Rodale's Pest & Disease Problem Solver [antikvár]

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK Rodale's Pest and Disease Problem Solver is the most effective tool you can use to keep pests and diseases from ruining your beautiful garden. By using the quick reference features and up-to-date solutions in tbis book, you will be able to identify dozens of common pests, diseases, and disorders (such as nutrient deficiencies) and learn how to keep them from damaging your plants. It's easy, because Rodale's Pest and Disease Problem Solver is so simple to use. First, look up the plant under attack in "What's My Problem?" starting on page 8. In this section, you'll find over 100 vegetables, herbs, fruits and nuts, flowers, trees and shrubs, and even lawns, with their most common problems, possible causes, and prevention and control strategies. Skim through the symptoms under your plant until you find the one that matches your problem. Jot down the possible causes. Then turn to "Where's That Pest or Disease?" beginning on page 364 to see which problems are most likely to strike in your area. Next, look up each pest, disease, or disorder in "What Garden Pest or Disease Is That?" on page 242. This section is a field guide to more than 100 of the worst pests, diseases, and disorders in the United States. For each entry, you'll find a color photo, description, plants most likely to be attacked, and prevention or control advice. The descriptions are easy to understand—no plowing through tons of technical jargon—and the organic controls are up-to-the-minute. You won't find any dangerous, toxic, or outdated controls recommended in Rodale's Pest and Disease Problem Solver. It's important to remember that problem-free plants start with a healthy garden. You'll learn how to keep your plants thriving and trouble-free in "The Healthy Garden" on page 342. From building great soil to buying healthy plants, you'll find the basics of good organic gardening. You'll learn more about preventing problems through practices like companion planting. And you'll find everything you need to choose and use all the best controls, including beneficial insects, traps and barriers, biocontrols, and sprays and dusts. Special features make Rodale's Pest and Disease Problem Solver even more useful. Each plant entry in the "What's My Problem?" section features an "At-a-Glance" box with plant descriptions and growing guidelines. Resistant cultivars are listed whenever they're available, so you can by-pass problems from the beginning. "Resources" on page 370 tells you where to go to get plants and organic controls. And throughout the book, color photos make it supereasy to identify a problem and apply the right control. Say goodbye to problems—and hello to Rodale's Pest and Disease Problem Solver.