Vegetable Gardening

All vegetable gardeners deal with pests. Fortunately, there are cultural and preventative controls to discourage pests, such as planting flowers to attract beneficial insects. Growing Under Cover: Techniques for a More Productive, Weather-Resistant, Pest-Free Vegetable Garden by Niki Jabbour is a guide to another tool—physical barriers or garden covers, including row covers, mini hoop tunnels, and cold frames that protect plants from insects, deer, rabbits, and birds.