Home Vegetable Gardening: A Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries...

"A vegetable garden (also known as a vegetable patch or vegetable plot) is a garden that exists to grow vegetables and other plants useful for human consumption, in contrast to a flower garden that exists for aesthetic purposes. It is a small-scale form of vegetable growing. A vegetable garden typically includes a compost heap and several plots or divided areas of land, intended to grow one or two types of plant in each plot. Many families have home kitchen and vegetable gardens that they use to make food. In World War II, people had gardens called a 'victory garden' which provided food to families and thus freed up resources for the war effort.

With the increased interest in organic and sustainable living, many people are turning to vegetable gardening as a supplement to their family's diet. Food grown in your own backyard, uses up little if any fuel for shipping, and the grower can be sure of what exactly was used to grow it. Organic horticulture, or organic gardening, has become increasingly popular for the modern home gardener.

There are many types of vegetable gardens. Potagers, a garden in which vegetables, herbs and flowers are grown together, has become more popular than the more traditional rows or blocks." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Table of Contents

Publisher's Preface; Part One; Introduction; Why You Should Garden; Requisites Of The Home Vegetable Garden; The Planting Plan; Implements And Their Uses; Manures And Fertilizers; The Soil And Its Preparation; Part Two; Starting The Plants; Sowing And Planting; The Cultivation Of Vegetables; The Vegetables And Their Special Needs; Best Varieties Of The Garden Vegetables; Insects And Diseases And Methods Of Fighting Them; Harvesting And Storing; Part Three; The Varieties Of Pome And Stone Fruits; Planting: Cultivation: Filler Crops; Pruning, Spraying, Harvesting; Berries And S Back To Top