All New Square Foot Gardening, 3rd Edition, Fully Updated
MORE Projects - NEW Solutions - GROW Vegetables Anywhere
by Mel Bartholomew;
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Pub Date Nov 27 2018 | Archive Date Dec 11 2018
Quarto Publishing Group - Cool Springs Press | Cool Springs Press
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Description
Since Square Foot Gardening was first introduced by Mel Bartholomew in 1981, this revolutionary way to grow vegetables has helped millions of home gardeners enjoy their own organic, fresh produce in less space and with less work than traditional row gardens.
New and experienced gardeners will love the charts, photos, illustrations, and how-to tips in All New Square Foot Gardening, 3rd Edition—including 42 veggie-specific planting, growing, and harvesting guides—that make growing your own food fun, easy, and productive.
Perfect for experienced gardeners or beginners, you’ll learn the three simple steps to Square Foot Gardening: build a box; fill it with Mel’s Mix™; add a grid. No digging, no tilling, no fertilizing, no guesswork—less watering, waste, and weeding! There’s so much more packed in this 272-page instructional book—boost your organic vegetable harvest with inspiring how-tos such as:
- Adding trellises and archways to grow up and maximize your space
- Installing automatic watering systems
- Growing vegetables in dense urban areas with little or no yard
- Feeding your veggies the organic way with Mel’s Mix™
- Teaching STEM to kids with Square Foot Gardening—perfect for little hands
- Protecting your plants with shade and frost covers
- Managing pests in the garden with natural methods
Join the millions of gardeners around the world who grow their own organic, fresh produce with Square Foot Gardening, and make next season your best veggie harvest ever.
Marketing Plan
Key Selling Points: The exciting re-launched edition of the bestselling gardening techniques book in North America for two generations The original alternative gardening method that has worked for 3 million gardeners and counting 150 new photos and illustrations and many all-new tips, projects and refinements to address today's gardening environment Book published on the heels of over a year’s worth increased marketing activity via a new SFG website, increased social media efforts, and the launch of National Square Foot Gardening Day (April 7, 2018) Key Campaign Activity Utilize SFG website, social media, certified instructors and National Square Foot Gardening Day to drive awareness and pre-orders ahead of pub date Massive publicity campaign beginning sprint 2018 Consumer: Quarto Knows and SFG social media Video trailer Quarto Knows B2C email campaigns Giveaways at Goodreads, select blogs and websites Publicity/Media: National gardening and related media: Horticulture Magazine, Garden Design, American Gardener, Coastal Living Better Homes and Gardens, Southern Living, Nature’s Garden, Birds & Blooms, Country Woman, Fine Gardening, Mother Earth Living, Sunset Magazine, Living the Country Life, Garden Gate, Organic Life, Garden Design, Garden & Gun, Garden Gate, Home & Garden Magazine, Fine Gardening, Heirloom Gardener, The American Gardener, Daily Newspapers with home & gardening coverage, major markets: Dallas Morning News, Associated Press, Wire services: Knight Ridder, Tribune Media Services, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Sacramento Bee (heavily syndicates gardening content to multiple markets), Miami Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times (heavily syndicates gardening content to multiple markets), Pittsburgh Post, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Arizona Star, Denver Post, Atlanta Journal Constitution Regional & State Gardening Magazines, Magazines with Gardening Coverage: Midwest Living, Southern Living, Sunset, Northern Gardener, Texas Gardener, Mississippi Gardener, Georgia Gardening, Washington Gardener, Garden Center/Wholesalers media: Green Profit, Grower Talks, Nursery Management, Floral Management Blogs and Websites: Empress of Dirt, Year Round Veggie Gardener, Veggie Gardening Tips, Creative Green Living, Savvy Gardner, HGTV Garden Blog, Life on the Balcony, Let's Get Dirty, Gardening Gone Wild, Creative Green Living, Diggin’ In, Garden Therapy, In The Garden, The Real Gardener, Urban Gardens Book Trade: Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Bookish, Shelf Awareness Radio – Local & Syndicated Programs: You Bet Your Garden/Philadelphia (and national NPR syndication), Bob Tanem In the Garden/ San Francisco, Garden Talk/San Francisco, Joy In the Garden/Vermont, In the Garden/Memphis, Mike Nowak/Chicago, Garden Life Radio Trade Review: Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, Bookish, Shelf Awareness, Kirkus, BookTrib
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780760362853 |
| PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 272 |
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