Vegetable Gardening For Dummies Author: Charlie Nardozzi | Language: English | ISBN:
0470498706 | Format: EPUB
Vegetable Gardening For Dummies Description
From the Back Cover
Now updated — your guide to growing fresher, healthier food at home
Want to start a vegetable garden but don't have a green thumb? No worries! This practical, hands-on guide gives you the tools to grow and enjoy your own vegetables, from selecting the right spot for your plot to preparing the soil to harvesting and preserving. You'll confidently plant your veggies, give them the care they need, and pick them at the right time!
Go ahead and veg out — from carrots to cabbage and from peppers to potatoes, discover the best varieties of vegetables to grow and the specifics on how to grow them
Enjoy other edibles — grow berries and herbs to add flavor to your garden
Get down and dirty — review the latest techniques for proper watering, mulching, fertilizing, succession planting, interplanting, and container gardening
Say goodbye to pesky pests — keep your plants pest-free and healthy using the newest, safest methods
Open the book and find:
A new 8-page color insert
Updated illustrations
The benefits of growing vegetables
Ideas for different garden themes
A garden-planning guide
Different varieties of vegetables
All you need to know about seeds and transplants
How-tos on techniques for increasing your bounty
The best tools of the trade
Practical tips on harvesting and storing veggies
About the Author
Charlie Nardozzi has worked for more than 20 years bringing expert gardening information to home gardeners through the printed page, the Internet, radio, and television. He is currently a radio show host and a guest expert on many nationally syndicated radio shows such as Martha Stewart Living Radio. He was the host for PBS's Garden Smart and has been a gardening expert on other television shows such as HGTV's Today at Home.
- Paperback: 392 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (September 8, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470498706
- ISBN-13: 978-0470498705
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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