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06:56:06
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Catalog date:
2022-07-09
Read by:
Christine Rottger
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Christine Rottger
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Amy Gramour
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Home Vegetable Gardening

Fredrick Frye Rockwell (1884 - 1976)

Either as hobby or a great economic help, home vegetable gardens are valued. With spare time limited, this book is a great aid to those who want to do "practical, efficient gardening" . Mr. Rockwell, author of no less than 20 botanical books, intended to make this book the most practical, comprehensive and concise manual so that the home gardener may accomplish their cultivating desires. - Summary by Christine Rottger excerpted from Preface

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Gardening

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 PREFACE Christine Rottger
 00:01:36
Play 01 INTRODUCTION Christine Rottger
 00:07:17
Play 02 WHY YOU SHOULD VEGETABLE GARDEN Christine Rottger
 00:04:47
Play 03 REQUISITES OF THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN Christine Rottger
 00:11:28
Play 04 THE PLANTING PLAN Christine Rottger
 00:27:01
Play 05 IMPLEMENTS AND THEIR USES Christine Rottger
 00:19:12
Play 06 MANURES AND FERTILIZERS Christine Rottger
 00:30:02
Play 07 THE SOIL AND ITS PREPARATION Christine Rottger
 00:16:45
Play 08 STARTING THE PLANTS Christine Rottger
 00:33:22
Play 09 SOWING AND PLANTING Christine Rottger
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Play 10 THE CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES Christine Rottger
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Play 11 THE VEGETABLES AND THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS Christine Rottger
 00:54:55
Play 12 BEST VARIETIES OF THE GARDEN VEGETABLES Christine Rottger
 00:27:15
Play 13 INSECTS AND DISEASE, AND METHODS OF FIGHTING THEM Christine Rottger
 00:24:02
Play 14 HARVESTING AND STORING Christine Rottger
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Play 15 THE VARIETIES OF POME AND STONE FRUITS Christine Rottger
 00:22:13
Play 16 PLANTING; CULTIVATION; FILLER CROPS Christine Rottger
 00:14:33
Play 17 PRUNING, SPRAYING, HARVESTING Christine Rottger
 00:27:05
Play 18 BERRIES AND SMALL FRUITS Christine Rottger
 00:33:21
Play 19 A CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS Christine Rottger
 00:15:16
Play 20 CONCLUSION Christine Rottger
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