Starter vegetable gardens : 24 no-fail plans for small organic gardens / Barbara Pleasant.
Title:
Starter vegetable gardens : 24 no-fail plans for small organic gardens / Barbara Pleasant.
ISBN:
9781635864137
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2023]
©2023
Physical Description:
231 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Chapter 1. The easy-care bag garden -- Chapter 2. A bountiful border -- Chapter 3. The front-yard food supply -- Chapter 4. Family food gardens -- Chapter 5. Deciding what to grow -- Chapter 6 Designing beautiful food gardens -- Chapter 7. Working with seeds and seedlings -- Chapter 8. Supporting your plants -- Chapter 9. Water : make every drop count -- Chapter 10. The magic of mulch -- Chapter 11. Fertilizing your garden -- Chapter 12. Your insect friends and foes -- Chapter 13. Preventing dastardly diseases -- Chapter 14. Smart harvesting -- Chapter 15. Stretching the seasons.
Digging in -- Part 1: Developing your garden plan. The easy-care bag garden ; A bountiful border ; The front-yard food supply ; Family food gardens -- Part 2: Essential techniques and more planting plans. Deciding what to grow ; Designing beautiful food gardens ; Working with seeds and seedlings ; Supporting your plants ; Water: make every drop count ; The magic of mulch ; Fertilizing your garden ; Your insect friends and foes ; Preventing dastardly diseases ; Smart harvesting ; Stretching the seasons -- Part 3: Pick-of-the-crop veggie varieties. Top varieties for your garden, crop by crop -- Gardener's basic lingo -- Which planting seeds are right for you?
Summary:
A healthy garden bursting with organic vegetables is within your reach, even if you've never opened a seed packet before. Pleasant provides detailed planting and care designs for beginner-friendly gardens. She covers what to buy, where and when to plant, and how to care for each vegetable.
Genre:
OCLC Number:
on1298715225
Availability:
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