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
SERVING UP THE
HARVEST
by Andrea Chesman
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
by Lawrence Davis-Hollander
You've sown the seed, nurtured, watered, cared for them tenderly,
and were rewarded with a bumper-crop of ripe, juicy tomatoes! Now
the question is ... What
to do with all of them?
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
.
.
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
.
SEED
TO SEED - SECOND EDITION!
by Suzanne Ashworth
This is a complete seed-saving guide that describes specific
techniques
for saving the seeds of 160 different vegetables. The book contains
detailed
information about each vegetable, including its botanical
classification,
flower structure and means of pollination, required population size,
isolation
distance, techniques for caging or hand-pollination, and also the
proper
methods for harvesting, drying, cleaning, and storing the seeds. Seed
to Seed is widely acknowledged as the best guide available
for
home gardeners to learn effective ways to produce and store seeds on a
small scale. The author has grown seed crops of every vegetable
featured
in the book, and has thoroughly researched and tested all of the
techniques
she recommends for the home garden.
This newly updated and greatly expanded Second Edition includes
additional information about how to start each vegetable from seed,
which
has turned the book into a complete growing guide. Local knowledge
about
seed starting techniques for each vegetable has been shared by expert
gardeners
from seven regions of the United States-Northeast, Mid-Atlantic,
Southeast/Gulf
Coast, Midwest, Southwest, Central West Coast, and Northwest. 228
pages. Trade paper cover.
S2S - $24.95
MELONS
FOR THE PASSIONATE GROWER
by Amy Goldman
Amy has made it her life's work to preserve heirloom melons from
extinction. In this exquisitely photographed book, she shares a
hundred
varieties we're sure will tempt you with their intriguing shapes and
delectable
flavors. Also included are directions on how to grow, propagate
and
harvest your own heirloom melons. A must for any melon lover!
176 pages – Hardback
MBK - $25.00
THE VEGETABLE GARDENER'S BIBLE
by Edward C. Smith
Discover Ed's High-Yield Organic System for growing your best garden
ever! Ed's four simple principles - Wide Rows, Organic Methods,
Raised
Beds and Deep Soil - are all thoroughly covered. This book
will help anyone have the best, most productive garden ever!
Learn
how to grow healthier plants with less weeds, less pests and less
disease
without the use of harmful pesticides or chemicals.
Practical
information on most vegetables and herbs from artichokes to
watermelons.
Organic pest control methods, using compost, raised beds, wide row
planting
and many more organic growing methods. A must book for any
backyard gardener! 310 pages with hundreds of color
photographs.
Trade paper cover.
#VGB - $24.95 (click here
to see photographs from the book)
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.
225
illustrations.
75 color photographs.
REH - $21.95
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
.
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
THE BIG BOOK OF PRESERVING THE
HARVEST
by Carol W. Costenbader - 348 pages
Enjoy wholesome, healthful foods year round!
With The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest, even the busiest folks
can create a well-stocked pantry of fruits, vegetables, herbs, meats,
flavored
vinegars, and seasonings for the coming year. Step-by-step
illustrated
instructions, informative charts, and a host of delicious recipes make
this an indispensable book for anyone interested in storing and
preserving
foods.
CHAPTERS INCLUDE:
· Canning - Containers and equipment, techniques, safety,
and what to can.
· Drying - Equipment, appropriate foods, drying times, and
storage methods.
· Freezing - Containers and wrappings, dry and wet pack
methods,
and safety precautions.
· Pickling - Canning, freezing, refrigerating, equipment
and containers.
· Preserving - Canning and freezing jams, jellies, and
preserves,
adding pectin, and gift ideas.
· Cold Storage - What to store in your root cellar.
#HVB - $18.95
SAVING SEEDS
The Gardener's Guide to Growing and Storing Vegetable and Flower
Seeds
by Marc Rogers - 185 pages
Saving seeds is a time-honored tradition -- one that more gardeners
are rediscovering each year. It can be as simple as growing a few
extra peas or beans for next year's use, as challenging as wintering
over
cabbage heads, or waiting for the flower stalks to poke up in the
spring.
