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From the hanging gardens of Babylon to that fiddle-leaf fig in your living room, houseplants have been humanity’s companions for a millennia. Taming the Potted Beast explores the history of our air-purifying friends with an entertaining narrative of the peculiar, often dramatic story of the cultivation and domestication of the not-so-humble houseplant. Including entertaining historical vignettes, DIY plant projects, and accessible tips and tricks for caring for your own historical houseplant collection, this book has any plant-curious listener covered.

In The Backyard Garden: A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Sufficient Mini Farming, you’ll learn everything you need to get started on your journey toward full self-sufficiency.

Learn how to grow your very own fruit trees with this audiobook.

Landscaping isn't just about having a pretty flower bed. It's about being mindful of your surroundings and your impact on the Earth. What makes a good landscaper? Like everything else in life, it takes practice and knowledge to excel at something. But as with so many things, it also takes a little bit of inspiration. And that's where this book comes in.

These times that we are in, so many of the things we know are now shifting to the “new normal”. With interests, ways of life, and practices shifting, what better timing to learn a new, productive hobby? Gardening is one of the absolute best ways to make these new times more enjoyable, because what better feeling can there be than to take care of and tend to something whose yields benefit us directly? Not only does gardening benefit us directly, it also has a plethora of other benefits physically, emotionally, and financially.

Some of the most successful people in the microgreen industry are people who just started with a little container of microgreens that they intended to use for themselves.

According to a 2021 study from the IPCC, conditions of extreme drought are 1.7x more likely than they were 100 years ago. That is, at any given time we are nearly twice as likely to be experiencing an extreme drought than our desert-dwelling ancestors had a century ago. And this problem is not trending in the right direction. Though drought conditions can impact so many areas of our lives, the beauty and diversity of our lawns does not have to be one of them.

From sowing seeds to deadheading flowers, growing your own potatoes to welcoming feathered friends into your own garden, discover the joy to be found in every moment of gardening by slowing down, observing nature and planning ahead for the seasons. Happiest when surrounded by plants, Ellen Mary is passionate advocate for the benefits of nature for well-being, spreading the word through The Plant Based Podcast and her regular talks.

Get off-the-grid and become self-sufficient without leaving your backyard! Cultivating a sustainable homestead off the grid has become more and more popular as many people are searching for alternatives to the trappings of modern society. Off-Grid Living and the Self-Sufficient Backyard is your complete guide to transitioning off the grid. It doesn't matter if you are just getting started or are already an experienced homesteader. This audiobook will serve as your guide for creating your backyard mini-farm and planning for your off-grid life.

Want to build a greenhouse, grow plants in water, or create your very own tea garden? No prior experience is needed with these 3 books in 1. Greenhouse Gardening is the instruction manual for those who want to build a greenhouse, but have never done it before. Hydroponics is to learn how to design and build your own inexpensive hydroponics system for growing plants in water. Growing Your Own Tea Garden is to create your tea garden, especially if you don't know where to begin, love tea, and are (or aren't) aware of all its benefits!

En las últimas décadas, la dieta moderna que llevamos ha tenido un impacto negativo en nuestra salud debido a todos los conservantes, sales y azúcares que consumimos. En lugar de ir al supermercado y gastar mucho dinero, usted puede cultivar sus propios productos y así sabrá exactamente qué tipo de fertilizante, variedad de semillas, etc., se está utilizando. Esta guía le llevará desde los primeros pasos en los que se eligen los contenedores y las plantas hasta otras cuestiones más importantes como el mantenimiento y la cosecha.

This book has been written for anyone who has heard the whispers of the wild and has been stirred to know more, for those with a political conscience and for lovers of the outdoors. Whether you are new to the ways of herbs or already a practising herbalist, it explains how you can take your physical and mental health into your own hands using the plants that grow around you. 

Florida is known for its beautiful sunny days and warm weather. But it is not ideal for gardening. Many individuals find it hard to grow fruits and vegetables in their backyard. Is this you? Not anymore! We have broken down the challenges of growing foods in the Florida climate and have turned it into easily understandable steps and instructions.

Have you miserably failed at growing Moth Orchids or Phalaenopsis? Can't get them to rebloom? As the sensationally popular founder of Ohio Tropics, Raffaele has created this easy to understand audiobook that covers all the critical topics for the complete novice to successfully grow Moth Orchids: purchasing your first orchid, light, watering, fertilizing, temperature, humidity, flowering, repotting, and pests.

Like most comprehensive books we'll start with the basics and go from there. I've tried to make this information make sense even if you've no previous science or agricultural knowledge. Even if you've never so much as had a goldfish you can still master aquaponics.

Two manuscripts in one audiobook! Listen to Greenhouse Gardening and Container Gardening to learn how to construct your very own greenhouse, with step-by-step building instructions, and tips on year-round planting schedules, equipment and plant selections, lighting, and so much more!

If you wish to have a sustainable, organic, self-sufficient lifestyle, we will help you achieve your dream! You can turn your backyard into a sustaining mini or micro farm instead of another well-manicured oasis of grass for the neighboring dogs.

Unlock the natural healing power of crystals! Are you fascinated by crystals and gemstones? Do you need more knowledge about using them to help people? Would you like to receive their healing power? If so, then Crystals and Gemstones: Healing the Body Naturally is the book for you! You'll learn whether crystal and gemstone healing is fact or fiction, and how to tell the difference between crystals and gemstones.

Welcome to Hydroponics for Beginners. I look forward to sharing this information with you as we embark on this adventure into the exciting world of hydroponics together! You’ll have all the information you need to at least start experimenting with some of the very basics until you feel more confident to move on to more challenging crops or cultivars.

Growing vegetables in a raised bed grid garden (a.k.a. square foot garden) is a great way to maximize your vegetable growing efforts, and at the same time dramatically reduce your workload. A grid garden is simple to assemble and operate. Growing in one-foot squares means that you can truly maximize your vegetable production in an environment that is great fun to operate and will assure a regular harvest of healthy vegetables. If you are growing vegetables in raised beds, then your production and crop rotation can be maximized by using the simple techniques employed in grid gardening.