The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegetable Gardening
Год: 2009
Автор: Daria Bowman, Carl A. Price
Издательство: Alpha Books
ISBN: 978-1-101-02213-9
Язык: Английский
Формат: ePub
Качество: Изначально компьютерное (eBook)
Интерактивное оглавление: Да
Количество страниц: 510
Описание:
For the first time since 2002, home and garden sales are increasing-and the trend is expected to continue. There are articles in the news every day, in papers such as The Denver Post and The Washington Post, talking about how vegetable gardening is experiencing resurgence in popularity.
Perhaps it's because of the uncertainty that surrounds the safety of produce purchased in the grocery store these days. Perhaps it's because people are looking for fun, inexpensive hobbies to dive into. Or perhaps it's because there's nothing like the taste of fresh fruits and veggies grown in the backyard. But whatever the reason, readers need advice on gardening now more than ever before. And The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Vegetable Gardening is just the place to turn.
In this book, expert authors Daria Price Bowman and Carl A. Price provide information on:
• Expert techniques for planning and plotting a garden
• Understanding what's necessary for soil nourishment
• Planting seeds and seedlings
• Growing fruits, vegetables, berries, and more
• Cultivating medicinal and healing herbs
• Recognizing and preventing the most common plant diseases
• Identifying and eliminating weeds
• Pruning and trimming plants
• Knowing when to harvest
• Deciding whether to can, dry, or freeze
A comprehensive, easy-to-read book, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Vegetable Gardening is an excellent resource for anyone interested in growing fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs.
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Оглавление
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Part 1 - Why Grow food When the Grocery Store Is So Close By?
Chapter 1 - Growing Your Own Food
Chapter 2 - What Kind of Garden Do You Want?
Chapter 3 - Do It in Style
Part 2 - Essential Planning
Chapter 4 - Tools of the Gardening Trade
Chapter 5 - Location Is Key
Chapter 6 - Plotting and Planning
Chapter 7 - Design Dilemma
Part 3 - Getting Ready to Plant
Chapter 8 - The Science of Soil
Chapter 9 - Tilling and Toiling
Chapter 10 - Plant Biology 101
Chapter 11 - Seeds and Seedlings
Chapter 12 - How to Plant
Part 4 - What to Plant
Chapter 13 - Planting the Basics
Chapter 14 - More Great Veggies
Chapter 15 - Back to Your Roots
Chapter 16 - Growing Herbs
Chapter17 - Exotic and Unusual Edibles
Chapter18 - Growing Fruits
Part 5 - Keeping It Growing
Chapter19 - Weeding and Watering
Chapter 20 - Feeding
Chapter21 - Pests, Diseases, and Blight
Chapter 22 - Trimming, Deadheading, and Closing Up Shop
Chapter 23 - Troubleshooting
Part 6 - Reaping the Rewards
Chapter 24 - Harvest Time
Chapter 25 - Next Year’s Garden
Appendix A - Gardening Resources A
Appendix B - Books, Magazines, and Appendix B Websites
Index
