{"product_id":"jasons-garden-guides-volume-1","title":"Jason's Garden Guides Volume 1","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eYou don't have a black thumb. You had a scheduling problem.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eMost gardening books are written by people who want you to be impressed. This one is written by a guy in overalls who has murdered a truly heroic amount of basil and would like to save you the trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeginner Basics\u003c\/strong\u003e is the foundation volume of Jason's Garden Guides — the six things a plant actually wants, explained once, in plain English, by someone who learned them the expensive way. Gardening isn't hard. Gardening is \u003cem\u003efussy\u003c\/em\u003e. Those are different problems, and this book covers the difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStart absurdly small\u003c\/strong\u003e — why four plants beat forty, and why your tennis-court garden is a weed sanctuary by July\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChase the sun\u003c\/strong\u003e — the one thing you cannot fake, and the free Saturday that saves your whole season\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirt vs. soil\u003c\/strong\u003e — the shift from feeding the plant to feeding the soil, and why compost is the duct tape of gardening\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater deep, not often\u003c\/strong\u003e — the knuckle test, and why the most common way to kill a plant is love\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo dates and one number\u003c\/strong\u003e — the ninety seconds of homework that make you look like a wizard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe easy stuff, spacing, mulch, weeds, bugs, and harvesting\u003c\/strong\u003e — plus a troubleshooting page you'll actually use\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverybody kills plants\u003c\/strong\u003e — the reframe that keeps you gardening after the first thing dies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003ePlus \u003cstrong\u003eEmber's Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e throughout — the margin commentary of Jason's garden dragon, who is blunt, smug, eats squash bugs, and has never once lost an argument about watering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eEnds with a one-page first-season checklist made to be torn out and taped inside a shed door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e21 pages. Original watercolor illustration on every page. Zero shame.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrow. Learn. Share. In that order, and the third one is the point.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BladeAndBinder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50214049972476,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/0472\/3452\/files\/JasonsGardenGuideVolume1cover.png?v=1784289039","url":"https:\/\/bladeandbinder.com\/products\/jasons-garden-guides-volume-1","provider":"BladeAndBinder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}