Lee Reich

eBook, ePUB

Growing Figs in Cold Climates (eBook, ePUB)

A Complete Guide

Beschreibung

Discover how to grow fresh figs organically in cold climates-from Minnesota to Moscow-with the help of this informative guide. Growing Figs in Cold Climates is a complete, full-color, illustrated guide to organic methods for growing delicious figs in cold climates, well outside the traditional hot, arid home of this ancient fruiting tree. Coverage includes:

• Five methods for growing figs in cold climates including overwintering
• Cultivar selection for cool and cold climates
• Pruning techniques for a variety of methods of growing figs in cold climates
• Pest problems and solutions
• Harvesting, including ways to speed ripening, identify ripe fruit, and manage an overabundance
• Small-scale commercial fig production in cold climates

Fresh figs are juicy, full-bodied, and filled with a honey-sweet flavor, and because truly ripe figs are highly perishable, they are only available to those who grow their own. By choosing the right cultivars and techniques, figs can be grown across cool and cold growing zones of North America, Europe, and beyond, putting them within reach of almost every gardener. Easy and delicious-if you can grow a houseplant, you can grow a fig. Praise for Growing Figs in Cold Climates "Lee Reich is a master at growing food, especially fruits, and his extensive personal knowledge about figs comes through clearly in his writings.... Follow his advice for growing figs and you are guaranteed success." -Robert Pavlis, author, Garden Myths, Building Natural Ponds, and Soil Science for Gardeners, owner, Aspen Grove Gardens "We have grown this delicious fruit on Maine's chilly coast, but Lee shows us how to do it even better." -Barbara Damrosch and Eliot Coleman, farmers, Four Season Farm, authors

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Autor

Lee Reich, PhD, dove into gardening decades ago, initially with one foot in academia as an agricultural scientist with the USDA and then Cornell University, and one foot in the field, the organic field. He eventually expanded his field to a "farmden" (more than a garden, less than a farm) and left academia to lecture, consult, and write. He is author of many books, including The Ever Curious Gardener, Weedless Gardening, The Pruning Book, and Landscaping with Fruit, as well as a syndicated column for Associated Press. Lee has a PhD in Horticulture from the University of Maryland, and an MS in Soil Science and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin. He blogs at leereich.com from his farmden in New Paltz, NY.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Society Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 129
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781771423465
• Artikelnr.: 61250209