Guide to Illinois Vegetable Gardening,9781591863991

Guide to Illinois Vegetable Gardening

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Edition: Illus.
ISBN13: 9781591863991
ISBN10: 1591863996
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-02-01
Publisher(s): Cool Springs Press
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Summary

This book offers advice on everything from starting your garden from seed, to planning your garden with helpful space saving techniques. Make this guide a must-have resource for anyone interested in growing vegetables, no matter what their space requirements. Helpful charts will outline when to plant and when to harvest cool and warm season vegetables.

Table of Contents

Gardening in Illinoisp. 7
Roots of Midwest Gardeningp. 16
A Historyp. 16
The Seasonsp. 21
Understanding Soilsp. 22
The Value of Organic Matterp. 23
Compostingp. 24
Major Elementsp. 26
Soil pHp. 27
Understanding Fertilizersp. 28
Soils for Container Gardensp. 29
How Plants Growp. 30
Growing Vegetables in the Home Gardenp. 33
Locationp. 33
Sizep. 34
Rows vs. Bedsp. 34
Hotbeds and Cold Framesp. 36
Garden Toolsp. 36
Vertical Gardensp. 37
Container Gardensp. 38
Selecting Varietiesp. 38
Starting Transplants from Seedp. 39
Transplanting Seedlingsp. 41
Direct Seedingp. 42
Buying Transplantsp. 44
Soil Preparationp. 44
When to Plantp. 45
How to Plantp. 46
Wateringp. 46
Mulchingp. 47
Fertilizingp. 48
Insect and Disease Problemsp. 48
Weed Controlp. 50
Organic Gardeningp. 51
Growing Herbs in the Home Gardenp. 180
Planting Herbsp. 181
Pest Controlp. 181
Harvesting Herbsp. 182
Drying Herbsp. 182
Growing Fruits in the Home Gardenp. 218
Planning the Fruit Gardenp. 220
Planting the Fruit Gardenp. 223
Caring for the Fruit Gardenp. 225
Weed Controlp. 227
Bird Controlp. 227
Suppliersp. 268
Glossaryp. 271
Bibliographyp. 277
Indexp. 279
About the Authorp. 288
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