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The listings shown are paperback editions. Adult editions list “Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up,” while a children’s edition lists “Suggested Age: 6–12 Years.”

The editions shown list page counts of 346 pages, 160 pages, and 192 pages, depending on the edition.

Approximate dimensions for the paperbacks shown are: height 8.4–9.1 inches, width 6.0–8.3 inches, thickness 0.6–0.88 inches, and weight about 0.85–1.15 pounds. Exact size and weight vary by edition and printing.

Growing Perfect Vegetables explains how to judge when produce is ripe, includes hundreds of photos showing perfectly ripe examples, and provides recommended planting and harvesting times for more than 60 fruits and vegetables.

The books cover a range of growing situations—square foot gardens, straw bale gardens, containers, and traditional garden plots—and are aimed at audiences from children (about 6–12 years) to adult home gardeners.