Sweet Pepper Harvest – Vegetable Gardening

Please like, share, comment and subscribe. Thanks for the views, comments and support. More related videos: www.youtube.com These sweet bell peppers were harvested near the end of July in southern Michigan. Also harvested a few Cubanelle peppers. The most prolific of the bunch now seems to be the lilac bells which turn from ivory in color to a deep purple. Tags: sweet pepper harvest vegetable garden lilac bells cubanelle “pick a peck of pickled peppers” back to eden MiWilderness Michigan garden hunt gather forage edible mushroom plant identification how to DIY prepper survival skills bushcraft food preservation cooking pressure canner basics pickle fish gun knife ax gear review field test outdoor sports camp hike bike canoe kayak tent primitive technology botany naturalist organic herbal remedy folk medicine living history permaculture wildcraft

Starter Vegetable Gardens: 24 No-Fail Plans for Small Organic Gardens

Home vegetable gardening is all the rage. Millions of Americans have picked up spade and hoe and are digging into the soil for the first time. But starting a garden isn’t always simple. Many hopeful growers find themselves confused by the dizzying array of things to know about soil quality, garden layout, seeds, temperatures, planting schedules, fertilizer, pests, watering, and harvesting. Still other first-time gardeners plant too much, only to find themselves overwhelmed and exhausted by July.

Barbara Pleasant is here to help. In Starter Vegetable Gardens, Pleasant a master gardener and award-winning gardening writer takes the guesswork out of growing food, explaining in simple, straightforward language how to start, maintain, and expand a bountiful vegetable garden in small, manageable spaces.

Pleasant presents 24 no-fail, small-scale garden plans from a simple bag garden (planted right in soil bags!) to an orderly border and from a family food factory to specialty beds for salads, Cajun flavors, and Italian cuisine. For each plan she provides plant and material lists, a plot layout, four-color photographs, and tips for succession planting to keep the garden productive all season long. Her all-organic approach ensures that the harvest is not simply tasty but also chemical-free.

Pleasant anticipates and answers novice gardeners myriad questions, guiding readers through the complexities of assessing site and soil, understanding the climate, choosing the very best vegetable varieties, starting seeds, identifying insect friends and foes, watering, fertilizing, mulching, and harvesting.

The books layout is friendly and accessible, filled with detailed images that bring the concepts to life. Both instructive and inspiring, Starter Vegetable Gardens is an essential one-stop resource for anyone just beginning to cultivate a vegetable-gardening green thumb.

Includes 24 illustrated planting plans including: