The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook: Identify and manage diseases and other common problems on edible plants

The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook addresses common challenges in growing vegetables, from diseases like blight and downy mildew to animal damage from deer and other wildlife. Susan Mulvihill provides natural, non-synthetic solutions organized by problem type, making the book useful as a quick reference for both beginning and experienced gardeners. The handbook covers identification and management of over 28 bacterial and fungal diseases, including powdery mildew, potato scab, and leaf spot. It also addresses damage from plant-eating animals such as birds, chipmunks, rabbits, groundhogs, gophers, and deer, as well as a dozen physiological disorders including bitterness, bolting, and sun scald. The book explains how to get plants off to a healthy start, identify plant pathogens, troubleshoot pollination issues and weather-related disorders, and prevent problems like fruit cracking, leaf roll, and blossom end rot. An extensive quick-reference chart helps readers identify symptoms and find appropriate solutions based on what they observe and which vegetable is affected. This book complements Mulvihill's earlier work, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook, which focuses on organic solutions for managing insect pests.