Organic Gardening in Cold Climates

Name: Organic Gardening in Cold Climates
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ISBN: 9780878424511

ISBN-10: 0878424512

ISBN-13: 9780878424511

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Sandra Perrin

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List price: $12.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xii
Planning Your Garden	p. 1
Judging Soil Quality	p. 2
Testing Soil pH	p. 3
Picking the Site	p. 4
Planning a Garden	p. 4
Intensive Gardening	p. 6
Selecting Tools	p. 8
Preparing Your Soil	p. 11
Preparing an Established Garden	p. 12
Breaking Virgin Ground	p. 12
Turning a Lawn into a Garden	p. 12
Organic vs. Chemical Fertilizers	p. 14
Manure and Other Fertilizers	p. 15
Compost	p. 16
Planting in Cold Climates	p. 23
Starting Plants Indoors	p. 24
Season Extenders	p. 31
When to Plant	p. 35
Frost-free Days	p. 36
Tending Your Garden	p. 39
Watering	p. 40
Cultivation	p. 41
Thinning	p. 42
Weeding	p. 42
Mulching	p. 43
Disease and Pest Control	p. 47
Companion Planting	p. 59
Fall Garden Care	p. 64
Planning Next Year's Garden	p. 64
Harvesting	p. 65
Preparing Storage Space	p. 66
Picking and Storing	p. 67
The All-Year Garden	p. 69
Fruit and Vegetable Seeds	p. 71
History	p. 72
The Seed Industry	p. 72
Hybrid Seeds	p. 74
Don't Always Blame the Seeds	p. 74
Varieties for Cold Climates	p. 75
Cool-Season Vegetables	p. 76
Warm-Season Fruits and Vegetables	p. 101
Varieties for a Small Garden	p. 117
Save Your Seeds	p. 119
Care of Your Seeds	p. 123
Herbs in Your Garden	p. 125
Varieties for Your Garden	p. 126
Preserving Your Herbs	p. 129
Epilogue: Gardening and Therapy	p. 130
Seed Companies	p. 131
Useful Literature	p. 137
Index	p. 139
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