Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening Guide

by Cheryl Moore-Gough, Robert Gough

Overview

Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening Guide is the definitive guide to vegetable gardening in the five states that comprise the Rocky Mountain region. Expert horticulturist, Cheryl Moore-Gough, addresses the unique growing conditions and challenges of this region from how to select, grow, and harvest a host of vegetables that will succeed to offering tips for extending the season.   Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening Guide is the definitive guide to vegetable gardening in the five states that comprise the Rocky Mountain region. Professional horticulturist, Cheryl Moore-Gough, addresses the unique growing conditions and challenges of this region from how to select, grow, and harvest a host of vegetables that will succeed to offering tips for extending the season.  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493019724
Publisher:	TwoDot
Publication date:	02/01/2016
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	277,718
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Cheryl Moore-Gough holds a B.S. in Horticulture and an M.S. in Plant Sciences from Montana State University, where she retired as the Montana State Extension Horticulturist in 2008. While serving in that capacity, she instructed and coordinated the Montana Master Gardener program and co-authored its manual. She was the plant disease diagnostician in MSU’s Schutter Diagnostic Lab and is currently Adjunct Assistant Professor in horticulture at MSU, where she teaches Vegetable Production. Additionally, she has taught various undergraduate classes at MSU and has published numerous works alone and with her late husband, the well-known Robert “Dr. Bob” Gough. Together, they wrote in 2007 The Montana Gardener’s Companion, first edition; in 2010 Guide to Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening, and in 2011 The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds. Cheryl’s articles have been published in numerous magazines including Fine Gardening, Zone 4 Magazine, Montana Magazine, American Nurseryman, and Big Sky Small Acres. She has co-authored over 25 Montana Extension yard and garden informational MontGuides and Bulletins. Cheryl is an articulate and entertaining speaker, much in demand throughout the western United States. Cheryl is also the technical horticulture editor for Zone 4 Magazine, and she produces and hosts the Northern News Network’s daily radio program, “Northern Gardening Tips,” carried by stations throughout Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas. Cheryl currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Montana nonprofit “Gallatin Valley Farm to School.” She has been gardening and saving seeds in the Gallatin Valley for over 40 years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

Welcome to Gardening in the Rockies vii

The Garden

Chapter 1 The Lay of the Land: The Rocky Mountain Region 2

Chapter 2 Planning Your Garden 17

Chapter 3 Different Strokes for Different Folks: Cropping Methods 28

Chapter 4 Purchasing Seeds: Starting Your Garden with Natures Perfect Package 39

Chapter 5 Saving Seeds: Tailoring Vegetables to Your Garden 49

Chapter 6 Starting Transplants … or Purchasing Them 58

Chapter 7 Planting Time 69

Chapter 8 Soil: Its More than Dirt 75

Chapter 9 Watering: Getting It Right 103

Chapter 10 Weeds, Problems, and Pests: Fighting the Good Fight 108

Chapter 11 Season Extenders: Cheating Time 136

Chapter 12 Harvesting and Storing: Feeding Your Family 140

The Vegetables: Overview of the Vegetables 148

Artichoke, Globe

Artichoke, Jerusalem

Asparagus

Bean, Snap

Beet

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Cabbage, Chinese

Carrot

Cauliflower

Celeriac

Celery

Collards

Corn, Sweet

Cucumber

Eggplant

Endive

Garlic

Gourd

Kale

Kohlrabi

Leek

Lettuce

Muskmelon

Mustard Greens

Onion, Common

Parsnip

Pea, Garden and Edible-pod

Peppers

Potato, Irish

Radish

Rhubarb

Rutabaga

Salsify

Shallots

Spinach

Squash, Summer

Squash, Winter and Pumpkin

Swiss Chard

Tomato

Turnip

Watermelon

Glossary 304

Selected References and Resources 310

Index 312

About the Authors 321