The Vegetable Gardening Book

The award-winning television and podcast host Joe Lampl is here with insider tips and next-level insight for creating a lush, fruitful, and resilient vegetable garden. *Winner of the GardenComm 2023 Laurel Media Awards Silver Award in the Book Publisher/Producer General Readership Category* Just when you think you have a secure grip on what it takes to grow a vegetable garden, a pro like Joe comes along to surprise you with a wheelbarrow full of new-to-you information to knock your gardening socks right off. In The Vegetable Gardening Book, Joe distills insight from years interviewing highly experienced growers for public televisions Growing a Greener World and The joe gardener Show Podcastalong with his own extensive, hands-on knowledge of the craft to present practical and useful info on everything from starting seeds and selecting varieties to building the perfect tomato cage, encouraging pollinators, and creating biodiversity-rich soil in a 100% organic food garden. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in growing the best edible garden their backyard (or balcony!) has ever seen. Inside youll find: Ideas for designing and laying out your garden for the greatest yields in the smallest amount of space A sure-fire plan for reducing maintenance and trimming down the traditional workload of a garden Detailed growing profiles of 40 of Joes favorite crops A handy reference chart with an easy-to-follow crop rotation plan Advice and tips for extending the growing season, building raised beds, setting up a potting station, and deciding which garden tools are worth your time and money Strategies to grow anywhere and everywherefrom in-ground garden beds and containers to grow bags and raised-bed planters Among the most trusted, recognizable, and sought-after voices in the gardening world, Joe Lampl is here to help you Grow like a pro no experience required!