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The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions |  | Creator: Edward C. Smith
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Category: Book
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Rating:  106 reviews
Sales Rank: 51453
Media: Paperback
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 1580172121
Dewey Decimal Number: 635
UPC: 037038172126
EAN: 9781580172127
ASIN: 1580172121
Publication Date: February 15, 2000
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Wouldn't it be lovely to have a patch of corn, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and beans just steps from your kitchen door? Would you like to learn how to control your zucchini plant? Ed Smith, an experienced vegetable gardener from Vermont, has put together this amazingly comprehensive and commonsensical manual, The Vegetable Gardener's Bible. Basically, Ed and his family have been growing a wide variety of vegetables for years and he's figured out what works. This book, filled with step-by-step info and color photos, breaks it all down for you. Ed's system is based on W-O-R-D: Wide rows, Organic methods, Raised beds, Deep soil. With deep, raised beds, vegetable roots have more room to grow and expand. In traditional narrow-row beds, over half the soil is compacted into walkways while a garden with wide, deep, raised beds, plants get to use most of the soil. In Ed's plan, growing space gets about three-quarters of the garden plot and only about a quarter is used for the walkway. Ed teaches you how to create raised beds both in a larger garden or in separate planked beds. One of the most important--and most often overlooked--aspects of successful vegetable gardening is crop rotation. Leaving a crop in the same place for years can deplete nutrients in that area and makes the crop more likely to be attacked by insects. Rotate at least every two years and your vegetables will be healthier and bug-free. There's also a good section on insect and blight control. Before choosing what to grow, go through the last third of the book, where Ed takes a look at the individual growing, harvesting, and best varieties of a large number of both common and more exotic vegetables and herbs. Whether you are a putterer or a serious gardener, The Vegetable Gardener's Bible is an excellent resource to have handy. --Dana Van Nest
Product Description
Discover the last W.O.R.D. in vegetable gardening with Ed Smith's amazing gardening system. By integrating four principles -- Wide beds, Organic methods, Raised beds, and Deep beds -- Smith reinvents vegetable gardening, making it possible for everyone to have the best, most successful garden ever. By following this complete system you cultivate deep, powerful soil that nourishes plants and discourages pests and disease. The result is fewer weeds, healthier plants, and lots of great-tasting vegetables. Plus, you'll enjoy gardening as you never have before. The Vegetable Gardener's Bible -- the last W.O.R.D. in vegetable gardening.
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Excellent Gardening Book March 13, 2010
ssquist (Leland, UT USA)
I am a first time gardener. I have found this book to be very user friendly. The book is beautifully put together with full color pictures and understandable instructions. It has made my first garden very fun to do. There is so much more than just sticking seeds into the ground. My mother, who is a long time gardener, found it very useful too. I highly recommend this book to first time gardeners AND long time gardeners.
Educational, interesting, and so well formated! February 23, 2010
Ariel A. Lafleur (UP Michigan)
Wow, this book is so informative and well written. The book is large with well formated pages. The type is large and the pages are almost like a well written picture filled texted book. Makes it so easy to read and learn.
This book has absolutely everything you need to know about growning any type of vegetable in any type of climate. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to get the most out of their garden and learn the best techniques, or anyone who would like to know how to make the very first steps to creating a successful garden. He even has a chapter on composting and how to use it in the garden, something everyone in america should do that has the space.
This book has more than enough information so that this should be the only book any vegetable gardner should need!
Inspiring and helpful, good details February 11, 2010
Catherine Delahunt (VA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a good book. I like how specific and detailed the information is -- that is what I was looking for. I have a feeling I'll be referring to this book again and again. While I already knew about the advantages of raised beds and compost (who doesn't?), this book is organized well so that I can find specific info about each type of fruit/veggie I might plant. I also liked seeing how he uses his greenhouse to best effect. I don't feel I need another book to get started with a garden, this one covers it all.
 Awesome book February 10, 2010
Laychur (Florida)
This book is a must have for any novice gardener. Edward Smith provides a wealth of knowledge on starting, sustaining, and turning out high yielding vegetable gardens even if you don't have a ton of space.
This really is the bible for gardeners! February 6, 2010
Nathan Bregoli (Boston)
This book is incredilby informative. It's great to see that organic methods are front and center. Not to mention the induviualize plant by plant rundown is perfect. Definitly recomended.
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