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Other Resources Enter Keywords:   Privacy Statement	Burpee : The Complete Vegetable and Herb Gardener : A Guide to Growing Your Garden... Music Books > Herb Albert > Item 1      Burpee : The Complete Vegetable and Herb Gardener : A Guide to Growing Your Garden... by Karan Davis Cutler, Cavagnarok David, Barbara W. Ellis, and David Cavagnaro Sales Rank: 41304 List Price: $39.95 $26.37 At Amazon on 12-29-2007. Features Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition November 10, 1997 Language: English ISBN-10: 0028620054 ISBN-13: 978-0028620053 Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 1.2 inches Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds Product Review Burpee has created a truly encyclopedic, but non-intimidating, guide to organic vegetable gardening that can be used and appreciated by anyone, whether or not they've ever stuck a seed in the ground. All the essential information is here--how to condition the soil, how and where to plant, sprouting schedules, what kind of yield to expect from each plant variety, and harvesting tips--in beautiful, bountiful, illustrated detail; the book's largest section, "Plant Portraits," contains explanations of the many cultivars of each vegetable and herb. If you're a novice vegetable gardener or new to organic gardening and can only afford one gardening guide, this may be your best value. Book Description A Backyard-Gardeners Guide to Growing a Bountiful, Great-Tasting Harvest The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener features: A full-color encyclopedia of over 100 vegetables and herbs with detailed, expert advice on growing them successfully from planting to harvest Planting and growing techniques that keep maintenance to a minimum Entries on how to grow unusual edibles, such as refreshing mesclun for salads, colorful edible flowers, spicy mustards, and more Descriptions and photos of a host of succulent vegetables, both hybrids and heirlooms, from common to exotic Complete information on improving even the poorest garden soil using safe, organic techniques, plus practical advice on making compost Recommendations on garden tools you need–and those you dont Information on controlling pests and diseases organically, without resorting to poisonous sprays Spectacular full-color photographs of vegetables and herbs, food gardens, and edible landscapes, plus 30 black-and-white line drawings Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism This book could easily be worth $50 and it would be worth the investment. I've been a gardener for a number of years, and out of the entire bookshelf of gardening books that i own, this book, hands down, is far more comprehensive than all of them put together. The first section of the book, a complete book in intself, will teach you just about everything you ever wanted to know about almost every aspect of gardening, and is comprehensive enough that if you learned it all you would be well on your way to becoming a master gardener. The second section, the plant portraits, gives you more information about each vegatable and herb in your garden than you could ever dream of knowing about, and more information than you would even be able to find. Like tomatoes? there are almost eight pages dedicated to them alone. The entire book is filled with beautiful color photographs, and it is packed with tons of hard-core information. Not like the "fluff" and tons of meaningless words without any content that practically all the other books are filled with. Recently i have moved to all hydroponics, and most of the rest of my gardening books are now about worthless to me, however this book is still prooving to be an invaluable source of information. The only thing this book does not cover very well is insects and plant diseases, although it still does quite a bit better than most gardening books do. Of course, if it did, this book would probably be over 700 pages long, "complete vegatable and herb gardener" style. The book "The organic gardeners handbook of natural insect and disease control" is a very good book on this subject. Spend the money and get both of these books. You wont need anything else. Comment | Permalink | (Report this) Burpee : The Complete Vegetable and Herb Gardener : A Guide to Growing Your Garden... Updated on 12-29-2007. Music Books > Herb Albert > Item 1      NOTICE: All product prices, availability, and specifications are subject to verification by their respective retailers. (C) Copyright 1996-2002 Musicbookshops.com.   All Rights Reserved Contact Us         Privacy Policy Last Modified : 12-29-2007

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