Best Tropical Gardening
This new edition is fully revised to include the latest developments and discoveries in the carnivorous plant world, making it the most accurate and up to date book of its kind. Fully revised with the latest developments in the carnivorous plant world, this new edition includes: • All the basics—from watering and feeding to modern advances in artificial lighting, soil, and fertilizers. — Chicago Tribune "Discusses each species in detail—from the well-known Venus flytrap to dewy pines and rainbow plants. PETER D’AMATO has been growing carnivorous plants for nearly forty years and his nursery, California Carnivores (CaliforniaCarnivores.com), houses the world’s largest collection of carnivorous plants.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I asked them for a good book as I had had fair to poor luck over years (including setting up peat bog terrariums that were watered with distilled water....) and managed to keep something alive for about 8 months."
"I call this Book a Manual because there are so much important stuff about how to grow, raise, reproduce, maintain, fertilize and feed Carnivorous Plants that is like a consulting book that stays available to know more and how to solve problems when they arrive with dealing with those amazing unusual plants. But don't get me wrong, No one reads manuals like reading a novel but you will read this book from its first page to the last one.Very well written and very interesting practical information with hundreds of pictures that will clarify your concept of Carnivorous Plants."
"Our pitcher plant is still thriving, and we have added a N. ventricosa to our collection of household pitcher plants in East Bay, CA."
"The first book I bought on carnivorous plants was not the revised edition, but I read it and was enthralled."
"I've tried to grow carnivorous plants before and even living in a state where they are found naturally, I couldn't keep them alive with advice I found on the internet."
"When i learned in high school that even my plain jane home state, Ohio, is native habitat for sundews and pitcher plants, I was hooked."
"I own my own carnivorous plant garden, and I can always look to this book for help, or just fascinating general information. Also, at the back, this book has some interesting information on Triphyophyllum peltatum, a plant that has only one carnivorous stage in its life."
"This edition is no different, while basically the same book there are many new updates from the advances in lighting technology and new cultivars."
You can grow a huge variety of hydroponic vegetables all year round: Cucumbers, Artichokes, Leeks, Asparagus, Broccoli.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"So, since I can make my own homestead now, I decided to learn more about it."
"The keys to plant growth are a mixture of mineral nutrients including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium and if you can add these necessary mineral nutrients into a plant's water supply, you no longer need soil for the plant to grow."
"I highly recommend this book to anyone who has ever thought about becoming more self-sufficient- not only as a homesteader, but also as an individual striving to build & understand one's own identity."
"Gardening is my favorite hobby and I have been looking for a perfect book on gardening."
"You will also learn the different types of hydroponics gardening."
"The concepts in this book were explained in a clear and organized way; even someone new to hydroponics can easily learn the basics."
"This book contains a great deal of information on how to start, grow and provide your own food using the methods included in Hydroponic Gardening."
"This book has focused on different topics about. Hydroponics by which even a beginner will be able to make a garden."
, you really can grow your own fruits and vegetables even if you don’t. have huge backyard. However, when you live in a house that doesn’t. have a big yard, or you do have one but you are physically not strong enough to work all. day in the field, there is a way to have your own plants easily. Hydroponics systems are very simple and they function by connecting the root of the. plant with the nutrient solution that is dissolved in water. What are substrates and nutrient solutions and why to use them How to make your own nutrient solution How to make your own hydroponics system What plants to grow Benefits of hydroponics How to maintain hydroponics system Well, this book teaches you that hydroponics systems are quite simple and installing one doesn’t require spending too much money.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"An easy read, I now have a beautiful sage, mint, strawberry and blueberry garden."
"This book guides me on how I can start my first hydroponics system in an easiest way and it gives me tips on how I can maintain my hydroponic system."
"This book has an informative and helpful way of presenting the details that he is able to learn the technology and the art of hydroponics."
"Also, this has instructions on how to construct different hydroponics systems, what kinds of plants to grow and a lot more."
"A nice book about hydroponics."
"It was a good read!"
"As a hydroponic gardener already this book gave me new ideas was all I expected and more I'm always looking for new ways of doing my gardening and this book helped a lot."
"This is a print out from the computer."
Best Desert Gardening
Succulents are hot. "In her new book, Succulents Simplified:Growing, Designing, and Crafting with 100 Easy-Care Varieties , Baldwin even tells of a Jade plant that has lasted for more than two decades in her garden with various stages of neglect! "Anyone who knows Debra Lee Baldwin is aware of her extraordinary prowess as an author, writer, photographer, and artist...her book, Succulents Simplified , is a work of art." From quick and easy succulent rosettes for bouquets, to teeny tiny mint-tin gardens, to succulent-topped pumpkins there's a project in this book for even the most craft-challenged." "Debra is nothing if not passionate about succulents...In S ucculents Simplified (Timber Press) she demystifies these popular low-water beauties." When we returned home, my mother described the house to my father: "Big picture windows, but imagine having to clean them. Others were necklaces of blue-gray buttons, rubbery silver-blue roses, and sticks of green chalk with windowed tips. It became something I longed for, along with a saltwater aquarium, a hot air balloon, and an unlimited supply of chocolate marshmallows. In slanted early morning or late afternoon sun, red margins burn neon bright, spines incandesce, fuzzy filaments shimmer, and leaves reveal glowing hues of rose, orange, purple, and blue. It's a guide for novice enthusiasts, a quick reference for anyone seeking an overview, and a vehicle for presenting design ideas I'm excited about.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Her first two books, Designing with Succulents and Succulent Container Gardens, are still the most thoughtful, in-depth guides to those topics available. That's where Debra's new book, Succulents Simplified, comes in. Succulents Simplified has three sections: · How to grow and design with succulents successfully. · How-to projects that showcase succulents. · Debra's top 100 easy-care succulents. Even though I'm a landscaping professional, I'm definitely no succulent expert, so having Debra's keep-it-simple tips for how to succeed with them are incredibly useful to me. What I love best about this section is that Debra gives us the tools to create our own projects from her instructions - not only is there endless variety in terms of which succulents you choose, but each project has huge potential for you to personalize it and make it your own in other ways. I adore the in-depth information in her other two books and refer to them frequently, but I think the ease-of-use, inspirational photos and DIY projects, and the simple reference guide to the most common and noteworthy succulents is going to make this my favorite of the three to recommend people start with, because it has a little bit of everything you need, no matter how deep your interest in succulents."
"Perfect."
"Since I live in the southwestern U.S. in the fifth year of drought, this book has helped me change over to many less thirsty, but lovely plants."
"beautiful book but for my taste I preferred to see more technical information (simple sun, water and type of soil info) in an organized way like a small table before any plant description about the Succulents described."
"This book seems like a really good introduction to successfully growing succulents."
Best Temperate Climate Gardening
The good news is that feeding your family fresh food from your own backyard garden all winter long is far easier and less time-consuming than you might imagine.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I always wanted to grow vegies in the middle of winter but wasn't sure how or what."
"Backyard Gardener, can't learn enough."
"This is an interesting book that came quickly."
"The information in the book really set creative juices flowing as how to expand winter gardening areas."
"very informative, just as described."