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Food Grown Right, in Your Own Backyard - A Beginner's Guide to Growing Crops at Home (Paperback)
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Food Grown Right, in Your Own Backyard - A Beginner's Guide to Growing Crops at Home (Paperback)
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As the founders behind the Seattle Urban Farm Company, Colin
McCrate and Brad Halm have heard it all: My backyard is too small;
how can I make space for a garden? Do I really need to buy
fertilizer? What on earth is that creature crawling on the
tomatoes? My crops took off and the zucchini are in the sidewalk --
who has time to harvest this all?! Food Grown Right, in Your
Backyard is a primer for these questions and more. In response to
the rising interest in homegrown foods, the Seattle Urban Farm Co.
builds vegetable gardens for everyone from busy families to
restaurants. Along the way, Colin and Brad teach beginner growers
from all walks of life the techniques of organic food production.
In this full color, beautifully photographed guide, they prove that
anyone can develop a green thumb, as they show readers how to build
a garden from the ground up, explain general garden basics, discuss
the best types of crops to try, and much more, including: * Garden
size and design for any setting (no matter how small!), including
container gardens * Soil types, and watering and irrigation * Plant
life 101, and profiles of recommended vegetables, herbs, edible
flowers, and berries * Garden tools and time-saving rules * Crop
planning, tips on what to do with the harvest, and a garden
calendar to keep your garden growing year-round Q&A material,
profiles of other beginner gardeners, and step-by-step instructions
all come together in this unique, friendly guide that was inspired
by the kinds of questions Colin and Brad hear every day on the job
with the Seattle Urban Farm Co. The book is clear, concise, and
beautifully illustrated. Even the more technical sections are
presented in 'layman's terms, ' so even if you are new to gardening
you will understand them. The photographs make understanding the
text easy. Additional tables throughout the text also help,
including one giving materials for composting. Because of the way
the information is laid out, it won't matter where you live, you
will still be able to use the information. If you wish to plant a
vegetable garden, this is easily one of the most useful books I've
seen. -- The National Gardener
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