This essential guide to growing a bountiful food garden includes detailed seed-starting, growing, and harvesting information for 62 vegetables, fruits, and herbs, a complete companion-planting guide, and organic pest-control handbook. The latest addition to Storey's bestselling Backyard Homestead series, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food is a one-stop reference for all the key information food gardeners need to grow a healthy, bountiful garden. Author Tanya Denckla Cobb presents key information based on extensive research and years of experience, including when to start…mehr
This essential guide to growing a bountiful food garden includes detailed seed-starting, growing, and harvesting information for 62 vegetables, fruits, and herbs, a complete companion-planting guide, and organic pest-control handbook. The latest addition to Storey's bestselling Backyard Homestead series, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food is a one-stop reference for all the key information food gardeners need to grow a healthy, bountiful garden. Author Tanya Denckla Cobb presents key information based on extensive research and years of experience, including when to start seeds for each type of crop (and at what temperature), how far apart to space seedlings, how to tell when a crop is ready to harvest, and notes on preservation. The book features a comprehensive companion planting guide and an in-depth review of the most effective organic pest control practices, including recipes for how to make your own pest deterrent sprays.
Tanya Denckla Cobb is the author of Reclaiming Our Food and The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food and is director of the Institute for Engagement & Negotiation at the University of Virginia, where she co-founded and chairs the Sustainable Food Collaborative and has taught food system planning. She co-founded and serves as faculty for the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute. At home, she enjoys the restorative energy of gardening and cooking. She lives in rural Virginia.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1 Creating a Self-Sustaining Garden The Self-Sustaining Garden Partners in a Self-Sustaining Garden Planning and Maintaining a Healthy Garden How to Use This Book Chapter 2 Vegetables Artichoke Asparagus Dried Beans Lima Beans Snap Beans Beet Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Celeriac Celery Corn Cucumber Eggplant Kale Lettuce Muskmelon Onion Pea Peanut Pepper Potato Spinach Squash Sweet Potato Tomato Chapter 3 Fruits & Nuts Planting a tree Almond Apple Apricot Blackberry Blueberry Sour Cherry Sweet Cherry Chinese Chestnut Filbert/Hazelnut Grape Kiwi Peach Pear Pecan Plum Chapter 4 Herbs Sweet Basil Caraway Chives Cilantro Dill Fennel Garlic Lavender Sweet Marjoram Oregano Parsley Rosemary Sage Tarragon Chapter 5 Organic Remedies * Selected Beneficial Insects * First line of Defense: Plan Ahead * Second Line of Defense: Prevention Strategies * Third Line of Defense: Identify the Problem * Identifying and Treating Common Problems * Overview of Symptoms and Remedies * Glossary of Organic Remedies * Controlling Diseases * Controlling Insects and Animals Chapter 6 Allies & Companions
Chapter 1 Creating a Self-Sustaining Garden The Self-Sustaining Garden Partners in a Self-Sustaining Garden Planning and Maintaining a Healthy Garden How to Use This Book Chapter 2 Vegetables Artichoke Asparagus Dried Beans Lima Beans Snap Beans Beet Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Celeriac Celery Corn Cucumber Eggplant Kale Lettuce Muskmelon Onion Pea Peanut Pepper Potato Spinach Squash Sweet Potato Tomato Chapter 3 Fruits & Nuts Planting a tree Almond Apple Apricot Blackberry Blueberry Sour Cherry Sweet Cherry Chinese Chestnut Filbert/Hazelnut Grape Kiwi Peach Pear Pecan Plum Chapter 4 Herbs Sweet Basil Caraway Chives Cilantro Dill Fennel Garlic Lavender Sweet Marjoram Oregano Parsley Rosemary Sage Tarragon Chapter 5 Organic Remedies * Selected Beneficial Insects * First line of Defense: Plan Ahead * Second Line of Defense: Prevention Strategies * Third Line of Defense: Identify the Problem * Identifying and Treating Common Problems * Overview of Symptoms and Remedies * Glossary of Organic Remedies * Controlling Diseases * Controlling Insects and Animals Chapter 6 Allies & Companions
Afterword Bibliography Suggested Reading Index
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