The key to stretching your food budget while maintaining a healthy diet is putting fresh, organic, home-grown produce on your table all year round. Ranging from plentiful salad greens to luscious leeks and crunchy cabbages, this title shares the crops and techniques that ensure a successful winter garden
Record details
ISBN:9780865717084
ISBN:0865717087
Physical Description:print xxii, 185 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Edition:5th ed.
Publisher:Gabriola, B.C. : New Society Publishers, c2012.
Content descriptions
General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The principles of winter gardening -- Winter gardening mechanics -- Cloches, frames, and polytunnels -- Sharecroppers -- Which vegetables and herbs to grow -- Afterword : Food warrior -- Appendix A : Seed companies and other resources -- Apprendix B : Further reading -- Appendix C : Nutrients in winter and summer vegetables -- Appendix D : A year-long planting guide..