Weeds, Control without Poisons Paperback – August 6, 2024

Altho' this book is aimed more towards the larger scale farmer - [because they are the ones that are relying too heavily on chemical herbicides, pesticides etc]it is also of value to the smaller grower because Charles Walters take the approach of understanding how nature works. It is very similar to the Vitalist vs. Atomist approach to Healing. The vitalist works with nature to promote healing where is the atomist works by "acting upon" a natural process and changing it thru' surgery, chemicals etc.Walters says that by paying closer attention to your weeds, they will tell you a LOT about the condition of your soil. If you give your body the nutrition it needs, it has the ability to heal itself. Similarly with soil. Too much crabgrass can indicate there is not enough calcium in the soil. Correct the nutritional imbalance and your garden soil will no longer be hospitable to crabgrass.There is a lot of good information in this book aimed towards helping you control weeds without poisons. the wide scale poisoning of our planet thru' chemical pesticides and herbicides is creating wide spread health problems and killing the very planet we need to live on. We have no other place to go but extinct unless we start addressing this problem. People have been brainwashed by chemical companies to think large scale farming is impossible to do organically but still it is being done & has been proven it can be done. I would go even farther to state "it Must be done" For the health of our planet and future generations.I read a book on lymphoma a few years ago and saw that farmers lead the list in that form of cancer - why? Because they are using toxic chemicals in their farming practices. Walters shows that continued use of these chemicals is actually ruining our farmland and creating more problems than they promise to solve. By understanding the laws of nature and working within those laws, we not only achieve better outcomes but create a brighter future. Every Farmer /Gardener should read this book.

We teach what we have been taught and most of us have been taught some things about plant, animal and even our health that are just not correct. The knowledge contained in this book lays the foundation of explaining why Calcium is so important to all life. It also allows us to correctly infer how with its non availablity, our soil our crops and our health is compromised. Charles Walters's contribution to his fellow man was monumental when he wrote this book.

This book is very informative but is not an easy read. It takes a bit of work to read it because it is quite technical. I guess you could say that it is informative but not very interesting!

This book is full of useful information about natural methods of weed control.

great book for organic farming. This book will help organic farmers to understand there weed problems, and what to do to control them.

This book is packed with information on weeds. The reason for the rating is that I would have liked more pictures and didn't think that the solutions were always feasible. I also tried a couple of the solutions to controlling a particular weed (Canada thistle) and didn't find the remedy very helpful/feasible. The book does, however, provide a wealth of information, maybe just not applicable to my organic vegetable garden.

Just as advertised. Thank you.

Aery disappointed in this book. It is titled WEEDS and WHAT THEY TELL US. This book is worthless if you want to know why the weed is growing where it is (as in soil condition etc). It is no help at all and can not even boast of having good photos for identification purposes.