Growing Winter Food: How to grow, harvest, store, and use produce for the winter months

by Linda Gray

Overview

Essential guide for anyone who wants to maximize their garden's output all year round. · Sections organized by root vegetables, legumes, green vegetables, herbs, and garden fruits. · Detailed cultivation advice on each crop, along with nutritional value, recipe ideas, and storage suggestions. · “68% of Americans would prefer to make their own food.” —ORC International survey on behalf of BALL brand.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620083260
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/09/2019
Pages:	178
Sales rank:	1,060,206
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Linda Gray is a home & garden expert and healthy living enthusiast who is the publisher of HealthyLivingBooks.org. She is the author of numerous gardening books including Grow Your Own Groceries, Grow it! Cook it!, Grow Your Own Pharmacy, and Herbs and Spices: Self-Sufficiency.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

1 General Gardening Tips 11

2 Root Vegetables 39

Potatoes 40

Carrots 46

Rutabaga 52

Turnips 58

Beets 64

3 Legumes 70

Beans 72

Peas 80

4 Green Vegetables 86

Kale 87

Brussels Sprouts 93

Winter Lettuce 100

5 Herbs 106

Sage 107

Rosemary 114

Thyme 119

Garlic 125

Chives 131

Parsley 138

6 Fruits 144

Apples and Pears 145

Soft Fruits 154

Resources 172

Index 173

Photo Credits 176

About the Author 176

Editorial Reviews

A good and useful book, filled with beautiful pictures and lots of good advice on things like making the most of your garden, including when to plant vegetables, herbs and fruits, and when to harvest them. AND, specific vegetables, herbs and fruits affected by bugs and other problems and how to help prevent. Interestingly, it says kale doesn’t have any known problems! Plant lots of kale, it’s good for us! Great recipe ideas, too. City Palate Magazine

City Palate Magazine

Growing Winter Food is a simple yet thoroughly researched and easy-to-follow guide to becoming a successful home farmer even during the winter months. Its chock full of tips and techniques that are uncomplicated and don’t require a degree in horticulture. It alerts readers when, where, and what to plant for optimal yield. As a chef, I was particularly interested in the multitude of delicious recipes; Beet Chocolate Cake—yum! I can’t wait to head to the garden and then into the kitchen with tips and ideas I have gleaned from this beautiful book. Teach a man to garden and feed him for a lifetime! —Chef Johnny Vee, Founder, Las Cosas Cooking School

Chef Johnny Vee

I live in a region with four distinct seasons so Growing Winter Food is THE book to help me plan my two favorite hobbies: gardening and cooking. There’s no better feeling that seeing a larder packed, year-round, with the fruits (and veggies) of my own labor. —Natalie Bovis, The Liquid Muse, author of Edible Cocktails: Garden To Glass

Natalie Bovis

Lisa's practical organization and "start where you are style" take the intimidation out of growing your own food, and then she provides a few ways in each chapter to make your work into a delicious meal. It's enough to encourage any would-be gardener to get to digging. —Stephanie Burt, food writer and host of The Southern Fork podcast

food writer and host of The Southern Fork podcast Stephanie Burt

A good and useful book, filled with beautiful pictures and lots of good advice on things like making the most of your garden, including when to plant vegetables, herbs and fruits, and when to harvest them. AND, specific vegetables, herbs and fruits affected by bugs and other problems and how to help prevent. Interestingly, it says kale doesn’t have any known problems! Plant lots of kale, it’s good for us! Great recipe ideas, too. City Palate Magazine

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