Easy Organic Gardening and Moon Planting
Lyn Bagnall
‘a comprehensive textbook for the avid organic gardener. The text is distinguished from many other organic garden guides by its organic gardening tips for container plants and ornamental plants such as camellias and azaleas, in addition to the ubiquitous organic food plants.’
Anne Harrison, National Parks Journal
Here is an essential reference for all Australian gardeners who care about their family’s health and the environment.
Organic gardening is the principle of leaving your patch of earth in a better condition than you found it by working with nature rather than against it. A practicable and better alternative to chemical-dependant and environmentally unsustainable cultivation practices, organic gardening minimises soil damage, and results in fewer contaminated waterways and poison-resistant pests, and more nutritious food.
Written for Australian gardeners by a certified organic farmer and gardener, Easy Organic Gardening and Moon Planting is an indispensable reference to organic cultivation methods, combined with a moon-planting guide, to help gardeners to work with the cycles of nature. An easy-to-follow moon-planting routine for all aspects of gardening, with a listing of the best planting, harvesting, and pruning days from 2009 to 2013, is provided.
Included are chapters on:
*how you can revitalise garden soil and keep it healthy
*composting and worm-farming techniques that will transform garden and kitchen waste into top-quality, organic fertiliser
*how to protect your garden from climate change and save water
*a month-by-month diary of what to plant when for all climate zones of Australia
*raising healthier, pest- and disease-resistant seedlings, shrubs and trees
*growing your own fruit and vegetables in garden beds or pots
*a comprehensive listing of Australian native plants safe alternatives to using poisons in your garden.
For new and experienced gardeners alike, Easy Organic Gardening and Moon Planting will make your whole garden more vigorous, and a healthier haven for your family, pets and native fauna.
Reviews
‘This terrific book shows you how and why [organic gardening] should be done… [The book] could answer all my queries — in a straightforward, practical sort of way … With this book as my guide, I feel confident that I will quite soon have a ‘happier’, more productive and beautiful garden (with lots more birds).’
Sally Madsen, Readings bookletter
‘a fine acquisition for any gardener who wants to get back to nature.’
Christopher Bantick, The Weekly Times
» All reviews for this title‘If you had to reduce your organic gardening library to just one book, this would be a good choice as it covers everything. It explains how to develop and retain healthy soil, what to plant and when for all Australian climate zones, the food garden, drought proofing, propagation and pruning, solving problems naturally, and much more … For aspiring and experienced gardeners alike this book will make your whole garden more vigorous and a healthier haven for your family, pets and native wildlife.’
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