Homesteading Handbook Vol. 2: Growing an Organic Vegetable Garden
Michelle Grande [Grande, Michelle]A good organic garden is the key to a great homestead. Follow the directions in this easy-to-follow handbook and you'll soon have a bounty of delicious and healthy organic vegetables growing in your own backyard.
The following topics are covered inside:
What organic gardening is and why it's important.
Pesticides in conventionally-grown vegetables.
Saving money with organic gardening and how to maximize your savings.
Living off the land: Becoming self-sufficient.
Planning a garden big enough to feed a family.
Row gardening, raised-row gardening, wide-row gardening, raised-bed gardening, companion planting, square foot gardening and container gardening.
Choosing a garden plot: What you need to know about soil, space, sunlight and wind.
Prepping the soil.
Organic soil amendments.
Watering your plants.
Saving seeds.
Choosing varieties of produces: Terms you need to know.
Organic pest control.
Growing guides for 30 of the most popular garden vegetables.