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The Midwest Fruit and Vegetable Book. Illinois Edition. (Midwest Fruit and Vegetables) [Paperback]

James A. Fizzell (Author)
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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, Illinois 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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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.

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  • Paperback: 312 pages
  • Publisher: Thomas Nelson (July 3, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1930604165
  • ISBN-13: 978-1930604162
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,224,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Soils and the weather make gardening in Illinois challenging. Read the first page
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pest control chart, set out started plants, complete garden fertilizer, ancb maintenance, filtered sun all day, rototill the soil, transplant starter fertilizer, garden centers about that time, anb maintenance, artificial potting soil, start with transplants, proper spacing noted for transplants, blackleg diseases, transplant water, rototill the garden, thuringiensis kurstaki, unbranched trees, scaffold branches, plants under lights, fine seedbed, vine crops, orchard spray, vining types, good green color, backyard orchards
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Vegetable Book, Pant Apply, Plant Plant, Pant Plant, Plant Sow, Want Plant, Plant Choose, World War, Plant Apply, Drying Herbs, Pant Sow, Plant These, North American Fruit Explorers, Pant Buy, Pant These
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