Check around for a copy of “Crockett’s Victory Garden”. It is probably out of print, but available. That books was my real start at gardening.
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That is what got me interested in the Master Gardener program, and home production for flowers, vegetables and fruits, all at the same location.
He advocatated wide row plantings , and mixing flowers with vegetables, so that gardens 'looked nice' while being vegetable productive, so that the gardener would visit frequently.
It was the combination of beauty , along with productivility in the garden .
He provided a calender which included preparation, seeding, plant action ,disease p-roblems, and harvest.
I still refer to him as : "Saint" James Underwood Crockett" and is still available at : www.http://www.amazon.com/Crocketts-Victory-Garden-Underwood-Crockett/dp/0316161209
It is one of the best introductions to sucessful gardening in my mind !