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| New for 2018! Great for new gardeners who are looking for a shortcut to successful fall gardening and for more experienced gardeners looking to hone their craft. |
The page for the Kindle version on Amazon.com includes a "look inside" feature that I still haven't figured out how to activate for the soft-cover version, but this - generally speaking - is what's inside:
- Crops that grow best in fall
- Two ways to make a planting calendar for your own garden
- How to get the garden prepared for your fall crops (amendments, fertilizer)
- Management options for three common pests (caterpillars, aphids, root-knot nematodes)
- Details about 24 fall-garden crops, including recommended varieties for Southeastern gardens
There is more, of course, even though it is just a little book (65 pages) but those are the main sections.
I developed the book with gardeners in the Southeastern U.S. in mind - from the Carolinas to East Texas, in planting zones 7, 8, and 9. I wrote it because, when I worked at my county's Cooperative Extension office, a fairly common set of questions each year was about when to plant and what to plant for a fall vegetable garden.
This book is my expanded answer to those questions, based on my experiences as a long-time organic gardener who looks for research-based answers to questions.
If you choose the Kindle version, you might want a larger copy of the blank planting schedule that is in the book. I have added a FREE pdf version that you can download as an 8.5x11-inch copy to the Books page at Small Garden News.
It is near the bottom of the page.
