Roots Demystified

By Robert Kourik,

Book cover of Roots Demystified: Change Your Gardening Habits to Help Roots Thrive

Book description

This comprehensive book explains how plants grow based on the scientific evidence. It reveals the complex lives of root systems, debunking outworn gardening myths, providing advice on root- efficient planting and cultivation methods.


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1 author picked Roots Demystified as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Once you have looked at the root drawings of common garden edible and ornamental plants in this book, you will become able to imagine what is going on in the underground part of plants. This ability will help you water by hand or set up a drip system. It will also help you to plant successfully, mulch well, and use the best weeding methods for different plants. The book includes text and diagrams that teach how to set up a drip irrigation system. 

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