on groceries. You could even sell your fruits and vegetables and gain a profit! Why You Should Check Out ' Hydroponics 101 ': ' Hydroponics 101 ' is a complete step-by-step beginner guide that will show you how you can become a hydroponic farmer . This complete no-fluff Hydroponics Gardening Guide will teach you how to build and operate a hydroponic system . What's most important: I will take you by the hand and teach you everything you need to know about hydroponic farming . BUY: ' Hydroponics 101 ' This truly is a Hydroponics for Beginners book. Here is What You Will Learn: What is Hydroponics?How to Choose The Right Hydroponics SystemBest Fruits and Vegetables For Hydroponic GardeningThings to Consider For Hydroponic GardeningHow to Design Your Own Hydroponics SystemHow to Take Care Of Your Hydroponic SystemTips and Tricks For Success Bonus Chapter : What is Aquaponics?And Much More! The bottom line? If you are into homesteading , hydroponics is the way to go. If you apply what you will learn in ' Hydroponics 101 ', your life will never be the same ! Let's get started, shall we? Take action now! Scroll to the top of this page and click the Buy Now button.
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The Seven-Step HomesteadLeah M. Webb
Perfect for any aspiring backyard gardeners, this book offers a doable, incremental program for turning any yard into a primary food source with vegetables, fruits, chickens, pollinator plants, and medicinal herbs. When faced with financial uncertainty or a potential disruption to the food supply, more people turn to vegetable gardening — for the joy, satisfaction, and sense of security that comes from growing food. Today’s gardeners want a bit of everything — vegetables, fruit, medicinal herbs, flowers for pollinators, and even chickens for eggs. The dream is to build a diverse landscape that serves multiple functions but achieving that goal can be intimidating and overwhelming. Homesteader Leah Webb shares her strategy for implementing a homestead plan in seven stages, starting small and gradually add more features each year. The Seven-Step Homestead takes readers through the process with a series of doable steps, beginning with establishing one or two raised beds of the easiest vegetables to grow, and gradually building up to the addition of fruit trees and berry bushes on hugelkulture mounds, a coop full of chickens, and a winter’s worth of storage crops. Step-by-step photos from the author's own homestead, accompanied by her hard-earned advice and instruction, make this a one-of-a-kind guide for anyone who aspires to free themselves from reliance on the commercial food system but doesn't know where to start or how to make it happen in a realistic way. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.
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Rebel GardeningAlessandro Vitale
This is the ultimate beginner’s guide to establishing and tending an organic kitchen garden in any urban space, no matter how small, written by the YouTuber and TikToker known as Spicy Moustache. Do you live in the city and yearn for the space and time to grow your own food and live more connected with nature and the seasons? Rebel Gardening shows that anyone can grow a garden of delicious organic fruit and vegetables, wildlife-friendly wildflowers and abundant herbs in absolutely any urban space with a bit of know-how. Organic gardening expert Alessandro Vitale wants you to embrace the living soil and establish your own city eden where creatures and plants can coexist, in harmony with our modern lives. He shares his low-cost and organic approach with all the essential guidance you will need, including his top 50 plants for beginner gardeners, with a plethora of information on how to plant and look after them and how to make the most of all your produce. Learn how to make vegan honey with dandelions, establish a micro-orchard, or brew a natural antibiotic from garlic. Alessandro shares a plan for any type of space and how to tend it through the year. Learn about companion gardening, saving seeds, DIY raised beds and everything to allow your garden to flourish. The healing and planet-protecting power of gardening is within your grasp!
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Mini FarmingBrett L. Markham
Go back to basics—compost, raising chickens, water and irrigation, dealing with pests, and much more—with this unique, full color bestseller (over 400,000 sold). Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family’s food on just a quarter acre—and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require. Even if you have never been a farmer or a gardener, this book covers everything you need to know to get started: • Buying and saving seeds • Starting seedlings • Establishing raised beds • Soil fertility practices • Composting • Dealing with pest and disease problems • Crop rotation • Selling your produce arm planning, and much more. Because self-sufficiency is the objective, subjects such as raising backyard chickens and home canning are also covered along with numerous methods for keeping costs down and production high. Materials, tools, and techniques are detailed with photographs, tables, diagrams, and illustrations.
