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Homesweet Homegrown : How to Grow, Make and Store Food, No Matter Where You Live.
Title:
Homesweet Homegrown : How to Grow, Make and Store Food, No Matter Where You Live.
Author:
Jasko, Robyn.
ISBN:
9781621063414
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (128 pages)
Series:
DIY
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Know -- Why Grow Your Own? -- Grow for Broke -- Hybrid, Heirloom, Organic, GMO: What's the Difference? -- Chapter 2: Start -- Starting from Seed -- Direct Seed vs. Seedlings -- Saving Money with Seeds -- How Long Do Seeds Last? -- How Much to Grow -- When to Start Your Seeds -- Grow Your Own Seedlings -- Indoor Seed Starting on the Cheap -- Shine Some Light -- Seed Germination Times -- Time to Transplant -- Potting up Seedlings -- Movin' on Up: Into the Garden -- Chapter 3: Grow -- Guides to Grow 25 Different Vegetables -- Chapter 4: Plant -- Grow Anywhere -- Lasagna Gardening -- Double Dig It -- Raised Bed Garden -- Plant-in-a-Bag Garden -- Strawbale Gardening -- Container Gardening -- Chapter 5: Plan -- Make a Plan -- Choosing What Grows Best in Your Space -- What Grows When -- Spacing Plants -- Interplanting -- Companion Planting -- Chapter 6: Make -- Create Your Own Seedling Pots with Newspaper -- Easy DIY Rain Barrel -- Simple Seed Tape -- Make a Pallet Composter -- Homemade Bug, Weed Killer, and Organic Plant Sprays -- Make Compost Tea -- Build a Strawbale Raised Bed/Cold Frame -- Make a Seed Starting Station Out of an Old Bookcase or Dresser -- How to Make Drip Irrigation Out of an Old Hose -- Chapter 7: Eat -- Recipes by Vegetable -- Chapter 8: Store -- Making Produce Last -- Infusions -- Canning -- Pickling -- Fermenting -- Freezing -- Drying -- Resources.
Abstract:
This succinct handbook is packed with practical information that will inspire and enable those who want to grow their own food and venture down the path of food independence. From choosing and starting seeds to preserving the harvest, cost effective and time-saving projects are set forth in detail. Instructions for making DIY planters and irrigation systems, designs for upcycling old furniture into gardening stations, recipes for homemade organic plant sprays, charts listing dollars-and-cents breakdowns of homegrown versus store-bought produce, and growing guides for fruits or vegetables are just a few of the projects that will inspire neophyte and experienced gardeners to dig deep into sustainable living.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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