cover image Gardening: The Complete Guide to Growing America's Favorite Fruits & Vegetables

Gardening: The Complete Guide to Growing America's Favorite Fruits & Vegetables

National Gardening Association. Addison Wesley Publishing Company, $37.33 (432pp) ISBN 978-0-201-10866-8

Each section of this well-organized text contains reliable and accessible instructions for growing the 40 edibles chosen by some of the 250,000 members of the National Gardening Association as their favorite food. The contents are similar to most gardening guides, emphasizing planning, the minutiae of caring for plants according to their individual needs. But the lavish color photosapproximately 500and other illustrations should attract special attention. There are suggestions on choosing vegetables, herbs, fruit trees and a variety of berries that the home gardener can expect to enjoy growing and eating. Charts noting planting and harvesting times provide additional help, especially to the beginner. (March)