From Booklist
For gardeners in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, there's information on hundreds of varieties of vegetables--divided into warm-season and cool-season--and on 27 herbs. Each listing includes basic planting instructions, such as spacing, seed depth, and days needed to reach maturity. There are tips for growing each vegetable, as well as a chapter on getting started, which includes data on planning, soil requirements, starting with seeds, and container gardening. Another chapter covers pest and disease control. This comprehensive guide includes more than 100 color photographs by Adams. George Cohen
Review
... well-organized ... excellent photographs ... (The Monitor )
... take[s] the guesswork out of vegetable gardening ... (Columbia State )
This book may become the definitive book for home vegetable gardeners in the South and also helpful to those in other areas. (Hortscience )
Everything you need to know ... (Miami Herald )
... practically guaranteed to cut through the fog of gardening in Texas, give you back your sense of humor and ... get you back outdoors to plant some fall vegetables. (Neil Sperry's Gardens )
... this will make you want to get out there and get your hands dirty. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram )
Pick up a copy to help you plan your fall garden. (Houston Chronicle )
... applies the philosophy that gardening should be fun and therapeutic. (Flower and Garden )
... the best single introduction to vegetable gardening on the Gulf Coast. (Mobile Register )
... take[s] the guesswork out of vegetable gardening ... (Columbia State )
This book may become the definitive book for home vegetable gardeners in the South and also helpful to those in other areas. (Hortscience )
Everything you need to know ... (Miami Herald )
... practically guaranteed to cut through the fog of gardening in Texas, give you back your sense of humor and ... get you back outdoors to plant some fall vegetables. (Neil Sperry's Gardens )
... this will make you want to get out there and get your hands dirty. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram )
Pick up a copy to help you plan your fall garden. (Houston Chronicle )
... applies the philosophy that gardening should be fun and therapeutic. (Flower and Garden )
... the best single introduction to vegetable gardening on the Gulf Coast. (Mobile Register )
Book Description
Commonsense Vegetable Gardening for the South advises how to plan a garden, prepare the soil, cope with the weather, start a garden with either seeds or transplants, and gives tips for gardening in containers. This book lists hundreds of varieties, including old favorites, gourmet "delectables," herbs, and new varieties of both warm and cool-season vegetables.
