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Vegetable Gardening in Florida by James M. Stephens "Jim Stephens knows his vegetables. Follow his advice and you will have a successful, fruitful, pest-free garden—whether it is in a pot on your deck or a quarter-acre out back."—Marina Blomberg, garden editor, Gainesville Sun |
With full-color photographs and detailed expert advice,
this affordable paperback describes how to grow abundant vegetables and edible herbs in
gardens anywhere in Florida.
Whether you’re planting spring peas and sweet corn or crisp cucumbers and the dill
you need to can them, Jim Stephens offers clear explanations of useful gardening terms and
practices and joins popular growing concepts with the expertise of the University of
Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Combining his personal background
with decades of experience as Florida Cooperative Extension Service vegetable specialist,
Stephens explains:
He also addresses the challenge of pests and diseases and
includes a detailed and illustrated description of all the major and minor crops usually
grown in Florida.
And he doesn’t overlook the basic, practical advice: thin the turnips, Stephens says;
keep your tools sharp and clean; don’t use lawn fertilizer on those vegetables. His
guide will be indispensable to county agents, school teachers, garden writers, and anyone
who enjoys a juicy, homegrown tomato. James M. Stephens is professor of horticultural
sciences at the University of Florida and State Extension vegetable specialist in charge
of educational programs for home gardeners. He was a founder of Florida’s Master
Gardener program, the Florida Urban Gardening program, and the Organic Gardening Research
and Education Center at the University of Florida. He is the author of more than 300
publications and articles and more than 200 radio and television talks on gardening.
Published in cooperation with the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences;144pp. 8 ½
X 11.; 240 color photos, varieties guide, planting guide, index.
ISBN 0-8130-1674-6 Paper, $16.95
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