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The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables - (The First-Time Gardener's Guides) by Jessica Sowards (Paperback)

The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables - (The First-Time Gardener's Guides) by  Jessica Sowards (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><i>The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables </i>is an essential tool for newbie gardeners, handing them all the practical and inspirational know-how they need to grow a fruitful garden, even if it's their very first time sinking a seed into the soil.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>You're excited to plant your first vegetable garden--but where to start? In <i>The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables</i>, you'll find the answers you're looking for.</b> <p/> Homesteader Jessica Sowards, the warm and energetic host of YouTube's Roots and Refuge Farm, is the perfect teacher for new gardeners, offering not just know-how but <b>inspiration and time-management tips for success</b><i>.</i> <p/> Before you sink your hands into the soil, <b>she'll answer all those questions rolling around inside your head: </b><ul><li>Where do I put my new garden?</li><li>How do I prepare the soil?</li><li>What vegetables should I plant?</li><li>Is it better to start new plants from seed or should I buy transplants?</li><li>What about watering, feeding, and taking care of my garden?</li><li>What do I do if bugs show up?</li></ul> There are no stupid questions here. Everyone has to start somewhere, after all. Not only will you <b>learn how to prepare, plant, and tend your first vegetable garden</b>, you'll also learn: <ul><li>How to design an eco-friendly layout</li><li>How to grow with the seasons</li><li>How to maximize your harvest, even if you only grow in a small space</li></ul> Jessica wants your first food-growing experience to be a positive one, and she's prepared to go the distance to make sure tending the earth becomes your new favorite hobby. <p/> A single growing season is all it takes to <b>fall in love with growing your own healthy, organic, nutrient-dense food</b>. With Jessica as your guide, you'll soon discover all the satisfactions, challenges, and great joys of growing your own food garden. <p/> This book is part of <b>The First-Time Gardener's Guides series</b> from Cool Springs Press, which also includes<i> The First-Time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowers</i>. Each book in The First-Time Gardener's Guides series is aimed at beginner gardeners and offers clear, fact-based information that's presented in a friendly and accessible way, including step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations throughout.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>'a useful and inspiring guide for those at the beginning of the veg-growing journey.'</p>--<i><b>Countryfile Magazine</b></i><br><br><i>"... answers every question from where to put the garden to how to prepare soil to deciding which veggies to plant."</i>--<i><b>CNN Underscored</b></i><br><br><i>"Sowards welcomes new gardeners to growing vegetables with a cheerful voice and a can-do attitude."</i>--<b>Heather Prince</b>, <i><b>American Gardener</b></i><br><br><i>"Beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout in full color photography...the ideal and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, school, and community library Gardening Horticulture instructional reference collections."</i>--<i><b>Midwest Book Review</b></i><br><br><i>"Sowards is also a gifted writer. Her words bring the many acts and facts of gardening to life and illustrate her principles as vividly as her photographs."</i>--<i><b>Provincetown Independent</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Jessica Sowards</b> is a homesteader and gardener who shares her journey through social media. She and her husband, Jeremiah, are raising their six children on a small hobby farm. They share their lives on their YouTube channel, Roots and Refuge Farm. She offers the insights they have gathered along the way in her books, <i>The First-time Gardener: Growing Vegetables</i> (March 2021) and <i>The First-Time Homesteader</i> (September 2022). Jessica is passionate about gardening, growing food, and equipping others to do the same.</p>

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