Gardening Techniques

In Push the Zone: The Good Guide to Growing Tropical Plants Beyond the Tropics, David the Good shares his successes and failures in expanding plant ranges, and equips you with the knowledge you need to add a growing zone or two to your own backyard. Based on original research done in North Florida, Push the Zone is useful for northern gardeners as well. Discover microclimates in your yard, use the thermal mass of walls to grow impossible plants, and uncover growing secrets that will change your entire view of what can grow where!

In To Stand and Stare, Andrew Timothy O'Brien weaves together strands of botany, philosophy and mindfulness to form an ecological narrative suffused with practical gardening know-how. Informed by a deep understanding and appreciation of natural processes, O'Brien encourages the listener to think from the ground up, as we follow the pattern of a plant's growth through the season—roots, shoots, and fruits—while advocating an increased awareness of our surroundings.

In this book, you will explore: the homesteading mindset, the best environment for planting based on your geological area, hardiness zones, perfect beginner DIY projects, best starter animals, best ways to make money, how I love to keep things fresh, companion planting, real-life examples and stories, how to arrange your homestead A-Z, key areas to focus on, what to think about when purchasing a property, and so much more.

Learn everything you need to grow a successful companion garden, no prior gardening experience required! Imagine the convenience of stepping into your backyard to harvest fresh produce, all for free! Your neighbors will marvel at your flourishing garden, free from pests and diseases. Your secret? Two words: companion planting. Even without a backyard, you can enjoy vibrant gardening on your porch or windowsill. This guide is perfect for anyone interested in companion gardening, space maximization, and homegrown food or decor.

Flower gardening dates back for centuries, and to this day millions of people create their own floral heaven each year. Some might say that it is one of the oldest hobbies known to mankind! However, each year hundreds and thousands of new gardeners will give up due to unforeseen issues with their garden.

Unleash the green thumb within you and create thriving, sustainable gardens with Raised Bed Gardening – even if you’ve never planted a seed. Are you dreaming of growing your own healthy, organic fruits and vegetables? Do you feel limited due to lack of garden space or suitable climate? The burgeoning movement of raised bed gardening is the answer, offering improved pest control, extended growing seasons, better drainage, and higher yields.

These days we are all looking for ways to become more self-sufficient. Now with Backyard Farming you can create your very own micro farm right in your backyard - no matter where you live! Now you can discover ways to grow, raise, and store your own food year round whether you live in an urban environment, in the suburbs, or out in the country. From raising chickens and beekeeping to growing vegetables and planting fruit trees, this guide to homesteading will help you become more self-reliant in no time!

You don't have to be an expert to start a thriving, bountiful garden. Any basic guide can show you how. But if you want to figure out how to maximize your crop yield…know how to stretch your growing season beyond traditional limits…and even grow summer crops all year long…basic beginner’s guides won’t be of much help. After all, they’re only meant to cover the basics.

Welcome to the intricate, mysterious, and above all, peaceful art of Bonsai. You don’t need to be an expert to start your own Bonsai collection. All you need is a clear understanding of what you’re doing—and that’s why you find yourself here now. The beauty of Bonsai is that it’s more of an art than a gardening project. You’re using what nature provides to create a unique specimen of real beauty, a miniature tree unlike none other in the world.

Introducing Indoor Gardening 101, the perfect beginner’s guide to growing plants indoors and reaping the benefits of having your very own garden. From listening this book, you will become an expert at indoor gardening, knowing everything there is to know about what to plant, where to plant it, and how to take care of it.

Do you want to grow hardneck garlic? Do you want to diversify your current home based business? Garlic might be the answer.

Drawing upon years of experience in the garden, Nydia will teach you all you need to know about soil to create abundancy in your garden. You may think that learning about soil is too sciency and technical for you, but the information in this audiobook is broken down into easy-to-understand language, so that you can learn the science without all the jargon.

Do you want to plant once and get crops over and over again? Learn the fundamentals of perennial plants with techniques and methods to start growing them right away! Simple techniques to planting and caring for perennial plants! Whether you just want to learn more about how to grow organic perennial plants or already understand it and want extra help becoming a perennial planting expert, this book is for you. So don't delay it any longer.

You don’t need to be an experienced gardener to produce your own food. It all starts with a single step, and you’re about to take it right now. With the right guidance by your side, you can design a thriving vegetable garden unique to your own needs, and create a raised bed growing environment your whole neighborhood will envy. Ready to become the master of a beautiful and productive garden?

Hugelkultur, also sometimes referred to as hugel bed, is a permaculture gardening technique for growing vegetables in heaps made from timber and covered over with topsoil. In this short introduction to a well established but little known growing concept, you will discover what it involves and how it can be used to great advantage particularly in dry arid regions. With a proper understanding and application of this simple technique, vegetables can be grown with minimum irrigation—and less backache!

With the publication of Bringing Nature Home, Douglas Tallamy revealed the critical role native plants play in attracting beneficial insects—and ushered in what is widely considered one of the most consequential movements in gardening. With Nature’s Best Hope, Tallamy expanded his audience from gardeners to homeowners with a passionate advocacy that detailed how everyone with a yard can make a positive environmental impact.

Whether your garden is big or small or you are a complete beginner, building raised beds can help you achieve the perfect garden. It offers many benefits over traditional gardening, including—improving the drainage, being able to manage the quality of the soil, extending your growing season, along with many more. And you don’t need to be an expert to build and manage raised beds.

From sowing seeds to deadheading flowers, growing your own potatoes to welcoming feathered friends into your own garden, discover the joy to be found in every moment of gardening by slowing down, observing nature and planning ahead for the seasons. Happiest when surrounded by plants, Ellen Mary is passionate advocate for the benefits of nature for well-being, spreading the word through The Plant Based Podcast and her regular talks.

Hugelkultur raised bed gardening. This is perhaps one of the most ancient of the no-dig gardening techniques for growing fruit and vegetables, originating in the Black Forest region of Germany, it has been around for many centuries. Created as a way to grow food in areas where good arable land was limited, the Hugelkultur makes use of material that would otherwise be discarded as useless - forest debris and other garden waste.

Have you ever dreamed of having and maintaining an alluring garden with colorful perennial flowers and exquisite produce? Have you ever considered growing your own fruit or vegetables? Do you always imagine yourself tending your garden and harvesting your produce with the seasons? The first step is to acquire the basic knowledge contained within this audiobook that will encourage you to design the garden of your dreams. Whether you want to establish a colorful and beautiful garden with flowers and beds or grow your own edible produce.