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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Gardening | Home » » » Vegetable Gardening | | | | | | | Description: | | Nothing beats the taste of vegetables from a home garden, and with Vegetable Gardening it's never been easier. With over 80 varieties of vegetables to choose from, eating delicious, just-picked produce is a snap. Learn every step of creating and maintaining a cornucopia of garden-fresh vegetables: from choosing and planning your plot, preparing the soil, selecting seeds or cultivating seedlings, proper watering, harvesting, and storing. From composting and mulching to caring for and harvesting vegetables, it's clear that most gardeners want to use organic methods and avoid chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
But what happens when things go wrong and organic solutions don't seem to be working? The two authors of this book have different answers to this question. Jane Courtier takes the view that organic methods are the first, best choice, but she occasionally uses chemical fertilizer and will resort to chemical pesticides if a serious problem arises. Fern Marshall Bradley writes from the viewpoint of a longtime organic gardener who's chosen never to use chemicals in her garden. Together they've created a book that looks at vegetable gardening from both points of view. There are substantive issues on both sides and in the end, it's an individual choice. Let them help you make up your own mind! | | | Features: | |
• From planting to picking-the complete guide to creating a bountiful garden
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Fern Marshall Bradley | | Hardcover:
| 288 pages | | Publisher:
| Readers Digest | | Publication Date:
| February 16, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0762106298 | | Package Length:
| 10.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 9 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Tons of great info...Dec 30, 2009
This is an extremely informative and inventive book on growing your own vegetables and herbs. It's filled with great ideas on how to handle various soils, seasons and pests. Easy to read, beautifully done and a great reference book for the beginner or experienced gardener.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great!Aug 29, 2009
This is a great book to have around. I will be referring to it over and over again.
This is my first year to garden and this book has really helped me in knowing what to plant and how to take care of it!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great Gardening ResourceJul 05, 2009
I am a long time gardener who has had off and on success growing vegetables. I own many gardening books including Vegetable Gardeners Bible. I like the Reader's Digest Book the best as it has a nice format, beautiful pictures and information that other garderning books do not contain. The book covers garden planning, setup, general growing tips, harvesting and storage (no other book has covered this). Then there is a multiple page section for each vegetable that can possible be grown. I also like that there are also two points of view offered by the two authors of this this book: totally organic and the use pesticides in special cases. I paid full price for this book at a local bookstore and felt it was money well spent.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Vegetable GardeningDec 12, 2008
This is the book to have if you are just starting out in gardening. I had never planted a garden before and this book made my garden a huge success. It talks about lots of different types of gardens and then near the pack (really the last half of the book) it goes through all the different things you can plant, discusses when to plant them, how far apart to place them, how many you should plant for how many people you have in your family. It also talks about diseases and how to get rid of them. I have no complaints about this book.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
For the GardenerNov 13, 2008
From doing a trial and error garden for the past two years, this book gives a lot of information for all vegetables in one book. Also going into soil preparation, the subject matter is helping in so many aspects. Would recommend to any home gardener.
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