vegetable gardening

Photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions to show how to build gardening structures. Includes helpful tips and profiles of several backyard farmers.

"Explains how to plant seeds, harvest fruits and vegetables, determine which plant parts are edible, spot pests in the garden, and use crops to cook--from bean and bacon spaghetti to polenta chips to tomato, feta, and basil pizza"--OCLC.

Describes how vegetables are produced in large and small farms and the technologies used.

Grow your own fruits and vegetables from nothing but kitchen scraps! Several of these projects require nothing more than a jar, a windowsill, and a few pieces of food that would otherwise end up in the trash or compost.

Offers instructions and advice for square foot gardening with children, and helps to teach them the lessons of following instructions and doing your chores, basic skills like counting and water conservation, and learning to appreciate the nature of food and why it is important to respect it.

Provides readers with gardening projects for edible plants.

To earn their Sow It and Grow It badge, Violet, Tigerlily, and the other Mouse Scouts plant a vegetable garden.

"When Snail's bucket home is turned over, a ladybug takes him on a journey through the vegetable garden, discovering delicious new foods while encountering new animals"--OCLC.

"What lives in the vegetable garden? Shine a light behind the page and see... Explore a fruit and vegetable patch up close and find a small world filled with great surprises! From popping pea pods to wriggly worms, the hidden wonders of this busy world will be revealed"--Back cover.

Text and illustrations explain the process of gardening using traditional and new organic methods, and includes various methods of food preservation.