Gardening - Vegetables

Build and sustain fertile, living soil--the essential foundation for thriving crops--with Jean-Martin Fortier's biointensive techniques. Living Soil: A Grower's Guide reveals the secrets to creating fertile, healthy soil--an essential foundation for abundant, nutrient-rich harvests. With Jean-Martin Fortier's biointensive methods, gardeners and farmers alike can...

From an award-winning artist, designer, and the host of the podcast Design Matters, this book tells the visual story of falling in love with gardening--and the philosophies that work conjures. Debbie Millman always thought of herself as a bad gardener. Nevertheless, she kept trying....

If you've always wanted to learn about magic mushrooms- their spirituality, properties and psychedelic effects and uses -to expand your knowledge about this unique fungi, or to exploit the plant's healing properties, but you've never really found an ideal, comprehensive resource to take you...

Fully revised new edition of bestselling instructional guide New chapter on leaf bees plus expanded coverage of other native bees, key pests, and native plants New sidebars about current research, pollination topics, and more Mason Bee Revolution is more than a guide to pollination--it's...

Mycelium Running is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. That's right: growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment, and in this groundbreaking text from mushroom expert Paul Stamets, you'll find out how. The...

"A manual for self-sufficiency"--Lia Leendertz, Gardens Illustrated No dig organic gardening saves time and work. It requires an annual dressing of compost to help accelerate the improvement in soil structure and leads to higher fertility and less weeds. No dig experts Charles Dowding and...

A simpler garden. A healthier soil. A more abundant harvest - with far less labor. In No Dig: Nurture Your Soil to Grow Better Veggies with Less Effort, world-renowned gardener Charles Dowding outlines a no-dig method for transforming any yard or garden by working...

From Peter Wohlleben, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, and his wife, Miriam, comes an inspired, practical memoir of creating a sustainable homestead amongst the trees. Called "a veritable tree whisperer" by the Wall Street Journal, Peter Wohlleben is...

ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award: Home & Garden American Horticultural Society Book Award In Perennial Vegetables the adventurous gardener will find information, tips, and sound advice on less common edibles that will make any garden a perpetual, low-maintenance source of food. Imagine...

Adopta un enfoque de cultivo diferente y transforma tu jardin en un oasis productivo, resiliente y lleno de vida. Imagina un bonito espacio donde cada planta contribuye al equilibrio del ecosistema, enriquece el suelo y respeta a los animales, y que además te brinda...

Discover the benefits of companion planting with this comprehensive guidebook. Plant Partners delivers a research-based rationale for the ever-popular growing technique of companion planting, offering dozens of ways you can use scientifically tested plant partnerships to benefit your whole garden. Dozens of well-studied partnerships...

"Two deeply experienced permaculture designers have encapsulated years of practice in this very hands-on guide. This valuable book will save time, trouble, and effort." Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia's Gardens The concept behind permaculture is simple: take care if the earth and the earth...

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Simple, delicious recipes for using radicchio in pasta, rice, polenta, pizza, protein, salads, and sweets! Welcome to the radicchio renaissance! Learn how to integrate this iconic Italian vegetable into every meal--from the chefs, grandmothers, and farmers who have long been captivated by its possibilities....

Grow your own food with the ultimate beginner's guide to raised-bed gardening!Are you interested in creating a bountiful, sustainable garden at home but aren't sure where to start? Try a raised-bed garden! Raised-Bed Gardening for Beginners shows you how simple it can be to...

An easy, step-by-step guide to a fun and relaxing form of gardening Interested in exploring gardening but worried you don't have enough time or space? Concerned that the constant bending and stooping might create a problem for you physically? Then it's time you discovered...

The ultimate handbook for how to plan smart, grow sustainably and eat healthily with home-grown crops 365 days a year. This book will help gardeners to plan smart, grow sustainably, and eat healthily with home-grown crops every day of the year. Experts from the...

Ahh, tomatoes! Every gardener loves growing them, but they sure can break your heart. But...such heartbreak is no longer inevitable with Ripe Tomato Revolution. Whether your favorite is a juicy beefsteak, a flavorful heirloom, or a sweet cherry, knowing how to grow tomatoes to...

Root crops reward careful planning with dependable, nutrient-dense harvests From carrots and beets to lesser-known crops like salsify and oca, root vegetables are foundational to productive gardens and market farms. Root Vegetables: A Grower's Guide provides clear, practical guidance for growing a wide range...

Seed to Seed is a complete seed-saving guide that describes specific techniques for saving the seeds of 160 different vegetables. This book contains detailed information about each vegetable, including its botanical classification, flower structure and means of pollination, required population size, isolation distance, techniques...