Texas Gardening the Natural Way

Posted on 26 March 2017 by Howard Garrett

Compost your old complete gardening guide There s a new way of gardening in Texas that s healthier for people and the environment, effective at growing vigorous plants and reducing pests, cheaper to maintain, and just 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 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. New Download [ Texas Gardening the Natural Way ] by [ Howard Garrett ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I have gotten a lot of good use out of this book As a person who has always enjoyed plants but never done any real landscaping, this book was a huge help to me Things I learned in here that I had been misinformed ignorant of previously How to plant a tree correctly The importance of raised beds for shrubs, etc Advantages of organic gardeningDislikes include mainly the author s assumption that the reader has the same background knowledge that he does When I read about the danger of sapsuck I have gotten a lot of good use out of this book As a person who has always enjoyed plants but never done any real landscaping, this book was a huge help to me Things I learned in here that I had been misinformed ignorant of previously How to plant a tree correctly The importance of raised beds for shrubs, etc Advantages of organic gardeningDislikes include mainly the author s assumption that the reader has the same background knowledge that he...This is like a textbook for organic gardening in Texas Lots of good information on composting, how to plant trees correctly, how to handle pests, etc Plus, loads of beautiful full color photos of native Texas plants, a...This is the most thorough book I have read on organic gardening I have used many of his formulas with great results I live in Texas so every thing is applicable to my region but most of his practices would work in any environment I bought a few of his other books but found myself always con...The best ever gardening book written for the Dallas Fort Worth area, period I operated a landscape construction in the Dallas area for over thirty years This is the bible for that area s gardeners I collect gardening books of Texas both new and old Howar...This is a must have for the Texas Gardener Most of the organic gardening books apply to farther north, so much of the information doesn t help me a novice gardener In addition, I really prefer native plants and plants which perfo...Great resource for Texas gardeners I met Howard Garrett in Dallas and he is a great teacher in organic gardening and xeriscape design for water conservation He has great reccomendations in this book.Great guide to growing your own, I m mostly concentrating on the herbs and vegetables Dr Garrett aka the Dirt Doctor also gives great advice on handling pests humanely such as squirrels and cats and which insects are beneficial.This handbook is so useful, I pick it up almost every day It provides practical, organic solutions to just about every plant and critter problem I ve ever encountered Now if only it could tell me how to grow delicious vegetables Dhas good info on texas gardening a great go to reference bookToo much encyclopedic listing Not enough planning.

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26 March 2017

Howard Garrett