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"Prepare to encounter new varieties of common plant species, learn their history and benefits, and, most of all, identify fascinating new edibles to grow in your own gardens. Written by gardening expert Matt Mattus, Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening offers a wealth of new and exciting opportunities, alongside beautiful photography, lore, insight, and humor that can only come from someone who has grown each vegetable himself and truly loves...
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"In a recent survey, over 22 million Americans identified their eating habits as "vegetarian-inclined." They haven't given up meat, but understand that we need to rethink the way we plan meals. These millions of people are always on the hunt for new, creative ways to work more of them into their diets. Food Network star Nikki Dinki is here to fill this need. She's not a vegetarian; she's not a vegan; Nikki is simply a great chef and healthy eater...
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"Vertical Gardening is the secret to making the most of your space; when you grow upward rather than outward, you will double or triple the yield from your small-space garden. In Vertical Vegetables, author Amy Andrychowicz shows you a thing or two about growing up. Bigger yields per square foot may be the main reason for vertical growing, but vertical gardens also offer opportunities that go beyond the purely functional--they can be beautiful, too!...
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"Are you ready to become a seed-starting and -saving champion? Author and gardening expert Julie Thompson-Adolf will walk you through every step of the journey, making the entire process a joy. In this book you'll find: Extensive plant entries that cover all the most popular vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers; Tips and hints, such as how to encourage stubborn seeds to germinate; Lists to help you find the best plants to add to your garden, whether...
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"The first zucchini of a summer garden is always exciting, but what happens when the plants just keep growing...and growing...and growing? Zora soon finds herself with more zucchini than her family can bake, sauté, or barbecue. Fortunately the ever-resourceful girl comes up with a perfect plan--a garden swap!"--Page [4] of cover.
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Help kids grow their own fresh food! Kids will be able to plant and grow ingredients for a fresh salad, make plant markers, a pot scarecrow to keep the birds away and more. Super Simple Salad Gardens will help them learn how. Dig into the world of gardening! Simple text, how-to photos, and garden care advice make it easy and fun. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing.
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This charming book of sixty-five recipes plus tips and activities makes any farmers' market a fun and flavorful adventure for the whole family.
From exploring the different booths to selecting produce and tasting the unique flavors each season brings, the farmers' market provides a fertile playground for kids. It provides a fun family activity while building healthy habits and supporting sustainable eating. When you introduce kids to the...
From exploring the different booths to selecting produce and tasting the unique flavors each season brings, the farmers' market provides a fertile playground for kids. It provides a fun family activity while building healthy habits and supporting sustainable eating. When you introduce kids to the...
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A hands-on guide to the ins and outs of raising and using vegetables. Want to grow your own?
Nothing beats the taste of vegetables from a home garden, and with Vegetable Gardening for Beginners it's never been easier. With many 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...
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Are you looking to learn how to plant delicious vegetables, garden herbs and beautiful flowers in your backyard? Do you want to plant a garden in your backyard, but don't know where to start? Did you also know that gardening can also help improve your health in many different ways? Do you have goals for your backyard garden, but don't know how to achieve them? Have you been searching for a resource to help you understand gardening and how to get started...
13) Apples
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Information on apples for every occasion, covering dessert, cooking and cider varieties. Delicious recipes on everything from apple crumble to making cider. Packed with practical advice on growing and picking your own apples. Everyone wants to eat local, home-grown fruit and vegetables and this helpful guide is a wonderful sourcebook of the quintessential English fruit – the apple. Covering a range of apple varieties that can be found growing in...
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The Royal Horticultural Society The Half Hour Allotment (first published in 2005) has been a best-selling gardening title for Frances Lincoln and the Royal Horticultural Society for many years. This new edition re-presents the classic in a fresh new illustrated format with hundreds of new photographs and a bright new design.
The book explains the philosophy of spending half an hour each day on the allotment in order to produce something to harvest...
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How To Grow Green Beans is a perfect start to growing fresh organic food for yourself and your family and friends. There are many different types of beans and depending on your climate, you may be able to grow some of the more exotic varieties. How to grow Green Beans will help you grow green beans that can be grown pretty much anywhere.
This guide includes a little about green beans and healthy reasons why you should include them in your diet.
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16) The Self Provisioner: How to Grow Your Own Food and Live a More Sustainable Life in the Digital Age
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The Self Provisioner is not just a gardening book. It is an invitation for you to join a movement of people who want to provide for themselves, living off the land in a realistic and sustainable way. You will become more connected with the food you eat and the world you live in. The Self Provisioner will give you the inspiration to live a fuller, more self-sustaining life.
In the Self Provisioner you will learn:- What is self-provisioning and how...
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The virtues of organic food have long been apparent. But what many people don't realize is that they can grow their own--no matter how small their space. Whether you've got a backyard, rooftop, or patio, or are restricted to window boxes or hanging baskets, the joy and satisfaction of organic gardening can be yours. From planning a garden, to deciding what to plant, to the best methods of chemical-free pest and disease control, this definitive guide...
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In this stunning collection of memories, Dixie Shoopman recounts moments she has spent in and around gardens, learning not only about growing vegetables and flowers, but also about stories, love, and life. Through snapping of beans to building a cathedral of plants, we can hear the magical rhythms that come with digging in the soil, alone or not.
This beautiful book reminds us of the treasures we store in our memories, and the importance of putting...
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How To Grow Potatoes. Potatoes are so common in the western diet that we imagine they've been around forever. But although evidence suggests potatoes were used around 500BC, the potato had a bad reputation for many centuries and was thought by some cultures to be an evil vegetable.
The leaves, stems and fruits of the potato plant are poisonous so the reputation stuck for a while. Potatoes aren't particularly attractive to look at either, BUT they...
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There are loads of different varieties of onions that can be grown in the home garden, or in containers or pots if space is limited. - Everyday kitchen onions- Large Spanish onions- Spring onions- Everlasting onions- Tree onions- Red onions- ShallotsTree Onions, or Japanese onions, grow above ground on plants that look like small onion trees! They do have particular growing requirements. But for everyday onions, this mini-book is an instant reference...
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