Market Gardening For Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden - Softcover

Henderson, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1481907115 ISBN 13: 9781481907118

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Considered one of the earliest works on market gardening, this book sold over 150,000 copies when first printed. This is a reprint of the classic work by Peter Henderson. This is a great historical reference for those looking to profit from their gardens. The prices and equipment may have changed, but the basic principles that Henderson discusses are invaluable in today's world. Hit with hard economic times, this book shows readers how they can profit from their own gardens. CONTENTS. Introduction Preface to Second Edition CHAPTER I. The Men Pitted for the Business of Gardening CHAPTER II. Amount of Capital Required and Working Force per Acre CHAPTER III. Profits of Market Gardening CHAPTER IV. The Market Gardens Near London CHAPTER V. Location, Situation, and Laying Out CHAPTER VI. Soils, Drainage, and Preparation CHAPTER VII. Manures CHAPTER VIII. Implements CHAPTER IX. The Uses and Management of Cold Frames CHAPTER X. The Formation and Management of Hot-Beds CHAPTER XI. Forcing Pits and Green-houses CHAPTER XII. Seeds and Seed Raising CHAPTER XIII. How, When, and Where to Sow Seeds CHAPTER XIV. Transplanting CHAPTER XV. Packing of Vegetables for Shipping CHAPTER XVI. Preservation of Vegetables in Winter CHAPTER XVII. Insects CHAPTER XVIII. Vegetables, their Varieties and Cultivation Monthly Calendar Please Note: This is a reproduction of a pre-1923 work and, while we have reviewed the book for accuracy, grammar, and formatting, some errors or imperfections may exist. We believe this work is culturally relevant and have elected to publish the work for its merit.

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About the Author:

Henderson, Peter–(1822-1890)–New York, NY–Henderson was born in Scotland in 1822. He came to America in 1843, and worked under Grant Thorburn and Robert Buist. Henderson began as a market gardener in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1847. During the Civil War he moved his floral business to South Bergen. By 1890 he had five acres covered by glass. Henderson’s contemporaries called him “the father of horticulture and ornamental gardening” in the United States. In 1865 he published Gardening for Profit, the first book written on market gardening in the United States. It sold 100,000 copies. He followed with Practical Floriculture in 1868. In 1871 he established a seed company called Peter Henderson & Company. The company developed vegetables and flowers suited to American conditions. He began a new era of seed trade merchandising by using a five-color lithograph in his catalog. His catalog Everything for the Garden featured a white-haired gentleman. His writing was aimed at teaching good horticultural practices. He recommended gardening as the best therapy for invalids. He dictated all of his writing for his catalog to a secretary while lying down after work hours. He personally answered every letter he received. In the course of 45 years of business, he sent out 175,000 letters, two-thirds of them were written by his own hand. An account of his life was published by his son Alfred Henderson. He died in Jersey City, New Jersey, on January 17, 1890. Source: http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/seeds/hendersonpeter.html

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1481907115
• ISBN 13: 9781481907118
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146