One of Britain''s leading organic gardeners shows how to create a natural garden that looks great, teems with wildlife, and yields delicious, healthy produce. Almost everyone has concerns about how pesticides, fungicides, insecticides, and other chemicals affect both the environment and our food, and gardeners everywhere are choosing to go organic. They''ll discover the smartest and most successful ways to achieve their goal on these information-packed and beautifully designed pages. More than 200 illustrations and detailed advice cover such issues as soil improvement, making compost, choosing the right plants, growing fruits and vegetables, and planning the garden. One eye-opening chapter follows a garden for an entire year, complete with guidance on seasonal care and maintenance-so everything stays in tip-top shape.

Turn waste into rich fertilizer with Bonide Compost Maker. Any ground up organic materials such as leaves straw kitchen scraps grass clippings or manure can be made into compost. Arrange your waste materials in 4' layers in your bin drum or pile sprinkle with a light dusting of Compost Maker and keep moist. The microbes and kelp in Compost Maker will decompose the organic matter into rich mineral laden compost that brings your soil to life. To enrich garden soil spread evenly over soil and work in. For odor control in kennels litter boxes and composting toilets apply 1 tsp per cu. ft. of material every two weeks or as needed. Generate your own fertilizer with Bonide Compost Maker. Not for sale in California.

The popularity of organic gardening just keeps growing, as more and more people worry about our earth''s delicate ecosystems and choose to forgo chemicals. Plus, these lucky gardeners get to enjoy delicious fresh produce from their own backyard! Going the natural route is easy with Organic Gardening Techniques, which provides eco-conscious gardeners with practical advice on cultivating fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other plants. It covers all the essentials: selecting the right tools, propagation, crop rotation, training greenhouse crops, watering, weed and pest control, even attracting wildlife. Packed with information, this is a thorough reference for every organic gardener.

Organic Gardening For Dummies, 2nd Edition shows readers the way to ensure a healthy harvest from their environmentally friendly garden. It covers information on the newest and safest natural fertilizers and pest control methods, composting, cultivation without chemicals, and how to battle plant diseases. It also has information on updated equipment and resources. It helps readers plant organically year-round, using herbs, fruits, vegetables, lawn care, trees and shrubs, and flowers. The tips and techniques included in Organic Gardening For Dummies, 2nd Edition are intended to reduce a garden''s impact on both the environment and the wallet.

The Organic Gardeners Handbook tells you everything you need to know to create a highly productive vegetable garden. Combining European tradition with American creativity it covers the art and science of organic gardening with a depth that is rarely seen in contemporary books. There are chapters on every aspect of organic vegetable gardening, soil dynamics, soil management, cultivation, composting, crop planning, raising seedlings, watering, harvesting, seed saving, greenhouses and much more. Whether you are a complete novice and need your hand holding through every step, or a veteran gardener with a permanent layer of soil under your fingernails, you will find this book both helpful and informative. A book that will soon be covered in dirty fingerprints. The Organic Gardeners Handbook is a companion to The Vegetable Growers Handbook.

This book will change the way you garden. Try this safe, natural, and highly effective program and discover for yourself how easy it is to grow healthy, beautiful plants without risk to your family, pets, and the environment. Written especially for Texans, Howard Garrett's Texas Organic Gardening Book shows you how to use our native plants, soil, and growing conditions to produce organically healthy gardens, lawns, and landscapes without harmful chemicals. Learn to improve the soil by adding organic matter instead of synthetic fertilizers. Grow healthy fruits and vegetables that are safe to eat. Recycle kitchen and yard wastes into compost. Keep harmful insects and other pests under control without toxic pesticides. Control unsightly weeds and garden diseases with environmentally safe products. Organic gardening is more than just changing the kind of garden products you use - you must change your entire approach to gardening. You must learn to work with nature to bring about a balance of rich, healthy soil, organic matter, plants, and insects. This book shows you how. Howard Garrett uses his years of experience as an organic gardener to give you clear-cut, step-by-step instructions for growing trees, shrubs, herbs, flowers, fruits, vegetables, and grasses the natural way. He recommends ecologically safe products and even includes some homemade remedies for controlling pests and diseases in your yard and garden. Everything you need to know to start your own successful organic program is here at your fingertips. Superb color photographs and helpful illustrations throughout make this a must-have book for every home gardener, farmer, nurseryman, and landscaper.

The Best Book on Managing Garden Space and Recycling Much more than a composting guide it's a compendium of gardening tips and methods.If you're wondering how an entire 300-plus page book can be written on composting one glance at Barbara Pleasant and Deborah L. Martin's masterwork will give you your answer this book contains information on everything from soil building to planting saving space and rotating crops you name it this book discusses it How we wish we had read this at the beginning of our gardening career; but even now many years in we appreciate its simple clear instructions and interesting ideas for saving time money and labor in the garden.Filled with drawings guides and color photographs this book is meant to be used alongside your projects in the garden as well as on the kitchen table as you draft out new designs and dream about next year's garden. The writing is engaging and clear and the authors never forget that their audience does not have and is not interested in acquiring special tools and expensive equipment for the garden. This book is about using and re-using what you have cleverly and efficiently. Whether you are digging a new bed redesigning a simple vegetable garden or trying to set up your firet-ever compost pile THE COMPLETE COMPOST GARDENING GUIDE is the book you must have. One warning be sure to put your name in it immediately for it is likely to go wandering once your gardening friends have flipped through it and seen the results of your reading carried out in your garden Softcover; 319 pages.

You may need only one composter most of the year but where can you put that mountain of leaves every fall This wire bin holds 16 cubic feet 102 dry gallons of leaves and garden scraps without the investment of an enclosed composter. In fact it's so inexpensive that many gardeners use three together one to collect waste one for cooking compost and one for finished compost. Save when you purchase our 3-Bin Composting System Each bin holds 16 cubic feet Made of heavy-gauge steel with a rust-resistant plastic coating Save when you buy the 3-Bin Composting System Add the Optional Wire Bin Lid sold separately to keep leaves in place Use the Compost Cover sold separately to extend the composting season In windy areas secure your bin with Extra-Tall Earth Staples sold separately Single Wire Bin is 28-1 4' square x 35-1 2' H holds 16 cubic feet 102 dry gallons 3-Bin System is 85-3 4' L x 28-1 4' W x 35-1 2' H holds 48 cubic feet 306 dry gallons 3-Bin System includes 10 panels total; Bins are not stand-alone and must be connected to each other spiral connectors included Made of heavy-gauge steel wire with green plastic coating Bin frame pieces are 4-gauge mesh panels are 11-gauge Easy assembly

The Envirocycle Compost Maker produces quality compost more quickly and more easily than conventional composters by its rolling and mixing action which keeps the ingredients well mixed and aerated. It makes compost tea a rich organic liquid plant food so much appreciated by the gardeners. This liquid can be collected in the unique composte maker base. No messy digging to turn the compost pile. Simply give the drum a few turns and your compost remains well mixed. It is compact durable and user-friendly. The Envirocycle features small openings on the the drum for aeration lockable lid to prevent access to compost by small animals indented drum for easy gripping and rolling base that is able to collect up to 5 gal. of liquid fertilizer or compost tea and 5 bushel capacity. Please see zoom for Frequently Asked Questions and Other Info tab for individual component information. Best materials for composting Try kitchen scraps except dairy products lawn clippings food waste coffee grounds even shredded newspapers and cardboard for a start

Composting is the environmentally friendly way to recycle kitchen scraps and garden waste back into the earth. We t blow away. Narrow side vents ensure good ventilation. Two sliding doors front and back stay open to make removing compost easy. Best of all the signature self-watering lid lets in the right amount of rainwater for optimum performance. Convenience and large capacity at a great low price One of the easiest-to-use composters available Holds 12 cubic feet Amazing rain-catching 'pyramid' lid The perfect composter for larger gardens and families Mini-vents let in oxygen without spilling heat Turns leaves grass clippings garden debris and kitchen waste into nutrient-rich compost Choice of Black or Chocolate Brown Optional Rodent Screen prevents pests from burrowing in your compost These oversize items have a 15 additional shipping charge each Please note This item cannot be shipped via standard shipping outside the lower 48 states. For other shipping options please call 1-888-833-1412 Recycled Plastic Click here for more Green Products Made of earth-friendly 100% recycled plastic 28' square x 34' H Holds 12 cubic feet 9-1 2 bushels Assembles in minutes Zinc-plated hardware included Gardener's Supply Exclusive

Tumbling Compost Mixer: This is the sports car of composters! It features the end-over-end action of similar (more expensive) composters,, but with a shorter,, rounder body that is easier to turn and mixes more thoroughly. Load it up and tumble every few days and you can have finished compost in five weeks or less. Holds 7 cubic feet.

Composting just got easier,, faster,, less odorous,, and even more earth-friendly. Extra thick plastic retains heat to help cook compost for ultra-fast processing. Environmentally friendly not just in its reduction of landfill waste,, this high performance tumbler is made of 100- percent recycled plastic. The unit holds 7 cubic feet or nearly 45 gallons of material,, so there's plenty of room for a full summer's worth of kitchen and yard waste. Best of all,, operating the bin is easy. Just place grass clippings,, leaves,, pine needles,, and fruit and vegetable scraps in the bin,, and add water to keep the mixture moist. Spin the container every few days to aerate the mixture. When finished tumbling,, allow the unit to rest on its stand. The extra thick,, black plastic walls are enhanced with UV inhibitors for protection against the sun for several seasons of use. Small holes around the vessel allow more air into the mix,, and help excess water drain out to maintain the right moisture and temperature levels. The lid easily locks in place for convenience and protection of the compost. Measures 25 by 25 by 28 inches (l x w x h) and weighs 33.5 pounds.