Gardening Solutions

May is the perfect month to start that backyard vegetable garden you've always wanted to create, or tend to the perennial garden you've had for years. Whether you're a novice or expert gardener, Sharon Lovejoy's book Trowel and Error: Over 700 Tips, Remedies and Shortcuts for the Gardener offers simple solutions for even the most complex yard and garden problems.

A gardener her entire life, author Sharon Lovejoy shares her wit and wisdom in this comprehensive volume, perfect for those seeking to hone their green thumbs. She tackles common dilemmas that arise when gardening and applies her years of experience to offer little-known, and sometimes surprising, solutions.

Lovejoy's book includes tips and tricks such as:

- Cure plant viruses with spoiled milk.
- Steep a natural and effective insecticide out of fresh basil.
- Place flat stones under squash or melons to hasten ripening.
- Start rosemary cuttings in a green glass bottle.
- Sprinkle baby powder over seedlings to discourage rabbits.
- Crush a garlic clove and apply it to your skin as an insect repellent.
- And much more!

In addition, the book offers a complete index of plants, gardening tools and products so that the aspiring or professional gardener will never have to search for the answer.


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