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Author:

Barker, Barbara.

Title:

Container gardening for health : the 12 most important fruits and vegetables for your organic garden / Barbara Barker.

Publisher:

Prairie Oak Publishing,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

110 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Organic gardening.
Vegetable gardening.
Container gardening.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-102) and index.

Contents:

Chemical residue on your food -- Peaches and nectarines -- The forbidden apple -- Sweet bell peppers -- Celery -- Strawberries, Mother Nature's candy -- Cherries -- Lettuce -- Grapes -- Pears -- Spinach -- Potatoes -- Primary pesticides found on the dirty dozen -- Pests and diseases.

Summary:

This volume provides a guide to growing the twelve fruits and vegetables (peaches, apples, sweet bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, lettuce, grapes, pears, spinach, and potatoes) with the most pesticide residues according to USDA testing and shows readers how to make a big difference in their family's pesticide exposure with a small organic garden.

ISBN:

0978629329 (pbk.)
9780978629328 (pbk.)

Locations:

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)