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- ISBN 9780760384978
- Weight: 680g
- Dimensions: 203 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 29 Feb 2024
- Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Gain the scientific knowledge you need to achieve excellence in home food production with this unique and in-depth guide by Tony O’Neill of YouTube’s Simplify Gardening.
*2025 GardenComm Silver Laurel Media Award Winner*
If you are an intermediate or advanced gardener looking to level-up your growing skills, Simplify Vegetable Gardening is the ideal reference for meeting your goal. Your garden will flourish with the help of Tony’s growing prowess and eye-opening approach to enhancing plant health and yields that relies on a clear understanding of the interconnectedness of Earth’s many systems and how they each affect plant growth.
From the soil food web’s impact on plant nutrition and the atmosphere’s connection to photosynthesis to the effects of the water cycle on plant transpiration, Tony offers a deep dive into the science of growing a robust and sustainable home garden. You will learn how to:
Plus, diversify your garden’s offerings through profiles of 16 plant families that encompass 81 different food crops. Each family profile provides information on how to cultivate these plants based on the commonalities of the plant family in which they belong.
Starting with the “Why?” and ending with the “Wow!”, Simplify Vegetable Gardening is exactly what you need to help your edible garden reach peak performance.
*2025 GardenComm Silver Laurel Media Award Winner*
If you are an intermediate or advanced gardener looking to level-up your growing skills, Simplify Vegetable Gardening is the ideal reference for meeting your goal. Your garden will flourish with the help of Tony’s growing prowess and eye-opening approach to enhancing plant health and yields that relies on a clear understanding of the interconnectedness of Earth’s many systems and how they each affect plant growth.
From the soil food web’s impact on plant nutrition and the atmosphere’s connection to photosynthesis to the effects of the water cycle on plant transpiration, Tony offers a deep dive into the science of growing a robust and sustainable home garden. You will learn how to:
- Optimize plant health by understanding mineral nutrition
- Enhance soil tilth by fostering the right microorganisms
- Maximize plant breeding and propagation techniques to grow more and better-adapted plants
- Boost production through the understanding of essential plant functions
- Improve biodiversity and plant resilience by adopting a mixed planting strategy
- Be a crucial part of your regional food system and enhance community food security
Plus, diversify your garden’s offerings through profiles of 16 plant families that encompass 81 different food crops. Each family profile provides information on how to cultivate these plants based on the commonalities of the plant family in which they belong.
Starting with the “Why?” and ending with the “Wow!”, Simplify Vegetable Gardening is exactly what you need to help your edible garden reach peak performance.
Tony O'Neill MCIHort FRSA is a vegetable growing expert, chartered horticulturist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts from South Wales. He has grown food since 1981, learning on his grandfather's allotment in the Welsh valleys, and now teaches over 455,000 YouTube subscribers through his channel Simplify Gardening, with more than 110 million views of his videos and articles worldwide. His book Simplify Vegetable Gardening won a GardenComm Silver Laurel Media Award. A serving fire service Watch Manager, Tony is also the founder of GrowTrack, an AI-powered garden management platform, and creator of The Feed the Soil Method. He has been cited as a gardening expert in more than 460 publications including Forbes, The Guardian and Homes & Gardens.
