A self-instruction manual for all beginning gardeners from leading domestic experts, Oktyabrina and Alexander Ganichkin, contains the most necessary and step-by-step instructions for growing all garden crops. The secret of success is in properly organized plantings, the optimal set of vegetables and herbs that should be on any summer cottage. All the subtleties of agricultural technology, planting schemes, fertilizing and watering rates, as well as new preparations for protecting plants from diseases and pests will help you regularly get a rich harvest even from a small plot.