The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control: A Complete Guide to Maintaining a Healthy Garden and Yard the Earth-Friendly Way

by Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara W. Ellis, Deborah L. Martin

Overview

With growing consumer awareness about the dangers of garden chemicals, turn to The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control (by Fern Bradley) as the most reliable and comprehensive guide on the garden shelf. Rodale has been the category leader in organic methods for decades, and this thoroughly updated edition features the latest science-based recommendations for battling garden problems. With all-new photos of common and recently introduced pests and plant diseases, you can quickly identify whether you've discovered garden friend or foe and what action, if any, you should take.

No other reference includes a wider range of methods for growing and maintaining an organic garden. The plant-by-plant guide features symptoms and solutions for 200 popular plants, including flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, and fruits. The insect-and-disease encyclopedia includes a photo identification guide and detailed descriptions of damage readers may see. The extensive coverage of the most up-to-date organic control techniques and products, presented in order of lowest impact to most intensive intervention, makes it easy to choose the best control.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605296777
Publisher:	Harmony/Rodale
Publication date:	02/02/2010
Series:	Rodale Organic Gardening
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	70,272
Product dimensions:	7.26(w) x 9.08(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara W. Ellis, and Deborah L. Martin are former editors of Rodale Garden Books who coauthored the 1992 edition of this book.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book iv

Photo Credits vi

Part 1 Your Healthy Garden 1

Preventing Problems by Promoting Plant Health 2

Part 2 Symptoms and Solutions 23

A Plant-by-Plant Problem-Solving Guide 24

Part 3 Identifying Pests and Diseases 229

Understanding Insects, Mites, and Diseases 230

Guide to Garden Pests and Their Natural Enemies 249

Guide to Disease Symptoms 309

Part 4 Organic Pest and Disease Management 345

Choosing the Right Strategies and Products 346

Keeping Pests Away from Plants 349

Biological Controls 364

Organic Sprays and Dusts 375

Common Insect Damage Symptoms 393

Garden Pest and Disease Management Supplies and Products 396

Sources 397

Index 398