The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food - A Crop-By-Crop Reference for 62 Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, and Herbs

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext "The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food is a one-stop reference for all the key information food gardeners need to grow a healthy, bountiful garden. The book features a comprehensive companion planting guide and an in-depth review of the most effective organic pest control practices, including recipes for how to make your own pest deterrent sprays"-- Vorwort The essential, at-a-glance guide to growing a bountiful food garden-including detailed seed-starting, growing, and harvesting information for 62 vegetables, fruits, and herbs, a complete companion-planting guide, and organic pest-control handbook. Zusammenfassung The essential, at-a-glance guide to growing a bountiful food garden-including detailed seed-starting, growing, and harvesting information for 62 vegetables, fruits, and herbs, a complete companion-planting guide, and organic pest-control handbook. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1        Creating a Self-Sustaining Garden                         The Self-Sustaining Garden                         Partners in a Self-Sustaining Garden                         Planning and Maintaining a Healthy Garden                         How to Use This Book Chapter 2        Vegetables                         Artichoke                         Asparagus                         Dried Beans                         Lima Beans                         Snap Beans                         Beet                         Broccoli                         Brussels Sprouts                         Cabbage                         Carrot                         Cauliflower                         Celeriac                         Celery                         Corn                         Cucumber                         Eggplant                         Kale                         Lettuce                         Muskmelon                         Onion                         Pea                         Peanut                         Pepper                         Potato                         Spinach                         Squash                         Sweet Potato                         Tomato Chapter 3        Fruits & Nuts                         Planting a tree                         Almond                         Apple                         Apricot                         Blackberry                         Blueberry                         Sour Cherry                         Sweet Cherry                         Chinese Chestnut                         Filbert/Hazelnut                         Grape                         Kiwi                         Peach                         Pear                         Pecan                         Plum Chapter 4        Herbs                        Sweet Basil                        Caraway                        Chives                        Cilantro                        Dill                        Fennel                        Garlic                        Lavender  ...

List of contents

Chapter 1        Creating a Self-Sustaining Garden
                        The Self-Sustaining Garden
                        Partners in a Self-Sustaining Garden
                        Planning and Maintaining a Healthy Garden
                        How to Use This Book

Chapter 2        Vegetables
                        Artichoke
                        Asparagus
                        Dried Beans
                        Lima Beans
                        Snap Beans
                        Beet
                        Broccoli
                        Brussels Sprouts
                        Cabbage
                        Carrot
                        Cauliflower
                        Celeriac
                        Celery
                        Corn
                        Cucumber
                        Eggplant
                        Kale
                        Lettuce
                        Muskmelon
                        Onion
                        Pea
                        Peanut
                        Pepper
                        Potato
                        Spinach
                        Squash
                        Sweet Potato
                        Tomato

Chapter 3        Fruits & Nuts
                        Planting a tree
                        Almond
                        Apple
                        Apricot
                        Blackberry
                        Blueberry
                        Sour Cherry
                        Sweet Cherry
                        Chinese Chestnut
                        Filbert/Hazelnut
                        Grape
                        Kiwi
                        Peach
                        Pear
                        Pecan
                        Plum

Chapter 4        Herbs
                       Sweet Basil
                       Caraway
                       Chives
                       Cilantro
                       Dill
                       Fennel
                       Garlic
                       Lavender
                       Sweet Marjoram
                       Oregano
                       Parsley
                       Rosemary
                       Sage
                       Tarragon

Chapter 5        Organic Remedies
                        * Selected Beneficial Insects
                        * First line of Defense: Plan Ahead
                        * Second Line of Defense: Prevention Strategies
                        * Third Line of Defense: Identify the Problem
                        * Identifying and Treating Common Problems
                        * Overview of Symptoms and Remedies
                        * Glossary of Organic Remedies
                        * Controlling Diseases
                        * Controlling Insects and Animals

Chapter 6        Allies & Companions
                       
                        Afterword
                        Bibliography
                        Suggested Reading
                        Index

                       
                        

 
 

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.

Product details

• Authors: Tanya Denckla Cobb
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2024
• EAN: 9781635867909
• ISBN: 978-1-63586-790-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Backyard Homestead
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; SELF-HELP / Green Lifestyle, HOUSE & HOME / Sustainable Living, GARDENING / Techniques, Specialized gardening methods, Green lifestyle & self-sufficiency, Gardening: fruit and vegetable, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Self-sufficiency and sustainable lifestyle(s)