Grow Great Vegetables in New York

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Pub Date 16 Apr 2019 | Archive Date 23 Apr 2019

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Get the Inside Dirt, New York!

Grow Great Vegetables in New York is the ultimate guide to growing food in the Empire State! This must-have guide to growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs provides you with insider advice on climate zones, average frost dates, and growing season details. Information includes details on sun, soil, fertilizer, mulch, water, and the best varieties for your region. A garden planning section helps with design and crop rotation, and monthly lists explain what to do from January through December. In-depth profiles of fifty best edibles help ensure a can’t-miss harvest.
 
Get the Inside Dirt, New York!

Grow Great Vegetables in New York is the ultimate guide to growing food in the Empire State! This must-have guide to growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs provides you...

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EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781604698824
PRICE $19.95 (USD)
PAGES 244

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This was an extremely comprehensive and detailed book.The author described how to prepare, plant, and harvest month by month and by planting zones using a to do list. This book also contained a multitude of other useful information such as: how to identify pest problems, how to make much safer homemade pesticides, conserving water in the garden, how to tell when the vegetables are ripe, preserving your harvest, and seed saving and storing.
Since I live in New York, I read this book. The author has similar books for different states such as Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
If you are a gardener, this is a great resource book that will hopefully improve your success rate.

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This is a great guide, as gardening in NY can be anywhere from hardiness zones 3-7. There are even differences among zones, for example, Long Island ( where I live) has the western end which is hotter and dryer than the east end with the ocean breeze. Too many books rely on a one size fits all approach, but Grow Great Vegetables in NY lays out a ton of useful information.
This book is broken with a general introduction to NY gardening, then by month with ideas for what will work in your zone. Fact: Every year, I start seeds in February, but I have found that the conditions of spring( hello, the 99th day of January)does not equate ideal planting temperatures, and this year I am going to wait.
March, for example, tells you what you should do ( based on your zone), preparing beds, having frost protection available, and building a hoop house. You won't be sorry you read this guide as it covers slugs, beneficial insects, what you should plant, starting seed indoors, supporting your plants.....just basically everything you need to know to grow a garden! I have been gardening for several years, and learned something new every month! A very comprehensive guide.

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A very well-written and informative book, with plenty of gorgeous photos. Iannotti covers everything you could possibly want to know about growing plants in New York state or city. She explains the different climates in each zone of the state and how it affects the plants, she provides tips for gardeners in every situation from a pot balanced on a fire escape to an entire field, and she includes helpful guides on adjacent topics (how to compost, how to dry herbs, how to make your own pesticides, etc). The majority of the book is divided into two parts: a month by month yearly calendar that explains what to do in each month (when to plant, when to harvest, and so on) and a list of fifty vegetables each with their own specific tips on how to grow them and recommended varietals. It's a fantastic book that will have something useful for everyone, from the absolute beginner to the old pros.

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