Any gardener can become a successful seed saver -- the only limitations
are your time, space, and interest. Plus, the benefits of growing
and saving your own seeds are many:
· You can select seed each year from the plants best suited
to your garden and your particular growing conditions.
· You can help preserve old-time and regional favorites --
heirloom vegetables and flowers that your grandparents grew, but that
are
often hard to find now.
· You can share seeds from your own favorite flowers and
vegetables with family and friends.
This book will tell you all you need to know about how to raise,
harvest, and store seeds for the most popular vegetables and ornamental
plants. Each vegetable and flower is discussed in detail.
#SVS - $14.95
HERBAL ANTIBIOTICS
NATURAL ALTERNATIVES FOR TREATING DRUG RESISTANT
BACTERIA
.
Exploration into the effectiveness of garlic, echinacea, St. John's
Wort and other herbs to treat diseases that are resistant to
traditional
drugs. Step-by-step instructions for tinctures, teas and salves
to
treat many diseases and infections. A must book for anyone trying
to be more self-reliant in their lifestyle. by Stephen
Harrod
Buhner 144 pages
.
"This book explores some of the realities of antibiotic-resistant
bacteria and some of the powerful herbal medicines with which to treat
them. In the coming years, I think many of us will need to
understand
both. I hope that for you, as it has been for me, this knowledge
will be useful." Stephen Harrod Buhner
#ANTB - $12.95
STOREY'S BASIC COUNTRY SKILLS
A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance
544 pages; 8 1/2" x 11"; Paperback.
More than 150 expert Storey authors share their specialized
knowledge
and experience in this ultimate guide to living a more independent,
satisfying
life. This is the book for anyone looking to become more
self-reliant
-- from suburbanites with a small backyard plot to country homesteaders
with acres of fields!
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:
- Finding country land,
- Buying, building, and renovating a home
- Developing water sources and systems
- Understanding wiring, plumbing, and heating
- Using alternative heating and energy sources
- Vegetable, flower, and herb gardening
- Controlling garden pests and diseases
- Setting up your own greenhouse
- Small scale farming
- Traditional cooking skills such as baking bread and making maple
syrup
- Preparing and preserving meat, fruits, and vegetables
- Building and maintaining barns, sheds, and outbuildings
- Caring for common farm and ranch animals, as well as domestic pets
- Instructions for making your own soap, heating with wood, making
cheese
and butter, basic butchering, curing meats, building fences, plus much
more!
#BCS - $24.95
.
.
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
.
.
COUNTRY WISDOM BULLETINS
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.
Priced at only $3.95 each, these booklets
are
an inexpensive way to learn more about gardening!
- #A-2 - Wide-Row Planting - Increase your garden's yield with
the
wide
row method of gardening!
- #A-15 - “SCAT” Pest-proofing Your Garden – Helpful
suggestions
on keeping unwanted visitors out of your garden!
- #A-20 - Improving Your Garden Soil – The best
ways
to get
great soil!
- #A-39 - Building and Using Cold Frames – Stretch
your growing
season by up to 3 months and eat healthier!
- #A-49 - Gardening Answers – Everything from
planting
schedules
to easy-to-read charts are included in this booklet. Very
informative!
- #A-55 - Cooking With Winter Squash and Pumpkins
-
From the
garden, to storage, to the dinner table, it's all covered!
- #A-61 - Grow 15 Herbs For The Kitchen – How to
grow,
preserve
and use 15 delicious kitchen herbs.
- #A-73 - Drought Gardening – Learn how to garden
successfully
– even with stressful conditions (out of stock)
- #A 76 - Build Your Own Underground Root Cellar –
Detailed
instructions on constructing and maintaining your own root cellar.
- #A-77 - Cooking With Dried Beans – Everything
you
need to
know about using dried beans, as well as delicious recipes, are
included.
- #A 87 - Cold Storage for Fruits and Vegetables –
The
best
ways to store your harvest without electricity or canning.
- #A 91 - Favorite Pickles and Relishes – Complete
instructions
for pickling, as well as tasty recipes included.
