"Detailed planting and care designs for 24 beginner-friendly gardens, from what to buy, where and when to plant, and how to care for each vegetable"-- A healthy garden bursting with organic vegetables is within your reach, even if you've never opened a seed packet before. Pleasant provides detailed planting and care designs for beginner-friendly gardens. She covers what to buy, where and when to plant, and how to care for each vegetable. Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

Chapter 1. -- Theeasy-care bag garden -- Chapter 2. -- A bountiful border -- Chapter 3. -- The front-yard food supply -- Chapter 4. -- Family food gardens -- Chapter 5. -- Deciding what to grow -- Chapter 6 -- Designing beautiful food gardens -- Chapter 7. -- Working with seeds and seedlings -- Chapter 8. -- Supporting your plants -- Chapter 9. -- Water: make every drop count -- Chapter 10. -- The magic of mulch -- Chapter 11. -- Fertilizing your garden -- Chapter 12. -- Your insect friends and foes -- Chapter 13. -- Preventing dastardly diseases -- Chapter 14. -- Smart harvesting -- Chapter 15. -- Stretching the seasons. Digging in -- Developing your garden plan. The easy-care bag garden ; A bountiful border ; The front-yard food supply ; Family food gardens -- Essential techniques and more planting plans. Deciding what to grow ; Designing beautiful food gardens ; Working with seeds and seedlings ; Supporting your plants ; Water: make every drop count ; The magic of mulch ; Fertilizing your garden ; Your insect friends and foes ; Preventing dastardly diseases ; Smart harvesting ; Stretching the seasons -- Pick-of-the-crop veggie varieties -- Top varieties for your garden, crop by crop -- Gardener's basic lingo -- Which planting seeds are right for you?