Growing Plants

Wangari lives in the lush, green land of rural Kenya, where the soil is perfect for planting, the trees tower into the sky and the streams are full of mysterious creatures. All day, she plays beneath her favourite fig tree, and at night, she gathers around the fire with her family to listen to her mother's stories. Then Wangari grows up and goes away to school, and things start changing at home. Farmers chop down the trees. Landslides bury the stream. The soil becomes overworked and dry, and nothing will grow. People go hungry.

Certain medical conditions require prescription drugs. However, there is a plethora of health conditions and symptoms that nature has been handling for centuries.

Are you wondering if or how you can grow your fruits and vegetables and enjoy the fresh aroma and crisp taste of what you have planted? Get a copy of 101 Gardening Tips. The book shows you that you do not need to own a yard to have a garden. A yard is a plus, but a balcony or pouch will be sufficient as well. You have a list of fruits and vegetables to choose from as you listen to 101 Gardening Tips.

Plant Science for Gardeners empowers growers to analyze common problems, find solutions, and make better decisions in the garden for optimal plant health and productivity. Most gardeners learn by accumulating rules–water once a week, never dry out snowdrop bulbs, prune lilacs after flowering, plant garlic in October—the list is endless. There is a better way.

Are you ready to turn your garden into a thriving ecosystem where every plant performs in perfect harmony? Dive into the ancient wisdom of companion planting, a technique refined through centuries, and learn how to orchestrate a symphony of flora that naturally bolsters plant health, enriches soil structure, and harmonizes pest control, all without a single drop of chemical intervention!

The surprise of a second pregnancy, so soon after the birth of her first son, plunged Rosie into a despair that spiralled into deep depression. Terrified at the prospect of adding another child into her already precariously balanced life, Rosie was compelled to find a new way of living. She found herself instinctively drawn to the local parks and scraps of communal green spaces in her local south-east London neighbourhood, and to therapy via tending a hidden garden deep within the city.

Fruits and vegetables can be pricey, especially if they’re out of season. And, of course, they can be even more expensive if you choose to go organic. You could always plant your own garden, but, maybe, you don’t have enough space outside or, maybe, you live in a colder climate. Unfortunately, not everyone lives where they can plant an outdoor garden. The alternative is to set up an indoor hydroponic system.

Exploding myths and offering research-backed advice, this audiobook provides a shortcut to decades of gardening experience by explaining the science behind how a garden grows. Why does my cherry tree blossom but never fruit? What's the most effective slug deterrent? Could I breed my own unique variety of flower? The world of gardening can be a mystifying place, with so many instructions to follow and often little explanation as to why.

In Push the Zone: The Good Guide to Growing Tropical Plants Beyond the Tropics, David the Good shares his successes and failures in expanding plant ranges, and equips you with the knowledge you need to add a growing zone or two to your own backyard. Based on original research done in North Florida, Push the Zone is useful for northern gardeners as well. Discover microclimates in your yard, use the thermal mass of walls to grow impossible plants, and uncover growing secrets that will change your entire view of what can grow where!

Hydroponics is going to tell you all about growing plants without soil and how you can grow them by yourself. Whenever we think about plants, we believe we need soil to grow them. But that is not always the case. A lot of plants can be grown without soil. These plants have a different type of root structure that can help them grow in a "no soil" environment. Only a special segment of plants is not hydroponic, and a lot of plants that grow in soil can be grown in a hydroponic manner.

Gardening Month by Month lays out general gardening tips and tricks through the whole year. Are you planting vegetables, growing orchids, finding organic ways to care for your lawn, trying to raise fragrant roses? This book lays out what you need to know. Written for the beginning gardener, but also with plenty of information for the more advanced gardener.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Fast-growing Plant and experience the compelling world of adventure fiction!

If you are thinking of starting a green growing venture in a small urban environment and are looking for some ideas, info, and inspiration to get you started, then look no further. Kickstarting your own green pot to plate urban idyll is a within reach idea, and like an onion, has plenty of tasty layers to enjoy and get to know.

Inspired by my Navajo ancestors and passion for herbal studies, I, Mikka Todachine, present you with the new eight books in one bundle, where you’ll encounter Native American herbal remedies that have been scientifically proven to work!

Little Mary Lennox is a bad-tempered, disagreeable child. When her parents die in India, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle in a big, lonely, old house. There is nothing to do all day except walk in the gardens – and watch the robin flying over the high walls of the secret garden . . . which has been locked for ten years. And no one has the key. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Frances Hodgson Burnett original by Clare West.

Suffering from chronic pain or illness is debilitating on its own, let alone when the treatments given are ineffective or even harmful. Patients are often given opioids to manage their symptoms, but is this the best option available? According to the American Psychiatric Association, about 2 million people in the US alone have a substance-use disorder linked to prescription opioids. What if there was a better way to treat your symptoms? Enter marijuana - what used to be taboo has now become commonplace.

Use companion planting to grow healthy vegetables free from chemicals and pesticides. Ancients have always known about companion planting, but like so much else in these days of climate change and carbon footprints, we're only now rediscovering the benefits. Not only does companion planting replace those nasty pesticides and chemicals, but your vegetable garden will also be a riot of color and a thing of beauty that will bring a sense of satisfaction to you and your family. Luckily, companion planting isn't difficult, and its not expensive. You just need to know a few things to get it right.

Learn how plants grow using their roots and sunlight.

Introducing Indoor Gardening 101, the perfect beginner’s guide to growing plants indoors and reaping the benefits of having your very own garden. From listening this book, you will become an expert at indoor gardening, knowing everything there is to know about what to plant, where to plant it, and how to take care of it.

There are two main classes of medicinal preparations - herbal and pharmaceutical. Pharmaceutical drugs are either synthesized or refined substances. On the other hand, herbal medicine is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as labelled and final medicinal products containing parts of plants (underground or aerial), plant materials, or combinations of both, as their main active ingredient.