Books on gardening from Heirloom Seeds

Great selection of gardening books from Heirloom Seeds.

BOOKS

GROW ORGANIC by Doug Oster & Jessica Walliser
Concerned about the use of chemical pesticides in gardening? Trying to go 'green” in order to eat healthier and reduce toxic chemicals in our

environment? For the millions of gardeners who now realize that organic is the only way to grow, this book offers practical information on up-to-date, easy-to-understand organic practices. Richly informative and insightful, Grow Organic will help gardeners of all skill levels achieve their organic potential.

Nine chapters will help guide you through composting, companion planting, organic pest control and soil management, as well as favorite how-to-tricks and tips from the authors.

By using organic techniques in your garden, not only are you producing the healthiest veggies possible for your family, you're also providing a wholesome, toxic-free environment for future generations to inherit.
224 pages – trade paper cover
GOB - $18.95

GIANT TOMATOES by Marvin H. Meisner
This informative book will become a valuable reference to anyone who wants to grow big tomatoes, either for home use or competition. Step-by-step directions in selecting varieties, preparing soil, fertilizing, watering, pollinating, pruning, plus the author's own secrets, will help you achieve your goal in growing tomatoes for size and yield. Whether you're competing with yourself, your neighbor, or at a local competition, Giant Tomatoes will put you on a level playing field with the best tomato growers in the world.
160 pages – 100+ color photos and illustrations – trade paper cover.
GTB - $19.95

HOW TO GROW WORLD CLASS PUMPKINS II by Don Langevin
How To Grow World Class Pumpkins II, provides all the information necessary for the aspiring pumpkin enthusiast. Combining extensive research along with top growing secrets, this book will help guide both the novice and the more experienced gardener to record-setting pumpkins. If you've ever thought about growing one of those massive pumpkins seen at fairs, this book will help put you on the fast track in achieving that dream.
160 pages – 300 color photos – trade paper cover.
WCP - $19.95

RODALE`S VEGETABLE GARDEN PROBLEM SOLVER - By Fern Marshall Bradley

If pests and disease have been a problem in the past, this book offers the best and latest advice for staying a step ahead of trouble in the garden, doing it with safe, all-organic methods.

Offering key information on sowing, maintaining, and harvesting your favorite vegetables, this insightful book also gives the necessary knowledge to keep your crops healthy and pest-free. By using natural control methods, you're able to provide your family with a more healthy, pesticide-free harvest.

With numerous tips on prevention, gardeners can focus on producing higher-yielding and more attractive gardens. With a wealth of information and tested advice, this book will become the trusted companion of every vegetable gardener.
472 Pages - Trade Paper Cover
VGPS - $19.95

THE HERBAL HOME REMEDY BOOK - Simple Recipes for Tinctures, Teas, Salves, Tonics and Syrups
by Joyce A. Wardwell

Excellent directions on gathering, drying, storing, and blending 25 common herbs. Simple recipes for teas, tinctures, oils, salves, syrups and lozenges, plus helpful directions on building your own all natural herbal medicine cabinet.
176 pages - Trade paper cover, illustrations throughout
HHR - $14.95

What to do with a basketful of luscious tomatoes? How to prepare an armload of summer squash? Where to turn for new sweet corn preparations? If you're one of the thousands of fresh-vegetable enthusiasts who finds yourself pondering these critical questions while returning from the farmers' market or produce department of your gourmet grocer, or harvesting in the bounty from your own garden, this is the book with all the answers you'll need.
Andrea Chesman is a cook and gardener who knows what it's like to be staring down pounds of vegetables and panicking about how to use them all before it's too late. Simple. Delicious. Planned to fit the season. That's the approach Chesman brings to the 175 recipes packed into this creative volume.
Trade Paper Cover - 502 pages, two-color; illustrations throughout
GVFC - $16.95

The Tomato Festival Cookbook serves up a succulent selection of tomato recipes and a whole lot more. There are over 150 mouth-watering recipes, including a classic tomato bisque, Herbed Goat Cheese Broiled in Tomato Sauce, the world’s best BLT, plus one-of-a-kind gourmet recipes from celebrity chefs. Additionally, every page is bursting with valuable information such as tips on seed-saving, advice on growing spectacular tomato crops, directions for preserving tomatoes, tomato lore, and even profiles of regional tomato festivals and growers.
The perfect companion book to Carolyn Male's 100 HEIRLOOM TOMATOES FOR THE AMERICAN GARDEN.
Trade paper cover - 310 pages, two-color illustrations throughout.
TFC - $16.95

