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  Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible

 
Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible under Gardening & Horticulture in The Books Store
Price: $29.95
Sale: $19.31
 
Manufacturer: Van Patten Publishing
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Jorge Cervantes
Publisher: Van Patten Publishing
Edition: 5
Dewey Decimal Number: 633.79
Publication Date: 2006-02-01
Reading Level: 512
 
Description: With 512 full color pages and 1120 full color photographs and illustrations, Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible is the most complete cultivation book available. The Fifth Edition of the former Indoor Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor Bible was originally published in 1983, when it immediately became a best seller. More than 500,000 copies of the Indoor Bible are in print in Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish. New greenhouse and outdoor growing chapters make this a book both indoor and outdoor growers will keep under thumb. The other 15 chapters (17 total) are all updated with the most current information, completely rewritten and significantly expanded. For example, Dr. John McPartland contributed an all new medical section - The books credits list more than 300 contributors and reads like a who's who in the world of cannabis cultivation.

 

  The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden and Yard Healthy Without Chemicals

 
The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden and Yard Healthy Without Chemicals under Gardening & Horticulture in The Books Store
Price: $21.95
Sale: $12.74
 
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Rodale Books
Edition: Revised
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.049
Publication Date: 1996-05-15
Reading Level: 544
 
Description:
End your worries about garden problems with safe, effective solutions from The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control!* Easy-to-use problem-solving encyclopedia covers more than 200 vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, trees, and shrubs* Complete directions on how, when, and where to use preventive methods, insect traps and barriers, biocontrols, homemade remedies, botanical insecticides, and more* More than 350 color photos for quick identification of insect pests, beneficial insects, and plant diseasesNewly revised with the latest, safest organic controls.A New York Times Best Gardening Book

 

  Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey's Down-to-Earth Guides)

 
Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey's Down-to-Earth Guides) under Gardening & Horticulture in The Books Store
Price: $12.95
Sale: $5.99
 
Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Stu Campbell
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Edition: 3 Sub
Dewey Decimal Number: 631.875
Publication Date: 1998-01-03
Reading Level: 160
 
Description: In 1975, Let it Rot! helped start the composting movement and taught gardeners everywhere how to recycle waste to create soil-nourishing compost. Contains advice for starting and maintaining a composting system, building bins, and using compost. Third Edition. 267,000 copies in print.

 

  Western Garden Book (Sunset Western Garden Book)

 
Western Garden Book (Sunset Western Garden Book) under Gardening & Horticulture in The Books Store
Price: $34.95
Sale: $10.95
 
Manufacturer: Sunset Books
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sunset Books
Edition: Rev Upd
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.90978
Publication Date: 2007-02
Reading Level: 768
 
Description: Gardeners throughout the region will be welcoming a thoroughly updated and fresh-looking 8th edition of the "bible of Western gardening." With a new, easy-to-read design, more plant photography, larger illustrations, and more than 8,000 plant listings--500 of them new--it's THE essential book for gardeners in the Western states. What plants to grow, how to nurture them, and where they do the very best--it's all here. You'll also find updated information on the Western climate zones, 30 Plant Selection Guides, plus a Practical Guide to Gardening with basic advice on plant care and essential gardening techniques. New plant lists reflect current trends, such as Mediterranean gardening and easy-care plants for beginners. For more than 70 years, Sunset has been the source for no-nonsense gardening advice, easy-to-follow diagrams, and encyclopedic knowledge of plant varieties. In this edition, we introduce an exciting new feature: gardening tips from well-known plant experts throughout the West. The Western Garden Book has never been better! Features:

8th Edition of this perennial bestseller

More than 8,000 plant listings, 500 new, keyed to climate zones

30 Plant Selection Guides to find the perfect plant for every situation

Special contributions from 40 eminent Western garden experts

Introduction by Sunset garden editor Kathleen N. Brenzel, with a photographic tour of gardens that are truly the `Best of the West' gardens


 

  Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance

 
Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance under Gardening & Horticulture in The Books Store
Price: $24.95
Sale: $15.55
 
Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: John Storey::Martha Storey
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Dewey Decimal Number: 640.91734
Publication Date: 1999-09-01
Reading Level: 576
 
Description: This is the book for anyone who wants to become more self-reliant, from suburbanites with 1/4 of an acre to country homesteaders with several. The information is easily understood and readily applicable.

More than 150 of Storey's expert authors in gardening, building, animal raising, and homesteading share their specialized knowledge and experience in this ultimate guide to living a more independent, satisfying life.