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Homesteading Basics: The Beginners Guide to Self-Sufficiency and Sustainable Living in Town or CountryGaia Rodale
It wasn’t so long ago that many households still made their own bread, used their yards for victory gardens, and could take care of themselves in most situations. Those days may be long gone but the homesteading movement is a chance to bring them back. If you are interested in getting back to a time when we knew how to make the things our family needed to survive from scratch and with our own two hands, this introductory guide, “Homesteading Basics: The Beginners Guide to Self-Sufficiency and Sustainable Living in Town or Country” will give you the foundation you need to move toward that goal. We begin by introducing the key principles espoused by most homesteaders – simple living, sustainability, self-sufficiency, and permaculture. Then go on to cover the important topic of sustainably feeding your family. Next, you will learn some of the ways that homesteaders preserve their harvest and some examples of the kinds of skills homesteaders build to become more self sufficient. To round out the guide, we touch on raising livestock and the basics around alternative energy are provided. While many people think that homesteading is only for those who live in rural areas with plots of land, urban and suburban dwellers can be homesteaders too. Throughout the book, the differences between homesteading in a rural area and homesteading in more urban areas are discussed. You’ll learn about: • Simple living • Sustainability • Self Sufficiency • Permaculture • Growing different kinds of gardens • Preserving food • Making bread, butter and cheese • Keeping livestock like chickens, goats, and rabbits • Keeping bees • Water conservation • Alternative energy sources that can lead to energy independence If you have ever wondered what it would be like to raise your own eggs, make your own cheese, or grow your own vegetables, this guide is your invitation to explore this way of life. If you’re interested in sustainability and/or self-sufficiency, this concise guide gives you the perfect jumping off point to explore just how to do that. Join us and begin moving from thought to action in creating the homesteading lifestyle of your dreams.
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Ficus Bonsai GuideBonsai Empire
Learn how to maintain your Ficus Bonsai tree with the "Ficus Bonsai Guide". Ficus plants are incredibly popular Bonsai trees, sold at many stores and online shops. They are strong trees, do well indoors, and are very suitable for beginners at the art of Bonsai. But how do you keep your tree alive? And how can you maintain its shape? The "Ficus Bonsai Guide" explains the care guidelines, cultivation and design principles for the Ficus. It includes over a hundred photos and explains techniques including watering, fertilizing, repotting, pruning and wiring in easy to use step-by-step guides. - over 100 stunning images - explains Ficus care, styling and propagation - with step-by-step explanations - all techniques explained specifically for the Ficus Bonsai Empire is the world's most visited Bonsai website and has provided beginners with quality information for over a decade. We have developed this Ficus guide to help you get a taste of this fascinating and living art, and make sure you know how to care for your Ficus Bonsai!
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Building Natural PondsRobert Pavlis
Build a natural pond for wildlife, beauty, and quiet contemplation Typical backyard ponds are a complicated mess of pipes, pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals designed to adjust pH and keep algae at bay. Hardly the bucolic, natural ecosystem beloved by dragonflies, frogs, and songbirds. The antidote is a natural pond, free of hassle, cost, and complexity and designed as a fully functional ecosystem, ideal for biodiversity, swimming, irrigation, and quiet contemplation. Building Natural Ponds is the first step-by-step guide to designing and building natural ponds that use no pumps, filters, chemicals, or electricity and mimic native ponds in both aesthetics and functionality. Highly illustrated with how-to drawings and photographs, coverage includes: Understanding pond ecosystems and natural algae control Planning, design, siting, and pond aesthetics Step-by-step guidance for construction, plants and fish, and maintenance and trouble shooting Scaling up to large ponds, pools, bogs, and rain gardens. Whether you're a backyard gardener looking to add a small serene natural water feature or a homesteader with visions of a large pond for fish, swimming, and irrigation, Building Natural Ponds is the complete guide to building ponds in tune with nature, where plants, insects, and amphibians thrive in blissful serenity. Robert Pavlis , a Master Gardener with over 40 years of gardening experience, is owner and developer of Aspen Grove Gardens, a six-acre botanical garden featuring over 2,500 varieties of plants. A well-respected speaker and teacher, Robert has published articles in Mother Earth News , Ontario Gardening magazine, the widely read blog GardenMyths.com, which explodes common gardening myths and gardening information site GardenFundamentals.com.
