The Beginner's Guide to Vegetable Gardening Everything You Need to Know

by Johnson, Daniel; Johnson, Samantha

• ISBN13: 9780760344040
• ISBN10: 0760344043
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-01-21
• Publisher: Voyageur Press

Summary

If you want to harvest produce from your own backyard garden, the FFA Guide to Vegetable Gardeninghas everything you need to know about growing healthy veggies, herbs, and popular fruits such as strawberries and raspberries. Tips and techniques are described in easy-to-follow advice that a gardener of any skill or age will be able to follow and master. The information in the book includes the following: * Understanding your climate and growing season * Choosing and constructing a garden space * Starting from seeds or seedlings * Preparing the soil properly * Weeding, watering, and other daily garden care

Author Biography

Daniel Johnson is a professional photographer who specializes in imagery of farm life. He is the author of the 4-H Guide to Digital Photography and the coauthor of The Field Guide to Horses. He lives on a family-owned horse farm in Phelps, Wisconsin, called Fox Hill Farm (www.foxhillphoto.com).

Samantha Johnson (Phelps, Wisconsin) and her brother, Daniel, have collaborated on a number of rural-living guidebooks, including How to Raise Rabbits and Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping. Both are 4-H alumni and live on the family farm, Fox Hill Farm, in far northern Wisconsin. Samantha is a certified horse show judge and raises purebred Welsh Mountain ponies and Dutch, Holland Lop, and Netherland Dwarf rabbits.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTIONWelcome to Vegetable GardeningCHAPTER 1Planning Your Garden CHAPTER 2 Getting StartedCHAPTER 3 Digging In CHAPTER 4 Daily Garden CareCHAPTER 5 All About VegetablesAsparagus Beans BeetsBroccoliBrussels SproutsCabbage CarrotsCauliflower CeleryCorn Cucumbers Eggplant Garlic Gourds Kale Kohlrabi Leeks LettuceOkraOnions Parsnips PeasPeppersPotatoesPumpkins Radishes Rhubarb SpinachSquash (Summer)Squash (Winter)TomatoesCHAPTER 6 Veggie Sidekicks: Herbs and FruitsHerbsBasilBee Balm ChivesLavender Oregano
ParselyPeppermint RosemarySage TarragonThymeFruitsApplesBlueberries GrapesPearsRaspberries and BlackberriesStrawberries WatermelonCHAPTER 7 Exhibiting Your ProduceCHAPTER 8 Preserving Your Harvest CHAPTER 9 Enjoying Your Harvest APPENDIX 1: GLOSSARYAPPENDIX 2: HARDINESS ZONESAPPENDIX 3: RESOURCESINDEXABOUT THE AUTHORS