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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- Gardening book from Jerry Baker
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Jerry Baker’s Old-Time Gardening Wisdom 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…
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Jerry Baker’s Old Time Gardening Wisdom I have been looking for this book forever…..At least 12 years ago,when I became my mother’s caregiver, the only thing that wecould pass time away together in the summer was gardening. Iwatched every PBS show Mr.Baker appeared, wrote down everythinghe advised and used it in the garden. Our garden was beautiful and MOM was in her wheel chair giving the instructions while I worked. When the ingredients called for beer, we mixed as called by his recipe, and…
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