Organic Methods for Vegetable Gardening in Florida, Second Edition - Paperback
by Ginny Stibolt (Author), Melissa Markham (Author)
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. 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. They also address integrated pest management, appropriate raised bed types, irrigation, seed saving, just-in-time harvesting, and food safety.
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. 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.
Ginny Stibolt is a writer, botanist, and lifelong gardener. Her many books include Sustainable Gardening for Florida; The Art of Maintaining a Florida Native Landscape; Adventures of a Transplanted Gardener: Advice for New Florida Gardeners; and A Step-by-Step Guide to a Florida Native Yard. Melissa Markham is a Miami-Dade County Master Gardener and founder of the Urban Oasis Project.
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