Organic Methods for Vegetable Gardening in Florida

How to grow delicious produce in
your own backyard



In this
guide, expert botanist Ginny Stibolt and Master Gardener Melissa Markham
provide simple and accessible advice for successful vegetable gardening in
Florida, where soil types vary and cool-weather crops are grown right through
the mild winters. They offer advice on what to do with over-abundant harvests,
strategies for developing a community garden, and suggestions for opportunities
beyond the home garden. They also address integrated pest management,
appropriate raised bed types, irrigation, seed saving, just-in-time harvesting,
and food safety.

This
second edition is updated with the latest scientific knowledge and growing
techniques; new crops for growers to try; more detail in the growing calendars
separated by north, central, and south Florida regions; and color photos and
illustrations throughout the text. Readers will appreciate this reliable
resource that will help them and their families become more resilient by
controlling some of their food from seed to table.