Food Grown Right, in Your Backyard

Name: Food Grown Right, in Your Backyard
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ISBN: 9781594856839

ISBN-10: 1594856834

ISBN-13: 9781594856839

Edition: 2012

Authors: Colin McCrate, Brad Halm, Hilary Dahl

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Easy gardening instruction for saving money and eating better by growing your own food in the city* Full color with instructional photographs and garden-design illustrations* Easy, inspiring intro for first-timers who want to grow their own food while saving money and time* Written by the founders of the nationally recognized Seattle Urban Farm CompanyAs the founders behind Seattle Urban Farm Company, Colin McCrate and Brad Halm have heard it all: My backyard is too small; how can I make space for a garden? Do I really need to buy fertilizer? What on earth is that creature crawling on the tomatoes? My crops took off and the zucchini are in the sidewalk - who has time to harvest this…

Book details

List price: $37.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Mountaineers Books, The
Publication date: 4/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 7.12" wide x 8.28" long x 0.86" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Introduction



Garden Profiles


What Do You Want from Your Garden?



Building a Garden



Choosing a Site



Determining Garden Size



Designing Your Garden



Preparing Your Soil



Creating Garden Beds



Creating a Container Garden



Watering and Irrigation



Garden Knowledge



Plant Life 101



Garden Tools: The Only 11 Tool Youï¿½ll Ever Need



Fertilizing Your Garden



Compost



Essential Garden Skills



Know Your Climate



Crop Planning



Storing Your Harvest



Crop Profiles



Annual Vegetables



Perennial Vegetables



Herbs



Flowers in the Vegetable Garden



Berries



More Garden Knowledge



Month by Month



Your Garden in Winter



Garden Problems and Solutions


Reference Tables


Succession Planting


Planting Dates


Crop Size, Spacing, and Scheduling


Fertilization


Resources


Acknowledgments


Index