The Midwest Fruit and Vegetable Book: Indiana [Paperback]

James A. Fizzell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Midwest Fruit and Vegetables | Publication Date: July 3, 2001

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the benefits derived from gardening, namely enjoyment, exercise, and nutrition.

Book retailers are well aware that the trend in gardening books is to regional titles that provide credible information on the plants that perform well in specific regions.

The Midwest Fruit & Vegetable Book, Indiana Edition is written by the highly popular gardening expert James Fizzell.

Contains advice for plant fruits, vegetables, and herbs. With 60 featured plants, the authors provide characteristics of available varieties, planting and maintenance advice, as well as recipes for dishes from the garden.

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About the Author

Fizzell has more than 40 years of hands-on horticultural experience. Fizzell has been featured often on television and radio and in leading trade journals, and has become a celebrated guest speaker at industry seminars and horticultural associations throughout the Midwest. Fizzell was the horticultural advisor for the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service for nearly 35 years. In 1991, he founded James A. Fizzell and Associates, Ltd., which provides services to professional horticulturists, arborists, municipalities, sports turf managers, media, and other plant experts needing specialized help. Fizzell attended Pasadena California City College and California State Polytechnic College and received his B.S. in Floriculture and his M.S. in Horticulture from the University of Illinois.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (July 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930604173
• ISBN-13: 978-1930604179
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,907,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, June 8, 2011

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This review is from: The Midwest Fruit and Vegetable Book: Indiana (Paperback)

I first got this book from the library and loved it so much that I bought it. This book has every possible vegetable, fruit, herb and berry you can grow in the midwest. It gives info on when and how to grow each plant i.e. Tomatoes, Corn, Peaches, Apples, Oregano, Parsley etc. It also tells you how to rotate your crops every year. I knew nothing about how to garden when my husband and I first started gardening a few years ago and this was the book that got us started. Now a few years later with some experience behind us now this book is still helpful. I would recomend anyone wanting to start a garden or an experienced gardener wanting to improve their gardening skills to buy this book it has been one of the best purchases I have every made.

One tip though, look carefully at the title of the book, there is a specific book for each state in the midwest. I live in Missouri and bought the book for Indiana, the only difference that I saw was the amount of water that state roughly gets each season. It's just one page so I didn't see a need to return the book and get another one, but if I could do it again I would look more carefully at the title of the book and make sure that I got one for the state that I live in. Other than that I love the book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Local Reference, March 25, 2009

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Hope Farmer "kepharel" (South Bend, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Midwest Fruit and Vegetable Book: Indiana (Paperback)

I've borrowed this book from the library twice now and I need to just buy it! It's a wonderful resource for local growing conditions and how to work with them to produce a bountiful garden. I particularly appreciate the individual vegetable entries - I learned a great deal about not only each vegetable I wanted to grow, but also about some of the available varieties. I used this book to plan out where things would go in my garden, what my planting schedule would be, and what varieties I might consider. This is my first year gardening in Indiana, so this book was indispensable! I only wish it had more information on organic approaches to gardening.