Blue Ribbon Vegetable Gardening

Author : Jodi Torpey
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-09
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781612123950

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Blue Ribbon Vegetable Gardening by Jodi Torpey Pdf

Win the blue ribbon every time! Master Gardener Jodi Torpey offers all the information you need to grow champion vegetables — beans, beets, cabbages, cucumbers, eggplants, onions, peppers, pumpkins, squash, and tomatoes — covering everything from choosing the right varieties and scheduling planting dates to harvesting, preparing, and transporting your produce. She also walks you through every aspect of competitive showing, with useful tips for thinking like a judge. This book will delight you with lively photos of mammoth pumpkins, truly gigantic onions, perfectly pear-shaped eggplants, and the farmers and gardeners who grow them. Filled with the excitement of a county fair, it’s a fun read as well as a solid guide to growing the biggest, tastiest, best-looking vegetables for miles around.

Author : Susan Waggoner
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0847824152

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The Old-Time Blue-Ribbon Gardener's Handbook by Susan Waggoner Pdf

"The Old-Time, Blue-Ribbon Gardener's Handbook: Tips, Techniques, and Projects" brings back the days of the big backyard and the home-oriented pleasure of days gone by. Full of visually appealing vintage art that exudes old-fashioned warmth and a wealth of classic, time-tested gardening know-how, this stunning volume is a classic that will delight beginning and experienced gardeners of all ages as well as those interested in popular culture and graphic design. This is the first gardening book of its kind to offer basic gardening information and projects illustrated with authentic vintage art, which ranges from charming seed packets and colorful gardening catalogs and advertisements to photographs and step-by-step line drawings from gardening magazines and rarely seen books. Chapters cover all the timeless basics: planning; equipment; soil; lawns; trees and shrubs; annuals and perennials; roses; bulbs, tubers, and corms; vegetable gardening; berries and fruit trees; weeds, pests, and diseases; and special projects. Tip boxes and anecdotal sidebars provide helpful information and a witty, historical perspective throughout. Beautifully designed and printed on heavy paper stock that authentically replicates the artwork, this volume is an indispensable reference of tried-and-true gardening tips and techniques that is as useful as it is collectible.

Author : Kenneth E Spaeth
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781623495565

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Circle Gardening by Kenneth E Spaeth Pdf

As more people become concerned with food safety as well as the environment, vegetable gardening offers an opportunity to grow produce at home. Not everyone has the time, money, or energy to take on the challenge of starting a vegetable garden, however. In Circle Gardening, Kenneth E. Spaeth Jr., a soil and ecosystem specialist, provides a fresh approach and thorough guide to vegetable gardening for all gardeners, experienced and beginner alike. Through years of experimentation, Spaeth has found circle gardening, an ancient method “as old as agriculture,” to be not only an efficient but also an aesthetically pleasing way to grow plants. By arranging them in a concentrated circle rather than in rows, gardeners are able to conserve compost, fertilizer, and water. Depending on the number of vegetables planted, this design can save time and be less physically demanding. The rationale for planting your veggies in a circle is scientific, too—many plants clump together in nature and thrive in groups, and so planting in circles actually mimics natural plant distribution. There are other questions that befuddle expert and beginner gardeners, too: What is the difference between organic and conventional gardening? Are there significant pros and cons to each? What makes up the soil in a garden? Spaeth provides clear answers to these complex questions. The book also includes quick vegetable guides in the back along with information on composting, calculating fertilizer rates, and gauging soil health.

Author : Douglas Florian
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0152010181

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Vegetable Garden by Douglas Florian Pdf

A family plants a vegetable garden and helps it grow to a rich harvest.

Author : Edward C. Smith
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781603426985

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The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible by Edward C. Smith Pdf

Harvest tomatoes on a patio, produce a pumpkin in a planter, and grow broccoli on a balcony! Best-selling author Ed Smith shows you everything you need to know to successfully create and care for an edible container garden, from choosing the right plants and selecting appropriate containers through controlling pests without chemicals and harvesting fresh vegetables. You’ll discover that container gardening is an easy and fun way to enjoy summer’s bounty in even the smallest of growing spaces.

