Better Homes and Gardens Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Gardening

Better Homes and Gardens Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Gardening

Make your backyard a farmer's market with Vegetable, Fruit, & Herb Gardening If you want the freshest fruits, vegetables, and herbs around, why not grow them yourself? Home gardens are a great way to slash your grocery budget and eat great food throughout the year. Vegetable, Fruit, & Herb Gardening from Better Homes and Gardens is packed with simple step-by-step guidance on starting your own easy and affordable kitchen garden. The book includes explanatory diagrams, photographs and charts, and clear instructions that make planting, feeding, and harvesting your garden a breeze. This easy-to-follow guide covers it all-from container gardens, to large-scale garden projects, to a little herb garden on the balcony. Features more than 150 encyclopedia entries of vegetables, fruits, and herbs with step-by-step instructions on planting, growing, and harvesting - Illustrated with more than 450 beautiful full-color photographs that offer helpful guidance and plenty of inspiration - Includes special sections on storing your harvested foods as well as tips on composting and helpful seasonality charts - Offers garden projects and planting plans with shopping lists for tools and plants. Whether you want to start a major new edible garden project or just add a little fresh produce to your pantry, Vegetable, Fruit, & Herb Gardening is the easy-to-understand, comprehensive guide you need. Author: Better Homes and Gardens. Publisher: Better Homes & Gardens Pages: 288 Publication Date: 2010 Edition: 1 Binding: Paperback MSRP: 19.95 ISBN13: 9780470638569 ISBN: 0470638567 Language: en Quality Rating: 1 "Book cover image may be different than what appears on the actual book."