This publication discusses planting and frost-protecting your fall vegetable garden. Tables are included featuring a planting guide for fall vegetable gardens and the cold temperature tolerance of vegetables. An illustration provides the average first frost dates in the fall.
This publication shows readers how to plan, plant, and care for leafy vegetables in the home garden. Most greens can be grown in relatively short, cool growing seasons, making them available for fresh harvest earlier than most other crops.
This publication discusses the warm season crops. Subjects covered include the site, fertilization, saving seeds, planting, more information on the seeds, transplanting, watering, weed control, insects and diseases, crop rotations, pollination, and specific information about muskmelons and other melons, cucumbers, summer squash, winter squash, pumpkins, watermelons, and gourds. Five tables provide further information on such subjects as variety and disease resistance or tolerance. Helpful illustrations are also included.
Gardening in containers or raised beds can be just the answer for would-be gardeners who would love to grow their own vegetables and flowers, but lack the space or physical ability for a traditional garden. This publication examines how to plan, plant, and care for raised bed and container gardens.
This publication discusses the differences between hotbed and cold frame structures for growing out-of-season plants including the recommended dimensions, operating procedures, and the fall and winter uses for both. A table is provided listing the suggested soil mixture for planting. Illustrations are given showing a typical cold frame, the cross section of a manure-heated pit hotbed, an electric hotbed with thermostat control, flue- heated beds, and the proper way to cover hotbeds and cold frames on extremely cold nights.