Project Gutenberg 2014-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 99 Rexford, Eben E. (Eben Eugene) 1848 1916 Rexford, Eben Eugene 16005337 A-B-C of Vegetable Gardening ABC of Vegetable Gardening Harper's A-B-C series Produced by Giovanni Fini, Carolyn Jablonski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A-B-C of Vegetable Gardening" by Eben E. Rexford is a practical gardening guide written in the early 20th century. This manual provides accessible advice for amateur gardeners, emphasizing the belief that anyone with a small plot of land can successfully grow a variety of vegetables with proper preparation and care. The book aims to dispel common misconceptions about the challenges of gardening, asserting that with the right knowledge and tools, anyone can cultivate a thriving garden. The opening of the book begins with a foreword that invites would-be gardeners to reconsider their apprehensions about starting a vegetable garden. Rexford argues that gardening does not require special training and encourages readers to embrace the enjoyment and benefits of growing their own food. He highlights that even small spaces can yield a significant amount of produce through effective techniques, such as intensive gardening and the use of labor-saving tools. The author also reinforces the idea that families can reap health benefits, economic savings, and satisfaction from cultivating their own vegetables and emphasizes the importance of engaging children and women in gardening activities. The initial chapters focus on preparation steps for a garden, including managing soil and understanding proper planting techniques to ensure a successful harvest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46052/46052-h/images/cover.jpg en Vegetable gardening SB Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 167280 167289 2024-09-19T09:37:29.757839 2023-09-20T05:56:46.814053 text/html text/html 166414 2014-06-20T12:38:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 100700 2014-06-20T12:38:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 116025 2024-09-19T09:37:33.097822 application/epub+zip 116777 2024-09-19T09:37:30.361841 application/epub+zip 116776 2024-09-19T09:37:30.046828 application/epub+zip 182809 2024-09-19T09:37:35.441907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158249 2024-09-19T09:37:32.694891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158466 2022-09-21T03:53:44.329003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149594 149385 2024-09-19T09:37:29.326865 2023-09-20T05:56:46.396031 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 149323 2014-06-20T12:38:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53282 2014-06-20T12:38:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 149343 2014-06-20T12:38:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53265 2014-06-20T12:38:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20086 2024-09-19T09:37:35.579766 application/rdf+xml 16304 2024-09-19T09:37:30.118884 image/jpeg 2556 2024-09-19T09:37:30.082808 image/jpeg 104766 2024-09-19T09:37:29.775847 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog