Gardening for geeks DIY tests, gadgets, & techniques that utilize microbiology, mathematics, and ecology to exponentially maximize the yield of your garden

"With Gardening for Geeks, you'll examine your ecosystem and discover how you can create the right environment for your plants. From analyzing meteorological patterns in order to plan productive beds to experimenting with the carbon and nitrogen levels in your soil, this book will teach you all abou...

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Main Author: Wilhelmi, Christy
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Avon, MA : Adams Media, a division of F+W Media, Inc., [2013]
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Summary:"With Gardening for Geeks, you'll examine your ecosystem and discover how you can create the right environment for your plants. From analyzing meteorological patterns in order to plan productive beds to experimenting with the carbon and nitrogen levels in your soil, this book will teach you all about the developments and chemical reactions that occur at each phase of growth and how you can alter your planting techniques to construct the most thriving, productive garden possible. Each chapter also utilizes a wide range of inexpensive tests, gadgets, and methods that you can use to help evaluate, monitor, and enhance your plot. Complete with troubleshooting solutions and useful charts and graphs, Gardening for Geeks has everything you need to establish a beautiful and sustainable vegetable patch--one microclimate at a time!"--Cover verso.
Item Description:"Features information on: water catchment, vertical gardening, bio-intensive methods."
Physical Description:223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213) and index.
ISBN:9781440557798 (pbk.)
1440557799 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Christy Wilhelmt is founder of Gardenerd (www.Gardenerd.com.), the ultimate resource for garden nerds, where she publishes information-packed monthly newsletters, weekly blog posts, and podcasts. She teaches organic gardening classes at Santa Monica College and has co-taught an organic gardening workshop at the Esalen Institute. Her writing has appeared in Edible Los Angeles magazine, Edible Westside magazine, The Good Food Blog, and LowImpactLiving.com. She currently writes the Mar Vista Farmers' Market Wrap-Up for Patch.com, and lives in Los Angeles, CA.