Titres dans Jardinage et horticulture

Cultivating herbs for medical use is an ancient and powerful practice—ginger to boost your immune system, basil to ease your morning sickness, garlic to soothe your child’s cough—all these are there in your own kitchen closet. Plus, you can have 71 more science-backed ailments and their remedies in your backyard at your fingertips. But that’s just the beginning…your body’s natural wisdom is just waiting to be unlocked. But our modern, harsh chemicals can block that potential from ever being realized.

While everyone loves eating fresh garden produce, not everyone has the time and energy to create a productive garden. But what if growing delicious crops required hardly any effort? What if you could have succulent strawberries, perfect peas, and terrific tomatoes without needing to touch a spade, hoe, or plow - without needing to worry about irrigating, spraying, sowing a cover crop, weeding, cultivating, or building a compost pile? If that sounds good, the Stout System is the answer for you!

As a farmer with decades spent working in fields, Scott Chaskey has been shaped by daily attention to the earth. A leader in the international Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement, he has combined a longstanding commitment to food sovereignty and organic farming with a belief that humble attention to microbial life and diversity of species provides invaluable lessons for building healthy human communities.

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.

Unearth a world beyond conventional rows. Edible Gardens: A Practical Guide uncovers the magic of companion planting. Say goodbye to pests and diseases, and welcome a garden that teems with life and flavor. This guide is your treasure trove of wisdom for nurturing herbs, fruits, and vegetables. It's not just about growing; it's about caring for your garden organically.

Learn everything you need to grow a successful companion garden, no prior gardening experience required! Imagine the convenience of stepping into your backyard to harvest fresh produce, all for free! Your neighbors will marvel at your flourishing garden, free from pests and diseases. Your secret? Two words: companion planting. Even without a backyard, you can enjoy vibrant gardening on your porch or windowsill. This guide is perfect for anyone interested in companion gardening, space maximization, and homegrown food or decor.

When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains plants and then become increasingly dependent on an arsenal of toxic substances. Teaming with Microbes offers an alternative to this vicious circle and details how to garden in a way that strengthens, rather than destroys, the soil food web. You’ll discover that healthy soil is teeming with life - not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms.

Compared to Charles' other books, this is more about no dig, eliminating weeds, garden layout, compost making, and using compost. There is also a history of no-dig vegetable gardening in the last 100 years. I want listeners to understand the context and the reasons why no dig has not been much valued until recently, and why it is now. This audiobook has 18 sections, covering the key methods and wonderful results of no dig, from starting with weeds to sowing and planting straightaway, and cropping soon after.

The Well-Gardened Mind provides a new perspective on the power of gardening to change people’s lives. Here, Sue Stuart-Smith investigates the many ways in which mind and garden can interact and explores how the process of tending a plot can be a way of sustaining an innermost self. Stuart-Smith’s own love of gardening developed as she studied to become a psychoanalytic psychotherapist.

The new edition of Gardening Basics for Dummies grounds you thoroughly in the fundamentals of soil, flowers, trees, and lawns - and helps you get to know the names of what you're planting along the way. In a friendly, straightforward style, professional horticulturist Steven A. Frowine shows you how to start growing your expertise - from planning out your own mini-Eden and planting your first annuals, bulbs, and perennials through to laying the perfect lawn, raising tasty crops, and even introducing fish to your landscape!

Growing on just one and a half acres, owners Jean-Martin and Maude-Helène feed more than 200 families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stands and supply their signature mesclun salad mix to dozens of local establishments. The secret of their success is the low-tech, high-yield production methods they've developed by focusing on growing better rather than growing bigger, making their operation more lucrative and viable in the process.

In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant—though this time the obsessions revolves around the intoxicating effects of marijuana rather than the visual beauty of the tulip. How could flowers, of all things, become such objects of desire that they can drive men to financial ruin?

A green witch embraces the power of nature, draws energy from the earth and the universe, and relies on stones, plants, flowers, and herbs for healing. In The Green Witch’s Garden, you will learn how to create your own magical space to enhance your witchcraft practice. With information on how to plan and design your sacred garden and tips and tricks to growing and harvesting magical ingredients, this book will allow you to take control of your practice and more deeply connect with the earth.

In both history and fiction, some of the most dramatic, notorious deaths have been through poisonings. Concealed and deliberate, it's a crime that requires advance planning and that for many centuries could go virtually undetected. And yet there is a fine line between healing and killing: The difference lies only in the dosage!

This book will completely transform your life. This book teaches how window cleaning is rooted in the perception of luxury and not necessity. When you learn how to present yourself as a luxury service, you can literally quadruple your income and make more than $500 a day cleaning windows, with no startup money.

Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life is the first work to explore the origins of Beatrix Potter's love of gardening and plants and show how this passion came to be reflected in her work.

Unrivaled gardening wisdom from Monty Don, including essential tips, knowledge, and musings from his 50 years of gardening experience. This is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing advice. Discover Monty's thoughts and garden ideas around nature, seasons, color, design, pests, flowering shrubs, containers, and much more. Hear about the month-by-month jobs he does in his own garden that he hopes are relevant to you. Monty's warm voice brings this most intimate book to life - an enriching listen for any gardener.

If you're eager to cultivate your own fresh produce and foster self-sufficiency on your homestead, listen on. Want fresh fruits and veggies from your backyard but don't know where to start? Dreaming of a homestead but discouraged by gardening costs? You're not alone. Many think it's pricey and requires vast land, but it's feasible with proper knowledge. Lack of planning often leads to gardening failures.

En 12 légumes, Marie-Claude Lortie et Jean-Martin Fortier nous proposent de faire le tour des grands enjeux de notre agriculture, comme la culture et l'élevage industriels, les produits locaux, l'utilisation des pesticides et des engrais, et nous démontrent qu'il est possible de transformer le modèle agricole actuel en faisant de meilleurs choix et pourquoi pas en jardinant soi-même.

If you want to get rid of the ailment, you need to find and treat the root cause. That is possible with medicinal herbs, and this book will show you the way! Even if you’ve never made or tried a home remedy, this guide is so fun and easy to follow that you can start making your own herbal medicine in just 10 days. With The Art of Herbal Healing: Herbalism for Beginners, an expert herbalist, Ava Green, will take you on a unique herbal journey where you will learn how to find science-backed natural remedies for your ailments to help protect you and your family.