The Homesteading Handbook vol. 2 teaches you how to grow an organic vegetable garden.
A good organic garden is the key to a great homestead. Learn what you should (and shouldn't) do to ensure success in the garden. Follow the directions in this easy-to-follow handbook and you'll soon have a bounty of delicious and healthy organic vegetables growing in your own backyard. The following topics are covered inside:- What organic gardening is and why it's important.
- Pesticides in conventionally-grown vegetables.
- Saving money with organic gardening and how to maximize your savings.
- Living off the land: Becoming self-sufficient.
- Planning a garden big enough to feed a family.
- Row gardening, raised-row gardening, wide-row gardening, raised-bed gardening, companion planting, square foot gardening and container gardening.
- Choosing a garden plot: What you need to know about soil, space, sunlight and wind.
- Prepping the soil.
- Organic soil amendments.
- Watering your plants.
- Saving seeds.
- Choosing varieties of produces: Terms you need to know.
- Organic pest control.
- Growing guides for 30 of the most popular garden vegetables.