Winter Gardening in the Maritime Northwest Cool Season Crops for the Year-Round Gardener

Name: Winter Gardening in the Maritime Northwest Cool Season Crops for the Year-Round Gardener
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ISBN: 9780865717084

ISBN-10: 0865717087

ISBN-13: 9780865717084

Edition: 5th 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Binda Colebrook

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Many gardeners can supply a significant amount of their own food during the plentiful summer harvest. But the key to substantial savings on your food bill is putting fresh, homegrown produce on your table every month of the year. And in the mild, forgiving climate of the maritime Pacific Northwest, it can be easier than you think.InWinter Gardening in the Maritime Northwest, Binda Colebrook provides a complete guide to cool season crops and how to raise them. Gardeners from southeastern Alaska to southern Oregon will benefit from her clear, practical advice on:Selecting and preparing the ideal winter gardening siteMaximizing production and minimizing pests with cloches, cold frames,…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: New Society Publishers, Limited
Publication date: 5/22/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.41" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface to the Fourth Edition


Preface to the Fifth Edition


What This Book is About



The Principles of Winter Gardening


Climate


Site


Light and Warmth


Drainage


Shelter


Soil


Green Manures (Cover Crops)


Mulches


Fallowing


Fertilizers


A Seed Breeder's Perspective


Varieties and Saving Seed


Saving Seed


Timing



Winter Gardening Mechanics


Starting Out


Beginner's Easy and Very Hardy List


Spacing


Beds


Rotation


Winter Weeds


Picking Your Produce and Eating it


Self-Confidence



Cloches, Frames and Polytunnels


Introduction


Walls and Terraces


A Bit of History


Cloches


Low Polytunnels


Window Frames


High Tunnels/Hoophouses



Sharecroppers


Cabbage Aphid


Cabbage Looper and Imported Cabbageworms


Cabbage Maggot


Carrot Rust Flies


Lettuce Root Aphids


Slugs and Snails


Flea Beetles


Cutworms, Climbing Cutworms and Pill Bugs


Diseases


Onion Rust


Clubroot



Which Vegetables and Herbs to Grow


Introduction


Using This Guide


Terminology


Hardiness


Sowing Dates


Varieties


Crucifers


Broccoli


Brussels Sprouts


Cabbage


Cauliflower


Chinese Cabbage


Collards


Cress


Kale


Kohlrabi


Mustards


Raab/Rapa


Radish


Rocket/Arugula


Rutabaga/Swede


Seakale


Turnip


Watercress


Onions


Garlic


Leeks


Overwintering Onions


Japanese Onions (Scallions)


Top-Set Onions


Other Vegetables


Beets


Broad Bean/Fava


Burdock


Cardoons


Carrots


Celery


Celeriac


Chickweed


Chicory


Corn Salad/ Mache/Lamb's Lettuce


Dandelion


Endive


Florence Fennel


Jerusalem Artichoke


Lettuce


Early Spring Varieties


Fall Varieties


Overwintering Varieties


New Zealand Spinach


Parsley


Parsnip


Peas


Rapunzel


Salsify/Oyster Plant


Scorzonera


Skirret


Spinach


Swiss Chard


Herbs


Alexanders


Anise Hyssop


Chervil


Chinese Chives/Garlic Chives


Chives


Chrysanthemums


Coriander/Cilantro/Chinese Parsley


Fennel


Horseradish


Lovage


Miner's Lettuce


Mints


Oregano


Primrose


Rosemary


Sage


Salad Burnet


Shepherd's Purse


Sorrel


Thyme


Valerian


Violets


Wintergreen/Teaberry


Winter Savory


Yerba Buena


Afterword: Food Warrior



Seed Companies and Other Resources


Seed Companies


Nurseries and Suppliers


Organizations


Local and Regional Groups Involved with Native Vegetation


References for Gardeners Outside the Northwest


In-Depth References



Further Reading


For Gardeners in the Maritime Northwest


General Gardening


Historical Vegetable Gardening Books


Soil Fertility


Covers and Greenhouses


Invertebrate Identification, Habits and Sleuthing


Landscaping for Winter Aesthetics, Wildlife and Livestock


Nutrition and the Politics of Healthy Food Production


Pamphlets


Cookbooks


Videos


Periodicals



Nutrients in Winter and Summer Vegetables



A Year-Long Planting Guide


Index


About the Author