| Here, at last, for everyone who has ever wanted to row beautiful houseplants is a book that dispelsforever the tiresume myth of the green thumb and showsyou exactly what to do--winter, summer, spring, andfall to make your potted phmts, window boxes, andhanging plants flourish and give delight. Thalassa Cruso, the famous "plant lady" of eduea-tional television, has put into this book the straightfor-ward, down-to-earth approach to plants that has won anadoring audience across the country for her weekly"Making Things Grow" programs. Her highly personal, intensely practical guide startswith basic care--and she gives you the why behind everywhat-to-do so clearly that you begin to have a feel for theway plants work and what they need from you. She tellsHow to solve tile watering problem when and howoften; why too much is nmre dangerous than too little;wily there is a catch to watering plants from below;learning to know your plants as thirsty individualsHow to tell a practical pot from a status symbol, whynever to cover pots with foil, when and how to repotyour plant with dash, courage, and efficiency--to saveits life or simply to make it grow more beautifullySoil how to understand, buy, find, improve itHow to train, prune, pinch, divide, control your plantsand keep them from becoming a j ungleWhat questions to ask when you buy a plant, bow togrow plants from seeds and cuttings, how to cope withpests, what tools you need and how to use themHow to know when your plant is not dead but dormant;why plants need and nmst be given--sleep From the ice-cube treatment for hanging plants to thewhole question of light and warmth (including a specialsection on growing plants under artificial lights)Thalassa Cruso provides direct solutions to eountlessgardening problems. From easy bulbs and succulents to rain-forest plants,she gives you season-by-season instructions on a wonder- |
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