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Organic Methods for Vegetable Gardening in Florida
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1. The Movement toward Gardening Organically in Florida
- 2. Siting and Arranging the Vegetable Garden
- 3. Soil Building
- 4. Seed-Sowing, Propagation, and Planting Techniques
- 5. Florida’s Vegetables
- 6. Harvesting, Handling, and Seed Saving
- 7. Weeds, Crop Rotation, and Cover Crops
- 8. Irrigation
- 9. Ecosystem Gardening
- 10. Trends in Edible Gardening
- Appendix 1. Gardening Calendars for North, Central, and South Florida
- Appendix 2. Chickens and Rabbits and Worms! Oh My!
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author