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Growing Vegetables: A Basic Guide to Vegetable Gardening

Author(s): Dolezal, Robert; Rickard, John M.
ISBN10: 1589230566
ISBN13: 9781589230569
Cover: Paperback
 
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SummaryTable of Contents
- Learn how to plant and care for your vegetable garden.- Encyclopedia covers more than 100 of the most sure-fire vegetable varieties.
Pretty, Productive Vegetable Gardens
1(8)
Delight in vegetable gardens with beauty and fresh flavors---Container Vegetable Gardens
2(1)
Small-Space Vegetable Gardens
3(1)
Raised Beds and French Intensive Gardens
4(1)
Hillside Terrace Gardens
5(1)
Row Gardens
6(3)
The Guide to Productive Gardens
9(12)
To achieve a bounty of vegetables, you must know the factors for growth and production---Fresh and Nutritious Vegetables
10(1)
Climate and Exposure
11(1)
Garden Options and Decisions
12(1)
Building Gardens in Small Units
13(1)
Grid-Planting Diagrams
14(2)
Bed Layout Diagrams
16(1)
Planting Succession Diagrams
17(1)
Tools, Equipment, and Materials
18(1)
Sources and Resources
19(2)
Preparing for Planting
21(18)
Learn the essentials of improving soil, adding irrigation, building raised beds, and installing a garden---Site and Soil
22(1)
Percolation Test
22(1)
Testing Soil
23(1)
Amending Soil
24(1)
Incorporating Fertilizers and Amendments
25(1)
Gardening in Containers
26(1)
Choosing and Preparing Containers for Vegetables
27(1)
Raised Beds and Terraces
28(1)
Preparing a Raised Bed
29(1)
Plots for Planting
30(1)
Fences and Animal Pests
30(1)
Preparing Beds, Hills, and Rows
31(1)
Supporting Plants
32(1)
Installing Supports
33(1)
Planning for Irrigation
34(1)
Laying Drip and Soaker-hose Irrigation
35(1)
Preparing for the Garden Seasons
36(1)
Building a Cold Frame
37(2)
Choosing and Planting Vegetables
39(18)
Get your garden up and growing---Selecting Vegetables
40(1)
Planning Vegetable Successions
41(1)
Cool-Season and Warm-Season Vegetables
42(1)
Planting and Harvest Planner
43(3)
Early Starts for Vegetables
46(1)
Starting Plants Indoors
47(1)
Growing Vegetables From Seed
48(1)
Thinning
48(1)
Planting Seed in Gardens
49(1)
Transplanting to Garden Soil
50(1)
Hardening Transplants
50(1)
Planting Individual Plants
51(1)
Early Care of Newly Planted Vegetables
52(1)
Early-Season Frost Protection
52(1)
Row Covers and Mulching
53(1)
Staking and Supporting
54(1)
Installing Tomato Cages
55(2)
Caring for Vegetables
57(16)
Good garden care means quality when it's time to harvest---Watering
58(1)
Watering Techniques
59(1)
Cultivating and Weed Prevention
60(1)
Cultivating a Garden
61(1)
Fertilizing
62(1)
Synthetic and Liquid Fertilizers
62(1)
Applying Organic Fertilizers
63(1)
Controlling Growth
64(1)
Lodging and Blanching
64(1)
Pinching and Pruning
65(1)
Vegetable Garden Pests
66(1)
Applying Garden Chemicals
67(1)
Integrated Pest Management
68(1)
Pest Symptoms, Causes, Cures
69(1)
Diseases Affecting Vegetables
70(1)
Disease Symptoms, Causes, Cures
71(2)
Harvesting and Preserving
73(6)
Produce at its peak of flavor is a treat reserved for those who grow their own vegetables---Harvesting Vegetables
74(1)
Harvest Techniques
75(1)
Storage, Preserving, and Drying
76(1)
Canning and Pickling
76(1)
Preparing Vegetables for Freezing
77(2)
Encyclopedia of Vegetable Plants
79(37)
A gallery of the most popular and widely planted vegetables and herbs, with all the facts you'll need to grow them successfully in your garden
RESOURCES AND INDEX 116(2)
USDA Plant Hardiness Around the World
116(1)
North America
116(1)
Australia
117(1)
New Zealand
117(1)
South Africa
117(1)
Europe
117(1)
On-line
118(1)
Index
118

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