The Biggle Garden Book

Vegetables, Small Fruits and Flowers for Pleasure and Profit

Jacob Biggle

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9781626361447
• eBook ISBN:
  9781628739121
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Urban Planning & Landscaping
• Index: Biological Sciences

When The Biggle Garden Book was first published in 1908, most people were in the habit of raising their own food and flowers. Jacob Biggle felt that a gardener's success had to do with willpower and passion rather than acreage. "The man, woman or youngster who really wants a garden, will somehow manage to have a good one regardless of soil conditions, bad weather, measles in the family, or whether the area of ground at hand is a square acre or a square rod, " he wrote encouragingly at the start of the book.That passion for gardening continues today in fields, backyards, and urban community plots across the United States. According to a poll taken in 2009 by the National Gardening Association, more than forty-three million households in the United States grow some of their own food. Learn how to do things the "old-school" way as Jacob and Harriet Biggle guide you through the fundamentals of: Soil preparation, sowing, and planting
Hotbeds and cold frames
Fertilization, cultivation, and irrigation
Flower gardening with old-fashioned favorites
Garden pests and friendsWith a resurgence in organic farming, heirloom varieties, and self-reliant living, The Biggle Garden Book is more valuable than ever because of the time-tested advice it offers.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyrigth Page
• Preface
• Contents
• Chapter I. Preparation of the Land
• Chapter II. Hotbeds and Coldframes
• Chapter III. Sowing and Planting
• Chapter IV. Fertilization. Cultivation. Irrigation
• Chapter V. Spraying. Formulas. Garden Pests and Friends
• Chapter VI. Asparagus. Rhubarb. Horseradish
• Chapter VII. The Onion
• Chapter VIII. Peas and Potatoes
• Chapter IX. Root Crops : Beet, Carrot, Parsnip, Radish, Salsify, Turnip, etc
• Chapter X. Lettuce. Celery
• Chapter XI. Cabbage and Cauliflower. Also Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Kale, Kohlrabi
• Chapter XII. Corn. Beans. Sweet Potatoes
• Chapter XIII. Cucumber. Melon. Pumpkin. Squash
• Chapter XIV. Tomato. Eggplant. Pepper
• Chapter XV. Miscellaneous : Artichoke, Celeriac, Chard, Corn Salad, Cress, Endive, Ginseng, Herbs, Leek, Mushroom, Mustard, Okra, Parsley, Spinach, etc
• Chapter XVI. The Flower Garden
• Chapter XVII. Small Fruits