Jerry Baker's Old-Time Gardening Wisdom: Lessons Learned from Grandma Putt's Kitchen Cupboard, Medicine Cabinet, and Garden Shed! (Jerry Baker's Good Gardening series) | 
| Author: Jerry Baker
Creator: Kim Gasior
Publisher: American Master Products, Inc.
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 170165
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.2 x 1
ISBN: 0922433356
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.0484
EAN: 9780922433353
ASIN: 0922433356
Publication Date: February 1, 1999
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Condition: New Never Read ~ Minor Shelf Wear ~ No Marks on Text ~ In Stock ~
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Product Description
Many, many years ago, Jerry went to live with his Grandma Putt, who had an amazing amount of knowledge and folklore about old-time, natural gardening. Although he resisted at first, Jerry was soon drawn into her magical world, where plants were treated like people and given kindness, courtesy, and respect. They, in turn,provided her with beauty, bounty, and an abundance ofnatural remedies. Grandma Putt shared her knowledge witheveryone, and soon, Jerry was on his way toward a new relationship with nature.In this book, Jerry shares the gardening secrets and old-time wisdom he first learned from his Grandma Putt. In addition, he`s added hundreds of tips, tricks, and tonics that he`s picked up along the way, including chapters on: Victorious Vegetable Gardening; The All-American Lawn; Eating...Weeds?; The Spice of Life - Herbs; Puttin` By and Storin` Away.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Excellent for gardeners November 16, 2008
My mom asked me for this book as a gift, she loves it and is an avid gardener. Would make a great gift for the people in your life who love gardening! Easy read as well.
Great old fashioned know how on gardening! August 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this gardening book! I looked at many gardening know-how books and this one had all the info I was looking for. It covers everything from how to prepare and test your own soil with old fashioned tricks to planning out your garden based upon whether you wanted to just eat out of your garden or preserve, pickle and can too! Great tips and info on every aspect of gardening. Practical, usable knowledge. I also loved the info on gathering & using wild herbs. You can't go wrong with the book!
I didn't know that April 18, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is full of wisdom "Grandma" never taught you or me. It a good read just for the interesting wisdom and insight to the way it used to be.
Jerry Baker's Old-Time Gardening Wisdom January 19, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I liked this book so much, I showed it to my mother and we bought three copies - one for her, one for me, and one for my brother! The book's title says it all - Jerry Baker really does present "Old-Time Gardening Wisdom". Specifically, he goes into many of the tricks and tips he learned from his grandmother.
The book is very well-organized, and is quite comprehensive (amazingly so!). Jerry Baker starts with simple information, such as how to evaluate your soil, where to put your garden and how large to make it, and he goes on to cover a range of topics including companion planting (a process by which plants are paired in beneficial relationships), fertilizers, pest control, and tips for growing herbs, berries, nuts and flowers. He also discusses the use of "electroculture" (a process of using metal objects to electrify the garden during storms and increase the amount of nitrogen in the soil), foraging for edible items in the wild and lawn care.
Really, I can't emphasize enough how useful this book is - it is absolutely one of the best books out there for gardening enthusiasts!
Informative and Humorous June 2, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I originally checked this book out at the library. Some of the stories that he relates as a young boy learning from his Grandmother are both humorous and informative. After trying a few of jerry's concoctions I decided it was one of the books that would be handy to have on hand for future reference.
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