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The modern homestead garden : growing self-sufficiency in any size backyard / Gary Pilarchik.

Summary:

"Filled with easy-to-employ ideas and lessons for improving your food self-sufficiency no matter how much land you have, The Modern Homestead Garden focuses on planting, growing, harvesting, and preserving food"-- Provided by publisher.

Homesteading is a lifestyle based on simple living, producing more than you consume, and treading lightly on the land. Pilarchik provides easy-to-employ ideas and lessons for improving your food self-sufficiency, no matter how much land you have. From laying out planting beds and containers to making the harvest, Pilarchik is a helpful guide on your homesteading journey. -- adapted from back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780760368176
ISBN: 0760368171
Physical Description: 160 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Publisher: Beverly, MA : Cool Springs Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface -- Introduction: What is a modern homestead garden? -- Building your first garden -- Planting your garden and the best vegetables to grow -- Seeds, seed starting, and transplants -- Feeding your homestead garden -- Building earth and raised beds -- Homestead container gardening -- Tending your gardens -- Problems, pests, diseases, and the power of pollinators -- Creating an edible landscape on your homestead -- Using the homestead harvest.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Issued also in electronic format.