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The First-Time Gardener's Bible: 3 In 1 - Raised Bed Gardening For Beginners, Backyard Gardening for Beginners, Vegetable Gardening For BeginnersSusan Wright
Have you wanted to pick up a new hobby? How does saving a few dollars, and eating healthier sound? What if I told you could could do all three, all at once? If this sounds good, then keep reading! Whу garden, уоu аѕk? How аbоut еnjоуіng thе bеѕt vegetables and fruіt you've еvеr eaten? If уоu'vе nеvеr tаѕtеd garden-fresh fооd, уоu wіll be аmаzеd bу thе ѕwееt, juісу flаvоrѕ аnd vіbrаnt textures. There's аbѕоlutеlу nothing quite lіkе fresh vеggіеѕ, especially іf уоu grоw thеm уоurѕеlf—whісh you саn! Imagine thе kind оf pleasure thаt thеѕе оrgаnісѕ can offer when уоu start рrоduсіng them оn your оwn. It's еvеn bеttеr when уоu start planting a vеgеtаblе gаrdеn right at the соmfоrtѕ оf your оwn home. This book bundle aims to give you a complete reference guide to start planting right away. Susan Wright' series is comprised into one all-encompassing bundle here with The First-Time Gardener's Bible: 3 In 1 - Raised Bed Gardening For Beginners, Backyard Gardening for Beginners, Vegetable Gardening For Beginners. Raised Bed Gardening For Beginners: How to Build and Grow Vegetables in Your Own Raised Bed Garden What exactly does "raised bed gardening" entail; How to build your own raised beds, and the options you have; Dealing with things like soil health, pests, and mites; How to extend the growing season, no matter where you are or what you're growing; Ways to cater this style of gardening to your own needs and limitations; Backyard Gardening for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know To Start Growing Vegetables, Flowers and Herbs at Home Ways to decide on the layout for your backyard garden; Things to consider when planning your backyard garden; How to navigate and use basic garden tools; How to propagate plants, prepare your soil, and use manure or fertilizers; Pest control techniques and methods; Vegetable Gardening For Beginners: The Complete Guide for Starting and Sustaining Your Own Thriving Vegetable Garden What vegetables you should grow, depending on your needs and situation; The critical factor for a healthy and productive garden; Companion planting secrets; Expert maintenance strategies; Harvesting tips and tricks; AND SO MUCH MORE! Eаtіng vegetables еvеrу dау іѕ a grеаt wау tо keeping уоurѕеlf hеаlthу. But eating frеѕh organics is wау healthier аnd better? When уоu'vе gоt frеѕh vegetables, уоu can bе аѕѕurеd thаt it's newly picked, crispier, аnd has more nutrients іntасt. Thе оnеѕ уоu buy from thе mаrkеt саn still bе eaten, уеt vеgеtаblеѕ that get stocked fоr a lоngеr time also gо muѕtу. Sо wіth thеѕе fасtѕ, уоu might wаnt to соnѕіdеr creating уоur vеrу own ѕuррlу оf garden-fresh picks. Beginners and intermediate farmers alike will find use in a guide like this – find out exactly how you can get started. If you've been waiting for the right time, or a push in the right direction – this book was written for you! What are you waiting for? Scroll up and hit BUY NOW to start today!
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Perfectly Grown Strawberries: the complete guide to growing strawberriesAlways Perfectly Grown
"Perfectly Grown Strawberries - the complete guide to growing strawberries" is the complete guide to growing strawberries at home. This is the perfect guide if you are a first-timer looking to grow some strawberries for home-made desserts or a seasoned strawberry grower looking to sell strawberries at the local farmer's market. This details all steps from choosing your planting spot and the correct variety of strawberry right through to ensuring your fruit remains pest-free to post-harvest maintenance. There is also a section on balcony growing, if you are a city dweller or have limited space for growing. This guide contains a wealth of hints and tips, and highlights many of the common mistakes growers often make. Compiled by seasoned horticulturists and gardeners, with this guide you will have Always Perfectly Grown Strawberries.
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50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant PlantsRuth Rogers Clausen & Alan L. Detrick
“Take Clausen's tips, and you just might convince the deer to eat at a restaurant down the street.” — Good House Keeping Are deer destroying your garden? There is a solution, and it doesn’t involve fencing, barriers, or chemicals. Keeping your garden safe from deer is as simple as choosing the right plants. In 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants , perennial plant expert Ruth Rogers Clausen highlights the best, most versatile plants that deer simply don’t eat. The plant choices include annuals and perennials, shrubs, bulbs, grasses, and herbs. For each suggested plant, Clausen shares helpful growing and design tips. This practical, authoritative, full-color guide is a must-have solution to a common garden problem.
