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The modern homestead garden : growing self-sufficiency in any size backyard / Gary Pilarchik.
"Filled with easy-to-employ ideas and lessons for improving your food self-sufficiency no matter how much land you have, The Modern Homestead Garden focuses on planting, growing, harvesting, and preserving food"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780760368176
- ISBN: 0760368171
- Physical Description: 160 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Beverly, MA : Cool Springs Press, 2021.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface -- Introduction: What is a modern homestead garden? -- Building your first garden -- Planting your garden and the best vegetables to grow -- Seeds, seed starting, and transplants -- Feeding your homestead garden -- Building earth and raised beds -- Homestead container gardening -- Tending your gardens -- Problems, pests, diseases, and the power of pollinators -- Creating an edible landscape on your homestead -- Using the homestead harvest. |
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| Subject: | Vegetable gardening. Container gardening. |
Available copies
- 13 of 14 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Barry Lawrence Regional Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Lawrence - Aurora Library | 635 PIL (Text) | 37884103178673 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Barry Lawrence - Marionville Library | 635 PIL (Text) | 37884103178806 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Barry Lawrence - Shell Knob Library | 635 PIL (Text) | 37884103178798 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
The Modern Homestead Garden : Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard
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Table of Contents
The Modern Homestead Garden : Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | p. 6 | |
| Introduction: What Is a Modern Homestead Garden? | p. 9 | |
| Chapter 1 | Building Your First Garden | p. 12 |
| Chapter 2 | Planting Your Garden and the Best Vegetables to Grow | p. 26 |
| Chapter 3 | Seeds, Seed Starting, and Transplants | p. 54 |
| Chapter 4 | Feeding Your Homestead Garden | p. 78 |
| Chapter 5 | Building Earth and Raised Beds | p. 90 |
| Chapter 6 | Homestead Container Gardening | p. 98 |
| Chapter 7 | Tending Your Gardens | p. 110 |
| Chapter 8 | Problems, Pests, Diseases, and the Power of Pollinators | p. 120 |
| Chapter 9 | Creating an Edible Landscape on Your Homestead | p. 132 |
| Chapter 10 | Using the Homestead Harvest | p. 144 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 153 | |
| About the Author | p. 153 | |
| Index | p. 154 |
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