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Using common household products, gardeners can create a variety of quick tricks, super shortcuts, and terrific tonics that will turn a hum-drum landscape into a flourishing botanical wonderland. Readers will discover more than 1,400 garden secrets, including Jerry's beer-and-tea tonic for roses, how to turn sandy soil into dandy dirt, a seed booster that will fill in bald lawn spots, and a spicy salsa to paralyze veggie-munching varmints. Each technique has been studied and proven over years in Jerry's Test Gardens and are effective ways to save time and money while focusing on natural solutions for gardening woes. This treasure trove of plant-care wisdom shares fast and easy tips that empowers any garden lover to create lush lawns, amazing annuals, brilliant perennials, tasty vegetables, and terrific trees and shrubs.Baker, Jerry is the author of 'Secrets from the Jerry Baker Test Gardens Over 1,436 Tips, Tricks, and Tonics from America's Master Gardener for Lush Lawns, Amazing Annuals, Eye-popping Perennials, Beautiful Bulbs, Vibrant V', published 2007 under ISBN 9780922433551 and ISBN 0922433550.
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