Discover Ed Smith's Total Gardening System. It's the Last W-O-R-D in Vegetable Gardening!

WIDE ROWS are easier to tend and provide a bigger yield per square foot. You'll get up to four times more delicious vegetables!

ORGANIC METHODS are better for you, your garden, and the earth. They really work, so you'll have fewer pests and diseases!

RAISED BEDS mean soil that drains better and warms up faster in the spring. The result is bigger, healthier, and better vegetables!

DEEP SOIL provides a reservoir of nutrients and moisture that encourages root growth while producing the best harvest ever!

"The Vegetable Gardener's Bible is an impressive accomplishment by a seasoned expert. It is destined to end up dog-eared in the potting shed." --James A. Baggett, Executive Editor, Country Living Gardener

Discover the last W.O.R.D. in vegetable gardening with Ed Smith's amazing gardening system. By integrating four principles — Wide beds, Organic methods, Raised beds, and Deep beds — Smith reinvents vegetable gardening, making it possible for everyone to have the best, most successful garden ever. By following this complete system you cultivate deep, powerful soil that nourishes plants and discourages pests and disease. The result is fewer weeds, healthier plants, and lots of great-tasting vegetables. Plus, you'll enjoy gardening as you never have before. The Vegetable Gardener's Bible — the last W.O.R.D. in vegetable gardening.

Praise for the book:

this book will answer all your questions as well as put you on the path to an abundant harvest. As a bonus, anecdotes and stories make this informative book fun to read. - New York Newsday

Discover the last W.O.R.D. in vegetable gardening with Ed Smith's amazing gardening system. By integrating four principles — Wide beds, Organic methods, Raised beds, and Deep beds — Smith reinvents vegetable gardening, making it possible for everyone to have the best, most successful garden ever. By following this complete system you cultivate deep, powerful soil that nourishes plants and discourages pests and disease. The result is fewer weeds, healthier plants, and lots of great-tasting vegetables. Plus, you'll enjoy gardening as you never have before. The Vegetable Gardener's Bible — the last W.O.R.D. in vegetable gardening.

Edward C. Smith lives with his wife, Sylvia, and two children, Lindsey and Nathaniel, in Cabot, Vermont, where he is Town Moderator. The Smiths tend a garden of over 1,500 square feet filled with raspberries, blueberries, flowers, herbs, and nearly 100 varieties of vegetables, including some Vermont heirlooms. His great knowledge and love for gardens is present in his Storey title, The Vegetable Gardener's Bible. Edward is also an award-winning woodworker whose writings have appeared in Fine Woodworking magazine.

Foreword

Some Thoughts about Vegetable Gardening

Part 1

From Seed to Harvest: Higher Yields with Less Work

Chapter 1: A New Way to Garden: Wide, Deep, Raised Beds

Chapter 2: Planning Your Garden, Growing Your Plan

Chapter 3: Jump-Starting Your Garden

Chapter 4: Growing a Self-Sufficient Garden

Chapter 5: Enjoying the Harvest and Tucking the Garden In

Part 2

The Healthy Garden: Above and Below Ground

Chapter 6: Nurturing Vegetable-Friendly Soil

Chapter 7: Rot and Recycle: Making and Using Compost

Chapter 8: Banishing Bugs, Slugs and Things That Go Chomp in the Night

Part 3

Vegetables and Herbs, A-Z: Great Taste and More Variety

Appendixes

Index