Plants Gardening

For years, I lived in a small apartment without access to land to grow my own food. Everything I ate was purchased at the store - sometimes from questionable sources and often treated with harmful chemicals to increase shelf life. That was, of course, until I learned how to maximize the space all around me. That is to say, the indoor space inside my very own apartment. But growing food indoors isn't just for apartment dwellers.

Public Gardens and Livable Cities uses a prescriptive approach to synthesize a range of public, private, and nonprofit initiatives from municipalities throughout the country. In doing so, the authors examine the initiatives from a practical perspective to identify how they were implemented, their sustainability, the obstacles they encountered, the impact of the initiatives on their populations, and how they dealt with the communities' underlying social problems.

Gardening Month by Month lays out general gardening tips and tricks through the whole year. Are you planting vegetables, growing orchids, finding organic ways to care for your lawn, trying to raise fragrant roses? This book lays out what you need to know. Written for the beginning gardener, but also with plenty of information for the more advanced gardener.

Garden Myths Book 2, the second in the series of two books, examines another 110 horticultural urban legends. Turning wisdom on its head, Robert Pavlis dives deep into traditional garden advice and debunks the myths and misconceptions that abound. He asks critical questions and uses science-based information to understand plants and their environment. Armed with the truth, Robert then turns this knowledge into easy-to-follow advice: Do tomatoes ripen faster if you remove leaves? Will extra phosphorus increase flowering? Does salt and vinegar kill weeds? Should you fertilize at planting time...

Are you tired of struggling to maintain a thriving garden? Do you dream of lush, vibrant plants that flourish effortlessly? Look no further! This is your ultimate guide for unlocking the untapped potential of electricity in gardening. Imagine a garden where plants grow faster, yield more bountiful harvests, and resist pests and diseases naturally. This fascinating book unveils the secrets of electroculture, a new approach that has been quietly altering gardens worldwide. Our step-by-step approach demystifies electroculture and makes it approachable to beginners. Whether you’re a novice or...

Enhance your home and yard with beautiful perennial plants and flowers that come back year after year! Whether you want to have beautiful plants that are easy to maintain, grow delicious vegetables and beautiful flowers, or create your own plant paradise inside and outside of your home, this audiobook will guide you through everything you need to know.

Learn how to grow clean and delicious food even when you’re tight on space. Are you having a hard time finding high-quality food that is actually healthy? Are you fed up with paying boatloads of money for organic produce and want a more affordable option? Do you want to become self-sufficient in feeding yourself and learn how to grow your favorite veggies regardless of your previous experience with gardening or your available space? If any or all of the above stands true for your situation, then it’s your big day; you’ve found the key to healthier and more sustainable living!

In "Green Profits: The Budding Entrepreneur’s Guide to a Houseplant Side Hustle," the entrepreneurial spirit of a side hustler is introduced to the world of houseplants. This book is a guide for anyone who wants to turn a love of houseplants into a successful business venture.

Ground Cherry Gold: A Unique Fruit for Small Gardens Looking to grow something truly special in your backyard garden? Ground Cherry Gold is your ultimate guide to cultivating one of gardening’s best-kept secrets—ground cherries. These sweet, citrusy fruits wrapped in paper-like husks are easy to grow, highly productive, and perfect for small spaces. Inside this practical guide, you’ll learn how to: Start ground cherries from seed and transplant them successfully Choose the best varieties for your climate and space Care for your plants through flowering, fruiting, and harvest Solve ...

Beginners Guide to Companion Planting Using Companion Gardening to Grow Healthy, Organic and Happy Plants! Paperback version has over 70 amazing black and white images, for glorious colour images please choose the Hardback or eBook versions. Companion planting is the strategic placement of plants in close proximity of each other to allow you to maximize the use of space while taking advantage of the natural abilities of each plant. Companion planting is centuries-old and can still be used to give gardeners excellent results today. When done correctly, it can reduce leaf damage caused by ...

Seed Babies piques the child's interest about how seeds grow. It provides interesting information about seeds in a conversational style between two brothers and the various seeds they encounter. These seeds offer grammatical advice, chastises poor reasoning, provide enlightening information, and will often encourage the boys to go and discover answers to their questions themselves.

Enjoy stunning & colorful orchids all year round with this comprehensive beginner’s guide to growing beautiful blooms that last. Have you recently purchased or been gifted an orchid, but you’re struggling to keep it alive? Are you worried about it getting sick, wilting, or losing its color? Are you searching for simple & easy-to-follow advice that empowers you to grow world-class orchids in any environment? Then this book is for you. Orchids are a stunning and exotic addition to any home—but they can also be tricky to care for properly. If your orchids keep wilting or refusing to ...

Do you want to plant once and get crops over and over again? Learn the fundamentals of perennial plants with techniques and methods to start growing them right away! Simple techniques to planting and caring for perennial plants! Whether you just want to learn more about how to grow organic perennial plants or already understand it and want extra help becoming a perennial planting expert, this book is for you. So don't delay it any longer.

Gardening is a very fun and interactive experience. Once you understand how gardening works, you will see that there really isn't much to it! Gardening is a fun way to get your children out of the house and keep them involved in something other than the television or technological devices. Gardening is a great way to save money by growing your own vegetables and it's also a healthy alternative to purchasing vegetables at the grocery store that are filled with pesticides and unnecessary fertilizers.

Discover the joys of companion planting and transform your backyard garden into a thriving oasis with The Companion Planting Gardening Book: How Perfect Plant Partners Can Transform Your Backyard Garden. This comprehensive guide takes you through the benefits and principles of this sustainable gardening practice, providing practical tips and examples along the way.

🌱 Easy Gardening: Raised Beds and Containers for Seniors 🌱 Cut your food expenses and rediscover the joy of gardening with this empowering guide tailored specifically for seniors! Whether you’re a seasoned green thumb or a beginner yearning to grow your own vegetables, flowers, and herbs, this book will show you how to create a thriving garden that’s beautiful, productive, and—most importantly—easy on your body. ✔️ Designed for Accessibility: Learn techniques to garden without bending, kneeling, or heavy lifting, thanks to raised beds and container gardening. ✔️ Step-...

Use companion planting to grow healthy vegetables free from chemicals and pesticides. Ancients have always known about companion planting, but like so much else in these days of climate change and carbon footprints, we're only now rediscovering the benefits. Not only does companion planting replace those nasty pesticides and chemicals, but your vegetable garden will also be a riot of color and a thing of beauty that will bring a sense of satisfaction to you and your family. Luckily, companion planting isn't difficult, and its not expensive. You just need to know a few things to get it right.

Butterflies bloom as delicately as flowers in this magnificent story of beginnings, middles and ends: eggs, caterpillars, and finally butterflies.

Fruits and vegetables can be pricey, especially if they’re out of season. And, of course, they can be even more expensive if you choose to go organic. You could always plant your own garden, but, maybe, you don’t have enough space outside or, maybe, you live in a colder climate. Unfortunately, not everyone lives where they can plant an outdoor garden. The alternative is to set up an indoor hydroponic system.

Hydroponics is going to tell you all about growing plants without soil and how you can grow them by yourself. Whenever we think about plants, we believe we need soil to grow them. But that is not always the case. A lot of plants can be grown without soil. These plants have a different type of root structure that can help them grow in a "no soil" environment. Only a special segment of plants is not hydroponic, and a lot of plants that grow in soil can be grown in a hydroponic manner.