Organic control of common weeds : a safe environment guide
French, Jackie2018
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Nowadays, in conventional gardening and farming, weed 'control' means herbicides: chemicals have replaced good management for fertility and for pest, disease and weed control. We hate weeds. 'Weed' is the ultimate insult. But weeds can also be seen as soil repairers, an essential part of any farm or garden management. Nowadays, in conventional gardening and farming, weed 'control' means herbicides: chemicals have replaced good management for fertility and for pest, disease and weed control. We hate weeds. 'Weed' is the ultimate insult. But weeds can also be seen as soil repairers, an essential part of any farm or garden management. In this completely revised edition, Jackie French shows that weeds can be controlled using your own home-grown, natural herbicides in addition to mulching, solarisation or applications of urine, steam or boiling water -- and a multitude of others cheap, environmentally safe and gentle techniques.
Main title:
Organic control of common weeds : a safe environment guide / Jackie French.
Author:
French, Jackie, author
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
Flemington : Aird Books, 2018.
Collation:
156 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780947214517 (pbk)
Dewey class:
632.5
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2248507
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham Library | Adult non-fiction | 632.5 | Available |