Gardening Magic by Joey Green Review

I wouldn't exactly call Gardening Magic a staple in pest control literature, but it's a pretty good reference to have around the house. The basic idea is to solve problems around the house using simple products you probably already have on hand. Did you know you can use Apple Cider Vinegar to get rid of gnats? Repel deer with fabric softener? Or get rid of slugs and snails with beer? These are just a few examples from Gardening Magic.

At well over 300 pages, the book is a pretty good deal at $14.95.

Topics covered in Gardening Magic include: ants, aphids, azaleas, barbecues, beans, berries, birds, bulbs, cabbage, cats and dogs, clothing, compost, corn, cut flowers, cuttings, cutworms, deer, diseases, eggplants, fertilizer, flowers, fruit trees, fungus, garbage cans, gardenias, garlic, germinating, gloves, gnats, gophers and moles, grapes, hand cleaner, harvesting, herbs, hoses, hot caps, houseplants, insects, Japanese beetles, labels, lawn mowers, lawns, lettuce, melons, mildew, mosquitoes, moss, mulch, onions, patio furniture, peppers, poison ivy, potatoes and avocados, potted plants, pruning, pumpkins, rabbits, rodents, roses, sap, scarecrows, seeding, skunks, slugs and snails, soil, squirrels and raccoons, staking, storing seeds, tomatoes, tools, wasps, watering, weeds, whiteflies, and worms.

Each topic is approximately 2-4 pages and is divided into two sections. The first-half deals with helpful hints related to the topic, while the second section is entitled "strange facts" and tells you a little bit about the topic.

All in all, I heartily recommend Gardening Magic as a book worth keeping around the house.

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