01530cam a2200277 i 4500 295998670 TxAuBib 20100803120000.0 091120s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009049114 9781603425292 pbk. 1603425292 pbk. eng rda TxAuBib rda Pleasant, Barbara. Starter vegetable gardens [BOOK] : 24 no-fail plans for small organic gardens / Barbara Pleasant ; photography by John Gruen. North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., 2010. 179 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 31 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. The easy-care bag garden -- A bountiful border -- The front-yard food supply -- Family food factory gardens -- Deciding what to grow -- Designing beautiful, big-flavor gardens -- Working with seeds and seedlings -- Supporting your plants -- Water : make every drop count -- The magic of mulch -- Fertilizing your garden -- Your insect friends and foes -- Preventing dastardly diseases -- Smart harvesting -- Stretching the seasons. Presents a guide to cultivating an efficient and beautiful vegetable garden, from growing seedlings to preventing diseases, and provides twenty-four different plans for optimum crop yield. 20100819. Vegetable gardening.