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The Gardener’s A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food

765 varities of vegetables, herbs, fruits, and nuts

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By Tanya Denckla Cobb

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$24.95

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$33.95 CAD

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Trade Paperback

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Trade Paperback $24.95 $33.95 CAD

Enjoy the pleasures of growing your own delicious organic food. This plant-by-plant guide includes profiles of more than 765 tasty varieties of vegetables, herbs, fruits, and nuts. In addition to expert advice on selecting suitable plants and growing, harvesting, and storing them, this invaluable resource includes more than 100 tried-and-true organic remedies that fight off diseases and pests. Get out in your vegetable garden and discover how easy and fun it is to grow your own healthy food. 

  • “…a practical guide to growing fruits and vegetables the organic way.” – Seattle Post- Intelligencer
    ”Denckla’s guide to growing organic food covers 765 varieties of vegetables, herbs, fruits, and nuts. There are instructions on temperature, soil and water needs, planting depth and space between plants, propagation, harvesting, first and last seed-starting dates, storage requirements, and support structures when needed. With each entry is a list of selected available varieties. Denckla also tells gardeners how to control 201 pests and diseases organically.”Booklist"A great gift for any vegetable gardener who prefers Earth-friendly methods." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

On Sale
Feb 1, 2004
Page Count
496 pages
Publisher
Storey
ISBN-13
9781580173704

Tanya Denckla Cobb

About the Author

Tanya Denckla Cobb is the author of Reclaiming Our Food and The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food and is director of the Institute for Engagement & Negotiation at the University of Virginia, where she co-founded and chairs the Sustainable Food Collaborative and has taught food system planning. She co-founded and serves as faculty for the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute. At home, she enjoys the restorative energy of gardening and cooking. She lives in rural Virginia.

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