The American Kitchen Gardener: Containing Practical Directions For The Culture Of Vegetables (1856)

By Thomas Green Fessenden

Book Overview

""The American Kitchen Gardener"" is a comprehensive guidebook for cultivating vegetables, written by Thomas Green Fessenden and first published in 1856. The book contains practical instructions and advice on how to grow a wide variety of vegetables in a kitchen garden, including popular crops such as tomatoes, potatoes, beans, and lettuce, as well as lesser-known plants like salsify and scorzonera. Fessenden covers all aspects of vegetable gardening, from selecting the best seeds and soil to planting, watering, and harvesting. He also includes tips on dealing with pests and diseases, and provides recipes for preparing and preserving the harvested vegetables. The book is aimed at amateur gardeners and small-scale farmers, and reflects the practical, self-sufficient ethos of 19th-century America. Despite its age, ""The American Kitchen Gardener"" remains a valuable resource for anyone interested in growing their own food and maintaining a sustainable lifestyle.Also, Garden Fruits, Strawberry, Raspberry, Gooseberry, Currants, Melons, Etc.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165762412
• ISBN13: 9781165762415
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"