Guide to vegetable gardening : building and maintaining healthy soil, wise watering, pest control strategies, home composting, dozens of growing guides for fruits and vegetables / Mother Earth News.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mother Earth News

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vegetable gardening--United States.

Vegetable gardening.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages) : color illustrations, photographs

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Voyageur Press, 2017.

Summary:

More than 270 pages packed with time-tested information, photographs, and Mother Earth News's charming illustrations make The Mother Earth News Guide to Vegetable Gardening a must-have volume for home gardeners.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED

An Introduction to Vegetable Gardening by Susan Sides

Cultivating Beauty and Bounty by Rosalind Creasy

Easy Kitchen Gardening by Roger Doiron

Creating a Permanent Food Garden by Barbara Pleasant

CHAPTER 2 CREATIVE GARDENING TECHNIQUES

Small-Space Gardening by Roger Doiron

Vertical Gardening Techniques by Barbara Pleasant

Make an Inexpensive Mini-Greenhouse with Low Tunnels by Barbara Pleasant

Perennial Vegetables: Grow More Food with Less Work by Vicki Mattern

CHAPTER 3 MAINTAINING SOIL HEALTH

Building Fertile Soil by Doreen Howard

Your Garden Soil's pH Matters by Barbara Pleasant

Grow Cover Crops for the Best Garden Soil by Harvey Ussery

Making Biochar to Improve Soil by Barbara Pleasant

Free Homemade Liquid Fertilizers by Barbara Pleasant

Maintain Healthy Soil with Crop Rotation by Barbara Pleasant

CHAPTER 4 MAKING AND USING COMPOST

Home Composting Made Easy by Barbara Pleasant

Vermicompost by Barbara Pleasant

CHAPTER 5 LATE WINTER/EARLY SPRING

Starting Seeds Indoors by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Blueberries by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Strawberries by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Raspberries by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Grapes by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Asparagus by Barbara Pleasant

Garden with Cold Frames to Grow More Food by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Potatoes by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Dry Beans and Peas by Barbara Pleasant

Grow Your Own Container Gardens by Ed Smith

All about Growing Lettuce by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Onions by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Radishes by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Cabbage by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Asian Greens by Barbara Pleasant.

All about Growing Fruit Trees by Barbara Pleasant

How to Make Cheap Garden Beds by Cheryl Long

Easy Plant Propagation by Barbara Pleasant

CHAPTER 6 SPRING/EARLY SUMMER

Maintain a Weedless Organic Garden by Lee Reich

All about Growing Broccoli by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Carrots by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Tomatoes by Barbara Pleasant

The Best Homemade Tomato Cages by Jennifer Kongs

Organic Pest Control Strategies for the Garden by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Cucumbers by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Peppers by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Sweet Potatoes by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Melons by Barbara Pleasant

Row Covers: The No-Spray Way to Protect Plants by Barbara Pleasant

How to Attract Native Bees to Your Organic Garden by Barbara Pleasant

CHAPTER 7 SUMMER

The Best Vegetables to Grow in the Shade by Colleen Vanderlinden

Keeping Crops Cool during Hot Weather by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Sweet Corn by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Summer Squash by Barbara Pleasant

Get the Most from Vegetable Garden Mulches by Barbara Pleasant

Wise Watering by Barbara Pleasant

Garden Disease Prevention Basics by Barbara Pleasant

When to Harvest Garden-Fresh Produce by Kris Weatherbee

CHAPTER 8 FALL/WINTER

Top Tips for Great Fall Gardens by Vicki Mattern

Winter Gardening Tips for Better Gardening Soil and Harvests by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Kale and Collards by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Garlic by Barbara Pleasant

All about Growing Winter Squash by Barbara Pleasant

Grow Nutritious Spinach in the Fall by John Navazio

Grow Winter Tomatoes by David Cavagnaro

RESOURCES

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

Notes:

At head of title: Mother earth news.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7603-5763-3

OCLC:

987842554