The Vegetable Gardening Book

Your complete guide to growing an edible organic garden from seed to harvest

Joe Lamp'l

• Publisher: Cool Springs Press
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9780760375723
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Horticulture
• Index: Biological Sciences

The award-winning television and podcast host Joe Lamp'l is here with insider tips and next-level insight for creating a lush, fruitful, and resilient vegetable garden.

Just when you think you have a secure grip on what it takes to grow a vegetable garden, a pro like Joe comes along to surprise you with a wheelbarrow full of new-to-you information to knock your gardening socks right off. In The Vegetable Gardening Book, Joe distills insight from years interviewing highly experienced growers for public television's Growing a Greener World and The joe gardener® Show Podcast along with his own extensive, hands-on knowledge of the craft to present practical and useful info on everything from starting seeds and selecting varieties to building the perfect tomato cage, encouraging pollinators, and creating biodiversity-rich soil in a 100% organic food garden. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in growing the best edible garden their backyard (or balcony!) has ever seen.

Inside you'll find:

• Ideas for designing and laying out your garden for the greatest yields in the smallest amount of space
• A sure-fire plan for reducing maintenance and trimming down the traditional workload of a garden
• Detailed growing profiles of 40 of Joe's favorite crops
• A handyreference chart with an easy-to-followcrop rotation plan
• Advice and tips for extending the growing season, building raised beds, setting up a potting station, and deciding whichgarden tools are worth your time and money
• Strategies to grow anywhere and everywhere —from in-ground garden beds and containers to grow bags and raised-bed planters

Among the most trusted, recognizable, and sought-after voices in the gardening world, Joe Lamp'l is here to help you "Grow like a pro – no experience required!™"

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Preface: The Joy and Importance of Growing Your Own Food
• Introduction
• 1 Start Here
• 2 It's All About the Soil
• 3 Plant Basics
• 4 Where to Grow Your Food
• 5 Feeding Your Plants
• 6 Seeds and Seedlings
• 7 Getting the Timing Right
• 8 Mulch Matters
• 9 Getting the Watering Right
• 10 Extending the Season
• 11 Insects and Bugs: Friend or Foe?
• 12 Diseases: Managing the Inevitable
• Grow Guides: The Fab 40 for Filling Your Vegetable Garden
• About the Author
• Acknowledgments
• Photo Credits
• Index
• Copyright