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Gardening for geeks : all the science you need for successful organic gardening  Cover Image Book Book

Gardening for geeks : all the science you need for successful organic gardening / Christy Wilhelmi.

Wilhelmi, Christy, (author.).

Summary:

"The author provides "geeky" gardening tips, using math, nature, and science, to help readers make the most of their gardening space, no matter how much or little. She introduces readers to proven concepts such as biointensive gardening, French intensive, and square-foot gardening; explains soil, composts, and soil amendments; and includes individual growing profiles for numerous vegetables and herbs as well as recipes for your homegrown bounty"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781620083581 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 246 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Mount Joy, PA : Fox Chapel Publishers International Ltd., [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Creating Your Garden Ecosystem -- Garden Beds -- All About Soil -- Planning Your Garden Season -- Small Space/Urban Gardening -- Planting Nitty-Gritty -- Irrigation -- Keeping Order: Trellises and Cages for Crops -- Pest Control -- Now Pick It! (And Then What?).
Subject: Gardening.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Christy Wilhelmi empowers people to grow their own food, to be more self-reliant, and to reduce pollution and waste, one garden at a time. Christy is founder of Gardenerd, the ultimate resource for garden nerds, where she publishes newsletters, her popular blog, and podcasts. She also specializes in small-space, organic vegetable garden design and consulting. She holds regular organic gardening classes in California, and has co-taught organic gardening at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA. Christy has been a board member of Ocean View Farms Organic Community Garden in Mar Vista, California since 1999, and gardens almost entirely with heirloom vegetables. Between 70-80 percent of her family's produce comes from her garden of less than 200 square feet. Her writing has appeared in many publications, such as Edible Los Angeles and Edible Westside Magazines, The Good Food Blog, Low Impact Living.com and the Mar Vista Farmers' Market wrap up for Patch.com.


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