Grow a flourishing vegetable garden with the ultimate guide for beginners Gardeners never forget the first time they enjoyed a ripe juicy tomato plucked straight from the vine or savored a crisp fresh salad made with ingredients from their backyard. Start growing your first crop today with Vegetable Gardening for Beginners. Host of The Beginners Garden podcast Jill McSheehy offers simple guidance to firsttime gardeners who will be amazed at how easy it can be to create a thriving garden. Build the ideal foundation with clear instructions for constructing raised beds preparing containers and mixing healthy soil.Pick the perfect plants with indepth profiles that detail how to grow beloved culinary plants from peppery arugula to cool melons and fragrant rosemary.Nurture a budding garden with this reference for pairing up companion plants watering and mulching handling pests and maintaining plants yearround. Start your own vegetable garden with the easytofollow guidance from Vegetable Gardening for Beginners. show more