Decoding Gardening Advice: The Science Behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations
Author(s): Jeff Gillman; Meleah Maynard
Covering more than 100 universal gardening "dos and don'ts," Decoding Gardening Advice is the first book to provide gardeners with the real answers. Jeff Gillman, the bestselling author of The Truth About Garden Remedies, and Meleah Maynard back up every good recommendation with sound horticultural and botanical science. Decoding Gardening Advice is the first and only hard-hitting, evidence-based book that every gardener needs for definitive advice on everything from bulbs, annuals, and perennials to edibles, trees, and soil care.
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"[B]ogus information spreads like wildfire, especially with the advent of the internet. This handy book gives you the straight scoop on what's good, what's bad and what's iffy in the world of gardening."--Renee Struthers-Hogge "The East Oregonian "
Jeff Gillman is an associate professor in the Department of Horticultural Science at the University of Minnesota. His previous books include The Truth about Garden Remedies and The Truth about Organic Gardening. Meleah Maynard is a journalist, editor, and master gardener. She writes regularly for many publications, and her garden and horticulture stories have appeared in magazines such as The History Channel Magazine, Gardening How-To, Garden and Deck & Landscape.
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- : Timber Press, Incorporated
- : Timber Press, Incorporated
- : 0.36741
- : 13 December 2011
- : 230mm X 150mm X 15mm
- : United States
- : books
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- : Jeff Gillman; Meleah Maynard
- : 224
- : 635
- : English
- : 1
- : Paperback
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