Murder by Death

This is the second compilation of columns from the author's blog The Informed Gardener.  Her purpose behind both the blog and these books is to bust popular and often ingrained myths about gardening with hard, peer-reviewed science.

i found the first book a little bit off-putting, if only because she busted more than a couple of myths I was suckered into.  It's depressing to think you're a rational, objective, sceptical soul only to find out you're just as susceptible to marketing hype as the next gardener.  Still, I came away from it determined to get my soil tested, convince MT to go back to wood chip mulch, and lay off the manure.

This time around she covered stuff I hadn't fallen for so of course it's a better book! ::grin:: But in all honestly, I thought this one was a better book because it wasn't all about tearing down the myths; occasionally the chapters covered practices that had merit, or potential, but not necessarily in all situations.  This book felt more balanced.

The author does a great job keeping the writing accessible while sticking strictly to the hard science, and every chapter has its own citations/sources.  This is an excellent resource for anyone remotely serious about gardening.