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Index
Cover
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Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Soil
Earthworms
Know your soil
Feed the soil
Soil amending
Solving soil problems
Buying topsoil
Soil testing
Chapter 2 - Composting
Location
How to get started
Stuff for the compost pile
Layering the compost pile
How to layer
Hot rot
Compost and chemicals
Earthworm tea
Cold weather composting
Composting pet waste
Compost problems
Chapter 3 - Mulching and Fertilizing
Why mulch?
How to mulch
What to use as mulch
Fertilizing
The organics
Chapter 4 - Bugs
Ecological pesticides
Politically correct supplies
Non-commercial alternatives
A garden for beneficials
Good bugs
Bad bugs
Mammal pests
Chapter 5 - Diseases and Deficiencies
Preventative gardening
Deficiencies
Specific diseases
Chapter 6 - Weeds
Beneficial weeds
Nasty weeds
Weed indicators
Chapter 7 - Planting
Companion planting
Protective botanicals
Planting strategies
Chart your companions
Chapter 8 - Water and the Garden
Watering and your soil
How to water
Planting
Grey water
Lawns
Ground cover alternatives to the lawn
Xeriscaping: twenty-first century gardening
Frost chart
Chapter 9 - Old Wives’ Lore
Planting cycles
Weather
Chapter 10 - Styles of Gardening
The natural garden
Gardening where it’s dry
Gardening where it’s wet
Gardening where it’s cold
Self-sowing gardens
Endangered bulbs
Planting by indicators
Native plants for the garden
Chapter 11 - Finale
Appendix
Organic amending
Bibliography
Copyright
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