Strictly Pretend (The Salinger Brothers Book 6)

Rapidly increasing in popularity, square foot gardening is the most practical, foolproof way to grow a home garden. That explains why author and gardening innovator Mel Bartholomew has sold more than two million books describing how to become a successful DIY square foot gardener. Now, with the publication of All New Square Foot Gardening, Second Edition , the essential guide to his unique step-by-step method has become even better. Mel developed his techniques back in the early 1980s and has been teaching them throughout the world ever since. In the process, he has made improvements and refinements and continually adapted his practices to keep pace with modern times. In this new volume, Bartholomew furthers his discussion on one of the most popular gardening trends today: vertical gardening. He also explains how you can make gardening fun for kids by teaching them the square foot method. Finally, an expanded section on pest control helps you protect your precious produce. Rich with new full-color images and updated tips for selecting materials, this beautiful new edition is perfect for brand-new gardeners as well as the millions of square foot gardeners who are already dedicated to Mel’s industry-changing insights. This updated third edition of the best-selling gardening book in North America continues to inspire with planting charts, growing tips, and the know-how you need to grow more veggies than ever before. Since Square Foot Gardening was first introduced by Mel Bartholomew in 1981, this revolutionary way to grow vegetables has helped millions of home gardeners enjoy their own organic, fresh produce in less space and with less work than traditional row gardens. New and experienced gardeners will love the charts , photos , illustrations , and how-to tips in All New Square Foot Gardening, 3rd Edition —including 42 veggie-specific planting, growing, and harvesting guides —that make growing your own food fun, easy, and productive. Perfect for experienced gardeners or beginners, you'll learn the three simple steps to Square Foot Gardening: build a box ; fill it with Mel's MixTM ; add a grid . No digging, no tilling, no fertilizing, no guesswork—less watering, waste, and weeding! There's so much more packed in this 272-page instructional book —boost your organic vegetable harvest with inspiring how-tos such as: Adding trellises and archways to grow up and maximize your space Installing automatic watering systems Growing vegetables in dense urban areas with little or no yard Feeding your veggies the organic way with Mel's MixTM Teaching STEM to kids with Square Foot Gardening—perfect for little hands Protecting your plants with shade and frost covers Managing pests in the garden with natural methods Join the millions of gardeners around the world who grow their own organic, fresh produce with Square Foot Gardening, and make next season your best veggie harvest ever. In All New Square Food Gardening, 3rd Edition, the best-selling gardening book in North America is re-launched and updated for the next generation of gardeners and beyond. Since Square Foot Gardening was first introduced in 1981, the revolutionary new way to garden developed by Mel Bartholomew has helped millions of home gardeners grow more fresh produce in less space and with less work. Now, based largely on the input and experience of these millions, the system has been even further refined and improved to fully meet today's changing resources, needs, and challenges. With over 150 new photos and illustrations, this new edition makes it easier than ever to achieve nearly-foolproof results in virtually any situation: 100% of the produce; 20% of the water; 5% of the work. Perfect for experienced Square-Foot-Gardeners or beginners, the original method created by Mel has not changed in any significant way with this new 3rd edition of All New Square Foot Gardening. It remains: build a box; fill it with Mel's Mix; add a grid. But along with the classic steps, you will find some interesting and compelling new information, such as:Adding trellises and archwaysSubstituting with new materialsAdding automatic watering systems"Thinking Outside the Box" with creative configurations and shapesSquare Foot Gardening in dense urban areas with little or no yardSquare Foot Gardening with kidsCrop protectionDon't wait another season to try Mel's brilliant approach to gardening! We're sure it will work for you and you won't look back