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Southern Fruit & Vegetable Gardening - (Fruit & Vegetable Gardening Guides) by Katie Elzer-Peters (Paperback)

Southern Fruit & Vegetable Gardening - (Fruit & Vegetable Gardening Guides) by  Katie Elzer-Peters (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>If you live in the Southern United States, you'll discover the best edible plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide--and they'll be on your table before you know it.<BR><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>If you're interested in growing your own fruits and vegetables, you've joined the ranks of a blossoming group of DIY gardeners who place a premium on the idea of self-reliance. But like any other kind of gardening, growing edibles is not a one-size-fits-all pursuit: in order to be successful, you'll need to know not only which plants grow well in your state or region, but also how to grow them with careful methods and a schedule that caters specifically to your local microclimate. Fortunately for you, <i>Southern Fruit & Vegetable Gardening</i> is written exclusively for gardeners who want to grow edibles in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, or Tennessee. Author Katie Elzer-Peters, the master gardener responsible for our bestselling <i>Beginner's Illustrated Guide to Gardening</i> (2012), equips you with all the information you need to design your edible garden, tend the soil, maintain your plants throughout their life cycles, and--most importantly--harvest the delicious foods they produce. So whether you live in the Ozarks, in the Delta, on the Cumberland Plateau, or anywhere else in the Southern United States, you'll discover the best fruit and vegetable plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide . . . and they'll be on your table before you know it.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>If you're interested in growing your own fruits and vegetables, you've joined the blossoming ranks of DIY gardeners who place a premium on the idea of self-reliance. But like any other kind of gardening, growing edibles is not a one-size-fits-all pursuit: in order to be successful, you'll need to know not only which plants grow well in your state or region, but also how to grow them with careful methods and a schedule that caters specifically to your local microclimate. Fortunately for you, "Southern Fruit & Vegetable Gardening" is written exclusively for gardeners who want to grow edibles in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, or Tennessee. Author Katie Elzer-Peters, a master gardener with deep roots south of the Mason-Dixon line, equips you with all the information you need to design your edible garden, tend the soil, maintain your plants throughout their life cycles, and--most importantly--harvest the delicious foods they produce. So whether you live in the Ozarks, in the Delta, on the Cumberland Plateau, or anywhere else in the southern United States, you'll discover the best fruit and vegetable plants for your garden in this beautiful guide . . . and they'll be on your table before you know it. This book includes: -Planting, care, and harvesting information for more than 60 southern fruits, vegetables, and herbs-Popular selections, from arugula to tomatoes-A variety of additional common and unusual fruits, vegetables, and herbs-Advice on garden planning, creating the perfect soil, watering, and more<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Katie Elzer-Peters</b> is a horticulturist who has written several gardening books with Cool Springs Press. She has a master of science in public garden management and now operates a garden industry digital marketing agency, The Garden of Words. A resident of Wilmington, North Carolina, she enjoys tending her garden and drawing and painting pictures of it. Follow her on instagram: @katie_gardenofwords. </p>

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