Become a Skilled Doctor of Plant Care! This easy-to-use reference fully explains more than 50 of the most common plant diseases -- where they occur, what they look like, what to do about them, and the long-term prognosis for the affected plants. Most important, gardening expert Barbara Pleasant recommends proven organic methods for controlling each disease. The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases features: -- Informal encyclopedia style, making information and answers very easy to find. -- Illustrations that show the techniques for distinguishing between look-alike symptoms of different diseases. -- Cross-referenced list of common vegetables and fruits and the diseases most apt to affect them. -- Loads of facts on symptoms and tips for detecting diseases (including those diseases that are often too small to see). -- Simple, inexpensive organic treatments to halt the spread of each disease and prevent its recurrence.