Vegetable Garden: A Manual for the Amateur Vegetable Gardener
Ida Dandridge Bennett
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Length 5 h 40 min
Chapters 23
First published 1909
This book is a good reference on vegetable gardening. It covers the economic value of a vegetable garden, planning and locating the garden, maintaining soil fertility, hotbeds, garden tools, sowing seeds, transplanting seedlings, growing and storing vegetables, managing garden pests, and fall garden work.(Summary by A.L. Gramour)
Chapters
1
01- The Sanitary and Economic Value of the Kitchen Garden Read by Michael Packard 11:19
2
02- The Location of the Garden Read by Esther 12:08
3
03- Planning the Garden Read by Lily-LLM 8:33
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04- How To Maintain Fertility-part 1 Read by Garth Burton 12:29
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05- How To Maintain Fertility-part 2 Read by Garth Burton 11:45
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06- The Construction and Care of Hotbeds, Cold frames, and Pits-part 1 Read by Cheri Gardner 23:39
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07- The Construction and Care of Hotbeds, Cold frames, and Pits-part 2 Read by Cheri Gardner 20:30
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08- On the Sowing of Seed Read by Cheri Gardner 12:32
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09- Transplanting Read by Garth Burton 14:50
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10- Tools which Make Gardening Easy Read by Esther 9:33
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11- On the Growing of Various Vegetables-part 1 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 20:14
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12- On the Growing of Various Vegetables-part 2 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 17:07
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13- On the Growing of Various Vegetables-part 3 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 13:44
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14- Root Vegetables-part 1 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 19:13
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15- Root Vegetables-part 2 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 23:23
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16- Root Vegetables-part 3 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 7:53
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17- Vine Vegetables and Fruits-part 1 Read by Stephanie Lee 13:41
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18- Vine Vegetables and Fruits-part 2 Read by Stephanie Lee 8:50
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19- Greens and Salad Vegetables Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 16:27
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20- Perennial Vegetables Read by Amy Gramour 24:50
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21- Storing Vegetables in Winter Read by Garth Burton 8:51
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22- The Garden's Enemies Read by Pat Dages 17:41
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23- Fall Work in the Garden Read by Pat Dages 10:44
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