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The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases
Earth-Safe Remedies.  

by Barbara Pleasant

ISBN 0-88266-274-0
192 pages; 6" x 9"; Line drawings; tables; maps; Paperback.

Become a Skilled Doctor of Plant Care!

This easy-to-use reference fully explains more than 50 of the most common plant diseases -- where they occur, what they look like, what to do about them, and the long-term prognosis for the affected plants. Most important, gardening expert Barbara Pleasant recommends proven organic methods for controlling each disease.

The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases features:

• Informal encyclopedia style, making information and answers very easy to find.
  
  
• Illustrations that show the techniques for distinguishing between look-alike symptoms of different diseases.
  
  
• Cross-referenced list of common vegetables and fruits and the diseases most apt to affect them.
  
  
• Loads of facts on symptoms and tips for detecting diseases (including those diseases that are often too small to see).
  
  
• Simple, inexpensive organic treatments to halt the spread of each disease and prevent its recurrence.