The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions

by Edward C. Smith

Many readers see this books W-O-R-D system as somewhat more manageable than Square Foot Gardening. The system encompasses Wide rows, Organic methods, Raised beds, and Deep soil, all of which foster the development of deep roots and abundant harvests. The book is oriented toward beginning gardeners, with straightforward explanations of the basics, such as hardening off seedlings. Mr. Smith has included a lengthy, popular, very useful section with 1-2 pages of information about each of many popular vegetables.