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02460cam a22002894a 4500 001 77A9768A6C0011DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20230726010106 008 070530s2008 oru b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2007022076 020 $a 0881928623 020 $a 9780881928624 040 $a DNAL/DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d C#P $d VP@ $d JIU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Gillman, Jeff, $d 1969- 245 1 $a The truth about organic gardening : $b benefits, drawbacks, and the bottom line / $c Jeff Gillman. 260 $a Portland, Or. : $b Timber Press, $c 2008. 300 $a 208 p. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-201) and index. 505 0 $a Organic basics -- What is organic gardening? -- How organic is organic enough? -- History of organic growing -- Understanding pesticides -- The label -- Pesticide delivery -- Environmental impact quotients (EIQs) and toxicological effects -- Soil enrichment and fertilization -- Choices free of synthetic chemicals -- Choices that include synthetic chemicals -- The best choices for you -- Weed control -- Choices free of synthetic chemicals -- Synthetic herbicides -- The best choices for you -- Insect control -- Organic cultural practices -- Traps and barriers -- Beneficial insects and other organisms -- Organic insecticides -- Synthetic insecticides -- Practices designed to increase pesticide efficacy -- The best choices for you -- Disease control -- Organic cultural practices -- Organic chemicals for disease control -- Synthetic chemicals for disease control -- The best choices for you -- Controlling birds, deer, rodents, and mollusks -- Bird control: the organic choices -- Bird control: the synthetic choices -- Deer control -- Rodent control: the organic choices -- Rodent control: the synthetic choices -- Slug and snail control: the organic choices -- Slug and snail control: the synthetic choices -- The best choices for you -- Organic practices and our ecosystem -- Environmental benefits -- Environmental drawbacks -- What to do? -- The question of organic food -- Pesticide residues -- Nutrition -- Contamination -- Antioxidants -- What to do? 650 0 $a Organic gardening. 650 0 $a Agricultural pests $x Control. 941 $a 2 952 $l OEPC877 $d 20110917110220.0 $m 630 Gil 952 $l ESPD725 $d 20090708133753.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=77A9768A6C0011DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b JIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search