Smith & Hawken: Pests: A Practical Guide to Natural Management of Garden Pests--From Borers and Nematodes to Rabbits and Deer (Smith & Hawken--The Hands-On Gardener)

Beginning with the soil, where 80 percent of insect problems originate, this environmentally enlightened book shows how to prevent, manage, and combat pests in the garden.

Healthy, Balanced Soil

The first and best defense. Humus, minerals, green manure, and compost. The foliar feeding program for stronger plants.

Prevention, Prevention, Prevention

Crop rotation. Protective herbs and companion planting. Organic sprays and dusts, including rotenone, sabadilla, pyrethrin, neem, ryania, and quassin.

Good Bugs, Bad Bugs

Ant lions, ladybugs, predatory thrips, and ichneumon wasps vs. aphids. Cabbage loppers and cutworms. How to identify and employ beneficial bugs.

Other Wildlife

Attracting birds and bats. Repelling rabbits and deer. Moles and voles, and why snakes really are your friends.

• Smith & Hawken: Hands On Gardener: Pruning (Smith & Hawken the Hands-On Gardener)
• Smith & Hawken: Hands On Gardener: Seeds and Propagation (Smith & Hawken--The Hands-On Gardener)
• Smith & Hawken: The Tool Book
• Smith & Hawken Garden Structures
• The Potting Shed (Smith & Hawken)
• Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest, and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms (Gardening Book for Beginners, Floral Design and Flower Arranging Book)
• The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from around the World
• Smith & Hawken: Hands On Gardener: Composting (Smith & Hawken the Hands-On Gardener)