Giving growers the answers needed for fighting insects and disease in their production areas, this collection of over 100 articles from GrowerTalks magazine offers strategies to fight pests, including IPM, biologicals, and spraying techniques.

This handy reference book is a collection of more than 50 articles originally published in Grower Talks magazine. Great for experienced or new plug growers, the information comes from some of the leading experts. Inside are articles on: Seed germinating, how to build a germination chamber, selecting and testing media, growing information for over four dozen annual and perennial crops, pest control, and troubleshooting plug problems. A handy companion to Plug and Transplant Production.

This handbook adapts scientifically based integrated pest management techniques to the needs of the home gardener and small-scale farmer. Covers insects, mites, plant diseases, nematodes, and weeds of fruit and nut trees and vegetables using the IPM approach of making minimal use of broad-spectrum pesticides; the methods recommended here rely primarily on organically acceptable alternatives. 120 common pests are described in individual sections; crop-by-crop symptom identification tables guide you quickly to the information you need. More than 350 color photos and 118 drawings help you diagnose problems and find solutions. What’s new in the Third Edition? •Includes the most up-to-date information on managing vegetable, herb and fruit tree pests with organically acceptable tools. •Over 30 new insect, disease and weed pests. •Crop tables in the back expanded to include 6 new crops and herbs. •Over 120 new color photographs added for a total of more than 400 color illustrations throughout.

References, suppliers, and a comprehensive index make this book indispensable to growers, farm advisors, IPM scouts, pesticide applicators, pest control advisors, and students. A complete sourcebook for bulbs, cut flowers, potted flowering plants, foliage plants, bedding plants, ornamental trees, and shrubs as grown in the field, greenhouse, and nursery.--COVER.