rmg@bentley.UUCP (B Gilbert) (08/25/86)
I would like to start a small garden next year. However, I don't want to use any chemicals to keep bugs away from the crops. Can anyone suggest what types of things can be grown in the New Jersey area that will attract the least pests? Also, any good book recommendations would be appreciated. Bob Gilbert bentley!rmg
fac@burdvax.UUCP (Frank Cooley) (08/29/86)
> > I would like to start a small garden next year. However, > I don't want to use any chemicals to keep bugs away from > the crops. Can anyone suggest what types of things can > be grown in the New Jersey area that will attract the least > pests? Also, any good book recommendations would be appreciated. > > Bob Gilbert > bentley!rmg I have good luck with beans, asparagus, peas, peppers, onions and even tomatoes, but squash, eggplant, and the brassicas need bug killer here in Pa. Frank Cooley hplabs!sdcrdcf!burdvax!fac
LRL@PSUVM.BITNET (09/02/86)
A reading list for organic gardeners:
Organic Gardening Magazine - published monthly by Rodale Press in Emaus,Pa.
gives regional info, articles on pest management, composting, varieties,
research for gardeners, emphasis on vegetables, but some info on fruits
and ornamentals too.
National Gardening Magazine - published monthly by National Gardening
Association, similar to Organic Gardening, but gives some non-organic
info too.
Gardening - book written by National Gardening Association. The most
complete and helpful gardening book I've seen. Covers vegetables &
fruits, has a good section on pests and diseases.
Carrots Love Tomatoes - interesting book on companion planting - tells
which plants do and don't like to grow near each other.
Linda Littleton
LRL@PSUVM
gary@ism780c.UUCP (Gary Swift) (09/05/86)
-------- Re: >A reading list for organic gardeners: > >Organic Gardening Magazine - published monthly by Rodale Press in Emaus,Pa. > gives regional info, articles on pest management, composting, varieties, > research for gardeners, emphasis on vegetables, but some info on fruits > and ornamentals too. Rodale Press also publishes the Organic Gardening Encyclopedia, rightly attributed as the organic gardener's "bible". It is VERY complete and informative. I recommend it highly. -- Gary Swift, INTERACTIVE Systems Corp., Santa Monica, Ca., (213) 453 8649 {decvax!cca | yale | bbncca | allegra | cbosgd | ihnp4}!ima!ism780!gary