Texas Organic Vegetable Gardening: The Total Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Other Edible Plants the Natural Way [Paperback]

Howard J. Garrett (Author), Malcolm C. Beck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998

This book shows you how to have healthy soil and recommends environmentally safe products and even some homemade remedies to control pests and diseases in your garden. It describes more than 100 food plants and gives specific information on the growth habits, culture, harvest, and storage of each.

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This colorful book describes more than 100 food plants and gives specific information on the growth habits, culture, harvest, and storage of each. (Tg Press- Texas Gardener.Com )

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884158551
• ISBN-13: 978-0884158554
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is THE BOOK!, July 7, 2008

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Kate Thornberry (Austin Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Texas Organic Vegetable Gardening: The Total Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Other Edible Plants the Natural Way (Paperback)

If you are intending to grow vegetables in Central Texas, you MUST buy this book! It is the only book out there that realistically tells you how (and WHEN) to grow vegetables in this, very difficult part of zone 8. ALmost tropical...and yet, so dry......and hot.....and such awful soil we have here! (Well, for the most part.)

It has been THE most useful Gardening book in my collection for the last eight years, and though I buy many gardening books, no other book can begin to touch it (mainly because what they have to say just doesn't relate to Central Texas!)

30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book On Organic Gardening, February 27, 2000

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Grant Wiscour - See all my reviews

This review is from: Texas Organic Vegetable Gardening: The Total Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Other Edible Plants the Natural Way (Paperback)

Howard covers the essentials of Basic Organic Gardening as well as the how to's. I bought the book at Rohde's for about the same price before shipping. If you can't get to Garland; but it here. We just completed our 20'x20' raised bed garden. Our front yard is the lushest greenest yard in the neighborhood with NO CHEMICALS. We have been a fan of Howard for a few years now.

Grant Wiscour Irving, TX

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Texas vege gardening book!, July 24, 2004

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Leslie A. Harris "Leslie in Texas" (Midlothian, Tx USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Texas Organic Vegetable Gardening: The Total Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Other Edible Plants the Natural Way (Paperback)

This book has been indispensable to me!!! This book, along with The Vegetable Gardener's Bible, have been my "text books" in starting a garden. Without them, I wouldn't have such a great garden. These books take the guess work out of what to do. Thanks Mr. Garrett and Mr Beck!!!