The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Northeast - (Regional Vegetable Gardening) by Marie Iannotti (Paperback)

About the Book

This Timber Press Guide features an A-Z section that profiles the 50 vegetables, fruits, and herbs that grow best in the Northeast and provides basic care and maintenance for each.

Book Synopsis

Grow your own food in the Northeast!

Growing vegetables requires regionally specific information--what to plant, when to plant it, and when to harvest are based on climate, weather, and first frost. The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Northeast tackles this need head on, with regionally specific growing information written by local gardening expert, Marie Iannotti. Monthly planting guides show exactly what you can do in the garden from January through December. The skill sets go beyond the basics with tutorials on seed saving, worm bins, and more.

This must-have book is for gardeners in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The southernmost parts of Ontario, New Brunswick, Novia Scotia, and Quebec are also included.

From the Back Cover

Matchstick green beans, spicy radishes, leafy greens, and fresh snap peas are just a few of the harvest delights awaiting gardeners in the Northeast. Long, hot summers and cool, crisp falls grant northern gardeners a growing season capable of yielding an ever-changing menu of seasonal food. But how do you use that hot summer weather to grow the sweetest tomatoes? Which months are the best for sowing squash or carrot seeds? And during the long winter months, how can you extend your bountiful harvest?

Marie Iannotti answers all these questions and more while covering the many eccentricities of gardening in the Northeast. Monthly planning guides show exactly what you can do in the garden from January through December. The skill sets go beyond the basics with tutorials on seed saving, foiling pests, and working with worm bins. Also included are a comprehensive gardening primer and an A to Z of edibles--a detailed, invaluable source for the region's tried-and-tested varieties.

Whether you are just starting your season or looking for ways to extend it, this is your guide to producing a bountiful, year-round harvest in the Northeast.

Review Quotes

"Invaluable advice for growing your own food." --New Living Magazine

"The writing here is as crisp as the layout, which uses colored page edges and a simple, slightly-New Englandy sense of style to get it's point across. Best of all, it's hard to think of anything NOT covered here. . . and yet there's no sense of the text book in these pages, and only that homey feel one gets while actually gardening. Nicely done." --Woodstock Times

"This guide to gardening in our neck of the woods covers all the basics, one month at a time." --Cape Cod Times

"This book is everything a backyard gardener could want in an instructional guide. . . . Whether you are a newbie gardener or a gardening veteran, there will be something to learn with this book." --The Revolving Bookcase