The Holistic Gardener: First Aid from the Garden

2014-05-08
 |  Gardening
The Holistic Gardener: First Aid from the Garden

Author: Fiann Ó Nualláin

Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd

ISBN: 9781781172834

Category: Gardening

Page: 160

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A handy guide to quick and effective first-aid treatments for commonly occurring accidents and complaints, derived from garden, pantry and under-sink sources. From a thorn prick to heatstroke, from chapped hands to heart attack, from pesticide poisoning to wasp stings: all of these can be treated on site with what you grow. The resource is on your doorstep: the plant beside you as your work or relax in the garden can be the answer to the hive, ache or watery eye. It is written by a professional gardener with a lifetime of experience of accidents that can happen in the garden and of how to cure/respond within the garden context using plants and items at hand in the garden. All the dots are joined, you won’t need a book on herbs, a book on homemade remedy preparation and a garden plant reference – they are all combined in the first aid advice in this book.

The Holistic Gardener: Beauty Treatments from the Garden

2018-12-04
 |  Gardening
The Holistic Gardener: Beauty Treatments from the Garden

Author: Fiann Ó Nualláin

Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd

ISBN: 9781781173527

Category: Gardening

Page: 187

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A handy guide to natural skin, body and beauty remedies derived from garden, pantry and kitchen sources. From natural shampoo to home-grown teeth whitener, cures for common ailments to tips on healthy nourishment, this book demonstrates the advantages and simplicity of natural beauty treatments. Fiann brings his singular knowledge of plants' properties to bear in showing us that there are easier, healthier and cheaper ways to have good skin, great hair and an all-over glow of well-being. By using the resources around us and understanding the value of what we grow, Fiann shows how combining plants with the right ingredients can make us healthier, wealthier and wiser about our skin and bodies.

The Holistic Gardener: Natural Cures for Common Ailments

2018-02-24
 |  Health & Fitness
The Holistic Gardener: Natural Cures for Common Ailments

Author: Fiann Ó Nualláin

Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd

ISBN: 9781781174159

Category: Health & Fitness

Page: 215

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A handy pocket-size guide to natural remedies from your garden and store-cupboard for complaints ranging from coughs and colds to aches and pains that allows you to save money and avoid taking mass-produced chemicals on a regular basis. Fiann gives simple step-by-step instructions to make straightforward salves and ointments, teas, rinses and syrups that will fill the first-aid cupboard, as well as identifying plants that can be used straight away with no preparation required. Fiann's singular knowledge of the properties and uses of herbs, fruit and flowers from the garden makes fascinating reading, as well as having extensive practical applications.

Gardening with Chickens

2016-11-04
 |  Gardening
Gardening with Chickens

Author: Lisa Steele

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

ISBN: 9780760350478

Category: Gardening

Page: 180

View: 304

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There's no need to choose between chicken keeping and gardening! This book includes a variety of strategies, garden designs, and tips for integrating two popular hobbies.

The First-Time Gardener: Container Food Gardening

2023-02-21
 |  Gardening
The First-Time Gardener: Container Food Gardening

Author: Pamela Farley

Publisher: Cool Springs Press

ISBN: 9780760378144

Category: Gardening

Page: 178

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Growing your own fresh, organic food in containers is a great way to begin your gardening journey! This friendly guide includes everything you need to know to get started. What’s holding you back from growing your own food? Are you nervous about having enough space? Do you question whether or not you have the time to make it happen? Are the growing conditions you have a little questionable? Is your budget at a bare-bones minimum? Then container gardening is the answer to all of your concerns! With a minimal investment in time, money, and space, and The First-Time Gardener: Container Food Gardening at your side, start your very first garden in containers, instead of in the ground. You just may find you’re capable of growing fantastic yields in spite of all your initial hesitations. Container gardens can take up as much or as little room as you’d like. They’re portable, so you can locate them wherever conditions are optimal for plant growth. And, you can grow just about any veggie in pots, as long as you have the right container, the right soil blend, and the right care tips. In these pages, author Pam Farley of BrownThumbMama.com lines the path to container food gardening success in clear, simple steps. Not only will you learn how to get started, you’ll also discover: What size container you need for each different veggie Why filling the pot with the perfect soil blend matters so much When to fertilize and how often to water Where to locate your container food garden for optimum production What to do if problems arise and how to fix them Tips for everything from staking and pruning your veggie plants to knowing when it’s time to harvest Plus, find a dozen fully illustrated planting plans for themed container food gardens, including a Smoothie Greens Garden, a Spring Stir-Fry Garden, a Spaghetti Sauce Garden, a Salad Greens Garden, and many others. No room? No problem. Lousy soil? Nothing to worry about. Not enough time? Think again. Growing food in containers is fun, easy, and perfect for beginners. This book is part of The First-Time Gardener’s Guides series from Cool Springs Press, which also includes The First-Time Gardener: Raised Bed Gardening, The First-Time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowers, and The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables. Each book in The First-Time Gardener’s Guides series is aimed at beginner gardeners and offers clear, fact-based information that’s presented in a friendly and accessible way, including step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations throughout.

