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Biodynamic Gardening

Grow Healthy Plants and Amazing Produce with the Help of the Moon and Nature's Cycles

by DK
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A simple step-by-step guide to biodynamics

This is the easy guide to getting luscious fruit and vegetables and gorgeous flowers by harnessing the rhythms of nature and using all-natural methods. For gardeners looking for a self-sufficient, ethical approach that produces great results, biodynamics is the ultimate form of organic gardening. DK's trademark visual approach and practical advice shows the home gardener how to get the best from their garden using biodynamic methods.

Biodynamic Gardening is the perfect introduction to this ultra-green method, explaining how it works by improving soil health and performing key tasks at optimal times. Focused chapters show you what to do in the garden each season, including preparing and feeding the soil, caring for plants, keeping a balanced garden ecosystem, and harvesting at the best times for the best flavor. It also includes step-by-step features explain how to make the special soil preparations biodynamic gardening is so famous for.

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    April 7, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781465441034

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9781465441034
      • File size: 66025 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      April 15, 2015

      Many gardeners are probably familiar with the uses of blood or bone meal in the garden, but what about pig skulls or cow horns? Award-winning wine writer Monty Waldin brings his experience developing biodynamic vineyards in Europe and North America to this rich reference. Each page contains detailed color photographs outlining concepts in three sections: "The Organic Way," "The Biodynamic Approach," and "The Biodynamic Garden Planner." Gardeners will not only learn key organic and green principles such as companion planting and crop rotation, they will also discover how to garden in tune with natural earth rhythms as well as lunar and celestial cycles. Waldin includes recipes for nine biodynamic preparations for the garden (here's where the bones come in) and prescriptions for natural remedies, compost, and even seed starting mix. The volume includes a "Biodynamic Prep Calendar" to chart which garden tasks should be performed on certain days. In-depth plant profiles include instructions for site and soil preparation, harvesting and storage, troubleshooting, companion planting, and growing for and collecting seeds. VERDICT For people with an interest in environmentally aware gardening and a willingness to experiment with nontraditional methods.--Venessa Hughes, Buffalo, NY

      Copyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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