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The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible, 2nd Edition: Discover Ed’s High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions: Wide Rows, Organic Methods, Raised Beds, Deep Soil
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$24.95$20.71 Free ShippingThe invaluable resource for home food gardeners! Ed Smith’s W-O-R-D system has helped countless gardeners grow an abundance of vegetables and herbs. And those tomatoes and zucchini and basil and cucumbers have nourished countless families, neighbors, and friends with delicious, fresh produce. The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible is essential reading for locavores in every corner of North America!
Everything you loved about the first edition of The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible is still here: friendly, accessible language; full-color photography; comprehensive vegetable specific information in the A-to-Z section; ahead-of-its-time commitment to organic methods; and much more.
Now, Ed Smith is back with a 10th Anniversary Edition for the next generation of vegetable gardeners. New to this edition is coverage of 15 additional vegetables, including an expanded section on salad greens and more European and Asian vegetables. Readers will also find growing information on more fruits and herbs, new cultivar photographs in many vegetable entries, and a much-requested section on extending the season into the winter months. No matter how cold the climate, growers can bring herbs indoors and keep hardy greens alive in cold frames or hoop houses.
The impulse to grow vegetables is even stronger in 2009 than it was in 2000, when Storey published The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible. The financial and environmental costs of fossil fuels raise urgent questions: How far should we be shipping food? What are the health costs of petroleum-based pesticides and herbicides? Do we have to rely on megafarms that use gasoline-powered machinery to grow and harvest crops? With every difficult question, more people think, “Maybe I should grow a few vegetables of my own.” This book will continue to answer all their vegetable gardening questions.
Praise for the First Edition:
“In every small town, there is a vegetable garden that people go out of the way to walk past. Smith is the guy who grew that garden.” — Verlyn Klinkenborg, The New York Times Book Review
“An abundance of photographs . . . visually bolster the techniques described, while frequent subheads, sidebars, and information-packed photo captions make the layout user-friendly . . . [Smith’s] book is thorough and infused with practical wisdom and a dry Vermont humor that should endear him to readers.” — Publisher’s Weekly
“Smith . . . clearly explains everything novice and experienced gardeners need to know to grow vegetables and herbs. . . . ” — Library Journal
“this book will answer all your questions as well as put you on the path to an abundant harvest. As a bonus, anecdotes and stories make this informative book fun to read.” – New York NewsdayStorey Publishing
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A little homegrown Spring Asparagus, Beetroot leaves because I love a splash of colour…
A little homegrown Spring harvest…….
Asparagus, Beetroot leaves because I love a splash of colour on the dinner plate and a little posy of English Daisies for the kitchen bench. Due to the fact in Spring it is incredibly hard to walk through the garden picking vegetables without getting distracted by all the flowers planted amongst them! -
Hey, you! Do you live in California? Do you have a lawn that you’re…
?Hey, you! Do you live in California? Do you have a lawn that you’re feeling inspired to remove – to replace with natives, drought tolerant perennials, and edibles? Did you know that you could get paid by the state and other local agencies to do so? That’s right!
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We are getting a check for $500 from our city Public Works department this week; $1 per square foot of grass we removed, helping to offset the cost of our project! If I had done my research better, we could have gotten double that. See, I was mistakenly led to believe that our local grass removal rebate program was an extension of the one provided by the state, just administered locally, so we only worked with our local city folks. Turns out you can actually get $2 per square foot from the state directly! Also, you can apply for BOTH programs, local and state, but your combined max rebate will be $2 per square foot (with a $2k cap) – meaning we could have still gone through the city and then gone to the state for another $1 per. Unfortunately we didn’t realize this little detail until the project was already completed, making us ineligible for further funding.
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Here is the deal: You have to apply BEFORE you start the lawn removal because they want to verify the before and after; we had before and after inspections. Both front and back yards count! The programs have stipulations such as: all sprinklers must be converted to drip, you must include a certain percentage of plants and not simply gravel the whole yard or something, the plants must be drought tolerant, etc. with an exception for edibles; they don’t have to be drought-tolerant. We included a few blueberry bushes and herbs in this recent project but no raised beds, so I’m honestly not sure what their policy is on those. You’ll have to call and see.
