Green Friday: Give the Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook
Are you a gardener? Do you have gardeners on your holiday shopping list? This year, a perfect way to embrace the “Green Friday” movement is by pre-ordering my new book, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook!
What’s Green Friday, you ask? It’s an anti-Black Friday movement in which proponents suggest making mindful purchases that are kinder to the environment. So, instead of buying someone a popular appliance like an air fryer, for example, think sustainably.
My book fits that category because it promotes using organic practices to deal with bug problems, being more observant and accepting of the natural world around you, avoiding the use of chemicals, and creating a balanced environment in your garden.
What’s in the book?
- Fabulous tips for keeping your plants healthy and better able to withstand pest attacks
- Tools for identifying insects in your garden
- A huge diagnostic chart for matching the damage you’ve spotted on crops to the likely culprits
- Detailed pest profiles with helpful photos, a description of each pest, their life cycle, the vegetable crops they’re most likely to be seen on, their natural predators, and proven organic methods for controlling the pests
- An awesome photo gallery of beneficial bugs so you can easily identify (and welcome) them in your garden!
- Helpful descriptions of the organic products mentioned in the book
- Do-it-yourself projects for keeping the pests away from a crop or attracting them to traps. Fun projects include building your own insect hotel to attract beneficial insects, a covered raised bed, and sturdy hoops to hold floating row cover
- Great resources for additional information or sources for the products mentioned within the book
- All of the information is geared for beginning and experienced gardeners alike
What’s NOT in the book? Highly technical information that will make your eyes glaze over! I focus on exactly what you need to know, without getting too “sciency.” But you’ll find a list of awesome references if you’d like to go to the next level of information.
This is a perfect gift for yourself and the gardeners in your life! The book will be published in April 2021 but pre-ordering is easy. Then you could make a cool gift card for the recipient to let them know what’s coming their way. They will love you for it.
How to pre-order: If you’d like to order from Amazon*, just click on the photo of the book cover on the righthand side of this page. If you’d prefer to order from another online seller, I’ve created a list of your options on my Books page. As you will see, you can purchase it all over the world!
Embrace Green Friday by giving the folks on your list the gift of knowledge so they will be successful vegetable gardeners!
* Note: I have an Amazon affiliate account which pays me a (very) small commission for each book sale. It does not affect the price you pay for ordering my book in the least.