The Complete Vegetable and Herb Gardener (Burpee)

The Complete Vegetable and Herb Gardener (Burpee)

by KaranDavisCutler (Author)

Synopsis

Burpee The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener A Backyard-Gardener's Guide to Growing A Bountiful, Great-Tasting Harvest The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener features:A full-color encyclopedia of over 100 vegetables and herbs with detailed, expert advice on growing them successfully from planting to harvestPlanting and growing techniques that keep maintenance to a minimumEntries on how to grow unusual edibles, such as refreshing mesclun for salads, colorful edible flowers, spicy mustards, and moreDescriptions and photos of a host of succulent vegetables, both hybrids and heirlooms, from common to exoticComplete information on improving even the poorest garden soil using safe, organic techniques, plus practical advice on making compostRecommendations on garden tools you need - and those you don'tInformation on controlling pests and diseases organically, without resorting to poisonous spraysSpectacular full-color photographs of vegetables and herbs, food gardens, and edible landscapes, plus 30 black-and-white line drawingsVisit us online at W. Atlee Burpee (http://garden.burpee.com) or at Macmillan (http://www mcp.com/mgr/gardening

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 10 Nov 1997

ISBN 10: 0028620054
ISBN 13: 9780028620053

Author Bio
Karan Davis Cutler is the author/editor of three garden books - Vines (Camden House), Salad Gardens (Brooklyn Botanic Garden) and Tantalizing Tomatoes (Brooklyn Botanic Garden) - and the author of many garden articles. She worked as the managing editor of Harrowsmith Country Life for six years and was a newspaper garden columnist for the Rutland Herald and Barre Times Argus from 1987 through 1991. She has received eight Quill & Trowel awards for outstanding writing from the Garden Writers Association of America. While tending gardens in northern Ohio and then in Vermont, she has grown nearly every vegetable in this book.