The Truth About Garden Remedies: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why
Can beer make plants grow? How about buttermilk? Or music—classical or rock? Are you sure about planting trees in deep holes? And how about chasing insects with hot sauce and stopping slugs with eggshells?\ Whether in ancient books, on television, or in gardening publications, remedies for all your garden woes are here for the taking: the challenge is to know what will work and what won't.\ Fearlessly conducting original experiments and harvesting wisdom from the scientific literature,...
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Can beer make plants grow? How about buttermilk? Or music—classical or rock? Are you sure about planting trees in deep holes? And how about chasing insects with hot sauce and stopping slugs with eggshells? Whether in ancient books, on television, or in gardening publications, remedies for all your garden woes are there for the taking: the challenge is to know what will work and what won't. Fearlessly conducting original experiments and harvesting wisdom from scientific literature, horticulturalist Jeff Gillman assesses new and historic advice and reveals the how and why—and sometimes the why not—for more than 100 common and uncommon gardening practices. The results will surprise even experienced gardeners. BBC Gardens Illustrated “Both these books [The Truth About Organic Gardening and The Truth About Garden Remedies] are refreshing, lucid and enlightening. Their spare style, with no illustrations, and concentration on facts rather than ‘inspiration’ even gives them an old-fashioned charm.”
\ Chicago Tribune"While entertainingly relating his experiments and his research, Gillman also packs in a wealth of useful information."\ \ \ \ \ Horticulture"Whenever I hear someone offer a solution to a garden problem, I immediately check [The Truth About Garden Remedies] to see if it will work." \ \ \ American Gardener"The results are fascinating and occasionally disappointing. . . . The Truth About Garden Remedies is a book many of us will want to consult frequently."\ \ \ \ \ Garden Compass"[A] book that shoots down many fabled solutions that are really a waste of time."\ \ \ \ \ \ Tri-City Herald“Wondering how best to keep your garden healthy? Let Jeff Gillman … do the research, so you don’t waste time and money trying to add nutrients to the soil, keeping slugs and deer away, or protecting your roses from powdery mildew and black spot.”\ \ \ \ \ \ BBC Gardens Illustrated“Both these books [The Truth About Organic Gardening and The Truth About Garden Remedies] are refreshing, lucid and enlightening. Their spare style, with no illustrations, and concentration on facts rather than ‘inspiration’ even gives them an old-fashioned charm.”\ \ \ \ \ \ Redding Record Searchlight"Gillman's goal is to get gardeners to think—to make sure there is a reason behind everything they do for their plants."\ \ \
