All the most common questions about growing vegetables in the prairies are answered in this first installation of the new gardening series, Guides for the Prairie Gardener.
Too often people think of vegetable gardening in the prairies as challenging, but certified master gardeners Sheryl and Janet are here to show you how rewarding it can really be.
From planning to planting, they encourage you to take a hands-on approach with your prairie garden. They let you know when—and how!—to transplant your carefully nurtured seedlings in the spring, ways to shelter your plants from that inevitable July hailstorm, and how to determine how much irrigation is necessary in the arid prairie climate. They help you figure out if you should prune your tomatoes, how to hold up your pumpkins off the ground, and maximizing your harvest by planting in succession. And they show you how you can directly influence the quality of your produce, minimizing problems such as woody radishes, buttoning cauliflower, and split cabbage heads.
This Q&A-style resource covers all your most common questions about cultivation practices, preventing damage from frost, flood, and drought, harvest and storage, and they cover your questions about the veggies you love to grow:
Garlic, Onions, and Leeks Lettuce Brassicas Carrots, Celery, and Beets Legumes, Corn and Other Warm Season Edibles Tomatoes and Peppers Potatoes Squash, Pumpkins, and Cucumbers Whether you've just acquired your first garden space, or you've been growing vegetables for decades, gardeners are always learning and experimenting, building on the wisdom gained on their own or from others. With Sheryl and Janet on your team you're that much closer to achieving success in your prairie garden!

Melrose, Janet, 1954- author; Normandeau, Sheryl, author

Janet Melrose, 1954-

Horsdal & Schubart Publishers Ltd.

Guides for the Prairie gardener, Place of publication not identified] :, 2020

Guides for the Prairie gardener, Victoria, British Columbia, 2020

Canada - English Language, Canada

1 online resource
"The first instalment in the Guides for the Prairie Gardener series. In this Q & A-style resource on prairie vegetable gardening certified master gardeners Sheryl and Janet cover planning to planting, irrigation to cultivation, and troubleshooting. They cover all your most common questions about cultivation practices, preventing damage from frost, flood, and drought, harvest and storage, and specific questions about the veggies you love to grow. Whether you've just acquired your first garden space, or you've been growing vegetables for decades, gardeners are always learning and experimenting, building on experience gained on their own or from others."--
EPUB format lacks an index present in the PDF format
Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Cultivation practices -- 2. Weather and environmental disorders -- 3. Garlic, onions, and leeks -- 4. Brassicas -- 5. Carrots, celery, beets, and lettuce -- 6. Peas, beans, and corn -- 7. Tomatoes and peppers -- 8. Potatoes -- 9. Squash, pumpkins, and cucumbers -- 10. Harvesting and storage

"The first instalment in the Guides for the Prairie Gardener series. In this Q & A-style resource on prairie vegetable gardening certified master gardeners Sheryl and Janet cover planning to planting, irrigation to cultivation, and troubleshooting. They cover all your most common questions about cultivation practices, preventing damage from frost, flood, and drought, harvest and storage, and specific questions about the veggies you love to grow. Whether you've just acquired your first garden space, or you've been growing vegetables for decades, gardeners are always learning and experimenting, building on experience gained on their own or from others."-- Provided by publisher

2023-10-09