The Gardener's Home CompanionA comprehensive gardening reference book that provides the beginning or expert gardener--and all those in between--with everything he or she needs to know about raising over 350 edible and ornamental plants. Unique step-by-step instructions with over 150 line drawings make every part of the gardening process accessible and understandable. Here is the key to doing great things in the garden! |
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... weather rather than in cool , humid weather . Organic mulch such as straw , applied too early in the year , when weather is still cold , will delay the rise in soil temperature needed for good seed germination and plant growth . Plant ...
... weather rather than in cool , humid weather . Organic mulch such as straw , applied too early in the year , when weather is still cold , will delay the rise in soil temperature needed for good seed germination and plant growth . Plant ...
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... weather , which reaches all parts of the United States , even up to Zone 10. Plants need protection from the cold and , sometimes , help in adjusting to the seasonal change . NORTHERN REGIONS . In areas with freezing winters , deciduous ...
... weather , which reaches all parts of the United States , even up to Zone 10. Plants need protection from the cold and , sometimes , help in adjusting to the seasonal change . NORTHERN REGIONS . In areas with freezing winters , deciduous ...
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... weather reports threaten a freeze , gardeners here cover tender tropical plants with cloths , quilts , bubbled plastic sheeting , cardboard boxes , floating row covers , overturned trash cans , and whatever else they can find until the ...
... weather reports threaten a freeze , gardeners here cover tender tropical plants with cloths , quilts , bubbled plastic sheeting , cardboard boxes , floating row covers , overturned trash cans , and whatever else they can find until the ...
Contents
THE GARDEN SITE | 1 |
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT | 23 |
PREPARING THE SOIL | 40 |
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1/8 inch deep 12 inches all-purpose fertilizer areas bark chips beds berries blossoms Botanical name bulbs canes clumps cold frame compost cool corms cultivars danger of frost daylilies diatomaceous earth early spring EXPOSURE fall feet tall flavor FLOWER COLOR FLOWER FORM foliage fruit Full sun garden germinate grass green ground cover GROWING RANGE grown Harvest heat hybrids inches tall keep last frost lawn layer leaf mold leaves manure Method Start seeds moist needed outdoors before planting partial shade peat moss perennial plants permanent spacing Pests Pests and diseases pink PLANT HEIGHT Plant seeds PLANT TYPE Prepare soil outdoors PROPAGATION Prune purple rhizomes rock gardens rose rotenone rows SEASON OF BLOOM seedlings seeds indoors Selected Species Set plants outdoors shrubs soil amendments Sow seeds outdoors stems summer temperatures Thin or transplant tolerate trees varieties vegetables vines weather weeds weeks Well-rotted manure yellow Zones 9