The Kitchen Garden: Fresh Ideas for Luscious Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers and Fruit

by Norma Coney

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In The Kitchen Garden, novice and experienced gardeners alike will find hundreds of valuable suggestions for cultivating a lush kitchen garden, full of fragrant herbs, healthy vegetables, and jewellike fruits and flowers. This lovely gardening guide covers everything necessary for planting a beautiful, productive garden, including: -- Designing a garden of edibles and ornamentals that is both practical and decorative. Included are three beautifully illustrated kitchen garden plans that can show more be tailored to any backyard-- Finding a suitable site; preparing rich, nutrient-filled soil; and starting seeds and transplanting using tried-and-true methods-- Recommendations for the best, most reliable varieties to plant, including special boxes that detail cultivars coveted for their early harvest, unusual colors, hardiness, and more-- Suggestions for ways to use the produce from your garden, including sidebars with recipes and ideas for handicrafts show less

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Home & Garden, Nonfiction
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635TechnologyAgricultureGarden crops (Horticulture)
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SB321 .C76AgricultureHorticulture. Plant propagation. Plant breedingPlant cultureVegetables
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