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Author: Edward C. Smith
Merchant: ChristianBook
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 1580175562
Price: $16.99
($3.50 S&H + 5.0% tax in MA)
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Description
Shiny green cucumbers; firm, juicy tomatoes; baby lettuceshandpicked one salad at a time -- these are the tasty benefits of the backyard vegetable garden. But earth gardensare a lot of work. They require a plot of plantable land anda significant time commitment to sowing, watering, weeding,and tending each plant. Smith shares advice on choosing appropriate containers, howto provide balanced nutrition using his secret soil formula,and what additional tools benefit the container gardener.The reader will also find advice on starting from seedversus buying plants, which vegetables thrive in containersand which might be a bit more challenging, along withspace-saving tips on pairing plants in single containers.After the last green tomato has been picked and is ripeningon the windowsill, Smith wraps everything up with a chapteron fall clean-up and preparing for next spring. Now there's really no excuse for store-bought tomatoes! 224 pages, paperback.
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