Weeds and What They Tell Us

by Ehrenfried E. Pfeiffer

Overview

This wonderful little book covers everything you need to know about the types of plants known as weeds. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer discusses the different varieties of weeds, how they grow and what they can tell us about soil health. The process of combatting weeds is discussed in principle as well as in practice, so that it can be applied to any situation. First written in the 1950s, this is still one of the best overviews of the subject available.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780863159251
Publisher:	Floris Books
Publication date:	09/15/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Ehrenfried Pfeiffer (1899-1961) was born in Munich. He visited the USA several times in the 1930s, was awarded a doctorate for his groundbreaking Sensitive Crystallisation theory as a blood test for detecting cancer, and emigrated there in 1940. He pioneered biodynamic agriculture in the USA and helped found the Biodynamic Farming & Gardening Association. He died in Spring Valley, New York.

Table of Contents

Foreword John Philbrick 6

Introduction 9

Weeds and What They Tell Us 11

The Battle Against Weeds: Mechanical Warfare 19

The Battle Against Weeds: Biological Warfare 27

Weedy Weeds 32

Morning Glory & Co: the Convolvulus Family 40

The Goosefoot Family 43

The Parsleys: a Manifold Family 46

The Plantains and Other Families (Lily, Spurge, Mallow, Grasses and More) 48

Poisonous Weeds 56

Pleasant-looking Weeds: the Rose Family 62

More Pleasant-looking Weeds: the Pink Family 67

Summer and Fall-Flowering Weeds 71

Good Weeds: the Legume Family 80

Dynamic Plants 84

End Notes 92

Bibliography 93

Index of Weeds by Common Names 94

Editorial Reviews

'The author was a pinoeer of biodynamic farming in the USA, and knows a thing or two about weeds... For gardeners, there is also some good advice on weeds in compost heaps.'
– Network Review

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