I loved everything about this book. As an avid gardener and staunch environmentalist, I'm often conflicted by garden books that recommend non-sustainable materials like peat and harmful products like chemical-based pesticides and herbicides. I love that Rose offers all kinds of homemade garden solutions while also giving renewable alternatives to peat and gives fantastic garden recipes that don't sacrifice nature in the bargain. She gives all kinds of great recipes for everything from natural pest sprays to potting mixes, along with great info about all kinds of garden topics like composting, mulch, you name it.

But the part I really love is that there's so much science fun and crafty stuff in here. Now I get to involve my science-loving homeschool mom side! There are simple experiments to test the acidity of your soil, instructions for making your own seed tape and seed bombs (and lots more), and all kinds of cool science-based crafty things to do -- AND there are great color pictures of the whole deal.

Love it.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

Great, quick read! Chock full of interesting formulas to help your plants grow. Even though it is only December, I am looking forward to putting many of these ideas into practice this spring. No more buying pre-made seed starting mix, pre-made fertilizers, or pre-made plant disease treatments. Thanks to this book, I will be saving loads of money, plus have the enjoyment of doing it myself!

Garden Alchemy by Stephanie Rose is a book that should be in every gardeners hands. This book is full of valuable information to help any type of gardener produce better soil and harvest. This book teaches you how to make soil tests, potting soil, rooting hormone, seed tape, how to make growth enhancing sprays, tips for encouraging beneficial wildlife and so much more! As a beginner gardener I have learned so much from this book. This book is filled with beautiful pictures, recipes, ingredient lists, charts and diagrams. The author walks you through each topic step by step making it easy for a beginner. This book teaches you not only how but why! I was even able to use this book with my children to sneak in some math and science lessons. They especially loved the DIY vermicompost worm bin and the bee bath.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who gardens, or may be interested in gardening.

A perfect book for all gardening lovers from soil to planting to fun projects.A beautiful book an informative book a book that kept me reading bin one sitting.This is a book I will keep going back to & will gift to friends who also love to garden.#netgalley#quartobooks