Wallys (Down to Earth) Gardening Guide

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What a little gem this book is. If you’re my type of gardener – one who doesn’t know diatomaceous earth from his dolomite – this book is an absolute must. And if you’re already gloriously green fingered, it will serve as a handy resource to quick-reference for unexpected queries or problems.

I’ve discovered gardening is a little like parenting. Newcomers to the endeavour are flooded with advice from all quarters, sufficient usually to addle the mind and prompt some sort of paralysis in terms of fingers. There exists, an assumption that the human species must know how to grow plants – knowledge by osmosis, you might say. After all, croon lofty non-gardeners, plants grow free and wild as part of life’s great cycle, don’t they?. Ah we sigh. How far from reality is that!
So, here at last is a book which proffers a steaming mound od advice, easily understood by all gardeners – L plate or otherwise.

As one of the former, who once boasted more horticultural failures than successes, I’ve been completely won over by Wally Richards’s user friendly approach. He’ll tell you only what you need to know, when you need to know it. There’ll be no confusing floral-speak here, no unwanted weeds in this bed of information. It’s inspired me to look over the fences everywhere, and almost instantly know exactly Wally-ism to apply. If you don’t need it for yourself, then this little book will almost certainly make a perfect gift for someone you know.

Contents of the book

SECTION ONE Important areas and subjects.

Roses ……………………page 1
Tomatoes………………… 17
Potatoes…………………. 26
Other Vegetables………. 37
Fruit for you…………….. 61
Lawns…………………… 85
Lawn Problems………… 94
Seeds…………………… 103
Weeds………………….. 109
Popular Flowering plants…….124
Native plants…………………..144
Worm farms……………………147
Chickens……………………… 150

SECTION TWO Safe and beneficial products

Improving soil and plant health..156
Plant foods…………………….. 171
Pest protection………………… 177
Disease protection……………. 187
Other products………………… 192
Stockiest………………………. 199

SECTION THREE Popular garden areas

Gardening tips for 52 weeks… 203
Summer problems………….. 216
More about seeds…………… 222
Gardening Basics…………… 229
Herbs………………………… 247
House plants……………….. 250
Pest insects………………… 258
Plant diseases……………… 264
Miscellaneous……………… 268

SECTION FOUR Chemicals

Glyphosate ………………… 281
Super Phosphate…………. 287
Water soluble fertilisers…. 299
Reasons for growing vegetables. 303
Other heath concerns…… 305
SECTION FIVE Healthy alternatives

Introduction …………….. 309
Wheat grass…………….. 312
Milk………………………. 316
Water……………………. 319
Detox……………………. 323
Index……………………. 330
Commercial Products … 333