{"product_id":"9781628739121","title":"The Biggle Garden Book: Vegetables, Small Fruits and Flowers for Pleasure and Profit","description":"When \u003ci\u003eThe Biggle Garden Book\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1908, most people were in the habit of raising their own food and flowers. Jacob Biggle felt that a gardener’s success had to do with willpower and passion rather than acreage. “The man, woman or youngster who really wants a garden, will somehow manage to have a good one regardless of soil conditions, bad weather, measles in the family, or whether the area of ground at hand is a square acre or a square rod,” he wrote encouragingly at the start of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat passion for gardening continues today in fields, backyards, and urban community plots across the United States. According to a poll taken in 2009 by the National Gardening Association, more than forty-three million households in the United States grow some of their own food. Learn how to do things the “old-school” way as Jacob and Harriet Biggle guide you through the fundamentals of:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoil preparation, sowing, and planting\u003cbr\u003eHotbeds and cold frames\u003cbr\u003eFertilization, cultivation, and irrigation\u003cbr\u003eFlower gardening with old-fashioned favorites\u003cbr\u003eGarden pests and friends\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a resurgence in organic farming, heirloom varieties, and self-reliant living, \u003ci\u003eThe Biggle Garden Book\u003c\/i\u003e is more valuable than ever because of the time-tested advice it offers.","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130974748912,"sku":"9781628739121","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781628739121_p0.jpg?v=1763871995","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781628739121","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}