Midwest Fruit & Vegetable Gardening: Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, & Wisconsin

by Katie Elzer-Peters

Overview

If you’re interested in growing your own fruits and vegetables, you’ve joined the ranks of a blossoming group of DIY 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 microclimate. Fortunately for you, Midwest Fruit & Vegetable Gardening is written exclusively for gardeners who want to grow edibles in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin. Author Katie Elzer-Peters, the master gardener responsible for our bestselling Beginner’s Illustrated Guide to Gardening (2012), equips 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 in the Badlands, the Dells, the Quad Cities, or anywhere else in the Midwestern United States, 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:	9781591865667
Publisher:	Cool Springs Press
Publication date:	01/13/2014
Series:	Fruit & Vegetable Gardening Guides Series
Edition description:	First
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	224,453
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Katie Elzer-Peters is a horticulturist who has written several gardening books with Cool Springs Press. She has a master of science in public garden management and now operates a garden industry digital marketing agency, The Garden of Words. A resident of Wilmington, North Carolina, she enjoys tending her garden and drawing and painting pictures of it. Follow her on instagram: @katie_gardenofwords.

Table of Contents

Dedication 6

Acknowledgments 7

Preface 8

Part I Growing Edibles in the Midwest 10

Chapter 1 The Midwest Region 16

Chapter 2 Seasonal Gardening 20

Chapter 3 Building Great Soil 26

Chapter 4 Planning & Planting Your Garden 34

Chapter 5 Growing Your Garden 46

Garden Maintenance Activities 52

Part II Fruit & Vegetable Profiles 66

Chapter 6 Fruit & Nut Gardening 70

Trees 84

Fruit Shrubs & Brambles 100

Vining & Garden Fruits 108

Chapter 7 Vegetable & Herb Gardening 118

Cool-Season Gardening Tips & Tricks 121

Cool-Season Vegetables 124

Cool-Season Herbs 164

Warm-Season Gardening Tips & Tricks 172

Warm-Season Vegetables 176

Warm-Season Herbs 204

Resources 222

Glossary 224

Index 233

Meet Katie Elzer-Peters 240