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Octavio and Amador are two young friends who uncover the secrets of organic farming and the power of teamwork. As they delve
into the mysteries of banana soil enrichment, they tried to discover if burying bananas can truly transform their struggling garden.
Will they be able to prove the effectiveness of their revolutionary methods?
Can Octavio and Amador save their garden, their community, and the planet from the clutches of pollution and greed?
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Octavio and Amador are two young friends who uncover the secrets of organic farming and the power of teamwork. As they delve
into the mysteries of banana soil enrichment, they tried to discover if burying bananas can truly transform their struggling garden.
Will they be able to prove the effectiveness of their revolutionary methods?
Can Octavio and Amador save their garden, their community, and the planet from the clutches of pollution and greed?
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A little plant science grows a long way
Plant Science for Gardeners empowers growers to analyze common problems, find solutions, and make better decisions in the garden for optimal plant health and productivity.
Most gardeners learn by accumulating rules – water once a week, never dry out snowdrop bulbs, prune lilacs after flowering, plant garlic in October-the list is endless.
Rules take years to learn and yet leave you floundering...
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Create your own compost and grow better plants.
With breathtaking clarity, Compost Science for Gardeners demystifies composting practices and helps readers determine the best technique for their unique situation. This comprehensive science-based book is your key to building healthier soil and growing better plants.
Using plain language and easy-to-follow instructions, this essential resource distills and blends the latest scientific research...
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Your garden's little helpers
MICROSCOPIC ORGANISMS are as important to plant growth as water and light. Microbe Science for Gardeners highlights the essential role of microbes in plant biosystems and soil health, providing practical how-to gardening advice for enhancing plant microbiomes, and debunking common gardening myths.
Going beyond soil biology to examine the crucial role of microorganisms in cultivating a productive garden, this accessible...
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Build healthy soil and grow better plants
Robert Pavlis, a gardener for over four decades, debunks common soil myths, explores the rhizosphere, and provides a personalized soil fertility improvement program in this three-part popular science guidebook.
Healthy soil means thriving plants. Yet untangling the soil food web and optimizing your soil health is beyond most gardeners, many of whom lack an in-depth knowledge of the soil ecosystem.
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Useful and practical gardening advice.
–Jeff Lowenfels, author, the Teaming Series and DIY Autoflowering Cannabis
Microscopic organisms are as important to plant growth as water and light. Microbe Science for Gardeners highlights the essential role of microbes in plant biosystems and soil health, providing practical how-to gardening advice for enhancing plant microbiomes, and debunking common gardening myths.
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After taking a summer job restoring the garden of a 19th century estate, garden historian Maud is torn between her new flame, archaeologist Gabriel, and her duty to her two daughters, Ella and Louise.
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John Alves, son of a famous Presbyterian martyr on the Portuguese island of Madeira, spends his childhood in jail and in poverty. When he meets Mary Freitas--though the adopted daughter of a master botanist, her true lineage is the subject of dangerous rumor--a spark kindles a lasting bond. But soon their families must confront the rising blood tide of warfare between Catholics and Protestants. Fleeing with only what they can carry, John and Mary...
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Growth begins in the garden. In this fast-paced world, our souls wilt without a place to pause and take root. It becomes easy then to overlook the many reminders of God's abundant life and transformation evident in creation. Inspired by her garden, Laurie V. Soileau shares how to find mindful rest and fruitful flourishing in the Creator's faithful hands. Through 365 devotions entwined with Scripture, reflections, practical tips, and prayers, Bloom...
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"This is a book about flower arranging from the perspective of a gardener. It's easy to lose ourselves in the fast pace of life, family, work and global events beyond our control. Moments of meditation, creativity and connecting with nature are often difficult to find, but we are well reminded of the benefits when we do - the pinching of 30 minutes in a day to wander with secateurs in hand and the calm comfort in playing with foliage and flowers to...
13) Saving Grace
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A widow discovers after her husband's suicide that he has mortgaged everything they own and the banks are ready to foreclose. She teams up with her gardener and grows marijuana plants in her greenhouse to make money.
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"The Prickletrim family are very proud of their pristine garden, with its razor-straight edges, regulation-height lawn and perfectly shaped topiary. They LOVE nature - just so long as it is well ordered and properly managed. Then one day their long-suffering gardener can't stand their suffocating rules any longer and quits. Free at last, the Prickletrim's garden explodes upwards and outwards, spilling into their house and every corner of their lives....
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An illuminating follow-up to Jane Lorenzini's After the Rain. It's 1889. Are tomatoes the key to gardener Belle Carson cultivating the future she's always wanted? From New York Times bestselling author Jane Lorenzini comes a story of hope and forgiveness, with a delightful dose of small-town fun. Twenty-seven-year-old Belle Carson tends the gardens of world-renowned inventor Thomas Edison on his winter estate in Fort Myers, Florida. He and his family...
16) The gardener of Lashkar Gah: a true story of the Afghans who risked everything to fight the Taliban
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"The 20-year war fought by the US and its allies in Afghanistan is the longest war of the 21st century. It brought opportunity and tragedy for those who were forced to live through it. The abrupt withdrawal of British and American troops in 2021, in what may come to be regarded as one of the worst foreign policy failures of the past hundred years, precipitated the swift recapture of the country by the Taliban. With the withdrawal came upheaval and...
17) My first garden
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Offers an illustrated guide for children on how to grow edible and ornamental plants. Covers topics such as how seeds grow, what plants need, and what plants to grow, as well as projects to try, such as pickling vegetables, harvesting seeds, and making seed balls. Includes a glossary.
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"A practical, gorgeously photographed guide to the fundamentals of gardening from the ground up, with step-by-step instructions forgrowing 100 different varieties of plants--from the bestselling author of The Complete Gardener and host of BBC's Gardeners' World. Monty Don is on a mission to show everyone how joyful gardening can be. He starts with two important questions: What do you want from your garden? And how can it best serve your needs? The...
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"While bok choy is now a staple on Western grocery store shelves, other Asian vegetables remain unknown--even though they're delicious, nutritious, and easy to grow in northern climates. Caroline, Stéphanie, and Patricia Ho-Yi Wang, three sisters of Cantonese descent, have made it their mission to introduce gardeners, cooks, and vegetable lovers of all flavours to wider sources of sustenance. Organized around fifteen Asian vegetables that are presented...