The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook: Identify and manage diseases and other common problems on edible plants

Description

The first new book on the market to address plant diseases and disorders for backyardvegetable gardeners in over a decade. A user-friendly, non-intimidating guide to solving common ailments of the vegetablegarden, from tomato blight and basil downy mildew to managing deer and rabbits. Full-color photos of dozens of diseases, plant stressors, viruses, and animal issues tohelp with proper identification; plus organic solutions for all of them.

Susan Mulvihill is a long-time garden columnist with The Spokesman-Review, aMaster Gardener, and author of the blog, Susan's in the Garden. Susan and herhusband, Bill, live in Spokane, Washington, where they tend five acres . Susan isknown for her down-to-earth approach to teaching and writing that appeals to beginningand experienced gardeners alike. Her humor and enthusiasm for gardening are evidentin the hundreds of how-to-garden videos found on her YouTube Channel. In 2019, Susanwas the recipient of the Media Award given by the Master Gardener Foundation ofWashington State. Susan is passionate about vegetable gardening and following organic practices. She isco-author of Northwest Gardener's Handbook and author of The Vegetable Garden PestHandbook. In addition to being a prolific writer, Susan is also a garden photographer.

"The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook fills a nice niche in the home vegetable gardening world. It's a good companion to Susan's previous book, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook. The disease and animal sections have clear, identifying photos and descriptions of diseases and animal damage, and Susan offers detailed, straight-forward solutions. What I really like is the amount of time Susan spends on describing and offering solutions to non-pest related problems such as poor germination, harsh weather, inadequate pollination, and physiological disorders. These problems often get overlooked by the home gardener and Susan's identification, descriptions and remedies offer helpful solutions." --Charlie Nardozzi, author of The Complete Guide to No-Dig Gardening and Foodscaping "Susan is my kind of gardener - thinking from the ground up to solve garden problems at the root, and truly explaining why they happen so you're armed with not only the solution - but the understanding that takes you from a good gardener to a great one." --Kevin Espiritu, author of Field Guide to Urban Gardening and Grow Bag Gardening; founder of EpicGardening.com "Susan Mulvihill has done it again! This is the ideal resource for many of vegetable gardening's most common and troublesome challenges. Practical, thorough, and loaded with useful charts and helpful illustrations, your gardening knowledge and confidence is about to jump to a whole new level. If you grow food, consider this your new must-have, go-to reference. I love it and you will too!"--Joe Lamp'l, Creator & Executive Producer of Growing a Greener World(R); Founder of joegardener.com & The Online Gardening Academy(TM) "There's no such thing as a problem-free vegetable garden, but you've got no need to worry if you've got a copy of The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver at hand. This book by Susan Mulvihill is the essential guide to troubleshooting problems and guiding your crops from seed to harvest."--Niki Jabbour, author of The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener and Growing Under Cover; co-founder of SavvyGardening.com