Square Foot Gardening
By: by Mel Bartholomew ; [ill. by Erick Ingraham, photos. by John Hamel].
Publisher: Rodale Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Emmaus, Pa, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 347
Copyright date: 1981
Subjects: Vegetable gardening.; Square foot gardening.
First sentence: Does anyone know the real reason people garden?
Description: Details a simple yet highly effective gardening system, based on a grid of one-foot by one-foot squares, that produces big yields with less space and with less work than with conventional row gardens.
Notes: Companion to national PBS television series. Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; label: Chapter 1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 2
title: What Is the Square Foot Method?
pagenum: 9; label: Chapter 3
title: Garden Sizes and Basic Layouts
pagenum: 27; label: Chapter 4
title: Tools for the Square Foot Garden
pagenum: 40; label: Chapter 5
title: Getting Started-Sun, Soil, Drainage, and Location
pagenum: 45; label: Chapter 6
title: Garden Planning-What and When to Plant
pagenum: 72; label: Chapter 7
title: Basic Spacing and Planting Methods
pagenum: 100; label: Chapter 8
title: Vertical Growing
pagenum: 110; label: Chapter 9
title: Structures to Build
pagenum: 129; label: Chapter 10
title: Starting Plants from Seed
pagenum: 153; label: Chapter 11
title: Transplanting
pagenum: 170; label: Chapter 12
title: Watering
pagenum: 187; label: Chapter 13
title: Controlling Weeds, Pests, and Diseases
pagenum: 198; label: Chapter 14
title: Enjoying The Harvest
pagenum: 208; label: Chapter 15
title: Extending the Growing Season
pagenum: 220; label: Chapter 16
title: End-of-Season Activities
pagenum: 235; label: Chapter 17
title: Special Gardens
pagenum: 243; label: Chapter 18
title: A Guide to Growing Crops by the Square Foot
pagenum: 266; title: Index
pagenum: 340