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Book

Starter vegetable gardens : 24 no-fail plans for small organic gardens

Call Number

  • 635 P7235 (OSH)

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Publication Information

North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., 2010.

Physical Description

179 p. : ill., maps ; 31 cm.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Part 1: Developing your garden plan
  • The easy-care bag garden
  • A bountiful border
  • The front-yard food supply
  • Family food factory gardens
  • Part 2: Essential techniques and more planting plans
  • Deciding what to grow
  • Designing beautiful, big-flavor 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.

Subjects

Added Authors

John Gruen