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"Roots Demystified," explains simple solutions about growing healthy roots and, thereby, healthier plants. The book explores the subterranean part of every gardeneras world, revealing how roots really grow while dispelling myths such as where most gardeners apply water, mulch, and fertilizer or compost. This is the first and only book in print for gardeners with such an extensive number of illustrations of garden and orchard roots. The roots covered are: lawns, prairies, shrubs, vegetables, fruit trees, and native and ornamental trees. Practical tips for how a gardener might use this new information to create more abundant vegetables, better lawns and sturdier trees and shrubs are offered with each of the 70 illustrations. "Roots Demystified" also describes several ways to garden without turning the soil--no-till and surface cultivation--a plus for aging baby-boomers.
Gardening expert Robert Kourik is the author of ten books addressing topics that have ranged from drip irrigation, environmentally-sound homes, edible landscaping, and lavender. Now he turns his attention to the necessity of health roots (and thereby healthy plants) for successful gardening and agriculture. Superbly written and thoroughly 'user friendly', "Roots Demystified" is profusely enhanced with twenty-five illustrative graphics showcasing extraordinary illustrations of excavated root systems in their entirety. A compendium of practical, comprehensive, and exceptionally well organized information, advice, tips, and observations that will benefit novice gardeners and seasoned professionals alike, "Roots Demystified" is an excellent and strongly recommended addition to personal, professional, academic, and community library Gardening/Agriculture/Horticulture reference collections and supplemental reading lists.--Midwest Book Review, Volume 18, Number 3, March 2008
| How Roots Grow | p. 5 |
| Humus & Mulch | p. 13 |
| Lawns | p. 23 |
| Weaver's Lone Prairie, or God's Very Own Lawn | p. 31 |
| Shrubs | p. 35 |
| Vegetables | p. 39 |
| Surface Cultivation & No-Till Gardening | p. 65 |
| Fruit Tree Roots | p. 73 |
| Native & Ornamental Trees | p. 83 |
| The Good Fungus Among Us | p. 97 |
| Trees Water Their Neighbors (and themselves) | p. 103 |
| Trees & Hardscape | p. 107 |
| Trees That Belong Far Away From (or In) Lawns | p. 113 |
| Selecting Trees & Shrubs | p. 121 |
| Planting Trees & Shrubs | p. 129 |
| Planting Root-Bound Trees & Shrubs | p. 135 |
| Subsurface Drip Irrigation | p. 139 |
| Legumes to Improve Your Soil | p. 147 |
| Searching for Tube-Grown Plants | p. 149 |
| A Short List of Shrubs | p. 151 |
| More Trees That Can Also Grow in Lawns | p. 153 |
| Some Trees and Shrubs Susceptible to Phytophthora | p. 155 |
| Bibliography | p. 157 |
| Index | p. 161 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780961584832
ISBN-10: 0961584831
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 165
Published: 15th November 2007
Dimensions (cm): 27.6 x 21.6
x 1.2
Weight (kg): 0.472
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