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Check in with your city/county water agencies, public works, etc, and then google “California Turf Removal Rebate Program” and the first hit is the Department of Water Resources/Save Our Water website for the state program. I’m sure some other arid states have similar programs. Look into it! Money was definitely not the motivation for this project, but it is a nice little cherry on top! ??? -
‘Red Pear’ is an indeterminate heirloom tomato variety with a vigorous growth habit that’s…
‘Red Pear’ is an indeterminate heirloom tomato variety with a vigorous growth habit that’s great in salads and pastas. Vertical support is highly recommended.#heirloomtomatoes #permaculture #organic #vegetables #garden #sustainable #foodforest #nature #seedsaving #homesteading #urbangarden #healthy #food #survival #gardening #openpollinated #plants #tomatoes #selfreliance #growyourown #Colorado #seeds #amkhaseed
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Give #greywater and #permaculture and #gardensnotlawns a chance. Get our best, free:
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101 Organic Gardening Hacks: Eco-friendly Solutions to Improve Any Garden
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$19.99$13.59 Free ShippingCreate simple solutions for growing organic gardens!
The word “hack” has a multitude of meanings these days, but if you ask garden author Shawna Coronado what a hack is, she might just wave her hand toward her own back yard. She could be pointing at the garden bench she created from leftover wood posts and a few cinder blocks, or the rows of wine bottles buried soldier-style along a winding pathway, or even the garden soil itself, which is blended by hand from an organic soil recipe she devised. A hack is really just a great idea that’s come to life.
In 101 Organic Garden Hacks you’ll find the top tips, tricks, and solutions Shawna has dreamed up in her career as one of America’s most creative gardeners. Some are practical timesavers; others offer clever ways to “upcycle” everyday items in your garden. One characteristic every hack shares is that they are completely organic and unfailingly environmentally friendly. Divided into a dozen different categories for easy reference, each hack is accompanied by a clear photo that shows you exactly how to complete it. If you are looking for resourceful ways to improve your garden and promote green living values right at home, you’ll love paging through this fascinating, eye-catching book.
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The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible, 2nd Edition: Discover Ed’s High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions: Wide Rows, Organic Methods, Raised Beds, Deep Soil
Storey Publishing, LLCPrice: Free
Smith’s legendary high-yield gardening method emphasizes wide rows, organic methods, raised beds, and deep soil. Succeed with fussy plants, try new and unusual varieties, and learn how to innovatively extend your growing season. With thorough profiles of hundreds of popular varieties, The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible provides expert information and an inspiring roadmap for gardeners of all skill levels to enjoy abundant homegrown vegetables.Free
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Gardening for Butterflies: How You Can Attract and Protect Beautiful, Beneficial Insects
Library Journal Starred Review Welcome the world’s most exquisite visitors to your garden! Gardening for Butterflies, by the experts at the Xerces Society, introduces you to a variety of colorful garden guests who need our help, and shows you how to design a habitat where they will thrive. This optimistic call to arms is packed with…;
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Library Journal Starred Review
Welcome the world’s most exquisite visitors to your garden! Gardening for Butterflies, by the experts at the Xerces Society, introduces you to a variety of colorful garden guests who need our help, and shows you how to design a habitat where they will thrive. This optimistic call to arms is packed with everything you need to create a beautiful, beneficial, butterfly-filled garden. Gardeners will learn why butterflies matter, why they are in danger, and what simple steps we can take to make a difference. You’ll learn how to choose the right plants, how to design a butterfly-friendly garden, and how to create a garden that flutters and flourishes with life.
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The Foodscape Revolution: Finding a Better Way to Make Space for Food and Beauty in Your Garden
Foodscaping visionary Brie Arthur looks at under-utilized garden spaces around homes or in the landscaped common spaces of planned communities – and she sees places where food can be grown…inter-planted with non-food ornamental plants for year-round beauty. This is a new way of looking at public and private spaces, where aesthetics and function operate together…;
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Foodscaping visionary Brie Arthur looks at under-utilized garden spaces around homes or in the landscaped common spaces of planned communities – and she sees places where food can be grown…inter-planted with non-food ornamental plants for year-round beauty. This is a new way of looking at public and private spaces, where aesthetics and function operate together to benefit individuals and entire communities. In The Foodscape Revolution, Arthur presents her status-quo-shaking plan to reinvent the common landscape – in a way that even HOA’s would approve. Call it food gardening “in plain sight,” and having it all.
