Commonsense Vegetable Gardening for the South (Hardcover)

~ William D. Adams (Author)

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For gardeners in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, there's information on hundreds of varieties of vegetables--divided into warm-season and cool-season--and on 27 herbs. Each listing includes basic planting instructions, such as spacing, seed depth, and days needed to reach maturity. There are tips for growing each vegetable, as well as a chapter on getting started, which includes data on planning, soil requirements, starting with seeds, and container gardening. Another chapter covers pest and disease control. This comprehensive guide includes more than 100 color photographs by Adams. George Cohen

Product Description

For gardeners in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, there's information on hundreds of varieties of vegetables--divided into warm-season and cool-season--and on 27 herbs. Each listing includes basic planting instructions, such as spacing, seed depth, and days needed to reach maturity. There are tips for growing each vegetable, as well as a chapter on getting started, which includes data on planning, soil requirements, starting with seeds, and container gardening. Another chapter covers pest and disease control. This comprehensive guide includes more than 100 color photographs by Adams.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (October 25, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878338764
• ISBN-13: 978-0878338764
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,018,123 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very informative, December 13, 1998

By A Customer

I got alot of good advise from this book. With charts on frost dates and when to plant what there is no way to go wrong when gardening year round in the south. I have fresh veggies all year now because of the helpful points and advise.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous Book, August 27, 1999

By	Lorraine Eachus "Lorraine" (Springfield, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a new resident in the South and gardening is a lot different than where I came from. I needed tons of advice. This book was extremely substantive and a covered a multitude of topics. Had to buy one for my Mom, too. This book will become my major vegetable gardening reference.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Commonsense Vegatable Gardening in the South, March 15, 2000

By A Customer

This book is very informative, don't try and plant without it! Everything from working soil and crop rotation to container gardening and pest control. Plus great information on how to plant specific vegetables. Our neighbors dog got to mine and I had to get another right away!