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Top 5 Cheap Gardening Books

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By Pauline Abreu

There are many gardening books on the market today. These books are a great option for expert and novice gardeners alike. If you are looking for ways to improve your gardening style, or for hints and tips on gardening techniques, then it will be worth the money to invest in one of these books.

1. Four-Season Harvest

If you're looking for a book that will provide information in regards to growing a vegetable garden all year round, then this book is for you. Four-Season Harvest explains ways to successfully harvest your vegetable crop, and keep weeds at bay. The author describes gardening in simple easy terms, so that even a novice gardener will understand, and soon become an expert in the field.

Publisher: Chelsea Green
ISBN-10: 1890132276
ISBN-13: 978-1890132279
Price: $16.47 Paperback from Amazon

2. Great Garden Companions

This is a book on how to use safe environmental methods during the course of your gardening. It includes information on insects which are beneficial to your garden. The author describes how planting certain types of flowers, vegetables, and herbs can keep pests at a low
level, and also help with plant disease.

Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN-10: 0875968473
ISBN-13: 978-0875968476
Price: $12.21 Paperback from Amazon

3. The Organic Lawn Care Manual

Give your lawn a treat without polluting the environment by using the tips from this book. Natural lawn foods, starting a lawn from scratch, grass types, and how to deal with lawn pests are some of the many subjects the author focuses on.

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN-10: 1580176496
ISBN-13: 978-1580176491
Price: $13.57 from Amazon

4. The Rodale Book of Composting

This book gives a scientific look into composting, as well as a brief history of how and when composting first came about. It gives valuable details on how to incorporate composting into everyday living. The author explains how using compost can guard against soil errosion, making for a healthier garden.

Publisher: Rodale Books; Revised edition
ISBN-10: 0878579915
ISBN-13: 978-0878579914
Price: $11.53 from Amazon

5. Saving Seeds

Saving Seeds gives the reader information on storing, selecting, and planting seeds. There are details on how to grow over 100 vegetable and flower seeds. The book focuses on saving seeds from your plants and flowers to be grown another year. This can save you money in the long run, so it's truly a book worth buying.

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; Revised edition
ISBN-10: 0882666347
ISBN-13: 978-0882666341
Price: $12.95 Paperback from Amazon.

Prices may vary depending on the day of purchase. All quoted prices are correct at the time of article publication. You will find prices will be different if purchased elsewhere. These books are really worth taking a look at, and great value for money.




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