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A Backyard-Gardener?s Guide to Growing a Bountiful, Great-Tasting Harvest The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener features:A full-color encyclopedia of over 100 vegetables and herbs with detailed, expert advice on growing them successfully from planting to harvestPlanting and growing techniques that keep maintenance to a minimumEntries on how to grow unusual edibles, such as refreshing mesclun for salads, colorful edible flowers, spicy mustards, and moreDescriptions and photos of a host of succulent vegetables, both hybrids and heirlooms, from common to exoticComplete information on improving even the poorest garden soil using safe, organic techniques, plus practical advice on making compostRecommendations on garden tools you need?and those you don?tInformation on controlling pests and diseases organically, without resorting to poisonous spraysSpectacular full-color photographs of vegetables and herbs, food gardens, and edible landscapes, plus 30 black-and-white line drawings
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Hosszú leírás:
A Backyard-Gardener?s Guide to Growing a Bountiful, Great-Tasting Harvest The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener features:A full-color encyclopedia of over 100 vegetables and herbs with detailed, expert advice on growing them successfully from planting to harvestPlanting and growing techniques that keep maintenance to a minimumEntries on how to grow unusual edibles, such as refreshing mesclun for salads, colorful edible flowers, spicy mustards, and moreDescriptions and photos of a host of succulent vegetables, both hybrids and heirlooms, from common to exoticComplete information on improving even the poorest garden soil using safe, organic techniques, plus practical advice on making compostRecommendations on garden tools you need?and those you don?tInformation on controlling pests and diseases organically, without resorting to poisonous spraysSpectacular full-color photographs of vegetables and herbs, food gardens, and edible landscapes, plus 30 black-and-white line drawings
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Tartalomjegyzék:
PART I: VEGETABLE & HERB GARDENING FROM THE GROUND UP. Chapter 1: Growing Your Own. Chapter 2: Getting Started. Chapter 3: Garden Tools & Equipment. Chapter 4: Improving the Soil. Chapter 5: Laying Out the Garden. Chapter 5: Laying Out the Garden. Chapter 6: Planting the Garden. Chapter 7: Caring for the Garden. Chapter 8: Coping with Garden Problems. PART II: PLANT PORTRAITS. PART III: APPENDIX. Reading About Gardening. Soil-Testing Sources. For More Information. Frost Dates and Growing Season Lengths. USDA Hardiness Zone Map. Index.
