Smart Guide: Vegetables

Smart Guide®: Vegetables is a concise guide to vegetable gardening for busy people. Readers will learn how to plan their garden; how to install beds and a watering system; how to grow, learning all about mulches and weed covers, garden sites, and planting schedules; how to maintain their garden day by day; and how to harvest and store vegetables.
275 color photographs
Explanations of how to grow and maintain each vegetable or fruit
Do-it-yourself soil tests
Hints and tips, many even experienced gardeners will find interesting
How to choose the best easy-care vegetables and varieties
Strategies for sowing and harvesting in all climates
How to draw up and follow a cropping plan to stay on track
Keeping one step ahead of weeds the natural way
Ways to keep crops fresh and full of flavor after picking
A-Z guide to fruit and vegetables