In this entertaining and informative book, you’ll learn which edible and ornamental pairings work best to increase biodiversity, how to situate beds to best utilize natural water and light resources, and most importantly, how to begin an enriched gardening lifestyle that is beneficial, sustainable and empowering. With full-color photos, design plans, simple projects and bountiful tips, The Foodscape Revolution can be life-changing.
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Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening
Plant parsley and asparagus together and you’ll have more of each, but keep broccoli and tomato plants far apart if you want them to thrive. Utilize the natural properties of plants to nourish the soil, repel pests, and secure a greater harvest. With plenty of insightful advice and suggestions for planting schemes, Louise Riotte will…;
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Plant parsley and asparagus together and you’ll have more of each, but keep broccoli and tomato plants far apart if you want them to thrive. Utilize the natural properties of plants to nourish the soil, repel pests, and secure a greater harvest. With plenty of insightful advice and suggestions for planting schemes, Louise Riotte will inspire you to turn your garden into a naturally nurturing ecosystem.Storey Publishing
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Golden Gate Gardening, 3rd Edition: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area & Coastal California
The bible of vegetable gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area has been revised and updated! Packed with more than 400 pages of reliable information, Golden Gate Gardenin offers encyclopedic coverage of gardening principles and practices specific to the Bay Area and the Northern California coast. Author Pam Peirce explains strategies for growing common favorite…;
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The bible of vegetable gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area has been revised and updated! Packed with more than 400 pages of reliable information, Golden Gate Gardenin offers encyclopedic coverage of gardening principles and practices specific to the Bay Area and the Northern California coast. Author Pam Peirce explains strategies for growing common favorite vegetables and herbs, plus unusual ones that bring variety to the garden. She includes information on organizing a garden, dealing with pests, assessing a microclimate, cultivating fruit trees, gardening on a rooftop, harvesting the crop, and creating delicious gardener’s dishes. This third edition also contains new or updated information on resources for specific seeds, tomato planting, organic gardening, and vegetables not included in previous editions, including amaranth, shell beans, Chinese broccoli, broccoli raab, Florence fennel, oca, okra, and quinoa. Charts, sidebars, maps, and online resources help make the vegetable gardening experience easier and more fun.Used Book in Good Condition
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Hydroponics: A Comprehensive Guide to Hydroponics (DIY Hydroponics Gardening, Aquaponics, Homesteading Book 1)
Hydroponics 101This book contains everything you need to know to grow hydroponically at home whether it’s a few heads of lettuce or food for your whole family. Hydroponics works well as a growing method because you’re giving the plant exactly what it needs and nothing else. On a molecular and genetic level, your plants cannot…;
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Hydroponics 101
This book contains everything you need to know to grow hydroponically at home whether it’s a few heads of lettuce or food for your whole family. Hydroponics works well as a growing method because you’re giving the plant exactly what it needs and nothing else. On a molecular and genetic level, your plants cannot be any better simply because you’re meeting their every need to the maximum.
Even if you just want to start small, this book has all you need to know about the process that makes hydroponics so ingenious. You don’t have to be a commercial farmer to make this method work for you. The great thing about hydroponics is that you can literally garden anywhere. Don’t have a yard? Don’t have a basement? You can literally set up a table top system in the corner of your dining room and grow fresh herbs year round. Any indoor space is suitable as long as you buy the right components to suit your plant’s needs.
Within this book, you’ll find the answers to these questions and more. Just some of the questions and topics covered include
- What is Hydroponics?
- Types of Hydroponic Systems
- Hydroponic System Elements
- How plants Grow
- Water and Nutrients
- Lighting Your Plants
- Nutrients and Solutions
- Troubleshooting
- And much more!
Download the book now and learn more about hydroponics
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Hydroponics: The Definitive Guide to Gardening without Soil From Beginner to Expert Growers (Hydroponics, Aquaponics, Self Sufficiency, Home Growing, Gardening, Horticulture, Homesteading)
DescriptionHydroponic gardening frees you from the endless cycle of buying soil, plant food, and containers. Soil gardening has its uses, but the benefits of hydroponic gardening will open your eyes to a whole new way of making your life sustainable off of your own labors. Hydroponic gardening has been around for centuries, although modern systems…;
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Hydroponic gardening frees you from the endless cycle of buying soil, plant food, and containers. Soil gardening has its uses, but the benefits of hydroponic gardening will open your eyes to a whole new way of making your life sustainable off of your own labors.
