Tanya Denckla Cobb

The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food (eBook, ePUB)

A Crop-by-Crop Reference for 62 Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, and Herbs

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781635867916
• Artikelnr.: 68177864

Autorenporträt

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
                       
                        Afterword
                        Bibliography
                        Suggested Reading
                        Index