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Deer-Resistant Native Plants for the NortheastRuth Rogers Clausen & Gregory D Tepper
"For Northeastern gardeners—all of whom battle the serious problem that is deer browsing—this is definitely one for the library.” —GardenRant The benefits of native plants are plentiful—less upkeep, more pollinators, and a better environment. In Deer-Resistant Native Plants for the Northeast , Ruth Rogers Clausen and Gregory D. Tepper provide a list of native plants that have one more benefit—they are proven to help prevent your garden from becoming a deer buffet. From annuals and perennials to grasses and shrubs, every suggested plant includes a deer-resistance rating, growing advice, companion species, and the beneficial wildlife the plant does attract. Let these beautiful natives help your landscape flourish! For gardeners in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC.
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In BloomClare Nolan
Learn to design and maintain a bountiful flower garden at home with this comprehensive guide on everything from planting to flower arranging. In this book, brimming with inspirational photographs, interior stylist Clare Nolan reveals her secrets for growing a colorful, fragrant garden and using it to create spectacular floral displays for the home all year-round. Clare takes the mystery out of the growing process, offering clear advice on choosing the right plants for you, laying out your cutting patch, and planning ahead so you get your perfect palette of color, texture and shape, all at the right time. An entire chapter on arranging will inspire you to create spectacular arrangements for your home without the need for complicated floristry techniques. Being able to step out of the back door and pick a single stem for beside the bed, pull together a posy for a friend or create a colorful centerpiece is an exciting and rewarding addition to the home gardening experience. This volume covers:How to choose your plants, position your patch and grow luxurious flowersCultivation tips for annuals, biennials, bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes, perennials, shrubs, trees, climbers, foliage and fillersWhen and how to harvest—and how to make your flowers last longerStyling guide for stunning arrangements that look like they came from a shopExpert advice from an experienced interiors stylist and lifestyle editor
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Homegrown PantryBarbara Pleasant
Now that you’ve mastered gardening basics, you want to enjoy your bounty year-round, right? Homegrown Pantry picks up where beginning gardening books leave off, with in-depth profiles of the 55 most popular crops — including beans, beets, squash, tomatoes, and much more — to keep your pantry stocked throughout the year. Each vegetable profile highlights how many plants to grow for a year’s worth of eating, and which storage methods work best for specific varieties. Author Barbara Pleasant culls tips from decades of her own gardening experience and from growers across North America to offer planting, care, and harvesting refreshers for every region and each vegetable. Foreword INDIES Silver Award Winner GWA Media Awards Silver Award Winner
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The First-Time Gardener: Raised Bed GardeningCaliKim
Setting up your first raised bed garden? With help from YouTube gardening star CaliKim, you’ll soon be growing your own fresh, organic vegetables, herbs, and flowers like a pro. Whether your yard is big or small, raised beds are the perfect fit . They allow you to create a controlled growing environment, filled with fertile soil, where plants thrive. Raised beds help gardeners overcome rocky or less-than-ideal soils , there’s little to no weeding involved , and they can be as large or as petite as you’d like. You can even use an elevated or mobile raised bed if the only sunny space you have to grow is on a patio, deck, or driveway. In The First-Time Gardener: Raised Bed Gardening , you’ll learn how to select the best raised bed for your space , what to fill it with , and tips for staking and trellising plants to save space and improve yields . Additional advice found inside includes: DIY plans for building quick-and-simple bedsInfo on the best soil mixes for filling raised beds How to mulch, water, and fertilize your new garden Illustrated planting plans to help you determine how many plants fit in each bedStep-by-step project plans for unique raised bed trellising systems The best beginner-friendly crops to get you startedHow to maximize production from a small raised bed gardenTips to get growing in a way that won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed halfway through the season Raised bed gardening is perfect for beginners , as long as you have a pro like CaliKim sharing her essential know-how and cheering you on to veggie-growing victory. This book is part of The First-Time Gardener’s Guides series from Cool Springs Press, which also includes The First-Time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowers and The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables . Each book in The First-Time Gardener’s Guides series is aimed at beginner gardeners and offers clear, fact-based information that’s presented in a friendly and accessible way, including step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations throughout.
