Synopses & Reviews
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
Review
"The book by my bed is one of the most American gardening tomes ever published, Edward C. Smith's The Vegetable Gardener's Bible." ?The New York Times Book Review
"Smith...clearly explains everything novice and experienced gardeners need to know to grow vegetables and herbs using his system of wide, deep, raised beds." ?Library Journal
"An abundance of photographs...visually bolster the techniques described, while frequent subheads, sidebars and information-packed photo captions make the layout user-friendly...[Smith's] book is thorough and infused with practical wisdom and a dry Vermont humor that should endear him to readers." ?Publishers Weekly
"There are 550 color photographs that complement the informative text." ?Booklist
"Smith gives insight into the gardening world through pictures, sidebars and a thick easy-to-use section on nurturing vegetables with names A-Z...with pictures of Smith's garden to illustrate the conversational text." ?Today's Librarian
"[Smith's] advice, hints, illustrations and charts will benefit any gardener." ?ForeWord
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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
About the Author
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.
Table of Contents
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