Books for Country Living • Spring 2008 - Workman Publishing

2 New Releases • march Successful formatmeets best-sellingsubject in this AnswerBook companion toThe Vegetable Gardener’sBible (more than200,000 copies sold!) All-organic advicefor a new generationof vegetable growers For every stage inthe life of a vegetablegarden, real-life questionsand practical,tested solutions Storey’s AnswerBook Series, now with345,000 copies in print National publicityPROMOTIONAL PARTNERThe VegetableGardener’s BibleISBN: 978-1-58017-212-7No. 67212 (see page 33)The VeggieGardener’sAnswer BookTwo-color; illustrationsthroughout400 pages; Paper:$14.95 US / $16.95 CANISBN: 978-1-60342-024-2;No. 620248-copy counter display:$119.60 US / $135.60 CANISBN: 978-1-60342-050-1No. 62050March 2008The VeggieGardener’sAnswer BookBarbara W. EllisW the hopefulspring weekend spent planting seedsand the warm summer morning when the gardenerwanders back into the rows of vegetableplants with picking basket in hand? Plenty!Every healthy vegetable garden represents anentire world of activity and every vegetable gardener,no matter how experienced, wants toknow more about what’s going on in those tidyrows and how to handle any growing quandarythat may arise throughout the season.The Veggie Gardener’s Answer Book has all theanswers, gathered together in a sturdy littlebook for handy in-the-garden reference. Gardenerswill find helpful, uncomplicated responsesto questions on planning and planting a vegetablegarden, improving soil, caring for crops, andorganically controlling pests and diseases.The second section of the book takes readerson a veggie-by-veggie tour of the most popularcrops, offering detailed advice on everythingfrom starting seeds to knowing when to harvest.Having trouble choosing tomato varieties? Needadvice on staking beans? It’s all here in easy-toaccessanswers to everyday questions.The popularity of vegetable gardening is atan all-time high. Homegrown vegetables tastegreat, nourish body and soul, and provide theadditional security of knowing where the producecomes from and how it was grown. The VeggieGardener’s Answer Book feeds readers all theinsider’s tips and tricks, practical advice, andorganic wisdom necessary for growing the verybest crops.Barbara W. Ellis, a freelancewriter and editor and lifelong gardener,is the author of CoveringGround, Deckscaping, and Taylor’sGuide to Growing North America’sFavorite Plants, as well as severalother volumes in the popularTaylor’s Guide gardening series.Ellis lives in Maryland on the EasternShore of the Chesapeake Bay with her husband andan assortment of dogs, cats, and parrots. Her garden is aperpetual work in progress.