THE GARDENER'S A–Z GUIDE TO GROWING ORGANIC FOOD
by Tanya L. K. Denckla
Enjoy guaranteed organic produce with this comprehensive plant-by-plant reference for how to select, grow, harvest, and store more than 765 varieties of vegetables, herbs, fruits, and nuts. Also included are more than 100 up-to-the-minute organic remedies for 201 diseases and pests. This is the book to demystify the complex organic systems of the garden, and make healthful vegetable gardening easier and more fun.
Trade paper cover - 496 pages, two-color illustrations throughout.
ORF - $22.95
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The GARDENER'S A–Z GUIDE TO GROWING FLOWERS FROM SEED TO BLOOM
by Eileen Powell
Plan a flower garden for season-round beauty and color with this indispensable reference to growing 541 annuals, perennials, and bulbs. Each plant listed features precise information on regional suitability; how to sow seeds indoors and out; how and when to transplant seedlings; general plant care; when to expect the plant to flower; and how to propagate the plant. An at-a-glance design planner lists bloom time, color, height, and site requirements for more than 1700 species. All this, plus a full-color gallery of more than 500 flowers, makes this the essential Potting Bench Reference Book for every flower gardener.
Trade paper cover - 528 pages, two-color photographs and illustrations throughout.
FSB - $24.95
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THE ORGANIC GARDENERS HANDBOOK of
NATURAL INSECT and DISEASE CONTROL - 534 pages - Trade paper cover
A complete, problem solving guide to keeping your garden and yard healthy without chemicals. Sections on vegetables, fruits, herbs, annuals, perennials, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines and lawns feature information on preventing problems, along with symptoms of and solutions for major pests and disease. Detailed illustrations of major vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants show just how to diagnose problems. 394 color photos.
#OGH - $21.95

RODALE’S ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HERBS – 545 pages - Trade paper cover - An informative and comprehensive reference book, perfect for the novice, as well as the more experienced, herb gardener. Helpful information on cultivation and usage, with easy to read chapters on crafts, bouquets, and yarn dyeing. Suggestions on creating your own theme or medicinal herb garden, along with the history and folklore of a variety of herbs, makes this a valuable addition to your gardening library.

RODALE'S ALL-NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA of ORGANIC GARDENING
704 pages - 300 illustrations - Trade paper cover
A new edition of this classic, featuring more than 420 entries organized alphabetically, written and edited by more than fifty of North America's leading gardening experts! Provides practical, up-to-date information for every gardener - beginner and veteran alike! Includes hundreds of how-to illustrations and step-by-step techniques. Features an easy-to-use A-to-Z format with more than 420 entries!
#EOG - $19.95

FLOWER GARDENER’S BIBLE – by Lewis & Nancy Hill – 372 pages – Tradepaper cover - Fully illustrated throughout with more than 500 color photographs, charts, and garden plans. A primer filled with designs, techniques, and plant varieties for colorful gardens. A must-have for any flower enthusiast.
#FGB - $27.50
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THE PLANT PROPAGATOR`S BIBLE
By Miranda Smith
Explains techniques for cultivating new plants from seed, cuttings, budding, and grafting. This book demonstrates each method for different types of plant using detailed step-by-step illustrations and annotated photographs, with useful advice on how to create the perfect growing conditions for your new plants.
192 pages - Tradepaper cover
#PPB - $21.95

THE NEW SEED STARTERS HANDBOOK - 400 pages
Now you can enjoy the benefits of starting plants from seed. Obtain earlier harvests, greater variety, healthier seedlings, lower costs, and more satisfaction! This book explains when to start seeds, what depth to plant them, how to water, what type of light is best, how to protect your seedlings, and much more in this complete guide. An encyclopedia section lists more than 200 plants, including vegetables and fruits, garden flowers, wildflowers, herbs, trees, and shrubs, with details on how to start each one from seed. Written by Nancy Bubel, a gardener with 30 years experience! 80 illustrations plus resource lists. Paperback.
#NSSH - $18.95

This is the best book we've seen on the subject!
Storey's Basic Country Skills features more than 500 pages of easily understood and readily applicable information.

You will find step-by-step illustrated instructions for every aspect of country living, including:

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100 HEIRLOOM TOMATOES for the AMERICAN GARDEN by Carolyn Male
This book covers every facet of raising these nearly lost treasures of the vegetable garden. Includes when to plant seeds and transplant seedlings, ways to prevent foliage diseases, cultivation, propagation and more. Plus, a step-by-step guide to the authors favorite 100 heirloom varieties. Beautiful photographs of each variety are included along with a full description and source list. A must for the tomato connoisseur!
246 pages – Trade paper cover
#HTB - $18.95
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Each Country Wisdom Bulletin briefly covers one particular subject. They are approximately 30-34 pages long and filled with useful information. Great for the beginning or even the experienced gardener who is unfamiliar with an individual bulletin's subject.