Organic gardening in cold climates

Summary: For those challenged by gardening organically in snowbelt regions, this update of the 1991 edition covers all the basics. This Montana gardener includes hints for using organic produce and resources for specialized seed companies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Record details

ISBN: 0878424512
ISBN: 9780878424511
Physical Description: print
xiv, 142 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Missoula, Mont. : Mountain Press Pub., 2002.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes index and bibliographical references (page 138).

Formatted Contents Note:

Planning Your Garden -- Judging Soil Quality -- Testing Soil pH -- Picking the Site -- Planning a Garden -- Intensive Gardening -- Selecting Tools -- Preparing Your Soil -- Preparing an Established Garden -- Breaking Virgin Ground -- Turning a Lawn into a Garden -- Organic vs. Chemical Fertilizers -- Manure and Other Fertilizers -- Compost -- Planting in Cold Climates -- Starting Plants Indoors -- Season Extenders -- When to Plant -- Frost-free Days -- Tending Your Garden -- Watering -- Cultivation -- Thinning -- Weeding -- Mulching -- Disease and Pest Control -- Companion Planting -- Fall Garden Care -- Planning Next Year's Garden -- Harvesting -- Preparing Storage Space -- Picking and Storing -- The All-Year Garden -- Fruit and Vegetable Seeds -- History -- The Seed Industry -- Hybrid Seeds -- Don't Always Blame the Seeds -- Varieties for Cold Climates -- Cool-Season Vegetables -- Warm-Season Fruits and Vegetables -- Varieties for a Small Garden -- Save Your Seeds -- Care of Your Seeds -- Herbs in Your Garden -- Varieties for Your Garden -- Preserving Your Herbs -- Epilogue: Gardening and Therapy -- Appendix I. Seed Companies -- Appendix II. Useful Literature.