by Steve Solomon
Growing Food in Hard Times
Rediscover the traditional gardening methods that can halve your yearly food costs and require only water, a few hand tools, and a few hundred dollars a year for seeds and supplies. This book covers:
Vegetables ranked by difficulty of growing; root systems as key to gardening mastery; seeds, spacing; and irrigation; home made organic fertilizer that really works; how to choose, use and sharpen hand tools; compost making, root cellars, and irrigation; chemical-free handling of insects and diseases. 328 pages, b&w illustrations.