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Vegetable
Gardening: From Planting to Picking
The Complete Guide to Creating a Bountiful Garden
by Fern Marshall Bradley, Jane Courtier
Hardcover: 288 pages ISBN: 0762106298
Publisher: Readers Digest (February 16, 2006) |
| An easy-to-understand, comprehensive
guide to growing vegetables and herbs with mainly organic methods. They begin by
describing planning the garden, preparing the soil, sowing, planting, cultivating, and
harvesting; individual entries for each plant including detailed instructions for
planting, starting seeds, caring, and harvesting follow. "Problem Solver" boxes
share how to deal with insect pests and plant diseases specific to the plant, while
"Best of the Bunch" lists suggest varieties with descriptions. Packed with
information, this beautifully illustrated book for both experienced and novice gardeners
is highly recommended for libraries needing an additional book on how to grow vegetables. |
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From Seed
To Salad: A Step-By-Step Manual For Backyard Gardening
by Frank Salerno
Paperback: 70 pages ISBN: 0595393225
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (May 18, 2006) |
| How to turn your backyard garden
into a Green Machine. There is something supremely satisfying about pulling out of the
backyard garden a big head of crisp lettuce, a half-dozen ripe, red tomatoes, a basketful
of Sugar Snap peas, or any one of the dozen or more fresh vegetables growing there. Well,
you too can turn your backyard into a cornucopia of plenty from spring through summer and
fall, and you don’t need a green thumb. All you need is a little know-how. With this
book, new gardeners can learn how to do it, and experienced gardeners can learn how to do
it better. |
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Incredible
Vegetables from Self-Watering Containers:
Using Ed's Amazing POTS System
by Edward C. Smith
Paperback: 272 pages ISBN: 1580175562
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 1, 2006) |
| Self-watering containers allow
vegetable gardeners—from the casual weekender interested in a tomato plant or two to
the very dedicated gardener with limited space—to grow richly producing plants in a
controlled, low-maintenance environment. Smith shares advice on choosing appropriate
containers, how to provide balanced nutrition using his secret soil formula, and what
additional tools benefit the container gardener, advice on starting from seed versus
buying plants, which vegetables thrive in containers and which might be a bit more
challenging, along with space-saving tips on pairing plants in single containers. |
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American
Tomato: The Complete Guide to Growing and Using Tomatoes
by Robert Hendrickson
Paperback: 224 pages ISBN: 158979222X
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (February 25, 2006) |
| Everything you need to know about
selecting, growing, and preparing delicious tomatoes. The author takes home gardeners by
the hand and walks them through the complexities of growing tomatoes, either in the ground
or in containers. When it comes to practical problems like staking, mulching and
fertilizing, home gardeners will find this to be a useful and informative guide. |
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Growing
Vegetables & Fruit Around the Year
by Jonathan Edwards
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Southwater (July 2005)
ISBN: 1844761401 |
| A Calendar of Monthly Tasks for the
Kitchen Garden with over 350 Photographs and 80 Step-by-Step Techniques. This book takes
the gardener through each season in detail, covering tasks to be planned and executed in
the garden and the greenhouse at each stage. |
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HarperCollins
Practical Gardener: Kitchen Garden:
What to Grow and How to Grow It
by Lucy Peel
Paperback: 176 pages ISBN: 0060733381
Publisher: Collins (February 15, 2005) |
| An introduction to more than 150
essential vegetables, fruits, and herbs, including details on miniature varieties suitable
for containers, and instruction on harvesting, storing, and freezing produce.
Comprehensive information on vegetables, fruit, herbs, and edible flowers; Indispensable
charts with flowering and harvesting details; Useful hints and tips from the experts;
Clear, easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for key tasks; a "troubleshooting
maze" for identifying pests or diseases. |
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Guide to
Growing Delicious Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs
by Miracle-Gro Books
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Miracle-Gro (January 11, 2005)
ISBN: 0696221489 |
The newest and most up-to-date
plant-care reference.
Guidebook focuses on plant care needs for healthy, vibrant results. Identifies a specific
plant group and addresses cultural requirements for a variety of the most widely grown
species. A to Z listing of plants by both common and scientific names makes finding a
plant easy every time. |
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