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9781591864578

Guide to Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening

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  • ISBN13:

    9781591864578

  • ISBN10:

    1591864577

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-02-01
  • Publisher: Motorbooks Intl
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Summary

If you live and garden in the Rocky Mountain region-Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming-you are faced with challenging growing conditions. But you can successfully grow vegetables in your region by knowing the right timing, the right vegetables selections, and the right advice for extending your short growing season. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Robert Gough is a professor of horticulture at Montana State University. Bob has authored ten gardening books, and has written extensively for gardening magazines such as Fine Gardening & National Gardening in addition to more than 500 extension publications. He is the founder and former host of Northern Gardening Tips radio show and is known throughout Montana as” Dr. Bob.”

Table of Contents

Dedicationp. iv
Welcome to Gardening in the Rockiesp. 5
The Garden
The Lady of the Land: Climate and Soilsp. 12
Planning Your Gardenp. 21
Getting the Most From Your Gardenp. 30
Starting at the Beginning: Seedsp. 41
Starting Transplantsp. 55
Plantingp. 66
What's in a Name? Soilp. 72
Wateringp. 104
Fighting the Good Fight: Weeds and Pestsp. 110
Cheating Time: Season Extendersp. 144
Harvesting and Storingp. 150
Overview of the Vegetablesp. 158
Glossaryp. 304
Referencesp. 309
Indexp. 318
Meet Bob & Cherylp. 320
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