Product Description

As research has begun to show, a surprising amount of gardening folklore is true. An apple a day helps keep the doctor away--apples contain pectin, which has germicidal qualities.

Roses love old banana skins near their roots--the skins contain phosphates, calcium, magnesium, etc., in which many soils are deficient.

If you cut yourself badly, wrap yarrow (achillea) round the wound--yarrow contains blood-clotting chemicals, which stop bleeding.

Tips from the Old Gardeners offers hundreds of good ideas (and a few not-so-good ideas) about what to plant and where to plant it, which plants and animals will ward off garden pests, and which plants can serve as homeopathic remedies, plus quite a few belly laughs for contemporary gardeners--"if you want to know when to sow, take your trousers off and sit on the ground!"

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #204074 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781573242196
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Duncan Crosbie lives in Sussex, England. His degree is in history, but his interests are varied and include classical music, English literature and biography, sports, wildlife conservation, and geology/paleontology. He has had a long career as a publisher and has only recently started a career as an author.