Backyard Harvest

Backyard Harvest is a practical, encouraging guide for home gardeners who want to grow more vegetables, herbs, and fruit without turning gardening into a second job. Lena N. Kessler shows how to treat a backyard garden as a simple, productive system built around real life: the space you have, the time you can give, and the food your household actually wants to eat. Readers will learn how to plan a garden layout, choose crops wisely, improve soil without overcomplicating the process, and build watering and harvest routines that support steady growth instead of constant catch-up. With a focus on small, repeatable wins, this book helps beginners and busy families avoid common mistakes, reduce guesswork, and create a resilient food garden that delivers more harvest with less frustration. Whether you are starting from scratch or trying to make an existing garden work better, Backyard Harvest offers clear, practical guidance for growing with confidence.