American Horticultural Society Essential Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening - Techniques and Know-How for Planning, Planting, and Tending a Home Vegetable Garden Organically

The American Horticultural Society Essential Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening is a comprehensive yet beginner-friendly handbook for growing edible gardens from the foremost authority in American gardening.

List of contents

INTRODUCTION Your Organic Garden
SECTION 1
INSPIRATION
CHAPTER 1 History of Vegetable Gardening in America
CHAPTER 2 Gallery of Gardens
SECTION 2
GETTING STARTED
CHAPTER 3 Planning with Purpose
CHAPTER 4 Deciding What to Grow
CHAPTER 5 Exploring Planting Styles
SECTION 3
TECHNIQUES AND MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 6 Soil and Site Prep
CHAPTER 7 The Act of Planting
CHAPTER 8 Garden and Plant Care
CHAPTER 9 Plant Protection
SECTION 4
THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR
CHAPTER 10 Harvesting
CHAPTER 11 Edible Plant Profiles
Join the AHS 
Acknowledgments 
Photo Credits 
Index 

About the author

Founded in 1922, the non-profit American Horticultural Society (AHS) is one of the most respected and longstanding member-based national gardening organizations in North America. The Society’s membership includes aspiring, new, and experienced gardeners, plant enthusiasts, and horticultural professionals, as well as numerous regional and national partner organizations. Through its educational programs, awards, and publications, the AHS inspires a culture of gardening and horticultural practices that creates and sustains healthy, beautiful communities and a livable planet. AHS is headquartered at River Farm, a 25-acre site overlooking the Potomac River that is part of George Washington’s original farmlands in Alexandria, Virginia. ahsgardening.org

Summary

The American Horticultural Society Essential Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening is a comprehensive yet beginner-friendly handbook for growing edible gardens from the foremost authority in American gardening.

Product details

• Authors: American Horticultural Society
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.01.2025
• EAN: 9780760392812
• ISBN: 978-0-7603-9281-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Weight: 953 g
• Illustrations: color photos
• Series: American Horticultural Society; American Horticultural Society Guides
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; GARDENING / Vegetables, GARDENING / Organic, GARDENING / Fruit, Allotments / Community gardens, Allotments, Organic gardening, Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables, Organic gardening / Sustainable gardening, Gardening: fruit and vegetables