Native American Gardening

1996
 |  Gardening
Native American Gardening

Author: Michael J. Caduto

Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing

ISBN: 155591148X

Category: Gardening

Page: 180

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Using tribal tales from across the country as inspiration, the authors provide practical information about seed preservation, planting and maintaining the garden, reaping and cooking the harvest.

Texas Gardening the Natural Way

2010-07-05
 |  Gardening
Texas Gardening the Natural Way

Author: Howard Garrett

Publisher: University of Texas Press

ISBN: 029278886X

Category: Gardening

Page: 410

View: 425

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Compost your old "complete" gardening guide. There's a new way of gardening in Texas that's healthier for people and the environment, more effective at growing vigorous plants and reducing pests, cheaper to maintain, and just more fun. It's Howard Garrett's "The Natural Way" organic gardening program, and it's all here in Texas Gardening the Natural Way. This book is the first complete, state-of-the-art organic gardening handbook for Texas. Using Howard Garrett's new mainstream gardening techniques, Texas Gardening the Natural Way presents a total gardening program: How to plan, plant, and maintain beautiful landscapes without using chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides. Gardening fundamentals: soils, landscape design, planting techniques, and maintenance practices. Includes more native and adaptable varieties of garden and landscape plants than any other guide on the market. Trees: 134 species of evergreens, berry- and fruit-bearing, flowering, yellow fall color, orange fall color, and red fall color. Shrubs and specialty plants: 85 species for sun, shade, spring flowering, summer flowering, and treeform shrubs. Ground covers and vines: 51 species for sun and shade. Annuals and perennials: 136 species for fall color, winter color, summer color in shade and sun, and spring color. Also seeding rates for wildflowers. Lawn grasses: 10 species for sun and shade, with additional information on 16 native grasses, seeding rates for 32 grasses, and suggested mowing heights. Fruits, nuts, and vegetables: 58 species, with a vegetable planting chart and information on organic pecan and fruit tree growing, fruit varieties for Texas, grape and pecan varieties, and gardening by the moon. Common green manure crops: 29 crops that help enrich the soil. Herbs: 66 species for culinary and medicinal uses. Bugs: 73 types of helpful and harmful bugs, with organic remedies for pests, lists of beneficial bugs and plants that attract them, a beneficial bug release schedule, and sources for beneficial bugs. Plant diseases: organic treatments for 55 common problems. Organic methods for repelling mice, rabbits, armadillos, beavers, cats, squirrels, and deer. Organic management practices: watering, fertilizing, controlling weeds, releasing beneficial insects, biological controls (including bats and purple martins), and recipes for Garrett Juice, fire ant control drench, vinegar herbicide, Sick Tree Treatment, and Tree Trunk Goop. Average first and last freeze dates for locations around the state. Organic fertilizers and soil amendments: 61 varieties, including full instructions for making compost. Organic pest control products: 30 varieties. Common house plants and poisonous plants. Instructions for climbing vegetable structures and bat houses. 833 gorgeous full-color photographs.

The Potted Garden

2001
 |  Container gardening
The Potted Garden

Author: Scott D. Appell

Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden

ISBN: 1889538221

Category: Container gardening

Page: 116

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This book tells you everything you need to know to design, plant, and maintain a beautiful potted garden planted with annual flowers, ornamental perennials, herbs, mini-vegetables, shrubs, or even small trees.

Gardener's Fitness

1999-04-01
 |  Gardening
Gardener's Fitness

Author: Barbara Pearlman

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing

ISBN: 9781461708872

Category: Gardening

Page: 176

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A practical, easy-to-follow manual, Gardener's Fitness includes conditioning exercises, postural guidance for moving correctly and safely, therapeutic stretches to relieve discomfort, and a variety of gentle exercises designed to relax tired muscles and restore energy after laboring in the garden.

The New Hampshire Gardener's Companion

2015-04-01
 |  Gardening
The New Hampshire Gardener's Companion

Author: Henry Homeyer

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

ISBN: 9781493014057

Category: Gardening

Page: 224

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The New Hampshire Gardener’s Companion is the only guide focused on the challenges of cultivating a successful garden in the Granite State. Whether you are an experienced green thumb or an inquiring novice, whether you live in the White Mountains, the Connecticut or Merrimac River valleys, or along the seacoast, this easy-to-understand guide will help you grow bountiful vegetables, abundant flowers, and lush lawns.