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Fertilizing Your Ornamental Garden

Further reading

In English
Books

Braasch, Barbara J. (ed.) Lawton, Barbara Perry (written by) Staff of Ortho Books, 1992.
Improving your garden soil. Ortho Books, San Ramon CA, 112 p.
CALL NO. L-MBG: 0881.3 B7.1

Hanson, Beth, 1997.
Easy compost: The secret to great soil and spectacular plants. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, 111 p.
CALL NO. L-MBG: 0847.5 H3.1

Hynes, Erin, 1994.
Improving the soil. Rodale Press, Emmaus PA, 160 p.
CALL NO. L-MBG: 0847.5 S57.1

Parnes, Robert, 1990.
Fertile soil: A grower's guide to organic and inorganic fertilizers. AgAccess, Davis CA, 190 p.
CALL NO. L-MBG: 0885 P3.1

Journals

Nardozii, Charlie.
Fertilize with Epsom salts. National Gardening, May/June 1997, pp. 25-26.

Reich, Lee.
Natural food for plants. Fine Gardening, November/December 2000 no 76, pp. 54-57.

Reich, Lee.
Soil amendments : A problem-solving approach. Fine Gardening, January/February 2001, pp. 38-40.

In French
Books

Buch, Walter, 1991.
Le ver de terre au jardin. Ulmer / Arts Graphiques Européens, Paris / Le Plessis-Robinson, 124 p.
CALL NO. L-MBG: 0847.56 B8.1

Gagnon, Yves, 1993.
Le jardinage écologique. Éditions Colloïdales, Saint-Didace (QC), 269 p.
CALL NO. L-MBG: 0847 G3.2

Gariépy, François, 1999.
Guide pratique du jardinage : 60 fiches par étapes. Magazine Protégez-vous, Montréal, 216 p.
CALL NO. L-MBG: 0847 G35.1 ex.1

Pelletier, Danielle & Tremblay, Gilbert, 1991.
Comment faire du compost chez soi. Publications du Québec, Québec, 33 p.
CALL NO. L-MBG: 0847.5 P4.1

Smeesters, Édith et al., 1993.
Compostage domestique : Comment transformer vos déchets organiques en mine d'or pour le jardin. Éditions Versicolores, Greenfield Park (QC), 44 p.
CALL NO. L-MBG: 0847.5 S57.1

Journals

Dalpé, Yolande.
Les endomycorhizes. Quatre-Temps, Vol. 21 no 1, p. 24.

Gauthier, Gabriel.
Vive les paillis organiques ! Quatre-Temps, Vol. 25 no 2, p. 45.

Godbout, Christian.
Les mycorhizes, la coexistence vitale et naturelle entre champignons et racines. Quatre-Temps, Vol. 17 no 3, pp. 29-34.

À la découverte des tourbières. Quatre-Temps, Vol. 25 no 2.

Saint-Arnaud, Marc & Vimard, Brigitte.
Les endomycorhizes : protectrices des plantes. Quatre-Temps, Vol. 20 no 1, pp. 10-12.


Call numbers are those of the Library of the Montréal Botanical Garden.
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