Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening

by J.I. Rodale

Book Overview

This classic reference, first published in 1959, is a wealth of useful information on gardening the natural way. Now all this wisdom has been distilled into a convenient Running Press Miniature... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875960618
• ISBN13: 9780875960616
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: Rodale See St Martins
• Length: 1145 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

This is a MUST HAVE on shelves of plant growers

Literally anyone who grows plants can benefit from this book. Our big industry farms supply our grocery stores/restaurants with TOXIC FOOD SUPPLIES, FACT. We must bring back the home garden and feed our families HEALTHY foods! This book tells you exactly how to do that.

NOT NEW...BUT TRIED AND TRUE!

This book has been around for many years and is one of the most valuable resources on organic gardening. True, it does not have beautiful glossy coloured pictures to capture one's attention, and you likely will not find it sitting around on someone's coffee table ready to stimulate conversation. However, what the book does offer is a wealth of information covering organic garden techniques, vegetable growing, organic fertilizers, fruit orchards, fruit and nut culture, herb gardening(my favourite section) and exotic tropical fruits (certainly not conducive to all climates, such as mine, if you are an outdoor gardener.) This is not a book the average person will sit down and read, cover to cover, in an evening - the length is over one thousand pages! However, if you are into organic gardening this is a must-have book. I particularly like the way the book is organized; considering the size of this monsterous volume, everything was easy to find. You are definitely getting a terrific value for your dollar, considering this is probably the only book you will ever need in respect to organic gardening.

old reliable

I have been a poor man's gardener for 40 years or so. Over the years I have accumulated dozens of books or booklets on gardening, yet I always end up looking up any subject in the Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. It's the most useful book I have.

Organic Gardening 101

Well it is a textbook. It is authoritative and boring to read unless you are into the subject. It has no pictures. It is a classic. Put it on the book shelf and pull it out to look stuff up on organic gardening. You know it will have the answer. Well most of the time - keep in mind if you are trying to find out about Neem oil for roses look in something more recent.