No-Waste Organic Gardening: Eco-friendly Solutions to Improve any Garden (No-Waste Gardening)

No-Waste Organic Gardening: Eco-friendly Solutions to Improve any Garden (No-Waste Gardening)

In this second book in the internationally successful No-Waste Gardening series, learn how to recycle and repurpose your way to a successful, productive, and eco-friendly organic garden!  In  No-Waste Organic Gardening,  author Shawna Coronado guides you toward a more  sustainable landscape  with dozens of tips, tricks, and solutions that  save you time and money —all while saving the planet, too! A revision of Shawna's previous title, 101 Organic Gardening Hacks , this new book tackles waste-reducing gardening in a clever, accessible way.  Learn how to: Turn yard debris into “black gold” in a  DIY compost bin - Foster rich, healthy soil with no-till techniques and all-natural fertilizers - Upcycle household discards  to grow seedlings - Control pests  with traps made from household discards - Build a rain barrel from an old trash can - Mix up your own potting soil to  reduce plastic bag waste - Protect spring plantings with repurposed jugs, jars, and containers - Build a new raised bed  with everyday items—no power tools required!  Plus, you’ll find  solutions to common garden problems  and plenty of innovative and resourceful ways to  reduce your outgoing waste . Conquering the increasingly important art of  responsible gardening  is a whole lot easier than you might think, with help from  No-Waste Organic Gardening . For more advice on living waste-free, explore the first book in the No-Waste Gardening series ,  No-Waste Kitchen Gardening.  "...an excellent introductory book to waste-free organic gardening."― Susan Bewley , Budget Earth "If you really enjoyed this book then connect with the author through her e-newsletter, online courses or her blog. Grow your own food and be a more eco-conscious gardener!" ― The Emporia Gazette Shawna Coronado  is an author, on-camera spokesperson, newspaper columnist, internationally recognized keynote speaker, and environmental and health correspondent. She has lectured for TEDx and Google, appears regularly on US national television, and spends her time educating the online community about eco-travel, green living, sustainable gardening, inexpensive cooking, and home vegetable production—all from her very own home and ornamental front-lawn garden. Shawna's photographs and stories on organic living have been featured on HGTV.com, in Birds & Blooms magazine, and in the books  The Green Garden ,  Grocery Gardening ,  The Edible Front Yard , and  Garden Up! . She is the author of Cool Springs Press'  Illinois Getting Started Garden Guide  (2014),  Indiana Getting Started Garden Guide  (2014),  The Wellness Garden  (2017), and  101 Organic Gardening Hacks  (2017).