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Summary: Not as environmentally conscious as it could be
Review: I think that Dan Gill's books are extremely informative and he really knows his plants. Thus, I have to reluctantly recommend his book. However, I wish he would take more pains to point out the folly of planting certain plants in Louisiana and recommend more native plants. I would like to see more awareness of the environment and much less emphasis on pesticides and fertilizers. It is possible, especially in our climate, to have a stunning yard and one that is organic. More reliance and emphasis on native plants is key. Gill seems to have no awareness at all, in a rainy clime, where the pesticides and fertilizers end up, i.e., our waterways.
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Summary: Very Useful Book
Review: Timing is very important in gardening, and in Louisiana with its variations of climate it is dangerous to take generic Internet sourced advice about timing. Dan is the man to listen to here. Especially if you've got huge tracts of land, this book is for you.
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Summary: Month in and out...
Review: Wel. I must say this is a decent book for those who have just bought a new home in the New Orleans area and are looking to start a Garden. One of the most important points that this book neglects however is MATH. Miscalculating the size of your garden is a major problem for some folks, especially those who are stuck studying medical knowledge all day, so only really look at this stuff at midnight. They might be the type to be prone to make a mistake like transposing radius and diameter... and therefore planning a, oh I don't know, 650 sq ft garden. Goofy if you ask me. This will be the same person who one day takes out your apendix... er, I mean tonsils. The other thing this book neglects is that its just too darned hot in LA most of the time to care about a garden. I mean, its a bloody swamp, why people think they are going to plant anyting which doesn't attract alligators and rats is beyond me; so the idea of sitting out in the garden weeding, while being stalked by an alligator, which is hiding behind the Tomatos, is just 'not a good thing'. And its 100% humidity, but only rains when you have to go from your car to a building... the rest of the time the water just sits there in mid air. Unlkess you are talking about the French Quarter, at which it really is not water... don't ask. Which brings us to pointed sticks. A must for any garden. 'Of course' you say, thinking I am refering to the ability to stake plants up so they grow taller. No, I say... you don't want tall plants - the alligators will then hide behind them, not to mention the 3 ft crickets. You don't want a 3 ft cricket charging you without a pointed stick. Well, unless you are armed with a Banana... I mean, if you got a Banana, then why are you even reading this, you should be over in Iraq helping the American forces. Unless of course you ate it... then you deserve whatever the cricket chooses to do with you.
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