Cool Season Gardener: Extend the Harvest, Plan Ahead, and Grow Vegetables Year-Round

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Название:Cool Season Gardener: Extend the Harvest, Plan Ahead, and Grow Vegetables Year-Round

Автор:Bill Thorness (Author), Susie Thorness (Illustrator)

Издательство:The Mountaineers Books

Год:2013

Язык:English

Формат:epub

Размер:5 mb

Страниц:176

From sowing to harvest, you'll also learn:

When to plant and what to expect, with detailed tables

How to read the weather and know your microclimate

Best ways to site your cool-season garden

Seed starting, transplanting and sowing techniques

Bill's "Seven Seasons of Veggies"

Economical ways to build soil fertility

Organic solutions for common problems, pests and diseases

DIY building plans for cloches, cold frames and more

Best spring, fall and over-wintering vegetable varieties

"Cool-Season Keys" to success for every topic

Bill emphasizes food and garden sustainability, which will result in savings on your food bill, a smaller carbon footprint, a stronger connection to nature, and fresh, homegrown produce for your family. Cool Season Gardener will inspire the year-round gardener in you!

About the Author

BILL THORNESS has been a gardener in the Seattle area since the mid-1980s. Along with Cool Season Gardener, he is the author of Edible Heirlooms: Heritage Vegetables for the Maritime Garden. A freelance writer and editor, he writes for many regional print and online publications, including The Seattle Times, PCC Sound Consumer, Edible Seattle and Seattle Met magazine. He is also the author of a cycling guidebook, Biking Puget Sound. His wife, Susie Thorness, contributed illustrations to both of his gardening books. The Thornesses live in Seattle.