Garden Hand Tools

• ISBN13: 9780789318114
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Here Sarah Raven, a leading proponent of the local foods movement, shows how to make the most of fresh produce, whether from your own garden, your local farmers’ market or the grocery. Taking us through the year in six seasonal chunks of two months each, she highlights the best vegetables, fruits, and herbs from each period, throwing in tidbits she’s learned firsthand from her own garden. The more than 250 simple and delicious recipes borrow from different cuisines and include such inventive dishes as Cranberry Bean Hummus; Squid, Pea, and Chorizo Stew; Basil Custard; Zucchini Chutney; Saute of Peas and Lettuce; Penne with Preserved Lemon and Avocado; and Pears Poached in Saffron Syrup. While some recipes are ideal for vegetarians, there are many designed to bring out the best in meat, poultry, and seafood. In Season will inspire a new appreciation of fresh produce and will be an indispensable addition to every serious cook’s shelves…. More >>

In Season: Cooking with Vegetables and Fruits

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Container Gardening for Health is your complete guide to growing the twelve fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residues according to USDA testing. From Apples and Celery to Strawberries and Spinach, pick a few of your favorites from the list. Make a big difference in your family’s pesticide exposure with a small organic garden. “After talking with other parents, I realized we all wanted an inexpensive way to feed our children more foods with less pesticide residue. None of us had time and few of us had the space to grow large gardens. I began researching the problem and soon realized a family’s intake of pesticides could be substantially reduced by selecting their favorite foods from the EWG’s Dirty Dozen list and growing these in containers or small space gardens.” – Barbara Barker, from the first chapter The Environmental Working Group(EWG) analyzed USDA pesticide residue data and compiled this list of the “top twelve most contaminated… More >>

Container Gardening for Health: The 12 Most Important Fruits and Vegetables for your Organic Garden

• ISBN13: 9780711221352
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Shows you how to grow vegetables and fruit, using organic methods, even if you don’t have a garden; all that is necessary is a couple of pots or a window box…. More >>

Kitchen Harvest: Growing Organic Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs in Containers

• ISBN13: 9781580114714
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Like the Victory gardens of World War II, food gardens planted in sunny back or side yards during these economically challening times can provide families with nourishing, delicious food at a fraction of the cost to buy it at a supermarket. What’s more, families know that the food they grow themselves, with minimal or natural pesticides and minimal or no synthetic fertilizers, is safe from the many E. coli, Salmonella, and other “tainted-food scares” of recent years. Homegrown Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs: A Bountiful, Healthful Garden for Lean Times will help aspiring gardeners avoid disappoint or faillure with their first food gardens and help families who are already growing food crops to grow more and reduce their food costs!… More >>

Homegrown Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs: A Bountiful, Healthful Garden for Lean Times

• ISBN13: 9780922433926
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Secrets to growing big, juicy, prize-winning vegetables using common household products such as beer, dish soap, and cola are revealed in this book of gardening tricks, tips, and tonics. Beginning and experienced gardeners alike will learn easy but effective techniques for growing, protecting, storing, and saving vegetables, from asparagus and beets to rutabaga and zucchini. Topics include planning a plot; weeding, feeding, and watering; keeping plague and pests at bay; and harvesting and storage. The guide also reveals secrets for fighting fungus with molasses, wiping out weeds with a tonic of gin and vinegar, spreading wood ashes to grow a glorious garden, using herbs to protect against cabbage moths and carrot flies, and starting veggies in containers with coffee grounds…. More >>

Jerry Baker’s Terrific Tomatoes, Sensational Spuds, and Mouth-Watering Melons: 1,274 Super Secrets for Growing Prize-Winning Vegetables

• ISBN13: 9781580170017
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Here are step-by-step techniques for getting and growing free plants by saving seeds from more than 100 vegetables, herbs, and flowers. The book familiarizes readers with basic seed collecting and storing. Instruction is given on how to save seeds, sowing techniques, and the care and maintenance of seedlings. Over 300 two-color illustrations…. More >>

Seed Sowing and Saving: Step-by-Step Techniques for Collecting and Growing More Than 100 Vegetables, Flowers, and Herbs

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This book shows you how to have a healthy soil and recommends environmentally safe products and even some homemade remedies to control pests and disease in your garden. You’ll get nuts and bolts information on companion planting and the use of beneficial insects…. More >>

Texas Organic Vegetable Gardening: The Total Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Other Edible Plants the Natural Way

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The definitive sourcebook to growing, harvesting, preserving, and cooking. This superbly illustrated reference contains a wealth of information to help gardeners choose the plants best suited to their space, climate, and needs. Three experts guide the reader in choosing which vegetables, herbs, and fruit to grow, and then in successfully producing the crop. The vegetable and herb sections are arranged alphabetically by botanical Latin name, and the fruit section is arranged by fruit type. Accompanied by full color photographs and a brief introduction discussing the plant’s origins and history, each entry presents a wealth of practical tips on cultivation, including: – Edibility, nutritional value, the most useful and recommended varieties – Plant hardiness, propagation, and growing guidelines – Cropping, harvesting, and storing – Weed, pest, and disease control – Ornamental and wildlife value – A maintenance calendar – Pruning and training -… More >>

Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Better Homes and Gardens Magazine and BHG.com Offer Tips for Growing Vegetables, Landscaping and Container Gardening
With the start of spring, Better Homes and Gardens magazine and BHG.com are offering tips to gardeners anxious to get started now that the good weather is here. The gardening section of BHG.com has extensive information, photos and videos for landscaping, garden plans, garden care, growing vegetables, and a very inclusive plant encyclopedia.

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Shiny green cucumbers; firm, juicy tomatoes; baby lettuces handpicked one salad at a time—these are the tasty benefits of the backyard vegetable garden. But earth gardens are a lot of work. They require a plot of plantable land and a significant time commitment to sowing, watering, weeding, and tending each plant.

Is there a solution? 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.

Lifelong gardener Ed Smith became fascinated with the possibilities of self-watering containers and began testing dozens of vegetables in various containers, experimenting with nutrients, soil mixtures, plant varieties, and container positioning. Now Smith is here to tell gardeners that anyone can grow and enjoy wonderful organic vegetables, using pots with continu… More >>

Incredible Vegetables from Self-Watering Containers: Using Ed’s Amazing POTS System