In this guide, Nova Scotia-based gardener and writer Jabbour shares her secrets for growing food during every month of the year. Her season-defying techniques are doable, affordable, and rewarding for gardeners in any location where frost has traditionally ended the growing season. Garden-Fresh Food Summer, Winter, and Every Time in Between Make every month a vegetable gardening month with Niki Jabbour's proven techniques for year-round growing and harvesting. Begin by planting your vegetables during the seasons they prefer -- tomatoes and peppers need summer sun and heat; asparagus and…mehr
In this guide, Nova Scotia-based gardener and writer Jabbour shares her secrets for growing food during every month of the year. Her season-defying techniques are doable, affordable, and rewarding for gardeners in any location where frost has traditionally ended the growing season.Garden-Fresh Food Summer, Winter, and Every Time in Between Make every month a vegetable gardening month with Niki Jabbour's proven techniques for year-round growing and harvesting. Begin by planting your vegetables during the seasons they prefer -- tomatoes and peppers need summer sun and heat; asparagus and radishes thrive in cooler weather; and kale, lettuce, and scallions tolerate frost and come alive under winter sunshine. Apply Niki's intensive gardening methods and some affordable and easy-to-assemble protective structures, and your vegetable garden will reward you with fresh, delicious produce even on short, cold winter days.
Niki Jabbour is the award-winning author of Growing Under Cover, Niki Jabbour's Veggie Garden Remix, The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener, and Groundbreaking Food Gardens. Her work is found in Fine Gardening, Garden Making, Birds & Blooms, Horticulture, and other publications, and she speaks widely on food gardening at events and shows across North America. She is the host and creator of The Weekend Gardener radio show. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and can be found online at nikijabbour.com. Award-winning photographer Joseph De Sciose is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in numerous books and magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, Country Living Gardener, House & Garden, and Country Home.
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Foreword Introduction Part 1: Stretching the Growing Seasons Chapter 1: Getting the Timing Right Chapter 2: Intensive Planting Chapter 3: Growing into Winter Chapter 4: Designing Productive Gardens Part 2: Growing the Right Crops Chapter 5: Year-Round Vegetables Arugula Asparagus Beans Beets Broccoli Broccoli Raab Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery & Celeriac Claytonia Collards Corn Cucumbers Eggplant Endive Garlic Kale Kohlrabi Leeks Lettuce Mache Melons Mibuna Mizuna Mustard Onions Pak Choi Parsnips Peas Peppers Potatoes Radishes Rutabagas Spinach Summer Squash Sweet Potatoes Swiss Chard Tatsoi Tomatoes Turnips Winter Squash Chapter 6: Herbs Basil Chervil Chives Cilantro Dill Greek Oregano Parsley Rosemary Sage Thyme Appendixes Building Dany's Cold Frame Succession Planting and Interplanting Charts Resources Index
