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Does anyone have suggestions for the best comprehensive organic gardening book with emphasis on soil health, plant disease, and pests?
 
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You may be interested in our book review grid: https://permies.com/w/book-reviews

It has books on a wide variety of topics, but your interests are definitely represented there. You can read user reviews for each book.

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Thanks for responding. I saw the poll and when I looked up the books with high counts the reviews said there was a lot of environmental philosophy in the books. I am only interested in hands on practical applications. Any suggestions for soil building, pests, and diseases?
 
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Debra Becker wrote:I am only interested in hands on practical applications. Any suggestions for soil building, pests, and diseases?



Anything by Anna Hess.

“If we are honest, we can still love what we are, we can find all the good there is to find, and we may find ways to enhance that good, and to find a new kind of living world which is appropriate for our time.” ― Christopher Alexander

 
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Thank you!
 
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You might want to have a look at Chelsea Green Publishing especially their gardening section. I’ve bought, read and got a lot of useful information from:
Gaia’s Garden - Book review
Home scale forest garden

I’ve added this thread to the California forum as I see from your first post that you’re in that part of the world.

I’m originally from the UK and now living in NY and I’m discovering lots of information in my older books isn’t going to work here.

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The only book that I have read since finding the forum is "The Sustainable Vegetable Garden" a backyard guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yields by John Jeavons and Carol Cox.

While this is not a book, I highly recommend to you and others the Soil Series by Dr. Bryant Redhawk>  This will answer a lot of what you are looking for and more:

https://permies.com/wiki/redhawk-soil

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Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner

 
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Thank you! I appreciate all suggestions.
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