One of the rewards of organic gardening is developing a balanced ecosystem, in which plants naturally defend themselves against pests and disease and where you'll seldom have to intervene. But if trouble does make its way into your garden, this comprehensive handbook will help you stop insect pests in their tracks and curb plant diseases at the first sign of an outbreak. Featuring most up-to-date science-based recommendations for keeping plants healthy and productive, techniques and products for dealing with garden problems. You'll learn how to decide whether you need to treat and infestation or outbreak, how to make choices among the numerous safe, natural options available, and how to use these home remedies and nontoxic control products and methods. You'll love the quick-reference format, A-to-Z plant entries, and the complete descriptions of common and recently introduced pests and plant diseases included in this book. Discover the newest information on: Your Healthy Garden: Learn how to create a garden and landscape environment that helps plants stay healthy naturally. Symptoms and Solutions: Use these troubleshooting tips more than 200 types of plants, including annuals, bulbs, fruit trees and bushes, herbs, perennials, shrubs, trees, and vegetables. Identifying Pests and Diseases: Figure out which garden pets, disease, or beneficial insect is in your garden, using the hundreds of color photos in this guide.

Organic Pest and Disease Management: Discover the best and lowest-impact controls to keep pests and diseases from ruining your harvest and your plants. By creating a healthy garden environment and keeping a watchful eye, you can rely on completely natural methods to manage a wide range of common insect and disease problems in your garden, yard, and landscape. Book jacket.