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Bonsai Master ClassKunio Kobayashi
Take a master class by one of the world's greatest living bonsai masters! Kunio Kobayashi is one the world's most recognized bonsai artists. In this comprehensive book, he presents all the essential techniques needed to plant and maintain the most popular types of bonsai—from pines, cypress and cedar to flowering trees and other beloved varieties, including grasses. Bonsai Master Class is a book for new fans and longtime aficionados alike, showing you how, with the help of human hands, a bonsai tree can evolve and thrive over centuries. This book provides you with all the vital information you need, including: A thorough explanation of the basic bonsai types and styles, and their characteristicsGuidance in the art of selecting the right plants, pots and spaces to display your bonsaiTips on getting started including purchasing the plants, assembling the necessary tools and choosing the soilsAdvice and techniques for planting, repotting, watering, pruning, shaping, wiring and protecting your plants, including a seasonal schedule of tasks for each type of bonsaiDetailed lessons for specific bonsai varieties like Japanese cypress, red pine, maple, zelkova, sakura and more! You'll be inspired by Kobayashi's award-winning bonsai ranging from classic types to out-of-the-box originals, showing how this art form is as individual as it is traditional. His book will become your bible as you nurture and cultivate your skills and knowledge of these venerable plants.
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Gardening to EatBecky Dickinson
Learn how to grow your own fruits and vegetables and transform them into delicious meals with this gardening guide and cookbook. Embrace a plant-based lifestyle all the way from seed to plate. This inspiring and informative book takes the mystery out of gardening and reveals how to grow an array of fruits and vegetables using simple, organic techniques. Packed with fresh ideas for turning home-grown produce into delicious, nutritious meals, you’ll find heaps of no-nonsense recipes created for real people with busy lives and healthy appetites. No fads, no fuss, no fancy ingredients, just real, honest, ethical food. With a passion for connecting people and plants, Gardening to Eat brings the garden into the kitchen. For people who love food and love to know where it’s come from. Praise for Gardening to Eat “A superbly illustrated book crammed with recipes, and although there’s no index, it doesn’t really matter because this is the kind of book you like to wander through, encountering the recipes as you go.” —Books Monthly “This inspiring book is packed with fresh ideas for turning home grown produce in to delicious, nutritious meal. The author takes fruit and veg, whether it’s cauliflower, strawberries, spinach or peas, gives a comprehensive outline of how and when to plant and pick them and complements this with recipes, such as pea and feta parcels, or cauliflower and spinach curry.” — Countryside Magazine
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Orchid ModernMarc Hachadourian
“This beautiful book is useful for all of us, novice and experienced orchid lovers alike.” —Martha Stewart, author, entrepreneur, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Add the vibrant colors and exotic blooms of orchids to your houseplant haven! It’s easier than you think with the help of Orchid Modern . Marc Hachadourian, the curator of the orchid collection at the New York Botanical Garden, shares his secrets to successfully growing these sometimes finicky houseplants. Besides the basics, you’ll learn his top 120 orchid picks for green and not-so-green thumbs. Ten inspirational, step-by-step projects, including terrariums, a wreath, and a kokedama, provide the confidence to make orchids a thriving, vivid part of your home’s signature style.
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Northeast Home Landscaping, 4th EditionEditors of Creative Homeowner & Ruth Rogers Clausen
An updated edition within the Creative Homeowner's award-winning, best-selling series of regional home landscaping books, Northeast Home Landscaping, 4 th Edition shows how to beautify 27 common landscape situations, such as front and back entries, walkways, borders, slopes, and patios. Featuring 54 landscape design variations that incorporate more than 200 of the best plants for the region, readers will also learn all they need to know to install the paths, fences, walls, arbors, and trellises that make up the designs. Step-by-step instructions show how to tackle each project, and detailed plant descriptions also explain cultivation and care. Updates to this edition include an emphasis on the importance of native plants, deer- and drought-resistant species, identifications of invasive and banned plants, new information on the impact of climate change on the northeast region, and more.
