Organic Methods for Vegetable Gardening in Florida - 2nd Edition by Ginny Stibolt & Melissa Markham (Paperback)

About the Book

Updated in this second edition, this essential guide
provides simple and accessible advice for successful vegetable gardening in
Florida.

Book Synopsis

How to grow delicious produce in
your own backyard

In this
guide, expert botanist Ginny Stibolt and Master Gardener Melissa Markham
provide simple and accessible advice for successful vegetable gardening in
Florida, where soil types vary and cool-weather crops are grown right through
the mild winters. They offer advice on what to do with over-abundant harvests,
strategies for developing a community garden, and suggestions for opportunities
beyond the home garden. They also address integrated pest management,
appropriate raised bed types, irrigation, seed saving, just-in-time harvesting,
and food safety.

This second edition is updated with the latest scientific knowledge and
growing techniques; new crops for growers to try; more detail in the growing
calendars separated by north, central, and south Florida regions; and color
photos and illustrations throughout the text. Readers will appreciate this
reliable resource that will help them and their families become more resilient
by controlling some of their food from seed to table.

Review Quotes

Praise for the first edition:

"This
long-awaited guide offers accessible advice and in-depth information."--Florida
Gardening

"Packed
with practical tips for backyard gardens of all sizes."--Edible South Florida

"Offers
an innovative look at modern organic methods that can be applied to the
specific issues generated by Florida's climate."--Florida Book Review

"From
cabbage and spinach to squash and peppers and nearly every herb on the planet,
this book provides a thorough overview: regions, planting, growing,
maintaining, harvesting and using."--Daytona Beach News-Journal

"Simple
and accessible advice for successful, pesticide-free vegetable gardening."--Northwest
Florida Daily News

"A well-researched and instructive book. . . . Organic gardening is
practically foolproof with this book."--Tallahassee
Writers Association

"A wonderful and well-researched book that
describes all aspects of organic gardening, from seed to harvest, as well as
how to gather seeds from your labors for subsequent years. This book will help
you create a garden that will produce food for yourself and your family,
whether you live in Florida or not."--Nell Newman, cofounder of Newman's Own
Organics

About the Author

Ginny Stibolt is a writer, botanist, and
lifelong gardener. Her many books include Sustainable
Gardening for Florida; The Art of
Maintaining a Florida Native Landscape; Adventures
of a Transplanted Gardener: Advice for New Florida Gardeners; and A Step-by-Step Guide to a Florida Native
Yard.

Melissa Markham is a Miami-Dade County Master Gardener and founder of the Urban Oasis Project.