Saturday, May 18, 2013

Outdoors Free Kindle Books 5-18-13

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From the top 100 free list

Garden Guide - A No Nonsense, No PhD, No Fuss Guide to Great Gardens with Hand-Holding How To's for Beginners and Straightforward Instruction for Advanced Gardeners
We’ve all admired our neighbor’s gorgeous gardens filled with flowering perennials and longed to recreate their beauty in our own back yard. But if we’re being honest, when it comes to gardening, most of us have no idea where to begin. Additionally, in these economic times, who can afford to hire an expert to come in and do the job for us? That said, regular folks all across North America and Europe are returning to the soil, shovels in hand. With the help of this book, there is absolutely no need to fly blind into the world of green thumbs, perennials, and herbs. The name--Garden Guide: A No Nonsense, No PhD Guide to Great Gardens with Hand-Holding How To’s for Beginners and Straightforward Instruction for Advanced Gardeners—truly says it all. Indeed, this book is the hand-holding garden guide that will walk even the most timid novice right through the gardening process from beginning to end.

In addition to straight forward, practical advice in everyday language, you will love the stories and anecdotes Olver shares from her fifteen years of backyard, organic gardening adventures. Easy and entertaining, you‘ll probably read this book in one sitting, but you’ll reference it for years to come. The beauty of Garden Guide is that Olver divides her advice into two sections: Beginning Gardeners and Advanced Gardeners. No matter what your skill level, there are simple explanations, tips, and tricks that will walk you through every aspect of the garden process. Garden Guide features details such as:

Everything you need to know about location, from sunlight to drainage to selecting just the right spot
How to understand soil types, how to amend and condition them
pH levels and soil testing broken down in simple terms
Step by Step guide for planning your PERFECT garden no matter where the location
Fertilizing made manageable with explanations for all those numbers and organic alternatives
Composting broken down so you can start immediately
Pests obliterated with loads of organic suggestions
The basics of garden maintenance from deadheading to dividing perennials
Loads of helpful website suggestions for purchasing plants online, getting ideas, locating county extension offices, perennial databases and so much more.
Gardening terms are defined in language you will both understand and remember

If you have time to read only one book on gardening, this is the book to choose. Short enough not to feel like an encyclopedia and just long enough to wet your gardening appetite, Olver has woven basic garden science and practical ideas for everyday people into each page. With her warm, inviting, no-nonsense instruction, you will be amazed how simple and doable gardening really is. Not only will it thoroughly educate you in basic gardening, Garden Guide will send you well on your way toward beautiful perennials gardens and leave you inspired and hungry to begin planting in your own patch of earth.

[#46. 12 reviews - all 5 star.]

How To Grow Your First Strawberry Garden
Want to grow your first strawberry garden? You can do it with
this fun and easy gardening guide.

From choosing the right spot to soil preparation to harvesting, How To Grow Your First
Strawberry Garden shows you the right way to grow big strawberry's no matter the size of your plot.

You'll learn the best way to plot your Strawberry garden and how to get your soil in the
best shape; how to plant your seeds properly; and how to care for them the right way as
they grow. You'll also know the best time to harvest your strawberry's and the best ways
to enjoy them.

[#86. 3 reviews - all 5 star.]

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