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Page Count:128
Images:Full Color
Dimensions: 5.25 × 1 × 0.31 in
Publication Date:March 24, 2026
ISBN:9781774060193
Editor:Pierre Nessmann
Translated:Laurie Bennett
Illustrator: Flore Avram
Sustainability:Printed on 100% recycled paper
Printed in:Canada

Fruiting Vegetables

A Grower's Guide

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Editor: Pierre Nessmann

Bursting with flavor and packing a powerful nutritional punch, fruiting vegetables produce their prized harvests after flowering.

Fruiting Vegetables: A Grower’s Guide covers everything you need to know to cultivate Jean-Martin Fortier’s favorite varieties—from peppers and squash to cucumbers and melons—using his world-renowned biointensive method.

Grounded in the Market Gardener Method, this guide focuses on high-yield production, organic crop management, and regenerative practices tailored for the most rewarding crops in the garden. By moving beyond basic gardening advice, Jean-Martin Fortier provides a crop-focused deep dive into the specific needs of the Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae, and Solanaceous families.

Whether you are refining your small-farm systems or looking to boost yields in a backyard plot, this handbook offers personalized advice and pro tips for professional-grade results. Highly illustrated and easy to follow, it ensures that your journey from flowering to harvest is productive and sustainable.

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Who This Book Is For

  • Market gardeners: Professionals looking to optimize high-value fruiting vegetable systems.
  • Home gardeners: Dedicated growers aiming for exceptional flavor and maximum nutritional density.
  • Homesteaders and specialists: Readers focused on food sovereignty and regenerative, human-scale growing.
  • Series followers: Readers of other Grower’s Guides from the Market Gardener looking to deepen their knowledge of fruiting crops.

What You'll Learn

  • Cultivate a diverse range of favorites, including zucchini, cucumbers, beans, peas, eggplant, and various peppers.
  • Master biointensive methods specifically adapted for crops that flower before they fruit.
  • Implement organic pest and disease management strategies for high-yield harvests.
  • Optimize your garden layout for professional-grade efficiency and regenerative health.

Praise for the Grower’s Guides from the Market Gardener series

Jean-Martin Fortier’s incredibly beautiful manuals make it easy for anyone to start market gardening at a professional and regenerative level.

Matt Powers, author, Regenerative Soil and Regenerative Soil Microscopy

Improve your home garden yields and reduce work with this series from pioneer Jean-Martin Fortier.

Rob and Michelle Avis, Verge Permaculture / 5th World, co-authors, Building Your Permaculture Property

What Makes This Book Unique

This guide stands out by offering specialized advice on niche favorites like tomatillos, balbis nightshades, and melon pear, alongside traditional garden staples. It features 100 line-art illustrations that provide clear visual instruction for every stage of production. As a key title in the Grower’s Guides from the Market Gardener series, it bridges the gap between commercial expertise and home-scale practicality.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Foreword – In the Garden with Fruiting Vegetables
Favorite Fruiting Vegetables of Jean-Martin Fortier

Cucurbitaceae
Squash
Zucchini
Cucumbers and Pickles
Focus on West Indian Cucumber and Devil’s Cucumber
Melon
Focus on Melon Pear
Watermelon

The Fabaceae
Beans
Peas
Focus on Asparagus Pea
Focus on Pole Bean

The Solanaceous
Tomato
Focus on Balbis nightshade
Physalis
Focus on the Tomatillo
Eggplant
Pepper
Chilli
Pepper

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which specific vegetables are covered in this guide?

The book covers three main families: Cucurbitaceae (squash, cucumbers, melons), Fabaceae (beans, peas), and Solanaceous (tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, and chillies).

Are the methods suitable for organic certification?

Yes. The guide emphasizes organic and regenerative farming principles that support soil health and avoid industrial inputs.

Does this book offer advice on specific varieties?

Yes. The guide includes Jean-Martin Fortier’s favorite varieties and provides personalized pro tips for growing each one successfully.

Meet the Author

author Jean-Martin Fortier

Jean-Martin Fortier is a farmer, author, and educator who has been at the forefront of the ecological, human-scale farming movement for more than two decades. Since 2004, he and his wife have operated Les Jardins de la Grelinette, a model two-acre microfarm celebrated for its remarkable productivity and efficiency. In 2017, Fortier founded the Market Gardener Institute, which has trained and supported over 11,000 farmers in 91 countries, helping them establish profitable small-scale organic farms rooted in regenerative practices. He is the bestselling author of The Market Gardener and co-author of The Winter Market Gardener, which together have sold more than 300,000 copies in 12 languages. His pioneering work has inspired a global shift toward resilient, soil-based food systems and earned him the Meritorious Service Cross from the Governor General of Canada. Fortier lives and farms in Quebec, Canada.

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