Organic category: 1720 books
by Thomas F. DeRosa
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2010
Significant Pharmaceuticals Reported in US Patents identifies the next generation of pharmaceuticals reported in US Patents. This "hands-on" title provides explicit laboratory methods for preparing the most recent and effective medications. Each entry documents the biological testing protocols...
Teaming with Fungi
The Organic Grower's Guide to Mycorrhizae
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
“Accomplishes what few other books have—helping growers use mycorrhizae to improve the immune systems of plants. This natural union between plants and fungi is the foundation of our food web.” —Paul Stamets, author of Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
*Teaming...
Small-Scale Grain Raising
An Organic Guide to Growing, Processing, and Using Nutritious Whole Grains for Home Gardeners and Local Farmers, 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
First published in 1977, this book—from one of America’s most famous and prolific agricultural writers—became an almost instant classic among homestead gardeners and small farmers. Now fully updated and available once more, Small-Scale Grain Raising offers a entirely new generation of readers...
How to Grow World Record Tomatoes
A Guinness Champion Reveals His All-Organic Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
For most of his 80+ years, Charles Wilber studied how to best work with nature. In How to Grow World Record Tomatoes he tells his personal story and offers his philosophy and approach to gardening. He reveals for the first time how he grows record-breaking tomatoes and produce of every variety....
by G. E. Coates
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The second edition of Organometallic Compounds (1960) was used not only by specialists but also as an undergraduate textbook. The third edition, recently published in two volumes, is about three times the length of the second and contains considerably more factual material than is appropriate for...
Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden
A Natural Approach to Pest Control
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2014
“Jessica Walliser lets readers in on the secrets to a garden that buzzes with activity. Her profiles, on the insects that fight pests and the best plants for attracting them, offer clear, practical tips.” —Martha Stewart Living
Say goodbye to common pests like spider mites, aphids, and...
by Dueep Jyot Singh, John Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
A Beginner’s Guide to Herb Gardening - How to Grow Herb GardensTable of ContentsIntroductionHow to Lay Out a Herbal GardenThinking of Layout PlansMaking PathsBest Flower ChoicesMaking a City Herbal GardenMaking Leaf MoldMaking Natural Organic CompostFeeding the SoilMy Way of PlantingMaking...
Compostology 1-2-3
Composting Made Simple
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
Want to compost but aren't sure where to start? Need a little help with a compost pile that's already in the garden? Compostology 1-2-3 is the answer! It's simply the best--and most complete--guide to successful composting for every garden size, and it answers the most-asked questions: What is compost?...
Epitaph for a Peach
Four Seasons on My Family Farm
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
A lyrical, sensuous and thoroughly engrossing memoir of one critical year in the life of an organic peach farmer, Epitaph for a Peach is "a delightful narrative . . . with poetic flair and a sense of humor" (Library Journal). Line drawings.
Understanding Intermolecular Interactions in the Solid State
Approaches and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Technological and computational advances in the past decade have meant a vast increase in the study of crystalline matter in both organic, inorganic and organometallic molecules. These studies revealed information about the conformation of molecules and their coordination geometry as well as the role...
Hollyhock
Garden to Table
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Hollyhock—renowned the world over as an unparalleled center of learning and connection—exists to inspire, nourish, and support people who are making the world better. At the heart of this unique institution, located on beautiful Cortes Island, is Hollyhock's spectacular organic garden, just steps...
The Fruit Gardener's Bible
A Complete Guide to Growing Fruits and Nuts in the Home Garden
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Enjoy bushels of crispy apples and baskets of juicy blueberries from your own backyard. Authors Lewis Hill and Leonard Perry provide everything you need to know to successfully grow delicious organic fruit at home, from choosing the best varieties for your area to planting, pruning, and harvesting...
The Complete Compost Gardening Guide
Banner batches, grow heaps, comforter compost, and other amazing techniques for saving time and money, and producing the most flavorful, nutritous vegetables ever.
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2008
Develop mature compost right in your garden. Barbara Pleasant and Deborah Martin explain their six-way compost gardening system in this informative guide that will have you rethinking how you create and use your compost. With your plants and compost living together from the beginning, your garden...
by Dueep Jyot Singh
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2015
Table of Contents
Growing Greens Organically
Introduction
Basics of Organic Farming
Ensuring Soil Fertility
Humus
Natural Fertilizer and Manure Sources
Animal Manure, and Farmyard Waste
Pigeon, poultry, and Other Manure
Hay and Straw
Leaf Mold
Seaweeds, Lake weeds And Swamp Weeds
Green Manure
Garden...