Weeds and What They Tell Us
3rd Edition
Published on 20. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-86315-925-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'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
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
22 b/w line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
115 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86315-925-1 (9780863159251)
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Ehrenfried E. Pfeiffer
Weeds and What They Tell Us
E-Book
09/2016
3rd Edition
Floris Books
€13.49
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Previous edition
Ehrenfried E. Pfeiffer
Weeds and What They Tell
Book
01/2008
2nd Edition
Floris Books
€28.67
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Person
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.
Content
Foreword
Introduction
Weeds and What They Tell Us
The Battle Against Weeds
The Biological Combat
Weedy Weeds
Morning Glory and Co
Goosefoot or Chenopodiaceae
Parsley
Plantain
Poisonous Weeds
Pleasant-looking Weeds
More Pleasant-looking Weeds
Summer- and Fall-Flowering Weeds
Good Weeds
Dynamic Plants
Introduction
Weeds and What They Tell Us
The Battle Against Weeds
The Biological Combat
Weedy Weeds
Morning Glory and Co
Goosefoot or Chenopodiaceae
Parsley
Plantain
Poisonous Weeds
Pleasant-looking Weeds
More Pleasant-looking Weeds
Summer- and Fall-Flowering Weeds
Good Weeds
Dynamic Plants