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Natalie Bogwalker and Chloe Lieberman are cofounders and codirectors of the Growing Wise gardening school, and Natalie is the founder of Wild Abundance, a school for permaculture, carpentry, and rewilding. Together they've taught gardening to thousands of students around the United States.

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Grow a vegetable garden that provides a bounty of food, in harmony with your environment and suited to your bioregion, with this comprehensive guide to every step in the process, from starting seeds to harvest and storage. 

In this essential reference for growing vegetables without harming the environment, the creators of Growing Wise - an online gardening school with thousands of students - share their decades of experience with gardening techniques and practices rooted in permaculture. They teach you how to create a garden that suits your growing conditions and empower you to make your own choices by explaining the "why" behind the "how-to." In addition to providing detailed step-by-step information, they analyze the pros and cons of different approaches, weaving in their personal experiences to show the effects of each method in real gardens, based on their gardening trials in a variety of different regions. 

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Foreword: Remembering How to Be with the Land, by De-Lesslin "Roo" George-Warren, Citizen of Catawba Nation
Preface: The Farce of the "One Right Way"
Introduction: Learning to Think Holistically

1  Designing & Planning Your Garden
Why Do You Really Want to Garden? 
Your Garden Design
What a Garden Needs
Garden Location and Layout
Rows vs. Beds
Styles of Garden Beds
Terraces and Terracing
Container Gardening
What Crops Do I Plant?
Considerations for Crop Placement
How Much Do I Plant?
Making Your Garden Plan

2  Tools & How to Use Them
Tool Quality and Care
Bare-Bones Tools
Tools to Tend the Gardener
Small Hand Tools
Tools for Moving Things Around
The Magical World of Hoes
Big Digging Tools

3  Starting a Garden From Grass
Ways to Transform Grass into a Growing Space
Setting Up Raised Beds
Double-Digging
Tilling with a Machine
Sheet Mulching and Lasagna Gardening
Basic Solarization and Occultation
Bogwalker’s Badass Topsoil Technique
Crimping Cover Crops
Getting Soil Ready for Seeds and Plants

4  Soil and Fertility
Soil 101
What Makes Soil Good for Growing Vegetables?
How to Do a Soil Test and Why
Fertility 101
Vegetable Fertility Needs
Managing Fertility 
Growing Mediums for Containers

5  Feeding What Feeds You: Fertilizers & Amendments
Compost and Worm Castings
Manure
Biochar
Wood Ash
Urine
Store-Bought Fertilizers and Amendments
Cover Crops
Making Compost

6  How to Plant a Seed and Get It to Grow
The Magic of Seeds
Germination and Seed Viability
Ordering Seeds
Overview of Planting Methods
Setting Up a Seed-Starting System 
Growing Your Own Transplants
Transplanting Baby Plants
How to Buy Strong Transplants
Direct Sowing
When to Plant What

7  Caring for Plants When They are Growing
Water and Irrigation
Feeding Growing Plants
Thinning
Weed Management
Mulch
Trellises and Trellising

8  Dealing with Pests & Diseases
Holistic Overview of Pests and Diseases
Pest ID and Life Cycles
Plant Disease ID and Management
No-Spray Ways to Combat Pests and Diseases
Organic Pesticides and How to Use Them

9  Harvesting & the End of the Growing Season
Consider Harvesting when Planting
Harvesting Methods
Post-Harvest Processing
The Lifespans of Annual Vegetables 
Sharing the Harvest

Vegetable Profiles & Growing Guides
Guide to the Vegetable Profiles
Arugula
Basil
Beans
Beets and Chard
Broccoli and Cauliflower
Cabbage
Carrots
Cilantro
Corn
Cucumbers
Dill
Eggplant
Garlic
Kale and Collards
Lettuce
Muskmelons
Okra
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers and Chiles
Potatoes
Radishes
Spinach
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips and Rutabagas
Watermelons
Winter Squash and Pumpkins
Zucchini and Summer Squash

Timing Tables
 
Appendix
   When to Sow, Plant, and Harvest Based on Temperature and Season
   Seed Spacing, Depth, and Amounts of Seeds Needed
   Plant Spacing for Garden Beds 
   Determining the Right Plant Spacing
   Possible Yields of Common Vegetables
Acknowledgments
Resources to Download from the Growing Wise Gardening School
Index