What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?): A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies (What’s Wrong Series) - Hardcover

Deardorff, David; Wadsworth, Kathryn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1604690984 ISBN 13: 9781604690989

Publisher: Timber Press, 2009

Synopsis

Learn how to become a plant doctor—no Ph.D. required

What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?) provides an easy system for visually diagnosing anygarden plant problem and matching it to the right cure. By offering 100% organic solutions to over 400 plant maladies, this book is the go to source whenever your plants are a little under the weather.

This innovative and easy-to-use guide presents easy-to-follow, illustrated flow charts to accurately diagnose the problem, clear and 100% organic solutions, and photographs and drawings of stressed, damaged, and diseased plants to help with accurate comparison.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Dealing with a sick plant is one of the most frustrating situations a gardener or houseplant owner can face. More often than not, the plant’s owner has no idea what is causing the problem, or how to fix it. Fortunately, help is at hand. This innovative, easy-to-use book enables you to recognize what’s plaguing your plant and then implement an appropriate cure—without resorting to toxic chemicals.

Part 1 presents easily understood, illustrated flow charts—organized by the plant part on which the symptoms appear—that enable you to accurately diagnose what is ailing your plant. Part 2 tells you how to fix the problem; whatever the cause—growing conditions, pests, or disease—you’ll find a safe, organic solution. Part 3 is a photo gallery of common problems; compare your plant to a photograph in order to verify the malady you’re dealing with.

Whether your garden consists of herbs on a sunny windowsill, a vegetable plot, an elaborate mixed border, or a container on a patio, What’s Wrong With My Plant? will be an indispensable resource. You don’t even need to know the plant’s name. If you can see it, you can fix it. Curing a sick plant just doesn’t get any easier.
 

About the Author

David Deardorff is an author and photographer with a PhD in botany and years of experience as a plant pathologist. He taught at University of Hawaii and Washington State University where he served as faculty advisor to the Master Gardener Program. Deardorff has appeared with Kathryn Wadsworth on numerous radio shows including Martha Stewart Living Radio, Growing a Greener World, Real Dirt, and Gardening with Ciscoe. Join them at kathrynanddavid.com, on Twitter at @KBWandDD, or on Facebook at @david.deardorff.108.

Edition details

• Publisher: Timber Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1604690984
• ISBN 13: 9781604690989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 452