Home Vegetable Gardening
Fredrick Frye Rockwell
Read by Christine Rottger
Either as hobby or a great economic help, home vegetable gardens are valued. With spare time limited, this book is a great aid to those who want to do "practical, efficient gardening" . Mr. Rockwell, author of no less than 20 botanical books, intended to make this book the most practical, comprehensive and concise manual so that the home gardener may accomplish their cultivating desires. - Summary by Christine Rottger excerpted from Preface (6 hr 56 min)
Chapters
| PREFACE | 1:36 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| INTRODUCTION | 7:17 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| WHY YOU SHOULD VEGETABLE GARDEN | 4:47 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| REQUISITES OF THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN | 11:28 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| THE PLANTING PLAN | 27:01 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| IMPLEMENTS AND THEIR USES | 19:12 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| MANURES AND FERTILIZERS | 30:02 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| THE SOIL AND ITS PREPARATION | 16:45 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| STARTING THE PLANTS | 33:22 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| SOWING AND PLANTING | 13:13 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| THE CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES | 10:54 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| THE VEGETABLES AND THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS | 54:55 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| BEST VARIETIES OF THE GARDEN VEGETABLES | 27:15 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| INSECTS AND DISEASE, AND METHODS OF FIGHTING THEM | 24:02 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| HARVESTING AND STORING | 18:06 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| THE VARIETIES OF POME AND STONE FRUITS | 22:13 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| PLANTING; CULTIVATION; FILLER CROPS | 14:33 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| PRUNING, SPRAYING, HARVESTING | 27:05 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| BERRIES AND SMALL FRUITS | 33:21 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| A CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS | 15:16 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| CONCLUSION | 3:43 | Read by Christine Rottger |