Organic gardener's companion: growing vegetables in the West
โ Scribed by Shellenberger, Jane
- Publisher
- Fulcrum Publishing
- Year
- 2012;2011
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
A hands-on guide to growing the best organic vegetables yet, particularly in the semiarid West and Rocky Mountain region.;Saving life on Earth with organic gardening -- Gardening in western climates is different -- Soil : the backbone of organic gardening -- A brief natural history of nitrogen -- The plight of pollinators -- Creating a vegetable garden -- Extending the season -- Beneficial insects in the garden -- Undesirables in the garden : weeds, wildlife, and unwanted insects -- Water -- What to grow -- Saving seeds.
โฆ Table of Contents
Saving life on Earth with organic gardening --
Gardening in western climates is different --
Soil : the backbone of organic gardening --
A brief natural history of nitrogen --
The plight of pollinators --
Creating a vegetable garden --
Extending the season --
Beneficial insects in the garden --
Undesirables in the garden : weeds, wildlife, and unwanted insects --
Water --
What to grow --
Saving seeds.
โฆ Subjects
GARDENING--Essays;GARDENING--Reference;GARDENING--Vegetables;Organic gardening--West (U.S.);SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Horticulture;Vegetable gardening--West (U.S.);Organic gardening;Vegetable gardening;;Vegetable gardening -- West (U.S.);Organic gardening -- West (U.S.);GARDENING -- Essays;GARDENING -- Reference;GARDENING -- Vegetables;SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Horticulture;West United States
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