The Old Farmer's Almanac Vegetable Gardener's Handbook

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Founded in 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac has been providing guidance on growing bountiful gardens, timekeeping, running a happy and healthy home, and enjoying the wonders of Earth and sky for more than two centuries! America's best-selling and longest continuously published periodical features articles, information, and advice that's perennially useful, with a pleasant degree of humorall at readers' fingertips. The Almanac also produces a best-selling handbook series on gardening; the Guide to Herbs and Guide to Attracting Pollinators books; an annual Garden Guide; **the Garden Planner (an interactive online resource for planning and recording garden activities); the Garden Journals series (undated journals for recording thoughts and observations); a collection of calendars (including the best-selling Gardening Wall Calendar); a biannual Almanac for Kids; and a daily newsletter and twice-monthly gardening newsletter. The Old Farmer's Almanac reaches millions through its powerful presence on Almanac.com and on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and TikTok.

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Whether you’ve never touched a trowel in your life or have been harvesting at home for decades, you’re sure to grow your best vegetable garden ever with this easy-to-use guide from *The Old Farmer’s Almanac—*America’s trusted gardening resource since 1792!

All of the information that you need for vegetable success is right here at your garden-gloved fingertips . . .

• Read step-by-step advice on growing 32 delectable vegetables, from asparagus to zucchini (which you’ll find under “Squash”!).
• Find out the dirt on soil: Why testing is so important—and how to do it—as well as how to transform “blah” dirt to tiptop soil into which your plants will happily sink their roots.
• Discover easy techniques for growing vegetables in-ground, plus alternatives to traditional raised beds—including straw bales!
• Grow the plants that you like again and again—and get them off to a healthy start each time—by following the simple seed-saving and -starting directions provided.
• Identify gardeners’ friends and foes: which plants help (or hinder) vegetables.
• Delight in enlightening (and humorous!) anecdotes from fellow gardeners.
• Write it down! Use the space provided for noting observations and experiences.
• Dig deeper with essential reference tables and charts, including frost dates for U.S. and Canadian regions
• What’s an Old Farmer’s Almanac guide without a little folklore and fun? You’ll find quotes and wit and wisdom sprinkled throughout the book. (Did you know that early Roman farmers referred to broccoli as “the five green fingers of Jupiter”?)
• Enjoy more than 150 full-color photos that perk up the pages and inspire you to get gardening.
• plus much more!

Brought to you by The Old Farmer’s Almanac, which has been providing guidance on growing a bountiful garden for more than two centuries, The Old Farmer’s Almanac Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook is the first book in The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardener’s Handbooks series, which also includes the Flower Gardener’s Handbook, Container Gardener’s Handbook, and Houseplant Gardener’s Handbook. Already a gardening favorite, the best-selling Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook is loaded with advice and inspiration to help vegetables—and growers—thrive!

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Table of Contents Introduction Ground Rules: Where to Grow Success Starts With Soil Alternatives to Growing in the Ground Containers to Fit Your Needs Tools You'll Use, w/ Care Tips How to Start Seeds 30+ Vegetables, from A to Z Why Companion Plants Are Your Friends Gardening by the Moon When to Water Deterrents and Remedies for Plant Pests and Diseases Facts About Fertilizer Plan Now for Next Year (Rotation) Essential Reference Frost Dates w/ Critical Temps table Hardiness map pH Chart Unwelcome Weeds Weights & Measures Herb chart (additional charts/tables will also appear in chapters) Index