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Martha Stewart's Gardening HandbookMartha Stewart
The first fully comprehensive gardening guide from the legendary Martha Stewart in more than 30 years, with everything you need to know to curate a beautiful, thriving garden Master the art of gardening with Martha Stewart's Gardening Handbook: an in-depth guide that will teach you the knowledge and skills to cultivate a flourishing garden. From understanding soil composition to learning about different types of plants and gardening methods, you’ll discover the secrets to creating a stunning outdoor oasis. Martha covers: the nuances of careful planningsoil testingdrainagewatering and rainfallunderstanding plant hardiness zonesthe art of choosing the healthiest plants for your specific climate Plus, all different kinds of plants like: annuals, perennials, and bulbssucculents and cactivegetable and herb gardenstrees and shrubs From designing your garden to selecting the right varieties for your region, this manual has every detail covered. Whether you’re a green thumb or a gardening novice, this gorgeous book, filled with practical tips, stunning images (many from Martha’s personal gardens), and detailed explanations, will arm you with the knowledge to help your garden thrive. As Martha likes to say, gardening is a never-ending opportunity for growth.
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Marijuana Grower's HandbookEd Rosenthal
Ed Rosenthal's legacy handbook contains the foundational knowledge, tools, and methods to enable you to grow great marijuana—inside and out. All aspects of cultivation are covered, from the selection of varieties, setting up of the garden, through each stage of plant growth all the way to harvesting. Use efficient technology and save time, labor, and energy. Photographs throughout clarify instructions and show the stunning results possible by following Ed's growing advice. This classic guide was groundbreaking when it was first released in 2010. For the very latest in technologies, tips, and techniques, including advances in LED lighting, garden design, genetics, and sustainability, the author recommends his new title: Cannabis Grower's Handbook , just released in October 2021.
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The Medicinal Gardening HandbookDede Cummings, Alyssa Holmes & Barbara Fahs
Dig into the world of herbal medicine with this complete guide to cultivating and harvesting plants with healing properties. For thousands of years people have been utilizing herbs and cultivating weeds found to speed the healing of wounds, soothe skin irritations, calm uneasy stomachs, and ward off illnesses. Now you can plan and grow your own garden first aid kit. In these pages, you’ll learn the basics of gardening in your backyard—or on your windowsill or porch—including instructions for preparing soil, composting, and weeding. You’ll then find detailed descriptions of the twelve most common, easy-to-grow, most useful healing herbs, with instructions for growing, harvesting, and utilizing them. These powerful plants include: • Garlic, which boosts immunity, reduces blood pressure, and combats cancer • Echinacea, which reduces inflammation, boosts immunity, and has antiviral properties • Yarrow, which accelerates the healing of wounds, is an anti-inflammatory, and can relieve PMS symptoms • Elderflower, which is an astringent and can relieve arthritis and soothe sore throats • Mint, which soothes digestive problems, sweetens breath, and can reduce fevers • Elecampane, a respiratory tonic with antibacterial and antifungal properties • And more!
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Growing Herbs Like A Pro: The Complete Guide on How to Grow Herbs Indoors & Outdoors, and How to Turn Herb Gardening into a Profitable BusinessJoan E. Hixson
Growing herbs is something that is very beneficial to gardeners for several different reasons. Herbs may be used to flavor food, for potpourri, for tea, for medical purposes or to even control pests in the garden. Herb gardens can be specialized towards one of these specific areas or a mixture of a few different purposes. They can also be grown in a garden with other species of plants or in containers indoors. Although growing your own herbs in a home garden is extremely easy and worthwhile, there is a lot of information you need to know and understand about herbs & herb gardening. Just imagine being able to grow flavorful, organic herbs in days without using harmful chemicals or spending a fortune on expensive store bought herbs. If you like, you can even turn your herb gardening hobby into a profitable business. And you could do this from the comfort of your own home, wouldn't that be great? That's what "Growing Herbs Like A Pro" can help you. Here's what you'll discover in this book: - How to preserve your herbs with these 3 simple techniques... - 3 little known, yet simple ways to harvest your herbs... - Secret of expert herb gardeners that few people ever know about growing herbs in pots... - 3 proven steps to transplanting herbs - 2 simple keys (that are right in front of your eyes) to giving your herbs the best care - WARNING: 3 things you should never do when it comes to picking a location for your herbs - 5 easy ways to make money from your herb garden - You'll discover in just a few short minutes how to design a gorgeous herb garden - 6 time tested and proven strategies for growing herbs indoors or outside - When to use different types of herbs such as culinary herbs, aromatic herbs, ornamental herbs and medicinal herbs - 7 everyday but often overlooked tips and tricks for picking the best companion plants for your herbs - A pennies on the dollar approach to using the herbs you grow - How often to water your herbs - How to control diseases and pests in your garden - How to turn your herb gardening hobby into a profitable business... - And much more...
