Title: The organic garden
Author: Marie-Luise Kreuter
Publisher: FSVO
30. Edition
432 pages, 530 photos
Sturdy cardboard tape
ISBN: 978-3-8354-1693-2
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The book
If you would like to cultivate your garden without chemical mace, you will find a valuable guide in this thick work. Divided into the chapters:
- Basics
- practice
- Biological methods
- Kitchen garden
- Vegetable cultivation on the balcony and terrace
- Ornamental garden
- Garden close to nature
all areas of the ecological gardener are comprehensively and explained. All topics are dealt with in detail and the biological relationships are explained in a way that is easy to understand. The first two chapters already create a deep understanding.
Why does it make sense to pay attention to the crop rotation? Which plants influence each other positively? All of these basic questions are presented in great detail. "Der Biogarten" provides a comprehensive overview in the field of ecological plant protection and shows how you can ward off and control pests in an environmentally conscious manner.
If you do not have your own garden and would like to grow a few vegetables on your balcony or terrace, the new edition of the book also covers this topic comprehensively. The information is supplemented by QR codes with which you can access videos on the Internet.
Although the plant portraits are short, they are sufficient for hobby gardeners. Also positive: The newer editions have been expanded to include a work calendar that provides a monthly overview of the work that has to be done.
Our conclusion: “Der Biogarten” is a very valuable reference work for all gardeners new to gardening. But even experienced hobby gardeners will find numerous tips here.
about the author
Marie Luise Kreuter is one of the most important German gardening book authors. The National Library lists a total of 166 publications. In addition, from 19885 she was a specialist advisor for the magazine “Kraut & Rüben” and in 1990 she became the publisher there. Until her death, she published articles in this renowned gardening magazine. Her entire life's work is devoted to ecological contexts and organic gardening. For this reason, her works are more relevant today than ever.
Tips
In this book you will often find tips such as "incorporate plenty of compost". If you are redesigning a garden, you will usually not be able to fall back on this valuable fertilizer. You can get ready-made natural fertilizer of tested quality for little money in almost all counties and cities at the green acceptance points. You can implement this advice from Marie-Luise Kreuter when setting up your garden.
