Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening Secrets

The Complete Four Season Guide

Ebook
On sale Mar 22, 2013 | 273 Pages | 9781623362133

Maria Rodale shares her organic gardening secrets in a season-by-season guide that offers straight-forward, easy-to-follow gardening basics so that anyone can enjoy a beautiful, productive, organic garden all year long.

In the spring, learn how to prepare for and plan your garden in order to ensure a bountiful 4-season garden, as well as how to improve your soil health, create the best compost, and harvest early crops.

In the summer, find the best chemical-free bug solutions, easy organic weeding strategies, sustainable watering techniques, and simple effective ways to boost your yield organically.

In the fall, learn how to extend your growing season into winter; pick out bulbs, trees, and shrubs; add color to your garden, and preserve your garden's bounty for winter. Maria also shares her very own recipes for a Thanksgiving feast.

And in winter, learn how to plan for next year's garden, order the best seeds for your needs, and start seedlings indoors. Plus, Maria shares her favorite winter comfort food recipes.
Maria Rodale is the chairman and CEO of Rodale, Inc., a major family-owned publisher of health and lifestyle books and magazines. She also runs an advice blog called Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, and has authored several books on organic cooking and gardening. Maria has been awarded the Rachel Carson Award by the National Audubon Society, the Award for the Health and Dignity of Women by the United Nations Population Fund, and the International Quality of Life Award by Auburn University. When she's not attending to her numerous business and charity ventures, Maria enjoys romance novels and yoga. View titles by Maria Rodale

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Maria Rodale shares her organic gardening secrets in a season-by-season guide that offers straight-forward, easy-to-follow gardening basics so that anyone can enjoy a beautiful, productive, organic garden all year long.

In the spring, learn how to prepare for and plan your garden in order to ensure a bountiful 4-season garden, as well as how to improve your soil health, create the best compost, and harvest early crops.

In the summer, find the best chemical-free bug solutions, easy organic weeding strategies, sustainable watering techniques, and simple effective ways to boost your yield organically.

In the fall, learn how to extend your growing season into winter; pick out bulbs, trees, and shrubs; add color to your garden, and preserve your garden's bounty for winter. Maria also shares her very own recipes for a Thanksgiving feast.

And in winter, learn how to plan for next year's garden, order the best seeds for your needs, and start seedlings indoors. Plus, Maria shares her favorite winter comfort food recipes.

Author

Maria Rodale is the chairman and CEO of Rodale, Inc., a major family-owned publisher of health and lifestyle books and magazines. She also runs an advice blog called Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, and has authored several books on organic cooking and gardening. Maria has been awarded the Rachel Carson Award by the National Audubon Society, the Award for the Health and Dignity of Women by the United Nations Population Fund, and the International Quality of Life Award by Auburn University. When she's not attending to her numerous business and charity ventures, Maria enjoys romance novels and yoga. View titles by Maria Rodale

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