The Compleat Squash

The Compleat Squash
Author:
Publisher: Artisan Books
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781579652517

Detailed instructions on how to plant, cultivate, harvest, and propagate a variety of pumpkin, squash, and ornamental gourd varieties are accompanied by more than 150 glorious color photographs, horticultural tips, and delicious recipes.

From Seed to Pumpkin

From Seed to Pumpkin
Author: Wendy Pfeffer
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2004-08-17
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0064451909

Pumpkins can be baked in a pie. Pumpkins can be carved into jack-o'-lanterns. Pumpkin seeds can be roasted for a healthy snack. But how does a tiny seed turn into a big pumpkin? Read and find out what a pumpkin seed needs to help it grow!

How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow?

How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow?
Author: Wendell Minor
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2016-08-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101997818

Award-winning artist Wendell Minor celebrates America's love for giant pumpkins alongside famous American landmarks and landscapes Every year, giant pumpkin contests take place at fairs across the country—the 2012 record-holder weighed over a ton! The latest craze is to carve the most enormous pumpkins into racing boats. But what’s next? Why not think really big? Award-winning artist Wendell Minor does just that as he imagines larger-than-life pumpkins decorating some of America’s favorite places—as immense as the Capitol dome, Mount Rushmore, the Brooklyn Bridge, even the Grand Canyon! This celebration of famous landmarks and landscapes plays with concepts of size and scale and is full of fun facts. "Minor illustrates this simple text with lush, rich paintings that portray resplendent autumn scenes...This visually stunning book is sure to be a favorite autumn read-aloud."—School Library Journal "A marvelous example of the way seasonal books can enhance the excitement surrounding a holiday."—Booklist

The Greening of Gavin

The Greening of Gavin
Author: Gavin Webber
Publisher:
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2013-04-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781482680454

As he walked out of the cinema, Gavin knew that his life would change forever. It was the impact of a documentary that kicked him into action, whereby he decided to lower his family's impact on the planet, in the attempt to live a more sustainable lifestyle. This is the story of his first year of 'The Greening of Gavin'. Gavin's philosophy is a simple one and he describes it as this; "An Ordinary Australian Man Who Has A Green Epiphany Whilst Watching A Documentary, Gets a Hybrid Car, Plants A Large Organic Vegetable Garden, Goes Totally Solar, Lowers Consumption, Feeds Composts Bins and Worms, Harvests Rainwater, Raises Chickens, Makes Cheese and Soap, and Eats Locally. All In The Effort To Reduce Our Family's Carbon Footprint So We Can Start Making A Difference For Our Children & Future Generations To Come."

Epic Tomatoes

Epic Tomatoes
Author: Craig LeHoullier
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2015-01-16
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1612122094

Savor your best tomato harvest ever! Craig LeHoullier provides everything a tomato enthusiast needs to know about growing more than 200 varieties of tomatoes, from planting to cultivating and collecting seeds at the end of the season. He also offers a comprehensive guide to various pests and tomato diseases, explaining how best to avoid them. With beautiful photographs and intriguing tomato profiles throughout, Epic Tomatoes celebrates one of the most versatile and delicious crops in your garden.

The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook

The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook
Author: Susan Mulvihill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2021-04-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0760370060

Identify and control dozens of common vegetable garden pests quickly and organically with the pest profiles and expert advice found in The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook.

Pumpkin Jack

Pumpkin Jack
Author: Will Hubbell
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 080759315X

When his beloved jack-o'-lantern starts to decompose, Tim puts it outside and watches it transform from pumpkin—to seed—to pumpkin again. The first pumpkin Tim ever carved was fierce and funny, and he named it Jack. When Halloween was over and the pumpkin was beginning to rot, Tim set it out in the garden and throughout the weeks he watched it change. By spring, a plant began to grow! Will Hubbell's gentle story and beautifully detailed illustrations give an intimate look at the cycle of life.

Dig for Victory

Dig for Victory
Author: John Harrison
Publisher: Herbary Books
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2020-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781916339637

Most British people have heard of Dig for Victory and recognise the iconic logo of a boot pushing a spade into the soil. Despite victory being in sight by 1945, the government knew that food supplies were perilous and shipping still desperately needed for the raw materials of war. These famous guides showed people fighting on 'the Home Front' exactly what to do each month to put wholesome food on the family's table from their gardens and allotments. In Dig for Victory: Monthly Growing Guides author John Harrison shares twelve growing guides from the time. Together with his commentary written as a gardener rather than a historian, he clearly explains what's changed and why in modern gardening practice, which is less than you might expect in 80 years. He also provides context for readers as to the background of each guide based in part on research but most importantly the experiences and accounts of those who were there.