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The family garden plan : grow a year's worth of sustainable and healthy food Melissa K. Norris.

Summary:

"Do something good for your loved ones by learning how to plant a garden that will yield wholesome, organic fruits and vegetables in surprisingly less pace than you would think. Melissa K. Norris, fifth-generation homesteader and host of the popular Pioneering Today podcast, walks you through each step of the process, including how to decide which food crops are best for you area and family ; plan your garden to maximize the space you have e; protect your garden from common pets and diseases naturally ; determine when your fruits and vegetables are ready to be harvested ; improve soil health with simple techniques like crop rotation and backyard composting. Sharing the same practices and techniques from her homestead, Melissa shows you how easy it can be to raise a year's worth of produce at home. Simple-to-follow charts, worksheets, and photographs are provided throughout to help you in every phase of the gardening process. You can enjoy good eating and greater well-being for you and your family."-- Back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780736977616
  • ISBN: 0736977619
  • Physical Description: 222 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Eugene, Oregon : Harvest House Publishers, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Subtitle from cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-221) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Planning your food crops -- Planning your garden space -- Choosing your plant variety and seeds -- Getting the garden in the ground -- Caring for your garden -- Bringing in the harvest -- Perennials: plant once, harvest for years -- Herbs and edible flowers -- Advanced topics.
Subject:
Gardening.
Vegetable gardening.
Fruit.
Food crops.

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