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HomesteadingAbigail Gehring
The companion to the bestseller Back to Basics for country, urban, and suburban folks—now fully updated! Who doesn’t want to shrink their carbon footprint, save money, and eat homegrown food whenever possible? Even readers who are very much on the grid will embrace this large, fully illustrated guide on the basics of living the good, clean life. It’s written with country lovers in mind—even those who currently live in the city. Whether you live in the city, the suburbs, or even the wilderness, there is plenty you can do to improve your life from a green perspective. Got sunlight? Start container gardening. With a few plants, fresh tomato sauce is a real option with your own homegrown fresh tomatoes. Reduce electricity use by eating dinner by candlelight (using homemade candles, of course). Learn to use rainwater to augment water supplies. Make your own soap and hand lotion. Consider keeping chickens for the eggs. From what to eat to supporting sustainable restaurants to avoiding dry cleaning, this book offers information on anything a homesteader needs—and more.
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Greenhouses & Garden ShedsPat Price
Advice & information for choosing, designing & building a greenhouse or potting shed Few outdoor structures are as rich with romance and promise as greenhouses and potting sheds. Inspired gardeners appreciate them for their utility as well as their charm. Even homeowners who are not avid gardeners enjoy the unique ability of these structures to lend a taste of English countryside to any property. Greenhouses & Garden Sheds contains hundreds of beautiful photographs featuring the finest examples of these structures. It presents clear choices and design features in a way that inspires as it educates. Readers will find a wealth of information to help lead them through the design and selection process. The book also includes step-by-step photos and instructions for a host of building projects involving and related to greenhouses and potting sheds, including start-to-finish construction of a lovely example of each type.
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Landscape Projects, 2nd EditionEditors of Cool Springs Press
Complete step-by-step instructions help you achieve a sustainable, efficient, and attractive yard. The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Landscape Projects is a hardworking, comprehensive manual for renovating, building, and "greening up" your landscape. Inside, you'll find complete directions for time-tested landscape building projects as well as new environmentally sustainable projects. From designing your landscape to putting the finishing touches on an arbor or custom gate, everything you need for landscaping success is right here. Learn how to make and install: compost bins, garden walls, dry beds, rain gardens, water features and irrigation, patios and walkways, all the most popular styles of fencing, and more. You can build a sustainable, low-cost yard with the most efficient, cost-effective methods and products with the help of this book. Just because you live in the city and don't own a half-acre plot doesn't mean you can't have a spectacular landscape. In this updated, new edition you will find a special section just for small yards and urban settings. Jump right in and build the landscape of your dreams!
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Surviving the Apocalypse in the SuburbsWendy Brown
Based on the premise that we have 21 days before we lose our modern conveniences, Surviving the Apocalypse in the Suburbs is packed with practical solutions for becoming more self-reliant and transitioning to a lower energy lifestyle. From shelter to livestock to transportation to tools, this is the ultimate guide to simplifying your lifestyle while reducing your dependence on oil.
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Permaculture for Beginners: Knowledge and Basics of PermacultureFriedhelm Weiss
Permaculture for Beginners – Knowledge and Basics of Permaculture Wouldn't it be wonderful if our buildings and automobiles could filter water and at the same time improve air quality? If we could replenish the environment, our world could be a wonderfully clean place. But how exactly how does permaculture change the world? On the one hand, we can change permaculture deserts into productive oases to produce food. On the other hand, it can give us the desperately needed solutions to how we can reduce, if not reverse, the so obviously damaging influence that humans have on our planet. Everything boils down to providing sustained and continuously operating cycles which are able to run in harmony with nature. Here, I will explain the most important aspects of the philosophy which will give you a wide-ranging insight into the world of permaculture. Start today and be pro-active in providing a little more permaculture in order to save our planet! About the author of this book, Friedhelm Weiss: For more than 50 years, Friedhelm Weiss has oriented his life around the principles of permaculture. He has been working for many years on adjusting his environment, in particular his house and land, to conform with the philosophy of permaculture. Today, Friedhelm Weiss lives completely self-sufficiently and in harmony with the nature around him. He has reduced his footprint in this world as much as possible. In his books, he wants to share, with the widest range of readers possible, the theoretical and practical knowledge about permaculture which he has gained over the years. Get your copy of this book today and discover ... ... what permaculture is ... and how it will help you to change your life and your planet for many years to come. Content of this book: About the author Preface What is permaculture How does permaculture work? Practical examples of the use of permaculture Conclusion
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The Year-Round Vegetable GardenerNiki Jabbour & Joseph De Sciose
Stretch the gardening season with intensive planting techniques, cold-weather care tips, and vegetable varieties picked for flavor and growing success. Even in winter’s coldest months you can harvest fresh, delicious produce. Drawing on insights gained from years of growing vegetables in Nova Scotia, Niki Jabbour shares her simple techniques for gardening throughout the year. Learn how to select the best varieties for each season, the art of succession planting, and how to build inexpensive structures to protect your crops from the elements. No matter where you live, you’ll soon enjoy a thriving vegetable garden year-round.
