Mother Earth News Guide to Growing Your Own Food (pdf)
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Our comprehensive crop guides take you crop-by-crop through common vegetables and fruits for backyard gardeners. Each guide explains how to plant, when to plant, best harvest practices, how to save seeds, and how to deal with common pests and diseases naturally, setting you on your way to growing organic vegetables and fruits in your home garden successfully. In each crop guide, you'll also find a list of the different crop types to consider growing, plus a list of recommended varieties for each type. (Use our custom Seed and Plant Finder to locate seed companies that sell varieties you want to try.) If you're curious about how to put a particular vegetable or fruit to good use in your cooking, check out the "In the Kitchen" section of each guide. Written by expert gardener Barbara Pleasant, our "Crop at a Glance" collection teaches you how to grow everything from garden classics such as tomatoes and squash to lesser-known crops such as Jerusalem artichokes. Our growing guides are arranged alphabetically here, giving you easy, quick access to these succinct articles on home vegetable gardening. If you'd like to access these crop guides plus other gardening tips on your smartphone or mobile device, try our free app called Food Gardening Guide. There's a sweet satisfaction in growing your own food and filling your table with delicious, healthy produce. We hope these guides help you in your gardening journey, introduce you to new crops and growing techniques, assist when you have to troubleshoot a problem.