Homesteading Handbook vol. 2: Growing an Organic Vegetable Garden

A good organic garden is the key to a great homestead. Learn what you should (and shouldn't) do to ensure success in the garden. Follow the directions in this easy-to-follow handbook and you'll soon have a bounty of delicious and healthy organic vegetables growing in your own backyard.

The following topics are covered inside:

• What organic gardening is and why it's important.
• Pesticides in conventionally-grown vegetables.
• Saving money with organic gardening and how to maximize your savings.
• Living off the land: Becoming self-sufficient.
• Planning a garden big enough to feed a family.
• Row gardening, raised-row gardening, wide-row gardening, raised-bed gardening, companion planting, square foot gardening and container gardening.
• Choosing a garden plot: What you need to know about soil, space, sunlight and wind.
• Prepping the soil.
• Organic soil amendments.
• Watering your plants.
• Saving seeds.
• Choosing varieties of produces: Terms you need to know.
• Organic pest control.
• Growing guides for 30 of the most popular garden vegetables.