Easy Edible Gardening: Quick Tips and Planting Plans

Table of Contents
INSPIRATION
Real-life lessons from gardeners with a passion for growing food
The entertainer
Accidental farmers
Berry lover
Tomato-ist
Eco-urbanist
Suburban homesteader
Herbalists
Winter gardeners

GARDEN TO TABLE
Top backyard edibles to grow—plus easy ways to savor their flavor
Summer’s best: Tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, eggplant, cucumber
Fruit basket: Stone fruit, citrus, blueberries, strawberries, rhubarb, grapes, figs
Cool season: Salad greens, turnips, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, butternut squash

WORKBOOK
Basic techniques and tips to grow a bumper crop of healthy produce
Getting started: Provide good soil, add compost, choose crops, layer mulch
Planting and staking: Sowing seeds, setting out seedlings, training on a trells
Watering and protection: Soaker hoses, drip irrigation, row covers, and netting
Bringing it all together: Organic techniques, welcoming pollinators, and more

RECIPES INDEX
MAIN COURSES
Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo
Grilled Halibut with Tomato, Green Olive, and Celery Sauce
Grilled Lamb Chops with Nectarine Thyme Jam
Prosciutto Panini with Rhubarb Relish
Risotto-stuffed Tomatoes
Spicy Blood Orange and Lemongrass Chicken
Zucchini and Corn Lasagna

SALADS
Baby Lettuces with Beets
Cucumber and Noodle Salad
Garden Bouquet Salad
Nectarine Caprese Salad

SIDES & DRINK
Braised Eggplant and Broccolini with Fried Ginger
Creamy Spinach Chickpea Soup
Oil-packed Padrón Peppers
Pan-roasted Padrón Peppers
Savoy Cabbage Gratin
Strawberry Hibiscus Cooler
Tomato, Prosciutto, and Ricotta Tart
Turnips Anna

DESSERTS
Blueberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt Sandwiches
Butternut Squash Spice Cake
Chocolate and Sea Salt Fig Lollipops
Mini Almond and Grape Cakes
Yellow Tomato Lime Sorbet