Vegetable Gardening For Dummies

Charlie Nardozzi has worked for more than 20 years bringing expert gardening information to home gardeners through the printed page, the Internet, radio, and television. He is currently a radio show host and a guest expert on many nationally syndicated radio shows such as Martha Stewart Living Radio. He was the host for PBS's Garden Smart and has been a gardening expert on other television shows such as HGTV's Today at Home.

Introduction. Part I: Digging Into the Basics of Vegetable Gardening. Chapter 1: Vegetable Gardening 101. Chapter 2: The Popularity and Benefi ts of Vegetable Gardening. Chapter 3: Planning Your Veggie Garden. Part II: Vegging Out. Chapter 4: Tomatoes: The King of Veggies. Chapter 5: Meeting the Tomato's Cousins: Peppers and Eggplants. Chapter 6: Growing Underground Crops: Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes. Chapter 7: Sweet and Simple: Beans and Peas. Chapter 8: Vigorous Vines: Cucumbers, Melons, Pumpkins, and Squash. Chapter 9: Cool Weather Staples: Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, and Caulifl ower. Chapter 10: A Salad for All Seasons: Lettuce, Spinach, Swiss Chard, and Specialty Greens. Chapter 11: Sweet Corn and an A to T of Other Worthy Veggies. Chapter 12: Growing Berries and Herbs for an Edible Landscape. Part III: Getting Down and Dirty in Your Vegetable Garden. Chapter 13: On Your Mark, Get Set ... Grow! Chapter 14: Workin' the Dirt. Chapter 15: Maintaining Your Vegetable Garden. Chapter 16: Surveying Some Cool Farmer Techniques. Chapter 17: Keeping Your Plants Healthy. Chapter 18: Containing Your Veggies. Chapter 19: Harvesting, Storing, and Preserving Vegetables. Part IV: The Part of Tens. Chapter 20: Ten Tools of the Trade. Chapter 21: Nearly Ten Ways to Extend Your Growing Season. Appendix: Planning Guidelines and Other Resources. Index.