“Timing is everything,” they say, and vegetable gardening is no exception. Knowing exactly when to start seeds indoors, what day to transplant them into the ground, when to pinch off the blossoms, and when to pick for peak flavor is the secret to enjoying bountiful harvests all through the gardening season.In Week-by-Week Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook, authors Ron and Jennifer Kujawski take the guesswork out of gardening with weekly to-do lists that break gardening down into easily manageable tasks. Suitable for all gardening zones, the book offers easy instructions for setting up a personalized schedule based on your last frost date. The Kujawskis are an inspiring father–daughter team who share their own triumphs, mistakes, and misadventures over many years spent together in the vegetable patch. Readers will enjoy the friendly direction and advice these veterans offer. Easy-to-read boxes, bulleted lists, charts, and detailed how-to illustrations make each week’s activities clear and doable. Spots for record-keeping encourage readers to track their own successes and fine-tune their weekly schedules from year to year.Inch by inch, row by row, week by week, gardeners will move confidently through the gardening season. Whether it’s planting the strawberries, pinching off the pumpkin blossoms, checking for tomato hornworm, or harvesting the carrots, they will know exactly when and how to do it for the most bountiful harvests and the most enjoyable vegetable-growing experiences ever.The Authors:Ron and Jennifer Kujawski are a father-daughter gardening team. Together, they tend a 2,000-square-foot vegetable garden in the Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts. Ron is a horticultural consultant, writer, and lecturer who served as an Extension educator for the University of Massachusetts for 25 years. He’s also the author of a popular syndicated gardening column called “The Gardener’s Checklist.” Jennifer holds degrees in botany and horticulture and works as a freelance writer and editor for a variety of organizations, including the University of Massachusetts Extension, the USDA Forest Service, and the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape association.Available December 2010ISBN: 978-1-60342-694-7
SET OUT TRANSPLANTS of tomato, pepper, and eggplant. CREATE A MINI ROOT CELLAR by sinking a new trash can into the ground. PLANT STRAWBERRIES and begin harvesting asparagus spears. MAKE SUCCESSION PLANTING of lettuce, beets, carrots, sweet corn, and radishes. ENCOURAGE NEW SPROUTS by pinching out the tips of Brussels sprout plants. SOW SEEDS of slow-growing herbs like parsley and thyme indoors. CHECK FOR TOMATO HORNWORM. Check summer squash for blossom blight. ENRICH YOUR SOIL WITH NITROGEN by turning under old pea vines. START SEEDS INDOORS for cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower. PLANT RADISHES within the row or between rows of carrots or beets. HARVEST new potatoes. FERTILIZE asparagus bed with manure. PERFECTLY TIMED GARDENING FOR YOUR MOST BOUNTIFUL HARVEST EVER RON KUJAWSKI & JENNIFER KUJAWSKI A F TER LAST FR O ST 2 2 – 2 3 W E E K S 1 6 W E E K S 1 0 W E E K S 1 1 W E E K S 1 8 –1 7 W E E K S B E F O RE LA ST F R O S T B E F O R E L A S T F R O S T A F TE R LAST FR O ST A F T E R L A S T F R O S T A FTE R LAST FRO ST 2 W E E K S A F TE R LAST FRO ST 3 W E E K S A F T E R L A S T F R O S T 6 W E E K S A F T E R L A S T F R O S T 8 W E E K S B EF O R E LAST FR O ST 2 W E E K S B E F O R E L A S T F R O S T 6 W E E K S B E FO R E L A S T F R O S T 8 W E E K S Week-by-Week VEGETABLE GARDENER’S Handbook
Transcript
SET OUT TRANSPLANTS of tomato, pepper, and
eggplant.
CREATE A MINI ROOT
CELLAR by sinking a new trash can into the ground.
PLANT STRAWBERRIES
and begin harvesting asparagus spears.
MAKE SUCCESSION PLANTING of lettuce,
beets, carrots, sweet corn, and radishes.
ENCOURAGE NEW SPROUTS by pinching out the tips of
Brussels sprout plants.
SOW SEEDS of slow-growing herbs like parsley and
thyme indoors.
CHECK FOR TOMATO
HORNWORM. Check summer squash for blossom blight.
ENRICH YOUR SOIL
WITH NITROGEN by turning under old pea vines.
START SEEDS INDOORS for
cabbage, broccoli, and caulifl ower.
PLANT RADISHES
within the row or between rows
of carrots or beets.
HARVEST new potatoes.
FERTILIZE
asparagus bed with manure.
PERFECTLY TIMED GARDENING FOR YOUR MOST BOUNTIFUL HARVEST EVER
AT LAST . . . a book that tells you exactly what to do in the garden and exactly when to do it!
• The simple, foolproof guide to your most suc-cessful vegetable harvests ever
• Takes you step by step and week by week through the entire gardening season
• Practical gardening advice & easy instruction that’s specifi c to your gardening zone By following simple steps to set up the book for their own gardening zones, new and experienced gardeners alike can turn the Week-by-Week Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook into a personal, customized action guide that spells out when and what to do in their own gardens. This book “should not remain in pristine condition!” assert the authors. Take it out to the garden and get growing!
Week-by-Week Vegetable Gardener’s HandbookIllustrations throughout; 192 pages; 7 x 9
Paper with partially concealed wire-o:$14.95 US / $18.95 CAN
ISBN: 978-1-60342-694-7; No. 62694
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Ron and Jennifer Kujawski are a father-daughter garden-ing team. Together, they tend a 2,000-square-foot vegetable garden in the Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts. Ron is a horticultural consultant, writer, and lecturer who served as an Extension Educator for the Uni-versity of Massachusetts for 25
years. He’s also the author of a popular syndicated gar-dening column called “The Gardener’s Checklist.” Jennifer holds degrees in botany and horticulture and works as a freelance writer and editor for a variety of organizations, including the University of Massachusetts Extension, the USDA Forest Service, and the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape association.