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Homegrown Herb GardenLisa Baker Morgan & Ann McCormick
Take your home cooking to the next level by incorporating fresh homegrown herbs! You don't need lots of space for a huge herb garden, and you don't need to spend a lot of money on fresh herbs at the grocery store or farmers' market. With Homegrown Herb Garden , you can choose the herb or herbs you will use the most and build your herb garden around them. Start with an overview of how to grow, harvest, and store herbs. Then, learn how to handle each herb and what flavors they work well with. The culinary section includes how to prepare and use your herbs, plus savory and sweet recipes to feature them in. Choose your favorite herbs, learn to grow them successfully, and never be at a loss for what to do with them!
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How To Grow Ginger: How To Grow, Harvest, Use, and Perpetuate This Tropical Spice in a Non-tropical ClimateLeigh Tate
Ginger is a tropical spice that is easy to grow, and this little guide will help you get started. You'll learn how to select rhizomes for planting, how to plant, how to care for your growing ginger, when and how to harvest, how to keep a continual supply growng, various methods of storing and preserving ginger, plus some unique and useful ways to use it. If you love to grow pretty plants and eat good food, then this is for you.
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Growing a Food Forest – Trees, Shrubs, & Perennials That’ll Feed Ya!Rosefiend Cordell
Unlock the Secrets of a Bountiful Food Forest! Are you ready to embark on an extraordinary journey into the world of sustainable, self-sufficient gardening? Look no further than "Growing a Food Forest: Trees, Shrubs, and Perennials That'll Feed Ya!" This groundbreaking book is your ticket to designing a lush food paradise that will provide fresh, healthy nourishment for years to come. Embrace the Organic Gardening Renaissance: Transport yourself back to the golden age of the 1960s and 1970s organic gardening movement. With a relaxed approach to permaculture and gardening ethics, this book rejuvenates the spirit of natural systems and guides you towards creating your very own food forest sanctuary. Nurturing Nature's Bounty: From soil preparation and improvement to selecting the perfect edible native plants for your region, you'll gain the knowledge and confidence to design and cultivate a thriving food forest. Explore the secrets of building and maintaining soil health using perennial wonders, propagate plants, and seamlessly integrate annual crops into your system. A Cornucopia of Perennial Delights: Delve into detailed profiles of an abundance of perennial crops, including apples, stone fruits, pawpaws, shrubs, and brambles. Uncover the ideal varieties for your food forest, with insights into cultural requirements, common pests and diseases, and expert tips on proper plant care to ensure a harvest of abundance. Cultivate with Confidence: Whether you're an experienced gardener or just beginning your green-thumb journey, "Growing a Food Forest" is your ultimate companion. This comprehensive resource equips you with the knowledge and techniques to create a sustainable, low-maintenance food source. Embrace gardening made easier and more productive than ever before, and savor the fruits of your labor for years to come. Plant the Seeds of Change Today: Don't wait another moment to transform your gardening dreams into a reality. Order your copy of "Growing a Food Forest" and embark on a remarkable journey towards self-sufficiency. Discover the joy of cultivating your own nourishing paradise and feast on the abundance of your very own food forest!
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Elements of Garden DesignJoe Eck
Elements of Garden Design does what few gardening books do--it addresses the process of conceiving a whole garden, as opposed to a single element like color or a particular class of plant. Joe Eck explores the idea of a garden, and offers a practical approach to translating concepts such as "intention" and "harmony" into the solid forms of hedges and terraces, paths and rooms. Novice and experienced professional alike will find both food for thought and down-on-the-ground advice on such matters as creating child- and pet-friendly designs.