Author : Clare Matthews
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781620082485

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Low-Maintenance Vegetable Gardening by Clare Matthews Pdf

Spend less time in the garden—and get more results! Low Maintenance Vegetable Gardening is an indispensible guide for anyone with limited time who still wants to achieve high yields from their vegetable plot.

Author : Frederick Frye Rockwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Vegetable gardening
ISBN : 9781606209998

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Home Vegetable Gardening by Frederick Frye Rockwell Pdf

Author : Dennis R. Pittenger
Publisher : UCANR Publications
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Vegetable gardening
ISBN : 1879906120

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Home Vegetable Gardening by Dennis R. Pittenger Pdf

Author : Karen Newcomb
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-17
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781607746843

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The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden by Karen Newcomb Pdf

One of the best books for beginning and experienced vegetable gardeners, this clear, straightforward, easy-to-read gardening bestseller (over 500,000 copies sold) uses organic, biodynamic methods to produce large amounts of vegetables in very small spaces. To accommodate today's lifestyles, a garden needs to fit easily into a very small plot, take as little time as possible to maintain, require a minimum amount of water, and still produce prolifically. That's exactly what a postage stamp garden does. Postage stamp gardens are as little as 4 by 4 feet, and, after the initial soil preparation, they require very little extra work to produce a tremendous amount of vegetables--for instance, a 5-by-5-foot bed will produce a minimum of 200 pounds of vegetables. When first published 40 years ago, the postage stamp techniques, including closely planted beds rather than rows, vines and trailing plants grown vertically to free up space, and intercropping, were groundbreaking. Revised for an all new generation of gardeners, this edition includes brand new information on the variety of heirloom vegetables available today and how to grow them the postage stamp way. Now, in an ever busier world, the postage stamp intensive gardening method continues to be invaluable for gardeners who wish to weed, water, and work a whole lot less yet produce so much more.

Author : F F 1884-1976 Rockwell
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1015769403

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Home Vegetable Gardening; a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use by F F 1884-1976 Rockwell Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Samuel Bowdlear Green
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Vegetable gardening
ISBN : WISC:89037166535

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Vegetable Gardening by Samuel Bowdlear Green Pdf

Author : Liberty Hyde Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Truck farming
ISBN : UOM:39015023453726

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The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey Pdf

Author : Donna Brown
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-14
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781312074453

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Simply Vegetable Gardening-Simple Organic Gardening Tips for the Beginning Gardener by Donna Brown Pdf

With food costs rising sharply every time we step into a grocery store, it is time everyone started a garden. This book shows you how. Learn to start a vegetable garden using healthful, easy to grow vegetables, and extend your harvest from early spring through winter. This guide shows the best ways the author has found to grow healthful vegetables from the moment the ground thaws in the spring until the ground freezes again in the winter. Cygnet Brown is not a novice gardener. She has over forty years of practical gardening experience under her belt. For her, organic gardening principles are not simply a philosophy, they are a way of life. Without using chemical fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides, she has managed to grow many of the family's groceries and has improved her corner of the planet's soil in the process. Her use of this natural, practical philosophy stems from the premise that "healthy soil produces healthy plants."

Author : Kathy Burns-Millyard
Publisher : Electronic Perceptions
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-19
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780985475635

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Vegetable Gardening 101 by Kathy Burns-Millyard Pdf

Author : Mel Bartholomew Foundation
Publisher : All New Square Foot Gardening
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781591866831

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Square Foot Gardening: Growing Perfect Vegetables by Mel Bartholomew Foundation Pdf

A visual guide to vegetable ripeness helps readers decide the perfect time to pick or buy produce, along with information on storage and ripening.