Vegetable Gardening For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119782070 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 416 str.

National Gardening Association

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Digging Into the Basics of Vegetable Gardening 5Chapter 1: Vegetable Gardening 101 7Chapter 2: Eyeing the Popularity and Benefits of Vegetable Gardening 15Chapter 3: Planning Your Veggie Garden 23Part 2: Focusing on All Things Veggies 43Chapter 4: Tomatoes: The King of Veggies 45Chapter 5: Meeting the Tomato's Cousins: Peppers and Eggplants 63Chapter 6: Growing Underground Crops: Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes 79Chapter 7: Sweet and Simple: Beans and Peas 99Chapter 8: Vigorous Vines: Cucumbers, Melons, Pumpkins, and Squash 117Chapter 9: Cool Weather Staples: Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, and Cauliflower 137Chapter 10: A Salad for All Seasons: Lettuce, Spinach, Swiss Chard, and Specialty Greens 151Chapter 11: Sweet Corn and an A to T of Other Worthy Veggies 167Chapter 12: Edible Landscapes: Fruits, Herbs, and Pretty Things to Eat 197Part 3: Getting Down and Dirty in Your Vegetable Garden 215Chapter 13: On Your Mark, Get Set Grow! 217Chapter 14: Workin' the Dirt 239Chapter 15: Maintaining Your Vegetable Garden 257Chapter 16: Surveying Some Cool Planting Techniques 287Chapter 17: Keeping Your Plants Healthy 301Chapter 18: Containing Your Veggies 319Chapter 19: Harvesting, Storing, and Preserving Vegetables 329Part 4: The Part of Tens 339Chapter 20: Ten Tools of the Trade 341Chapter 21: Ten (or So) Ways to Extend Your Growing Season 351Appendix: Planning Guidelines and Other Resources 359Index 383

O autorze

The National Gardening Association is the leading garden-based educational organization in the United States. Visit http//:garden.org.Charlie Nardozzi is a nationally recognized garden writer, radio and TV show host, consultant, and speaker. Charlie delights in making gardening information simple, easy, fun, and accessible to everyone.