- #A 102 - Creating A Wildflower Meadow – The ABC’s of
creating a
beautiful,
natural landscape!
- #A-104 - Starting Seeds Indoors - Step by step
instructions for
starting your own transplants indoors.
- #A 105 – Fast and Easy Ways to Cook Vegetables - Delicious
cooking methods
(steaming, boiling, stir-frying, microwaving and grilling) are included
in this booklet.
- #A 138 - Grow The Best Peppers – Add variety and pizzazz to
your
cooking
with versatile peppers!
- #A 139 - Easy Composters You Can Build – Learn how to
construct
your
gardens best friend!
- #A 148 - Extend Your Garden Season: Row Covers and Mulches –
Get
more
harvest by stretching your season!
- #A 151 - Container Gardening - Not enough room in your
garden?
Then this booklet’s for you!
- #A 168 - Natural and Herbal Family Remedies – Various ways
of
making
creams, infusions, ointments and poultices to help relieve many common
ailments.
- #A 171 - Controlling Garden Weeds - Never let the weeds get
the
upper
hand in your garden again!
- #A-176
- SALSA'S - Easy to make and ambrosial to devour, salsa has
quickly
become America’s #1 condiment. Great tips on determining the heat
level of peppers, delicious tried-and-true recipes, along with some
more
unusual ones, and even directions for preserving your favorite
home-made
salsas. See for yourself the difference fresh salsa can make!
- #A 179 - Growing Herbs In Containers – Save garden space
while
bringing
them closer to your kitchen door!
- #A 189 - Grow The Best Tomatoes – Grow the best tomatoes in
the
neighborhood!
- #A 203 - Fertilizers For Free – Improve your soil with as
low a
cost
as possible!
- #A 204 - All The Onions – Complete instructions on choosing
the
right
variety for your area, plus growing methods.
- #A 219 - Growing Herbs For Cold and Flu Relief – Why not try
a
more
natural approach this cold and flu season?
- #A 234 - Planning and Planting A Moon Garden – Work daylight
hours and
never get to enjoy the beautiful flowers you’ve planted? Why not
try a night-blooming garden instead?
Priced at only $3.95 each, these booklets
are
an inexpensive way to learn more about gardening!
ORDER ON-LINE
Click on the icon above to go to our
Shopping Cart System
|
We accept AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER,
MASTERCARD
and VISA.
Please have credit card and order ready when
you call.
Planting Guides in .pdf format
NEW ITEMSMAIN
PAGE
CERTIFIED ORGANIC
SEEDS VICTORY GARDEN
COMPLETE GARDEN SPECIALS
LINKS TO ALL OUR PAGES:
.
ARTICHOKE - ARUGULA
- BEANS - BEETS - BROCCOLI
- BRUSSELS SPROUTS - CABBAGE
- CARDOON - CARROTS
CAULIFLOWER - CELERY
- CHICORY - COLLARDS
- CORN - CRESS - CUCUMBER
- EGGPLANT - FLOWERS
- GOURDS
HERBS - KALE
- KOHLRABI - LEEKS
- LETTUCE - MACHE
-
MELONS
- MUSTARD GREENS - OKRA
- ONIONS
PARSNIP - PEAS
- PEPPERS - PUMPKINS
- RADISH - RUTABAGA
- SALSIFY - SOUTHERN
PEAS - SPINACH
SQUASH - SWISS
CHARD - TOMATOES - TURNIPS-
WATERMELONS
- WILDFLOWERS
ABOUT OUR COMPANY - BOOKS
- DEER CONTROL - GARDENING
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS - GARDENING SUPPLIES
GERMINATION TABLES
- INSECT CONTROL - NEW ITEMS
- ORGANIC FERTILIZERS - PLANTING
SCHEDULES
PRINT OUR PLANTING GUIDES
- SEEDS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS - SEED
STARTING SUPPLIES
SOIL TESTING SUPPLIES - SPECIALS
- TRIVIA
- USDA ZONE MAPS
Visit our sister site at: www.heirloomtomatoes.com