The Garden Tool Handbook : For Serious Gardeners to Small-Scale Farmers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loeks, Zach.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardening--Equipment and supplies.

Gardening.

Agricultural implements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island : New Society Publishers, Limited, 2025.

Summary:

Searching for efficient, cost-effective ways to level up your growing? The Garden Tool Handbook is the essential guide to choosing the right tool for the right job at the right time. Covers must-have equipment, supplies, and techniques for every task from planting to harvest for farms, homesteads, or market gardens.

Contents:

Front Cover

Praise

Title Page

Rights Page

Contents

Part One: The Tools

The Beginning

Extending Human Power

All about Tools

Tool Types

Tool Design

DIY or Buy

Garden Operation Cycle

Tool System Design

Scale-Based Decision-Making

Scaling-Up Tool Systems

Scaling-Up Your Avatar

Part Two: Your Garden Operation Cycle

Chapter 1: Site Analysis and Sampling

Chapter 2: Garden Design and Crop Planning

Chapter 3: Garden Starts

Chapter 4: Primary Land Preparation

Chapter 5: Plot and Permabed Forming

Case Study: Container Gardening

Chapter 6: Fine Seedbed Preparation

Chapter 7: Seeding and Planting

Chapter 8: Irrigation

Chapter 9: Garden Crop Maintenance

Chapter 10: Crop Weeding

Chapter 11: Garden Harvest

Chapter 12: Season Extension

Chapter 13: Post-harvest Handling and Curing

Chapter 14: Cold Storage

Chapter 15: Marketing

Chapter 16: Cleanup and Maintenance

Conclusion

Resources

List of Tool Companies and Suppliers

Index

About the Author

About New Society Publishers

A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading.

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ISBN:

9781550927955

1550927957

9781771423915

1771423919

OCLC:

1482813752