The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener features:

+A full-color encyclopedia of over 100 vegetables and herbs with detailed, expert advice on growing them successfully from planting to harvest

+Planting and growing techniques that keep maintenance to a minimum

+Entries on how to grow unusual edibles, such as refreshing mesclun for salads, colorful edible flowers, spicy mustards, and more

+Descriptions and photos of a host of succulent vegetables, both hybrids and heirlooms, from common to exotic

+Complete information on improving even the poorest garden soil using safe, organic techniques, plus practical advice on making compost

+Recommendations on garden tools you need–and those you don’t

+Information on controlling pests and diseases organically, without resorting to poisonous sprays

Spectacular full-color photographs of vegetables and herbs, food gardens, and edible landscapes, plus 30 black-and-white line drawings

Giant Tomatoes is the first book on tomatoes that deals exclusively with growing tomatoes for size and yield.

Thirty-one chapters and an abundant appendix covers everything on growing big tomatoes. Whether you’re competing with yourself, your neighbor, or at a local, regional, or national competition, Giant Tomatoes will put you on a level playing field with the best tomato growers in the world.

This book covers everything. Marvin Meisner takes you step-by-step through the intricasies of selecting varieties, preparing soil, fertilizing, watering, pollinating, pruning, and more -- plus, the secret of every successful, competitive giant tomato grower -- the megabloom. This is the most comprehensive treatment ever written on giant tomatoes.

"Toensmeier's groundbreaking guide is destined to become the bible for this new class of edible gardening." —Carol Haggas, Booklist Advanced Review

The garden that never stops giving. There is a fantastic array of vegetables you can grow in your garden, and not all of them are annuals. In Perennial Vegetables the adventurous gardener will find information, tips, and sound advice on less common edibles that will make any garden a perpetual, lowmaintenance source of food.

Imagine growing vegetables that require just about the same amount of care as the flowers in your perennial beds and borders—no annual tilling and planting. They thrive and produce abundant and nutritious crops throughout the season. It sounds too good to be true, but in Perennial Vegetables author and plant specialist Eric Toensmeier (Edible Forest Gardens) introduces gardeners to a world of little-known and wholly underappreciated plants. Ranging beyond the usual suspects (asparagus, rhubarb, and artichoke) to include such “minor” crops as ground cherry and ramps (both have found their way onto exclusive restaurant menus) and the much sought-after, antioxidant-rich wolfberry (also known as goji berries), Toensmeier explains how to raise, tend, harvest, and cook with plants that yield great crops and satisfaction.

Perennial vegetables are perfect as part of an edible landscape plan or permaculture garden. Profiling more than a hundred species, with dozens of color photographs and illustrations, and filled with valuable growing tips, recipes, and resources, Perennial Vegetables is a groundbreaking and ground-healing book that will open the eyes of gardeners everywhere to the exciting world of edible perennials.

Know more, grow more. Do you ever wish you had a master gardener right next door? Now you do, with this little reference that delivers big vegetable truths to all your questions:

* What are the easiest vegetable crops to grow?

* How soon can I plant my peas in spring?

* How can I grow almost all my own food?

* Can I grow vegetables in containers?

* Is there any way to make weeding go faster?

* What can I put in my compost piles?

* How can I keep birds from eating my crops?