How to grow delicious produce in your own backyard In this guide, expert botanist Ginny Stibolt and Master Gardener Melissa Markham provide simple and accessible advice for successful Vegetable Gardening in Florida, where soil types vary and cool-weather crops are grown right through the mild winters.
Readers will appreciate this reliable resource that will help them and their families become more resilient by controlling some of their food from seed to table..
This second edition is updated with the latest scientific knowledge and growing techniques; new crops for growers to try; more detail in the growing calendars separated by north, central, and south Florida regions; and color photos and illustrations throughout the text.
They also address integrated pest management, appropriate raised bed types, irrigation, seed saving, just-in-time harvesting, and food safety.
They offer advice on what to do with over-abundant harvests, strategies for developing a community garden, and suggestions for opportunities beyond the home garden.
How to grow delicious produce in your own backyard In this guide, expert botanist Ginny Stibolt and Master Gardener Melissa Markham provide simple and accessible advice for successful Vegetable Gardening in Florida, where soil types vary and cool-weather crops are grown right through the mild winters
