Rocky Mountain Fruit & Vegetable Gardening: Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah & Wyoming

by Diana Maranhao

Overview

Master the art of edible gardening in one of the United States' most breathtaking landscapes. If you're interested in growing your own fruits and vegetables, you've joined the ranks of a blossoming group of Do-It-Yourself 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 climate. Fortunately for you, Rocky Mountain Fruit & Vegetable Gardening is written exclusively for gardeners who want to grow edibles in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, or Colorado. Author Diana Maranhao relies on her extensive gardening knowledge and familiarity with the Rocky Mountain region to equip 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 near the Big Horn Mountains, on the Front Range, along the Green River, or anywhere else in the Rocky Mountain region, 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591866138
Publisher:	Cool Springs Press
Publication date:	07/15/2014
Series:	Fruit & Vegetable Gardening Guides Series
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	367,997
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Diana (Dee) Maranhao has been an active member of the horticulture and landscape industry for more than 35 years. She holds a degree in Ornamental Horticulture, and is a credentialed teacher in California, specializing in Ornamental Horticulture. Diana has spent much of her career in higher education, serving as a Horticulture Program Manager, Nursery Production Specialist, and educator specializing in Xeriscape-Low Water Use Landscaping, Nursery Production, and Plant Propagation.

Diana has also been a horticulture editor and project editor for numerous educational texts, magazines, garden guides, and horticulture books. She has been a regularly featured garden columnist for more than ten years, authoring hundreds of gardening and horticulture articles for the public and the horticulture industry. Diana is also the author of Rocky Mountain Fruit and Vegetable Gardening (Cool Springs Press, 2014). She received the "2014 Professional of the Year" Award from Southwest Trees & Turf Magazine at Desert Green XVIII Conference in Las Vegas.

Table of Contents

Preface 6

Part I Growing Edible in the Rocky Mountain 8

USDA Hardiness Zone Maps 11

Chapter 1 The Rocky Mountain Region 14

Chapter 2 Seasonal Gardening 18

Chapter 3 Building Great Soil 24

Chapter 4 Planning & Planting Your Garden 30

Chapter 5 Growing Your Garden 40

Garden Maintenance Activities 42

Part II Fruit & Vegetable Profiles 52

Chapter 6 Fruit & Nut Gardening 56

Trees 70

Fruit Shrubs & Brambles 90

Vining & Garden Fruits 98

Chapter 7 Vegetable & Herb Gardening 110

Cool-Season Gardening Tips & Tricks 113

Cool-Season Vegetables 116

Cool-Season Herbs 152

Warm-Season Gardening Tips & Tricks 160

Warm-Season Vegetables 164

Warm-Season Herbs 194

Resources 210

Glossary 212

Index 218

Meet Diana Maranho 224