Abstract

This is a guidebook for growing vegetables in planters, taught by Masaaki Kato, a lecturer on NHK's "Hobby Gardening: Vegetable Time." The author, Mr. Kato, is an active farmer who creates fields. As such, Mr. Kato knows how to grow truly delicious vegetables. This book is packed with his wealth of knowledge. This book carefully introduces how to grow about 40 varieties of vegetables, one by one, with plenty of newly taken photos. It provides step-by-step explanations of "preparation," "sowing seeds," "thinning," "fertilizing," and "harvesting." It also covers basic knowledge for beginners, such as choosing planters and soil, and introduces easy recipes using the harvested vegetables.・Featured vegetables: Cherry tomato/Eggplant/Onion/Potato/Carrot/Radish/Cucumber/Chinese cabbage/Watermelon/Corn/Edamame/Bitter melon/Green beans/Ginger/Garlic/Bokkai/Lettuce mix/Taro/Scallion/Brussels sprouts/Chinese chives/Small turnip/Chicken chrysanthemum/Strawberry/Burdock/Peanut/Snow peas/Sweet pepper/Mizuna/Swiss chard/Romanesco/Italian parsley/Leaf chicory/Endive/Trifolia/Black cabbage/Scallion/Shallot/Salad kale/Tabana

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