Weeds are many home gardeners' biggest enemy. Roundup and other chemicals may seem like the best weapon in the arsenal against weeds. However, many experts.

Weeds - Control without Poisons is a compendium of advice by Charles Walters, founder of Acres, USA, and author of An Acres USA Primer. According to Walters, 'Weeds are an index of what is wrong – and sometimes what is right – with the soil, or at least with the fertility program.'

Adding back the missing elements, like calcium, magnesium, potassium or others, will get rid of more weeds than using all the available herbicides on the market, and increase your crop yield. Weeds - Control without Poisons gives information on hundreds of weeds, including why they grow, what soil conditions help or stop them, and how to control them without poisoning your soil. Written in an anecdotal style, it will entertain as well as inform. Do you know where tumbleweed came from? For Charles Walters, it was his childhood introduction to this weed that sparked his interest in all weed pests. The book includes a cross-referenced common and scientific glossary of weeds and a pictorial glossary. Softcover, 352 pages.

Everyone who has a farm or a yard has dealt with weeds, but focusing on the control of weeds without any use of poisons is not something that comes natural to us. Charles Walters is an expert in the field of weeds.

This book talks about weeds, but in a very different manner than most. Did you know that different weeds grow in different soil types, and with different soil compositions?

Knowing the type of soil you have, the types of weeds that grow in that soil, and what to do about them without Everyone who has a farm or a yard has dealt with weeds, but focusing on the control of weeds without any use of poisons is not something that comes natural to us. Charles Walters is an expert in the field of weeds. This book talks about weeds, but in a very different manner than most. Did you know that different weeds grow in different soil types, and with different soil compositions? Knowing the type of soil you have, the types of weeds that grow in that soil, and what to do about them without poisons is the whole purpose of the book. Dry humor and wit are included in the knowledgeable read about just what you might want to do to control weeds. John Wetton Raised In Captivity Rarlab here.

It gives you the information you need to make life-long changes in the way you approach weeds and weed control. By first informing the reader of the variations of soil conditions that promote weed growth, the author is then able to give you direct information and answers on what to do to change the soil conditions to prevent and get rid of the weeds. All of this without a single poison. Mrignayani Serial Video Capture on this page. Sustainable and eco-friendly advice at the heart of the problem for most people, weeds.

Maybe because I expected a boring read, I found this interesting. On the other hand, the author has his own publication so he knows how to write. He takes the viewpoint that weeds can tell you a lot about your soil if you look. I learned that different types of weeds only grow in specific soils, they also, have their own pests that follow them around. Improving the soil and growing healthy plants is the best prevention to get rid of weeds and pests. The book also has interesting stories and refl Maybe because I expected a boring read, I found this interesting. On the other hand, the author has his own publication so he knows how to write.

He takes the viewpoint that weeds can tell you a lot about your soil if you look. I learned that different types of weeds only grow in specific soils, they also, have their own pests that follow them around. Improving the soil and growing healthy plants is the best prevention to get rid of weeds and pests. The book also has interesting stories and reflections about weeds. It is geared more towards farmers than backyard gardeners such as myself, but it is entertaining and instructive enough to make it worthwhile reading. I gave this book only 2 stars.

Heron Racing Handbook Of Texas here. I did so not because of the message or content but because of the author's style of writing. I think that author Charles Walters gives useful information in this book, but his prose style, using metaphor and indirect reference to processes and other factors in the soil was difficult to follow. The technical detail was somewhat difficult to follow but I had a much harder time with his overall prose style. Not a book I could warm up to. In spite of all that I actually I gave this book only 2 stars.