| Cold-Climate Gardening: How to Extend Your Growing Season by at Least 30 Days Contributor(s): Hill, Lewis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0882664417 ISBN-13: 9780882664415 Publisher: Storey Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1987 Annotation: Early and late grosts, arctic winds, an dinhospitable terrain are just a few of the obstacles facing those who garden in the icebox region of the United States and Canada. Lewis Hill has spent a lifetime in northern Vermont, and is undaunted by the challenges of weather and climate. His system for how to garden more and better in the time that you do have is covered in this extensive 308-page guide. Cold-Climate Gardening has much information that will prove invaluable to northern gardeners: how to grow food, how to landscape, techniques to employ that will protect vulnerable plantings, how to warm up the soil earlier, and which species are appropriate to your area. Not just for those who live in the snow belt, this book will also be useful to those who garden in microclimates (such as deep valleys or hillsides) or for those who want to extend their gardening season in any climate. Horticulture has deemed it "an immensely useful book, ...written with style, wit, and clarity...." You will garner advice, tips, guidance, and encouragement necessary to have a successful gardening season in spite of Mother Nature's ravages.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Climatic - Temperate - Gardening | Techniques - Gardening | Vegetables |
| Dewey: 635.097 |
| LCCN: 86045712 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.04" W x 9.2" (1.14 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: Gardening in colder regions means dealing with early and late frosts, arctic winds, and inhospitable terrain. Sharing knowledge gained from years of gardening in northern Vermont, Lewis Hill provides proven methods for growing abundant vegetables and maintaining a beautiful landscape as you work around even the harshest of winters. With a variety of techniques for extending the growing season, protecting vulnerable plantings, and cultivating cold-tolerant species, you'll soon be enjoying a thriving garden, no matter how cold it gets where you live. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hill, Lewis: - The late Lewis Hill, a beloved and best-selling Storey author, grew more than 20,000 trees on his farm in Greensboro, Vermont. He was also a member of the National Christmas Tree Association and the New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association. |