Hydroponic gardening has been around for centuries, although modern systems were invented in the 1920s. Today, hydroponic gardening is the most affordable and beneficial way of maintaining a home garden, whether you desire it to be a small or large affair.You will learn:
The history behind hydroponics
The benefits over soil gardening
The hydroponic systems/methods
The best hydroponic system for your needs
This book includes beginner steps to help turn you into an expert hydroponic gardener. Start reading now, so you can gain the advantages this book provides.
Included in this book:
The best crops for hydroponic gardening
A beginner’s synopsis for the best crops
How to control pests
Troubleshooting common problems
FAQs to help you build a great garden.
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Weedless Gardening
Conventional wisdom says to garden from the bottom up, turning over the soil every spring until your back aches. Ironically, this does such a good job aerating that gardeners spend the rest of the season pulling weeds and replacing the suddenly energized (and easily used up) nutrients. Mother nature, on the other hand, gardens from…;
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Conventional wisdom says to garden from the bottom up, turning over the soil every spring until your back aches. Ironically, this does such a good job aerating that gardeners spend the rest of the season pulling weeds and replacing the suddenly energized (and easily used up) nutrients. Mother nature, on the other hand, gardens from the top down-layering undisturbed soil with leaves and other organic materials. In following this example and synthesizing the work of other perceptive gardeners, Lee Reich presents a compelling new system called weedless gardening.Weedless GardeningThe Weedless Garden is good for plants and it’s good for people. It protects the soil, contributes to plant health, reduces water needs, cuts down on a gardener’s labor, encourages earthworms and, of course, mitigates weed problems by keeping the seeds dormant. Four basic tenets form the system’s backbone-minimize soil disruption; protect soil surface; avoid soil compaction; use drip irrigation-and the way to get there is simple. For a new bed or established garden, layering is key, and the perfect material to use is also among the most common-newspaper. Add organic mulch and compost on top, and plants are growing in rich, self-generating humus. From vegetable gardening to flower gardens to planting trees, shrubs, and vines, The Weedless Garden works everywhere-allowing the gardener to work quite a bit less.
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Rodale’s Basic Organic Gardening: A Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Healthy Garden
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When the inspiration hits to start an organic garden, many novices could benefit from a guidebook that speaks directly to their enthusiasm, their goals, and, of course, their need for solid information that speaks a newbie’s language–from the most trusted source for organic gardening methods.
In Rodale’s Basic Organic Gardening, general garden-building skills (from “Do I need to dig?” to “Where do I dig?”) and specific techniques (from “How do I plant a seed?” to “How much should I water?”) are presented in growing-season order–from garden planning and planting to growing and harvesting. Many other need-to-know topics like soil, compost, seeds, pest control, and weeds are explained in simple language to ensure success, even on a small scale, on the first try. More than 100 common garden terms are defined, and Smart Starts sidebars offer doable projects to build confidence and enthusiasm for expanding a garden when a gardener is ready. A flower, vegetable, and herb finder highlights easy care plants with good track records. Plus, there are no-dig garden methods, simple garden layouts, and tips and hints inspired by the most popular pageviews on OrganicGardening.com.
With a “no question is unwelcome” approach, a troubleshooting section lessens frustrations and encourages experimentation. Rodale’s Basic Organic Gardening is everything a beginning gardener (or one who’s new to gardening organically) needs to get growing and keep a garden going strong all season.
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Fall happenings in the front yard garden Happy Saturday to you! . . Everything…
? Fall happenings in the front yard garden ? Happy Saturday to you!
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. ? Everything is enjoying these warm Indian summer days, paired with the cool crisp nights to help balance it all out nicely ??
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(somewhat) In order of appearance: yarrow, sage, oregano, thyme, the blue glow agave, a lagunitas sour, various brassicas (romanesco, broccoli, kohlrabi, green cabbage), 9 varieties of radishes and 2 of turnips that are about to be thinned, carrots, passionfruit, kales, mustard greens, beets, arugulua, the habanada that was left behind, more brassicas including red cabbage, bougainvallia, rosemary, fig, and the turmeric ❤
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