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The Field Guide to Peppers

Dave DeWitt · Timber Press, 2016.
Pages: 308
Format: Print book

The essential guide for pepper enthusiasts! In this fiery guide, Dave DeWitt and Janie Lamson help you identify hundreds of the most popular chile pepper varieties. The 400 profiles include all the major types of peppers and are packed with information on culinary use, interesting facts,...
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DIY Solar Projects - Updated Edition: Small Projects to Whole-home Systems: Tap Into the Sun

Eric W Smith · Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Learn how to make your own solar-powered appliances and additions to your home with this updated edition of DIY Solar Projects!Put the sun to work in your home with the new, expanded edition of the popular 2011 title DIY Solar Projects. Like the original, this edition offers small-scale,...
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Succulents Simplified: Growing, Designing, and Crafting with 100 Easy-Care Varieties

Debra Lee Baldwin · Timber Press; 5.5.2013 edition
Format: Paperback

Succulents are hot. And Debra Lee Baldwin, the bestselling author of Designing with Succulents and Succulent Container Gardens, is the ideal guide for gardeners, crafters, and DIYers looking for an introduction to these trendy, low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plants. Succulents Simplified...
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Aquaponics

Caleb Warnock · Familius, 2016.
Pages: 116
Format: Print book

In the first aquaponic book to provide information on lawns, gardens, and vertical gardens, self-sufficiency expert Caleb Warnock shows us how fish, plants, a flower bed, water, and a drain combine to create a masterful ecosystem that can sustain your family. Aquaponic gardening mimics...
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Handgun Training - Practice Drills For Defensive Shooting

Grant Cunningham · F W Media, 2015.
Pages: 112
Format: eBook

You have a handgun for self-defense, and have taken a good defensive shooting class. How do you practice and maintain those critical skills? This book has the tools you need to hone your skills at your favorite range. Inside you'll find:Drills you can do on your ownDrills you can do with...
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Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 8th Updated Edition

Editors of Creative Homeowner · Creative Homeowner
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 8th Edition demystifies residential electrical systems with easy-to-understand language, step-by-step photography, and detailed illustrations. Homeowners will learn how their home's electrical system works and how to complete installations and repairs. This project-based...
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Growing Self-Sufficiency: Realize Your Dream and Enjoy Producing Your Own Fruit, Vegetables, Eggs and Meat

Sally Nex · UIT Cambridge Ltd.
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Growing Self-Sufficiency is a practical and inspirational guide for both the beginner and the experienced gardener. It explains how you can enjoy the satisfaction and pride of providing food for yourself and your family, whether you have just a small balcony or back yard, a large garden,...
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The Essential Oil Maker's Handbook

Bettina Malle · Spikehorn Press, 2015.
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Extracting, Distilling, and Enjoying Plant Essences & Hydrosols: With their pleasing scents and uses in natural remedies, essential oils are more in demand now than ever. Unfortunately, modern production methods and unscrupulous labeling practices make it extremely difficult for consumers...
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Decks

David Toht · Taunton Press
Pages: 234
Format: Paperback

Building a deck is one of the most popular outdoor projects for home DIYers. The job takes time and effort, but if you have some basic carpentry skills and the right tools, and you work slowly, carefully, and safely, you can produce a great-looking deck that you can be proud of. Author...
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Ultimate Guide: Plumbing, 4th Updated Edition

Editors of Creative Homeowner · Creative Homeowner
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

This updated and expanded edition of Creative Homeowner's comprehensive, bestselling plumbing how-to book covers the most up-to-date products and techniques. Strong emphasis in the how-to information is placed on doing things correctly, so all of the projects use only code-compliant...
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One Magic Square Vegetable Gardening: The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your Own Food on a 3-Foot Square

Lolo Houbein · Experiment Llc
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

All it takes to grow your own organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs is One Magic Square Lolo Houbein has 40 years' worth of gardening wisdom to share - on how to coax an abundance of organic food from a plot that is just 3 feet square!Sustainable, cost-effective, and creative techniques:...
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Seed Saving

CALEB WARNOCK · HOBBLE CREEK PR
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The goal of all seed saving is to prevent seeds from becoming wild. Stop wasting money on storebought seeds and create a garden you can truly call your own. With easytofollow instructions for lettuce, beans, corn, onions, and much more, you'll soon be creating your very own heirloom...
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Container Theme Gardens: 42 Combinations, Each Using 5 Perfectly Matched Plants

Nancy J. Ondra · Storey Pub.
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Simple and foolproof! Enjoy beautiful container plantings with no stress or fuss. Container Theme Gardens offers 42 plans for container arrangements, each using just five specific plants that you can find at your local garden center. There's something here for every setting and every style,...
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Home Gardener's Garden Pests & Diseases: Identifying and Controlling Pests and Diseases of Ornamentals, Vegetables and Fruits

David Squire · Creative Homeowner
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Home Gardener s Garden Pests & Diseases is the essential guide to identifying, targeting, and banishing common pests and diseases from the garden. All gardeners know the disappointment of finding their flowers nibbled, or their prized produce riddled with rust. Armed with this essential...
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Roses Without Chemicals: 150 Disease-Free Varieties That Will Change the Way You Grow Roses

Peter Kukielski · Timber Press
Format: Book

Spray no more! Roses have a reputation for being finicky garden plants that require chemicals and fertilizers to stay healthy and disease free. Fortunately, recent breeding efforts have produced disease-resistant varieties that perform beautifully in all kinds of conditions. Peter E. Kukielski,...
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