The Month-by-Month Gardening Guide: Daily Advice for Growing Flowers, Vegetables, Herbs, and Houseplants

by Franz Bohmig

Overview

“Bursting with useful advice, especially for new gardeners.” —Booklist 
 
To be a successful gardener, you need to know two things: how to do something and when to do it. Both concepts are thoroughly tackled in The Month-By-Month Gardening Guide. This comprehensive approach to gardening guides home gardeners—whether you are growing vegetables, flowers, or houseplants—through a year of growing. Throughout, the emphasis is on organic, wildlife-friendly techniques. By following the guidance detailed in this hardworking primer, you’ll be well on your way to a beautiful and bountiful garden that will provide pleasure throughout the year.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781643261416
Publisher:	Timber Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/07/2022
Pages:	424
Sales rank:	482,806
Product dimensions:	8.05(w) x 10.05(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Franz Böhmig was a commercial gardener, teacher, lecturer, and horticulture consultant based in Meissen, Germany.  The first edition of The Month-by-Month Gardening Guide appeared in 1964 and has gone through thirty editions, making it one of the most important garden references ever published.
 

Editorial Reviews

01/17/2022

Horticulture consultant Böhmig offers more than 1,000 tips to keep one’s garden thriving in his expert English-language debut. Emphasizing the importance of conservation and forgoing chemicals in lieu of natural remedies, Böhmig offers suggestions for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, trees, shrubs, and houseplants, with his advice organized by month. In March, gardeners should hang new nesting boxes for birds, while July is the best time to plant cauliflower. There’s wisdom for such tasks as pruning (best done in February) and caring for wildlife (May is a good time to make sure nectar-producing plants are present for bees), along with projects including building stone walls and maintaining ponds. His tips are direct—cold tap water is “pure poison” for warmth-loving vegetables—and his prose can have a poetic flair. Witch hazel, he writes, “brings a splash of color to the white winter world.” Despite the long to-do list, Böhmig never loses sight of what all the work is for: “The garden should serve primarily as a place to relax after a day’s work and during the weekend.” This thorough guide is one that novices and pros alike will want to have on the shelf. (May)

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