The Comprehensive Kitchen Garden Guide Noted horticulturist Richard Merrill and award-winning cookbook author Joe Ortiz have teamed up to bring you the ultimate no-nonsense guide to cultivating and cooking from a kitchen garden. Exhaustively researched and easy to use, The Gardener’s Table offers a complete plan for maintaining a cook’s garden and organizing a gardener’s kitchen. Detailed information on composting, pest management, soils, fertilizers, and more helps you grow hearty, robust vegetables, while over 50 imaginative, healthful recipes let you make the most of your garden’s bounty. The Gardener’s Table is the most complete guide you’ll find to creating and enjoying your own home vegetable garden.