Carolinas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening: How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles (Fruit & Vegetable Gardening Guides)

Overview: If you’re interested in growing your own fruits and vegetables, you’ve joined the ranks of a blossoming group of DIY gardeners who place a premium on the idea of self-reliance. But like any other kind of gardening, growing edibles is not a one-size-fits-all pursuit: in order to be successful, you’ll need to know not only which plants grow well in your state or region, but also how to grow them with careful methods and a schedule that caters specifically to your local microclimate. Fortunately for you, Carolinas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening is written exclusively for gardeners who want to grow edibles in North or South Carolina. Author Katie Elzer-Peters, the seasoned Carolinas gardener responsible for our bestselling Beginner’s Illustrated Guide to Gardening (2012), equips you with all the information you need to design your edible garden, tend the soil, maintain your plants throughout their life cycles, and—most importantly—harvest the delicious foods they produce. So whether you live in the Research Triangle, the Sandhills, the Outer Banks, or anywhere else in the Carolinas, you’ll discover the best fruit and vegetable plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide . . . and they’ll be on your table before you know it. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Cover 1 Title 2 CONTENTS 4 DEDICATION 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 PREFACE 8 PART I: GROWING EDIBLES IN THE CAROLINAS 10 CHAPTER 1 THE CAROLINAS REGION 14 CHAPTER 2 SEASONAL GARDENING 18 CHAPTER 3 PLANNING YOUR GARDEN 24 CHAPTER 4 BUILDING GREAT SOIL 30 CHAPTER 5 PLANTING YOUR GARDEN 38 CHAPTER 6 GROWING YOUR GARDEN 48 PART II: FRUIT & VEGETABLE PROFILES 68 CHAPTER 7 FRUIT & NUT GARDENING 72 Growing Citrus in the Carolinas 104 Fruit Shrubs & Brambles 108 Vining & Garden Fruits 120 CHAPTER 8 VEGETABLE & HERB GARDENING 130 Cool-Season Gardening Tips & Tricks 130 Cool-Season Vegetables 133 Cool-Season Herbs 176 Warm-Season Gardening Tips & Tricks 186 Warm-Season Vegetables 190 Warm-Season Herbs 218 RESOURCES 240 GLOSSARY 242 A 242 B 242 C 242 D 243 E 243 F 243 G 244 H 244 I 245 J 245 L 245 M 245 N 245 O 245 P 246 R 246 S 247 T 248 W 248 INDEX 249 A 249 B 249 C 249 D 250 E 250 F 250 G 251 H 251 I 251 K 251 L 251 M 251 N 251 O 251 P 252 R 252 S 252 T 253 U 253 V 253 W 253 Z 253 MEET KATIE ELZER-PETERS 255 Content: Gardening in the Carolinas -- Plants 101 -- Seasonal gardening -- Planning the garden -- Building great soil -- Planting the garden -- Growing the garden -- Fruits and vegetables -- Vegetable and herb gardening -- Cool-season gardening tips and tricks -- Cool-season vegetables -- Cool-season herbs -- Warm-season gardening tips and tricks -- Warm-season vegetables -- Warm-season herbs. No matter where you live within North or South Carolina, you'll discover the best edible plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide--and they'll be on your table before you know it