“Decoding Gardening Advice: The Science behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations” – Book Review

One of my goals as a gardener is to do my best to figure out which gardening products and practices really work, and which ones don’t. This interest led me to Jeff Gillman and Meleah Maynard’s book “Decoding Gardening Advice: The Science behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations”. How would you rate each of the follow 10 recommendations as either correct, debatable, or wrong? 1) Create an environment favorable to earthworms 2) Use mycorrhizae to promote healthy plant growth 3) Use pine needles to make soil acidic 4) Use vermicompost to improve garden soil 5) Avoid watering overhead to control plant diseases 6) Apply compost tea to help enrich soil 7) Add lime to soil to raise pH 8) Always mulch gardens 9) Add sand to clay soil to improve drainage 10) Water deeply and infrequently to encourage a strong root system "The Truth About Garden Remedies" by Jeff Gillman: http://amzn.to/2ahkgtq "Decoding Gardening Advice" by Jeff Gillman: http://amzn.to/2ahkj8z "The Truth About Organic Gardening" by Jeff Gillman: http://amzn.to/2aN5iKc "The Informed Gardener" by Linda Chalker-Scott: http://amzn.to/2ahkjFJ "The Informed Gardener Blooms Again" by Linda Chalker-Scott: http://amzn.to/2a7lK6x OYR is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost, mulch, and compost tea. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used. Featured Videos: Do Pine Needles Make Soil More Acidic? http://youtu.be/_B8-1sVcfzE