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Gardening: Vegetables

You can grow your own food! Learn how with these helpful resources.

Library Materials

Designing the New Kitchen Garden: An American Potager Handbook
by Jennifer R. Bartley
635.0484 BAR
This book shows how to mix vegetables into ornamental plantings.

Growing Vegetables:
A Basic Guide to
Vegetable Gardening
by Robert J. Dolezal
635 DOL
This basic guide gives some
great ideas on how to tackle
issues such as animal
feeding and early frost dates.

Rodale Book of Composting
by Deborah L. Martin
631.8 ROD
This book breaks composting
down to an elementary
level and tells how to get
started with easy tips.

The 12-Month Gardener:
Simple Strategies for
Extending Your Growing
Season
by Jeff Ashton
635.048 ASH
If you have an urge to grow
vegetables even when it is
cold outside, tips abound
in this illustrated resource.

The Gaia Book of Organic
Gardening
by Charlie Ryrie
635.987 RYR
This well illustrated guide
simplifies the idea of gardening
organically. The fundamentals
of appreciating and taking care
of the soil are explained along
with the challenges of organic
gardening, such as weeds and pests.

Gardening with Heirloom
Seeds: Tried-and-True
Flowers, Fruits, and
Vegetables for a New Generation
by Lynn Coulter
635 COU
Heirloom seeds have received
much press attention in recent
years. Learn the history behind
some of the trusted favorites
from long ago.