Title:
The Tao of vegetable gardening : cultivating tomatoes, greens, peas, beans, squash, joy, and serenity
Author:
Personal Author:
ISBN:
9781603584876
Publication Information:
White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015.
Physical Description:
xiv, 265 pages, 16 pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Honoring the land -- Honoring the essential nature of the plants -- Honoring your own essential nature -- Flexibility -- Balance -- Non-doing -- Beginning; tomatoes -- Nurturing; weeding -- Non-knowing; squash -- Effortless effort; the eat-all greens garden -- Peas and beans -- Joy -- Completion; seeds.
Abstract:
The Tao of Vegetable Gardening explores the practical methods as well as the deeper essence of gardening. In her latest book, groundbreaking garden writer Carol Deppe (The Resilient Gardener, Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties) focuses on some of the most popular home garden vegetables{u2014}tomatoes, green beans, peas, and leafy greens{u2014}and through them illustrates the key principles and practices that gardeners need to know to successfully plant and grow just about any food crop.
