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Chris wrote:

On May 3, 2:33*am, Liansekate
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Hi there,
Each time I buy a indoor plant or look something up that's related to
any kind of gardening I get entirely lost in all the terminology, Latin
names, etc.

I would like to get improved at gardening and growing things devoid of
having to get my degree in horticulture. Are there any sources
(websites/books) for beginners who don't understand all the "big words²?

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Liansekate

There are tons of gardening books- literally. You don't even say which
continent you're on, and that's a problem with Usenet. If you want a
general all-around book for North America, I love _Crockett's Victory
Garden_. But it concentrates mostly on vegetables, and it's almost all
outdoor stuff (you start the seeds inside and move them out in a few
weeks). And it does not use complex terminology.

Chris

The .uk in @gardenbanter.co.uk identifies the most likely region as the
United Kingdom (Britain).

For "how to" gardening books I'd recommend:

"Vegetable Gardener' Bible" by Edward C. Smith.
http://www.amazon.com/Vegetable-Gard...-Gardening/dp/
1580172121/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206815454&sr=1-1
(Available at a library near you)

"How to Grow More Vegetables" by John Jeavons
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/...l=search-alias
%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=How+to+Grow+More+Vegetables&x=0&y=0
(Available at a library near you)

For an explanation as to why gardening is done as above:

Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis
http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microb...l/dp/088192777
5/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206815176&sr= 1-1
(Available at a library near you)

Gaia's Garden, Second Edition: A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture
(Paperback)
by Toby Hemenway
http://www.amazon.com/Gaias-Garden-S...culture/dp/160
3580298/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271266976&sr=1-1
(Available at a library near you)
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- Billy

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