Rustica's little treatise on organic vegetable garden care

Find all the advice from our experts on how to care for and protect your vegetable garden while respecting the environment and your health.

Detailed fact sheets, illustrated with numerous photographs, make it easy to identify each disease and pest. You'll find all the solutions you need (prevention, integration of beneficial organisms, organic treatments, etc.) to produce an abundance of healthy vegetables and tasty herbs.

Contents:

• Chapter 1 - A healthy vegetable garden: Good gardening practices - Prevention - Good habits - When to intervene - Natural remedies to prepare yourself.

• Chapter 2 - The most common diseases : Diseases (Alternaria; Anthracnose; Seedling blight; Vascular fusariosis; Downy mildew; Powdery mildew; White rot; Gray mold; Rust; White rust; Septoria) - Pests (Mites; Whiteflies; Flea beetles; Flea beetles; Colorado beetles; Gastropods; Leafminers ; Root and bulb maggots; Defoliating leafminers; Miscellaneous aphids; Root aphids; Bedbugs; Wireworms; Thrips; Cutworms) - Physiological problems (Fruit abortion; Boron deficiency; Iron chlorosis; Fruit cracks and necrosis; Lack of water).

• Chapter 3 - Vegetables and herbs: Vegetables (Garlic; Shallot; Artichoke; Asparagus; Aubergine; Beetroot; Carrot; Celery; Chicory: frisée, escarole; Cabbage; Cucumber, gherkin; Squash: pumpkin, zucchini, parsnip, pumpkin; Endive; Spinach; Bulbous fennel; Broad bean; Strawberry; Bean; Lettuce, Lamb's lettuce; Melon; Turnip; Onion; Parsnip; Pepper; Leek; Pear; Pea; Potato; Radish; Horseradish; Rhubarb; Arugula; Aromatics (Dill; Angelica; Basil; Chervil; Chives; Coriander; Tarragon; Mint; Oregano; Parsley; Rosemary; Savory; Sage; Thyme; Lemon Verbena).

Rustica Éditions - Rustica Éditions - 208 pages