The Four Season Gardening Book

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Old wisdom brought to our new-fangled too-fangled lives.

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago

I'd wanted this book for a year, and it lived up to the anticipation for a number of reasons. First, there is great detail, so much that you gotta fight off being overwhelmed. This will clearly be a great reference book for many years to come. Second, this isn't some new invention in farming... it's something I value even more, the careful collection of old-wisdom and a retraining those of us who have been cut off from the ways of yore. In this case, the author researches growing methods in France and shows us how folk who rely on garden food have long found ways to grow it more effectively. Cool stuff. Makes me more enthusiastic about winter gardening... and about eating more whole foods.

I recommend this for anyone who hates to see the season end!

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago

Eliot Coleman's love and deep knowledge of gardening comes through in this easy to read, and easy to use book. I love the idea of a four season harvest, and if he can do it in Maine, then anyone can do it! The book opens the readers mind to the wide spread possibilities that await gardener's with imagination, an open mind, and the willingness to work at it. He offers ideas for cold frames, row covers and tunnels to extend the season. Good explanations as to how they protect crops. The book also gives a great amount of detail for a wide range of vegetables. Charts provide information on when vegetables can be harvested throughout the year, and offers the reader many vegetables to choose from for a three season harvest, and a fair number for the four season harvest. I would recommend this book to anyone, beginner or experienced gardener!

A unique resource

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago

This book is the only one of it's kind I have found. Not only does it have step-by-step instructions and tables on when and how to plant and harvest, it also has plans for building your own cold frames and a portable greenhouse (hoop house). Many books on the same subject focus on artificially heating a greenhouse to grow warm-weather vegetables. This one does not! The focus is instead on how to use what is naturally cold tolerant, and how to keep your plants harvestable throughout the winter.

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Published by Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 16, 2021

One of the many impacts of the global pandemic is that more people are interested in the idea of growing their own food. Here we share books about how to have success with your vegetable garden, along with some guides for cooking the food you grow.