Garden alchemy : 80 recipes and concoctions for organic fertilizers, plant elixirs, potting mixes, pest deterrents, and more

Garden alchemy 80 recipes and concoctions for organic fertilizers, plant elixirs, potting mixes, pest deterrents, and more

Stephanie Rose

Book - 2020

"Garden Alchemy is a hands-on guide for do-it-yourself gardeners who love to make things (and save money doing it!). This gardening project book is packed with creative and useful garden-related products you can make yourself. Each customizable project allows you to reduce expenses and fix common garden problems with minimal effort. Recipes for mixing your own potting soils and homemade organic fertilizers give you the freedom to choose what ingredients make their way into your garden. Step-by-step instructions for building pest traps, concocting soil tests, and constructing inexpensive DIY seed-starting equipment are accompanied by gorgeous, full-color photography. You'll also find recipes for natural pest deterrents and growth-b...oosting foliar sprays to help your garden grow strong all season long."--

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Subjects
Gardening > Equipment and supplies.
Formulas, recipes, etc.
Organic gardening.
Published
Beverly, MA : Cool Springs Press 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Stephanie Rose (author)
Physical Description
128 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 123) and index.
ISBN
9780760367094
  • Introduction
  • What Is Garden Alchemy?
  • Chapter 1. Soils and Mulches
  • Make homemade soil tests, potting soil recipes, and mulches
  • Chapter 2. Propagation
  • Create your own seed bombs, planting pots, seed tapes, and rooting hormone
  • Chapter 3. Compost
  • Adjust soil pH, add organic matter, make compost booster, and more ways to improve your soil
  • Chapter 4. Fertilizers and Garden Teas
  • Boost plant health with recipes for customized fertilizer blends and growth-enhancing sprays
  • Chapter 5. Birds, Bees, and Bugs
  • Recipes and tips for encouraging beneficial wildlife, plus DIY pest traps, baits, and deterrents
  • Resources
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Index
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Gardener Rose (Home Apothecary) offers up a fruitful assemblage of botanical knowledge, DIY project plans, herbal recipes, and tips for making one's garden grow. Adopting an attitude that plants are the best teachers any gardener can have, Rose encourages readers to undertake their own course of observation, investigation, and experimentation to better understand their garden's natural processes and what growing methods will work best in it. Rose introduces soil identification, propagation techniques, composting, fertilizers, and various garden friends and pests, using photos and well-organized charts to complement her concise explanations. Rose includes recipes for various soil mixes, birdseed, and garden "teas"--liquid fertilizers. Her pest repellents, tests for soil composition and pH levels, and other creations rely mostly on inexpensive household products. In the name of making plant propagation fun and easy, Rose provides creative ideas for seed-starting pots and seed bombs. Bursting with down-to-earth advice and imaginative concoctions, Rose's comprehensive yet compact book will profit beginning and advanced gardeners alike. (Mar.)

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