No dig organic gardening saves time and work. It requires an annual dressing of compost to help accelerate the improvement in soil structure and leads to higher fertility and less weeds. No dig experts, Charles Dowding and Stephanie Hafferty, explain how to set up a no dig garden. They describe how to: Make compost, enrich soil, harvest and prepare food and make natural beauty and cleaning products and garden preparations. These approaches work as...

The founder of Gardenerd offers step-by-step strategies and scientific tips to maximize home gardening in small or unconventional spaces, enabling gardeners to grow abundant, thriving crops with minimal effort and on a budget.

Explains how to use a system of layered mulch materials, including newspaper, leaves, and grass clippings, to provide a nutrient-rich base for healthy gardens and robust flowers, herbs, vegetables, and fruits.

""The popularity of organic gardening just keeps growing, as more and more people worry about our earth's delicate ecosystems and choose to forgo chemicals. Plus, these lucky gardeners get to enjoy delicious fresh produce from their own backyards! Going the natural route is easy with [this book], which provides eco-conscious gardeners with practical advice on cultivating fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other plants. It covers all the essentials: selecting...

Describes how to make an organic garden.

Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening. In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about the various methods of composting and how to adapt them to your home and garden.

The first edition of Gaia's Garden sparked the imagination of America's home gardeners, introducing permaculture's central message: Working with Nature, not against her, results in more beautiful, abundant, and forgiving gardens. This extensively revised and expanded second edition broadens the reach and depth of the permaculture approach for urban and suburban growers. Many people mistakenly think that ecological gardening, which involves growing...

"Houseplants add style, clean the air, and bring nature indoors. But they are often plagued with problems -- aphids, mealybugs, mites, and thrips to name just a few. What's Wrong With My Houseplant? shows you how to keep indoor plants healthy by first teaching you how to identify the problem. This hardworking guide includes plant profiles for 148 plants organized by type, visual keys to the most of common problems, and the related organic solutions...