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Make the Most of Your Harvest with this Classic WorkFar more than a recipe book, it shows you exactly how to can, dry, preserve, pickle, and freeze your fruits and veggies.The subtitle of this book is "150 Recipes for Freezing, Canning, Drying, and Pickling Fruits and Vegetables," but it is much, more than a recipe book. Written by Carol W. Costenbader and updated by Joanne Lamb Hayes, this book contains everything you need to know about harvesting homegrown fruits and vegetables to be used in canning, drying, or freezing. It takes you from the garden into the kitchen clearly and simply, helping you to avoid common beginners' mistakes and to make the most of your crops.From making jam to exotic chutneys, flavored vinegars, pickles, and relishes of all descriptions, you will be inspired to use every bit of your harvest in new and delicious ways. The best part may be the helpful "what did I forget?" questions for each process, but there are also, as promised, 150 delicious recipes, plus a table of measuring equ

The New Edition of the Classic Seed Starter Manual!Detailed information on more than 400 genera and species, including 70 species not covered in the earlier edition!Since its publication in 1978, Park's Success with Seeds has been a classic reference work for gardeners everywhere who like to start their gardens from seed. Out of print and unavailable for several years, it has now been republished in a new edition with updated information such as detailed light, heat, and temperature requirements; growing on and transplanting instructions; and 70 entirely new entries! It is THE manual you need to start your garden from seed, and it is available now at a very nice price!Divided into flowering plants and vegetables, this book examines the germination, growing on, transplanting, and cultural needs of more than 400 genera and species. You'll learn recommended starting methods and get materials recommendations; exact temperature and light needs of specific species; suggested uses for plants; and even their geograph

The Best Book on Managing Garden Space and Recycling!Much more than a composting guide, it's a compendium of gardening tips and methods.If you're wondering how an entire 300-plus page book can be written on composting, one glance at Barbara Pleasant and Deborah L. Martin's masterwork will give you your answer: this book contains information on everything from soil building to planting, saving space and rotating crops -- you name it, this book discusses it! How we wish we had read this at the beginning of our gardening career; but even now, many years in, we appreciate its simple, clear instructions and interesting ideas for saving time, money, and labor in the garden.Filled with drawings, guides, and color photographs, this book is meant to be used alongside your projects in the garden as well as on the kitchen table as you draft out new designs and dream about next year's garden. The writing is engaging and clear, and the authors never forget that their audience does not have -- and is not interested in acqu