The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener Book by Niki Jabbour & Joseph De Sciose (By (photographer))

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  • The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener Book by Niki Jabbour & Joseph De Sciose (By (photographer))
  • The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener Book by Niki Jabbour & Joseph De Sciose (By (photographer))
  • The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener Book by Niki Jabbour & Joseph De Sciose (By (photographer))
  • The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener Book by Niki Jabbour & Joseph De Sciose (By (photographer))
  • The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener Book by Niki Jabbour & Joseph De Sciose (By (photographer))
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The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener : How to Grow Your Own Food 365 Days a Year, No Matter Where You Live

Stretch the gardening season with intensive planting techniques, cold-weather care tips, and vegetable varieties picked for flavor and growing success.


Even in winter’s coldest months you can harvest fresh, delicious produce. Drawing on insights gained from years of growing vegetables in Nova Scotia, Niki Jabbour shares her simple techniques for gardening throughout the year. Learn how to select the best varieties for each season, the art of succession planting, and how to build inexpensive structures to protect your crops from the elements. No matter where you live, you’ll soon enjoy a thriving vegetable garden year-round.
 

Niki Jabbour, Joseph De Sciose (By (photographer))


Niki Jabbour is the award-winning author of Growing Under Cover, Niki Jabbour's Veggie Garden Remix, The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener, and Groundbreaking Food Gardens. Her work is found in Fine Gardening, Garden Making, Birds & Blooms, Horticulture, and other publications, and she speaks widely on food gardening at events and shows across North America. She is the host and creator of The Weekend Gardener radio show. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and can be found online at nikijabbour.com.

Award-winning photographer Joseph De Sciose is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in numerous books and magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, Country Living Gardener, House & Garden, and Country Home.

256 pages
10.9 in H | 8.6 in W | 0.7 in T
 

 

Foreword
Introduction

Part 1: Stretching the Growing Seasons
Chapter 1: Getting the Timing Right

Chapter 2: Intensive Planting

Chapter 3: Growing into Winter

Chapter 4: Designing Productive Gardens

Part 2: Growing the Right Crops
Chapter 5: Year-Round Vegetables * Arugula * Asparagus * Beans * Beets * Broccoli * Broccoli Raab * Brussels Sprouts * Cabbage * Carrots * Cauliflower * Celery & Celeriac * Claytonia * Collards * Corn * Cucumbers * Eggplant * Endive * Garlic * Kale * Kohlrabi * Leeks * Lettuce * Mache * Melons * Mibuna * Mizuna * Mustard * Onions * Pak Choi * Parsnips * Peas * Peppers * Potatoes * Radishes * Rutabagas * Spinach * Summer Squash * Sweet Potatoes * Swiss Chard * Tatsoi * Tomatoes * Turnips * Winter Squash

Chapter 6: Herbs * Basil * Chervil * Chives * Cilantro * Dill * Greek Oregano * Parsley * Rosemary * Sage * Thyme

Appendixes
Building Dany's Cold Frame
Succession Planting and Interplanting Charts

Resources

Index
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