Readers will find step-by-step, illustrated instructions for every aspect of country living including:

Finding and buying land
Buying, building, and renovating a home
Developing water sources and systems
Understanding wiring, plumbing, and heating
Using alternative heating and energy sources
Vegetable, flower, and herb gardening
Traditional cooking skills such as baking bread and making maple syrup
Preparing and preserving meat, fruits, and vegetables
Building and maintaining barns, sheds, and outbuildings
Caring for common farm and ranch animals, and pets


 

  The Secret Garden Calendar 2009 (Wall Calendars)

 
The Secret Garden Calendar 2009 (Wall Calendars) under Gardening & Horticulture in The Books Store
Price: $11.99
Sale: $7.40
 
Brand: 2009 Calendars
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Calendar
Author: Smith & Hawken
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Edition: Wal
Publication Date: 2008-06-15
Reading Level: 28
 
Description: A little slice of paradise tucked away from the outside world—over a mossy stone wall, at the end of an overgrown path, through a latched gate—the secret garden is a sanctuary of sensory pleasures: birdsong and gently trickling water, the scent of blooming flowers, the sun-dappled beauty of layers of greenery. From Smith & Hawken comes a year of serene havens for the mind and spirit. An English country retreat overrun with roses. Through a beautiful stone archway, a sunny kitchen garden. And an irresistible invitation to sit and stay awhile: a greenery-enveloped nook furnished with a pair of chairs. Accompanying the transporting photographs are gardening quotations and appreciations.

 

  Fairy Houses ... Everywhere! (The Fairy Houses Series) (The Fairy Houses Series)

 
Fairy Houses ... Everywhere! (The Fairy Houses Series) (The Fairy Houses Series) under Gardening & Horticulture in The Books Store
Price: $14.95
Sale: $9.08
 
Manufacturer: Light-Beams Publishing
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Barry Kane::Tracy Kane
Publisher: Light-Beams Publishing
Edition: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 590
Publication Date: 2006-06-01
Reading Level: 56
 
Description: Take a peek! Just turn these pages and discover a world filled with whimsical habitats constructed from natural materials. The idea is to entice a fairy to stop by for a visit. From rustic dwellings to fairy mansions, these small structures are appearing in woods, parks, backyard gardens and even at the beach. But beware! Building fairy houses can be addictive for all ages. Symptoms include exploring the outdoors, being creative, sparking the imagination and discovering Nature s enchantment. You know you re really hooked when you start building fairy houses ... everywhere!

 

  Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

 
Second Nature: A Gardener's Education under Gardening & Horticulture in The Books Store
Price: $15.00
Sale: $8.11
 
Manufacturer: Grove Press
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Michael Pollan
Publisher: Grove Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 635
Publication Date: 2003-08-12
Reading Level: 320
 
Description:
In his articles and in best-selling books such as The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan has established himself as one of our most important and beloved writers on modern man's place in the natural world. A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of the seventy-five greatest books ever written about gardening, Second Nature captures the rhythms of our everyday engagement with the outdoors in all its glory and exasperation. With chapters ranging from a reconsideration of the Great American Lawn, a dispatch from one man's war with a woodchuck, to an essay about the sexual politics of roses, Pollan has created a passionate and eloquent argument for reconceiving our relationship with nature.

 

  The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants

 
The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants under Gardening & Horticulture in The Books Store
Price: $22.95
Sale: $14.46
 
Manufacturer: Forager's Harvest Press
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Samuel Thayer
Publisher: Forager's Harvest Press
Edition: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.303
Publication Date: 2006-05-15
Reading Level: 368
 
Description: A practical guide to all aspects of edible wild plants: finding and identifying them, their seasons of harvest, and their methods of collection and preparation. Each plant is discussed in great detail and accompanied by excellent color photographs. Includes an index, illustrated glossary, bibliography, and harvest calendar. The perfect guide for all experience levels.

 

  The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit

 
The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit under Gardening & Horticulture in The Books Store
Price: $35.00
Sale: $20.37
 
Manufacturer: Bloomsbury USA
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Amy Goldman
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Edition: 1st
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
Publication Date: 2008-08-05
Reading Level: 272
 
Description:

From the world-class garden of acclaimed food writer Amy Goldman, a gorgeously illustrated guide to the world’s most beautiful and delicious tomatoes.

Every year, renowned grower Amy Goldman produces an amazing 500 varieties of tomatoes on her farm in New York’s Hudson Valley. Here, in 250 gorgeous photos and Goldman’s erudite, charming prose, is the cream of the crop, from glorious heirloom beefsteaks – that delicious tomato you had as a kid but can’t seem to find anymore – to exotica like the currant tomato, a pea-sized fruit with a surprisingly big flavor. Along with the photos are profiles of the tomatoes, filled with fascinating facts on their history and provenance; a section of more than 50 delicious recipes; and a master gardener’s guide to growing your own. More than just a loving look at one of the world's great edibles, this is a philosophy of eating and conservation between covers — an irresistible book for anyone who loves to garden or loves to eat.


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