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Zusatztext “The handbook's month-by-month structure is easy to follow! helping the reader plan! prepare! plant! and harvest. . . . This guide has solid information packed with common sense.” — Publishers Weekly “VanderBrug welcomes his reader in joining the great agricultural history of the Midwest! and emphasizes the importance of knowing one’s garden and its various microclimates. Even those not planning a garden in the Midwest will find that following his calendar and narrative is surprisingly soothing! as he navigates the seasons and their chores.” — NYBG Plant Talk “While Timber Press has tackled other regions with its growing guides! this edition is its first time walking gardeners through working with the climate extremes of the Midwest. The guide includes month-by-month actions! as well as care and keeping profiles for fruits! vegetables and herbs that grow best here and details on garden basics! including planning.” — Agri News Informationen zum Autor Michael VanderBrug began vegetable farming in 2001 on 50 acres of his grandfather’s farm in Jenison, Michigan. The farm started with 30 members in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, and quickly expanded into other markets, including local grocery stores. Michael has also worked with several restaurants to design and install chef’s gardens, and he consulted with Blandford Nature Center to help them start their own farm. He is also the owner of the popular farm-to-table restaurant Trillium Haven Restaurant in Grand Rapids. Klappentext Sweet corn, vine-ripened tomatoes, leafy greens, and fresh snap peas are just a few of the delights awaiting gardeners in the Midwest. While the cold winters and hot, humid summers can present gardeners with a challenge, there are many ways to have a productive garden and an ever-changing menu of seasonal food. How do you use the summer heat to grow the most delicious tomatoes? Which months are the best for sowing carrot or beet seeds? How can you extend the harvest into the winter? Michael VanderBrug answers all these questions and more. Whether you are just starting your season or looking for ways to extend it, this is your guide to producing a bountiful, year-round harvest in the Midwest. Vorwort This Timber Press Guide features an A–Z section that profiles the 50 vegetables, fruits, and herbs that grow best in the Midwest and provides basic care and maintenance for each. Preface By gardening in the Midwest—land of vast plains, rolling hills, rivers, and lakes—you are participating in a long and complex agricultural history. This region’s fertile soils make it second only to California in terms of the diversity of plants that you can grow. Cool-season crops such as lettuce, peas, asparagus, potatoes, and cauliflower flourish in our chilly, damp springs. With the long, hot summers in most areas, beans, tomatoes, eggplant, corn, and other warm-season crops are possible. In fact, you can grow virtually any vegetable, from arugula to zucchini. Even winter, tough as it may be, is a boon to the gardener. The cold temperatures have a sanitizing effect on our gardens, helping to minimize the inevitable pests and diseases. And it gives us some time to reflect, regroup, and start planning for an even better season next year. This is the good news. Gardening in the Midwest has its challenges too, in the form of harsh winters, summer droughts, unpredictable storms, and weeds, which love our rich soils as much as the vegetables do. This book will show you how to mitigate many challenges through preparation and patience. Of course, sometimes there is nothing to do when a windstorm blows down your tomato trellis, or a torrential downpour floods the entire garden. But for me, this is part of the excitement. Time outside of our normal routines—and just pla...
