{"product_id":"9781615193257","title":"One Magic Square Vegetable Gardening : The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your Own Food on a 3-Foot Square","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOne Magic Square Vegetable Gardening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lolo Houbein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAll it takes to grow your own organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs is One Magic Square\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lolo Houbein has 40 years’ worth of gardening wisdom to share—on how to coax an abundance of organic food from a plot that is just 3 feet square!\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSustainable, cost-effective, and creative techniques: \u003c\/b\u003ehow to compost, save water, troubleshoot weeds and pests, create a plant-friendly microclimate, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOver 40 themed plot designs, \u003c\/b\u003efrom antioxidant-rich and anti-cancer plots to salad, pizza, pasta, and stir-fry plots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEncyclopedic information \u003c\/b\u003eabout every crop in every plot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTips on drying, freezing, pickling, \u003c\/b\u003eand other ways to get more value and enjoyment from your homegrown produce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnd her irresistible gardening philosophy \u003c\/b\u003e(“If herbs wanted to be used frugally, they would also grow frugally. But they don’t!”)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Ever encouraging, often charming, and always practical, this expanded second edition of \u003ci\u003eOne Magic Square Vegetable Gardening \u003c\/i\u003ewill help first-time gardeners get started—and help veteran gardeners get results—on a small, easy-to-maintain plot. No actual magic is required!\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of Amazon’s Best Books of the Month in Crafts, Hobbies \u0026amp; Home\u003cbr\u003e 2016 \u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e INDIES Honorable Mention\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Enchants on many levels.” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The thirty ‘Magic Square’ garden plots offer plenty of ideas, from a simple garden salad with a variety of lettuces, to gardens for soup, stir fry, root crops, and more.” –\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[Houbein is] brilliantly contemporary in organizing each of her 40-plus model gardens into a number of practical culinary groupings. The clever gardener . . . could make this book work anywhere.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “So many gardening books feature plants’ mile-long Latin names and confusing charts. Not this one. Its easy-to-follow instructions, diagrams, and photos inspire desire to grow good-for-the-body fresh produce from little yard space. A bonus: some delicious serving suggestions. \u003ci\u003eOne Magic Square\u003c\/i\u003e tells you everything you need to get started and profiles each plant.” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Virginian-Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781615193257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40863235768526,"sku":"9781615193257","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_22005367-f473-4a3d-91d0-0a4cee1e4c76.jpg?v=1644050963","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781615193257","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}