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What's wrong with my houseplant? : save your indoor plants with 100% organic solutions / David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2016Copyright date: �2016Description: 292 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781604696332
  • 1604696338
  • 9781604695908
  • 1604695900
Subject(s):
Contents:
Plant portraits -- Palms and palm-like plants -- Trees and shrubs -- Herbaceous perennials -- Vines and vine-like plants -- Ferns and fern-like plants -- Temporary houseplants -- Orchids and bromeliads -- Cacti and succulents -- Culinary herbs -- Organic solutions to common problems.
Summary: "Houseplants add style, clean the air, and bring nature indoors. But they are often plagued with problems--aphids, mealybugs, mites, and thrips to name just a few. What's Wrong With My Houseplant? shows you how to keep indoor plants healthy by first teaching you how to identify the problem. This hardworking guide includes plant profiles for 148 plants organized by type, visual keys to the most of common problems, and the related organic solutions that will lead to a healthy plant. This easy-to-navigate book is for anyone who loves and has struggled with their indoor plants--it will turn even the brownest thumbs green!, "--Amazon.com.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 635.965 D285 Available 33111008779510
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book will turn even the brownest thumbs green!

Houseplants add style, clean the air, and bring nature indoors. But they are often plagued with problems--aphids, mealybugs, mites, and thrips to name just a few. What's Wrong With My Houseplant? shows you how to keep indoor plants healthy by first teaching you how to identify the problem and solve it with a safe, natural solution. This hardworking guide includes plant profiles for 148 plants organized by type with visual keys to the most of common problems, and the related organic solutions that will lead to a healthy plant.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Plant portraits -- Palms and palm-like plants -- Trees and shrubs -- Herbaceous perennials -- Vines and vine-like plants -- Ferns and fern-like plants -- Temporary houseplants -- Orchids and bromeliads -- Cacti and succulents -- Culinary herbs -- Organic solutions to common problems.

"Houseplants add style, clean the air, and bring nature indoors. But they are often plagued with problems--aphids, mealybugs, mites, and thrips to name just a few. What's Wrong With My Houseplant? shows you how to keep indoor plants healthy by first teaching you how to identify the problem. This hardworking guide includes plant profiles for 148 plants organized by type, visual keys to the most of common problems, and the related organic solutions that will lead to a healthy plant. This easy-to-navigate book is for anyone who loves and has struggled with their indoor plants--it will turn even the brownest thumbs green!, "--Amazon.com.

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