Joan Benjamin

Great Garden Formulas Joan Benjamin 2nd edition

Jacket Description/Back: "Great Garden Formulas" Whether you're looking for a quick-cooking compost recipe or a safe spray to stop garden-eating pests, you'll find all-new mixtures that really work to solve your garden problems in "Great Garden Formulas!" More Than 350 Formulas for a Great GardenCompost; Weed ControlFertilizer; Birds, Butterflies, and BeneficialsSoil Care; Herbs for Every PurposePest Control; Home RemediesDisease Control; Yard and Garden Designs "You can always tell a book that is written by real gardeners, and "Great Garden Formulas" is the real thing: Lots of hands-on, hard-working gardeners share their formulas for everything frin fertilizers to pest repellents to luxurious herbal cosmetics. This is a classic Rodale book: It's full of solid informatino that can go right to work for you, and it's downright fun to read--a gardener's page-turner in every way!"--Sally Jean Cunningham, Master Gardener and author of "Great Garden Companions" "Yes! "Great Garden Formulas"is a great collectio of great formulas! I see several I have tried successfully and several more I'll try next season."--Jim Duke, Economic Botanist, USDA (ret.), and author of "The Green Pharmacy"Review Quotes: "You can always tell a book that is written by real gardeners, and "Great Garden Formulas" is the real thing: Lots of hands-on, hard-working gardeners share their formulas for everything frin fertilizers to pest repellents to luxurious herbal cosmetics. This is a classic Rodale book: It's full of solid informatino that can go right to work for you, and it's downright fun to read--a gardener's page-turner in every way!"--Sally Jean Cunningham, Master Gardener and author of "Great Garden Companions" "Yes! "Great Garden Formulas"is a great collectio of great formulas! I see several I have tried successfully and several more I'll try next season."--Jim Duke, Economic Botanist, USDA (ret.), and author of "The Green Pharmacy"Publisher Marketing: Whether you're looking for a quick-cooking compost recipe or a safe spray to stop garden-eating pests, you'll find all-new mixtures that really work to solve your garden problems in "Great Garden Formulas," edited by Joan Benjamin and Deborah L. Martin. More Than 350 Formulas for a Great GardenCompost; Weed ControlFertilizer; Birds, Butterflies, and BeneficialsSoil Care; Herbs for Every PurposePest Control; Home RemediesDisease Control; Yard and Garden Designs Review Citations:

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2004 pg. 407 (EAN 9780875968483, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 545 (EAN 9780875968483, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2013 pg. 626 (EAN 9780875968483, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 05/18/1998 pg. 75 (EAN 9780875967981, Hardcover)

Library Journal 06/01/1998 pg. 1411 (EAN 9780875967981, Hardcover)

Booklist 06/15/1998 pg. 1699 (EAN 9780875967981, Hardcover)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/1999 pg. 80 (EAN 9780875967981, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Benjamin, Joan Senior associate editor for the Home & Garden division of Rodale Books. Contributor Bio:  Martin, Deborah L Deborah L. Martin is a freelance editor and writer who has made appearances as a gardening expert on HGTV and elsewhere. Previously she spent more than a decade at Rodale as a garden book editor and was the project editor for The Backyard Bird Feeder's Bible and Stokes' Backyard Bird Book. An avid amateur birdwatcher, she lives near Allentown, Pennsylvania.