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1) The Tao of vegetable gardening: cultivating tomatoes, greens, peas, beans, squash, joy, and serenity
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xiv, 265 pages, 16 pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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The Tao of Vegetable Gardening explores the practical methods as well as the deeper essence of gardening. In her latest book, groundbreaking garden writer Carol Deppe (The Resilient Gardener, Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties) focuses on some of the most popular home garden vegetables -- tomatoes, green beans, peas, and leafy greens -- and through them illustrates the key principles and practices that gardeners need to know to successfully plant...
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231 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"Best-selling author Niki Jabbour invites you to shake up your vegetable garden with an intriguing array of 224 plants from around the world. With her lively "Like this? Then try this!" approach, Jabbour encourages you to start with what you know and expand your repertoire to try related plants, many of which are delicacies in other cultures. Jabbour presents detailed growing information for each plant, along with fun facts and plant history. Be prepared...
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224 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"It takes just a few dollars and a few days for you to start enjoying fresh, healthy produce grown indoors in your own home. Imagine serving a home-cooked meal highlighted with beet, arugula, and broccoli microgreens grown right in your kitchen, accompanied by sautéed winecap mushrooms grown in a box of sawdust in your basement. And if you have never tasted microgreens, all you really need to do is envision all the flavor of an entire vegetable plant...
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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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303 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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"How to plan your garden carefully, maximize production in every bed, get the most out of every plant, scale up systems to maximize efficiency, and expand the harvest season with succession planting, intercropping, and season extension"--
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"Grow your own delicious food literally anywhere. In Home Hydroponics, hydroponic-growing pro Tyler Baras (aka Farmer Tyler) shows you how easy it is to build your own soilless growing systems to cultivate greens, veggies, herbs, and more. And, to sweeten the deal even further, Tyler's designs are not just functional, they're also attractive. In fact, unlike the typical industrial designs of most DIY hydroponic systems, these projects fit beautifully...
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223 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm
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English
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"Expert gardener Lorene Edwards Forkner shares all the information you need to create a thriving garden, from facts about soil and sun to tips on fertilizing, mulching, and watering. Regional planting charts show what to plant when, and a month-by-month planner takes you from January through December... Whether your garden grows in the ground, on a balcony, or in containers on a sunny patio, this is your guide to grow-your-own success."--Page 4 of...
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96 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Small scale vegetable gardening seems to be increasing in popularity. This book offers an introduction and advice on how to grow vegetables all year round. It also encourages readers to watch the weather rather than to adhere to rigid dates.
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431 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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Vegetables from an Italian Garden features 400 delicious recipes showcasing over 40 different kinds of vegetables newly collected by the editors behind the classic Italian cooking bible, The Silver Spoon. Authentic and easy-to-use, the book will reveal how Italians use vegetables year-round to prepare simple yet crowd-pleasing dishes. The book is organized by season in four color-coded sections (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter) to help you conveniently...
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376 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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English
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Vegetables are more than just food for humans--they've been characters, companions, and even protagonists throughout history. This is a delightful collection of little-known stories about the origins, legends, and historical significance of 23 of the world's most popular vegetables.
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