Guide to Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening
by Gough, RobertFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-02-01
Publisher(s): 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
| Dedication | p. iv |
| Welcome to Gardening in the Rockies | p. 5 |
| The Garden | |
| The Lady of the Land: Climate and Soils | p. 12 |
| Planning Your Garden | p. 21 |
| Getting the Most From Your Garden | p. 30 |
| Starting at the Beginning: Seeds | p. 41 |
| Starting Transplants | p. 55 |
| Planting | p. 66 |
| What's in a Name? Soil | p. 72 |
| Watering | p. 104 |
| Fighting the Good Fight: Weeds and Pests | p. 110 |
| Cheating Time: Season Extenders | p. 144 |
| Harvesting and Storing | p. 150 |
| Overview of the Vegetables | p. 158 |
| Glossary | p. 304 |
| References | p. 309 |
| Index | p. 318 |
| Meet Bob & Cheryl | p. 320 |
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