Homegrown vegetables, fruits & herbs : a bountiful, healthful garden for lean times ; a bountiful, healthful garden for lean times

Starting with the basics and the author's secrets of successful, time-efficient food gardening learned over a lifetime of gardening, this book is the complete vegetable gardening system for busy people who want to grow fresh produce to save money and ensure their food is safe. Learn to grow your own food no matter where you live with this illustrated gardening guide featuring more than seventy plant profiles. Homegrown Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs is a comprehensive guide for busy people who want to enjoy the many benefits of growing their own produce. Whether you live in the city, the suburbs, or a rural area, a small garden can provide you and your family with nourishing, delicious food at a fraction of what it would cost at a grocery store. Jim Wilson teaches responsible gardening practices that are both time-efficient and bountiful. Through photographs and detailed descriptions, he offers step-by-step instruction for planting, maintaining, and harvesting the most common vegetables, fruits, and herbs. You'll find tips on preparing your soil, the ideal times to plant in your area, fertilizing, weeding, mulching, nonhazardous pest, disease control, and much more. Over seventy plant profiles provide essential statistics, growing instructions, continuing care facts, and harvesting tips.