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Plant Science for Gardeners: Essentials for Growing Better Plants

Plant Science for Gardeners: Essentials for Growing Better Plants - Paperback

by Robert Pavlis
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert PavlisSeries:Garden Science #2Publish date:2022-06-07Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:New Society PublishersISBN-13:9780865719736ISBN-10:086571973XUPC:9780865719736Book Category:Gardening, ScienceBook Subcategory:Techniques, Life SciencesBook Topic:Botany, HorticultureSize:8.80 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCGZNGP4R7

A little plant science grows a long way

Plant Science for Gardeners empowers growers to analyze common problems, find solutions, and make better decisions in the garden for optimal plant health and productivity.

Most gardeners learn by accumulating rules - water once a week, never dry out snowdrop bulbs, prune lilacs after flowering, plant garlic in October--the list is endless.

Rules take years to learn and yet leave you floundering when the unexpected strikes and plants look unhealthy, produce poorly, or die.

There is a better way.

By understanding the basic biology of how plants grow, you can become a thinking gardener with the confidence to problem solve for optimized plant health and productivity. Learn the science and ditch the rules! Coverage includes:

  • The biology of roots, stems, leaves, and flowers
  • Understanding how plants function as whole organisms
  • The role of nutrients and inputs
  • Vegetables, flowers, grasses, and trees and shrubs
  • Propagation and genetics
  • Sidebars that explode common gardening myths
  • Tips for evaluating plant problems and finding solutions.

Whether you're a home gardener, micro-farmer, market gardener, or homesteader, this entertaining and accessible guide shortens the learning curve and gives you the knowledge to succeed no matter where you live.

AWARDS

  • SILVER (tie) 2023 IPPY Awards: Science
Language:EnglishPublisher:New Society PublishersISBN-13:9780865719736ISBN-10:086571973XUPC:9780865719736Book Category:Gardening, ScienceBook Subcategory:Techniques, Life SciencesBook Topic:Botany, HorticultureSize:8.80 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCGZNGP4R7

Robert Pavlis has been an avid gardener for over four decades. He is the owner and developer of Aspen Grove Gardens, a 6-acre botanical garden that features over 3,000 varieties of plants. Specializing in soil science, he has been an instructor for Landscape Ontario and is a garden blogger, writer, and chemist. The author of Building Natural Ponds and Soil Science for Gardeners, Pavlis is a well-known speaker whose audiences include Master Gardener groups, horticultural societies, orchid societies, and garden shows such as Canada Blooms and the FarmSmart conference. He teaches gardening fundamentals at the University of Guelph and garden design for the City of Guelph, Canada, where he currently resides.


Publisher: New Society Publishers

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