Vegetable gardening

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Readers get information on how to plant, care for, harvest, and enjoy the fruits of their home gardens. Nardozzi helps you bring delicious and nutritious food to your table-- without ever setting foot in a grocery store! Readers will learn to cultivate soil that veggies will love; choose seed and starts that are primed to thrive, and harvest when your food is at its best. Professional tips will help you extend your growing season, control pests, and make your own compost, and so much more! -- …

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Full title :Vegetable gardening / by National Gardening Association, Charlie Nardozzi.

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Readers get information on how to plant, care for, harvest, and enjoy the fruits of their home gardens.

Nardozzi helps you bring delicious and nutritious food to your table-- without ever setting foot in a grocery store! Readers will learn to cultivate soil that veggies will love; choose seed and starts that are primed to thrive, and harvest when your food is at its best. Professional tips will help you extend your growing season, control pests, and make your own compost, and so much more! -- adapted from back cover

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2021
Edition:3rd edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Place of Publication:Hoboken, NJ
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2021

Notes

Includes and index.

The Physical Object

Description:xiii, 400 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : : illustrations (some color) ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1119782074, 9781119782070
oclc:on1191237778
LC Classification:SB321
Dewey Decimal:635

Introduction -- Part 1: Digging into the basics of vegetable gardening. Vegetable gardening 101 ; Eyeing the popularity and benefits of vegetable gardening ; Planning your veggie garden -- Part 2: Focusing on all things veggies. Tomatoes: the king of veggies ; Meeting the tomato's cousins: peppers and eggplants ; Growing underground crops: carrots, onions, and potatoes ; Sweet and simple: beans and peas ; Vigorous vines: cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, and squash ; Cool weather staples: broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, and cauliflower ; A salad for all seasons: lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, and specialty greens ; Sweet corn and an A to T: other worthy veggies ; Edible landscapes: fruits, herbs, and pretty things to eat -- Part 3: Getting down and dirty in your vegetable garden. On your mark, get set ... grow! ; Workin' the dirt ; Maintaining your vegetable garden ; Surveying some cool planting techniques ; Keeping your plants healthy ; Containing your veggies ; Harvesting, storing, and preserving vegetables -- Part 4: The part of tens. Ten tools of the trade ; The (or so) ways to extend your growing season.

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