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Beschreibung
Increasingly unpredictable weather patterns and pest infestations are challenging today's vegetable gardeners. But best-selling author Niki Jabbour has a solution: Growing Under Cover. In this in-depth guide, Jabbour shows how to use small solutions like cloches, row covers, shade cloth, cold frames, and hoophouses, as well as larger protective structures like greenhouses and polytunnels, to create controlled growing spaces for vegetables to thrive. Photographed in her own super-productive garden, Jabbour highlights the many benefits of using protective covers to plant earlier, eliminate pests, and harvest a healthier, heartier bounty year round. With enthusiasm, inventive techniques, and proven, firsthand knowledge, this book provides invaluable advice from a popular and widely respected gardening authority.
Increasingly unpredictable weather patterns and pest infestations are challenging today's vegetable gardeners. But best-selling author Niki Jabbour has a solution: Growing Under Cover. In this in-depth guide, Jabbour shows how to use small solutions like cloches, row covers, shade cloth, cold frames, and hoophouses, as well as larger protective structures like greenhouses and polytunnels, to create controlled growing spaces for vegetables to thrive. Photographed in her own super-productive garden, Jabbour highlights the many benefits of using protective covers to plant earlier, eliminate pests, and harvest a healthier, heartier bounty year round. With enthusiasm, inventive techniques, and proven, firsthand knowledge, this book provides invaluable advice from a popular and widely respected gardening authority.
Über den Autor
Niki Jabbour is the award-winning author of Growing Under Cover, Niki Jabbour's Veggie Garden Remix, The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener, and Groundbreaking Food Gardens. Her work is found in Fine Gardening, Garden Making, Birds & Blooms, Horticulture, and other publications, and she speaks widely on food gardening at events and shows across North America. She is the host and creator of The Weekend Gardener radio show. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and can be found online at [...].
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: Why I'm an Under Cover Gardener
Part 1: Introducing the Covered Garden
1 Choosing a Structure to Fit Your Needs
2 Starting Small: Mini Hoop Tunnels and Cold Frames
3 Larger Structures: Polytunnels, Geodesic Domes, and Bioshelters
4 Growing the Covered Garden
5 Setting Up Systems
6 Preventing Diseases, Pests, and Poor Pollination
Part 2: Vegetables That Love a Cover
Artichoke
Arugula
Beans
Beets
Broccoli & Cauliflower
Cabbage & Chinese Cabbage
Carrots
Celery & Celeriac
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Endive
Fennel
Kale & Collards
Lettuce
Melons & Watermelons
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers
Radishes & Turnips
Scallions
Spinach
Squash
Swiss Chard
Tomatoes
Acknowledgments
Metric Conversions
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Garten & Natur
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781635861310
ISBN-10: 1635861314
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Jabbour, Niki
Hersteller: Workman Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 368 x 277 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Niki Jabbour
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.12.2020
Gewicht: 0,785 kg
Artikel-ID: 117915620

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