WEEDS CONTROL WITHOUT POISONS Revised second edition

Charles Walters
Charles Walters, founder and long-time editor of Acres U.S.A., has revised and expanded his now classic text on the secrets that weeds reveal to us about our soil. For a thorough understanding of the conditions that produce certain weeds, you simply can’t find a better source than this one — certainly not one as entertaining, as full of anecdotes and home-spun common sense. The book is a treasury of knowledge, exploring the workings of soil eco-systems through the findings of such giants as William A. Albrecht, C.J. Fenzau and Philip S. Callahan. It contains a lifetime of collected wisdom that teaches us how to understand and thereby control the growth of countless weed species, as well as why there is an absolute necessity for a more holistic, eco-centered perspective in agriculture today. In Weeds, Control Without Poisons, Walters explains what fifty years of deadly chemicals have done to our soils and our bodies, demonstrating once and for all that the stuff simply doesn’t work in any long-term, common-sense agricultural system. He goes on to tell us what will work, and he tells it with precision and clarity in a book as full of human warmth as sound soil science. Contains specifics on a hundred weeds, why they grow, what soil conditions spur them on or stop them, what they say about your soil, and how to control them without the obscene presence of poisons. One reader told us that one sentence alone in this blockbuster book saved him $50,000 in one year. Newupdated edition covers even more weeds, all cross-referenced by scientific and various common names, and a new pictorial glossary. This is a book for anyone who’s serious about understanding soil biology, plant physiology, and the intricacies of ecological weed control.