Fennel How To Harvest

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Introducing the⁣ comprehensive guide to harvesting fennel – “Fennel ‌How To Harvest.” This remarkable resource unlocks the secrets of fennel ⁣cultivation, ensuring a bountiful,⁢ flavorful harvest‍ every time!

With “Fennel How To⁢ Harvest,” you’ll⁤ explore an ⁢in-depth step-by-step⁢ guide, expertly crafted to​ help both amateur⁣ and seasoned gardeners alike.​ Mastering the art of fennel harvesting has ⁢never⁢ been more accessible, thanks ⁣to this indispensable tool.

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1.​ Detailed ⁣Harvesting ⁤Techniques: “Fennel How To Harvest” provides you with precise ‌instructions‌ on when and​ how to harvest⁢ fennel at its peak freshness. ​Discover the ⁤optimal timing to⁢ ensure plump bulbs, vibrant foliage, and robust flavors. With⁤ comprehensive information on the different ⁤parts of the fennel plant,⁤ you’ll be empowered ‍to maximize its usage in your culinary ventures.

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Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening is your “201” level course in cultivating produce. Expand your knowledge base and discover options that go beyond the ordinary!

Prepare to encounter new varieties of common plant species, learn their history and benefits, and, most of all, identify fascinating new edibles to grow in your own gardens. Written by gardening expert Matt Mattus, Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening offers a wealth of new and exciting opportunities, alongside beautiful photography, lore, insight, and humor that can only come from someone who has grown each vegetable himself and truly loves gardening.

More than 200 varieties of vegetables and herbs from the 50 most popular groups are featured in hands-on profiles that tell you how, where, and why to grow each one.

Take artichokes for example: They are far from the most common edibles home growers choose, but when and if you choose to grow artichokes, you’ll be fortunate to find more than one seed option, even at the better nurseries. In truth, there are nearly a dozen varieties of artichoke that are suitable for home growing in just about any climate, and each has its own unique benefits and characteristics. In Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening, you will find 10 types of artichoke described in through, loving detail—along with helpful tips on where and how to acquire seeds for each. And artichokes are just one item in this field-tested garden basket. Other popular and fascinating vegetables include: celtuce, Asian greens, cowpeas, carrots and parsnips, potatoes, parsley, and of course the tomato—you’ll find over two dozen varieties discussed.

If you are one of the more than 800,000 folks per year who has begun growing vegetables at home, Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening is the reference you need to pursue this rewarding activity to a whole new level of excellence, satisfaction, and success.

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Introduction to Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening

Introduction to Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening

Introduction to Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening

I guess it was inevitable that I would write a book about vegetable gardening. As some of you who know me know, I am a bona fide plant geek who loves all things horticultural. So, why only vegetables? The answer is simple. I really like to cook, and I really like to eat good food. What better way to ensure you are getting the food you want, raised the way you like it, than to grow it yourself? I look at vegetable gardening not just as a pastime or even a noble expression, but as an essential component of my life.

Today, vegetable gardening is all about quality, and the ability to choose the exact varieties we want to grow and eat, and, even more importantly, having the resources, knowledge, and patience to grow them well. For me, food quality isn’t a question of organic versus conventional, or no-till versus digging in, or heirloom versus hybrid. It’s a question of what I want to grow, and what I should do to help each seed or plant become the best vegetable it can possibly be.

Contents of Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening

Onions, Leeks, and Garlic

Onions, Leeks, and Garlic

Asparagus, Rhubarb, and Artichokes

Asparagus, Rhubarb, and Artichokes

Cabbage, Kale, Broccoli, and Cauliflower

Cabbage, Kale, Broccoli, and Cauliflower

Onions, Leeks, and Garlic

Why are homegrown onions so often small and disappointing? Here’s how to grow impressive alliums (hint: the secret to onions is to grow them from seeds). Onion crops usually disappoint. Garlic frequently does too. At least, that is what I have observed. The problem is almost always the same: most gardeners simply approach onions and garlic too minimally. Take onions, for example. We rake out a nice bed for them in the early spring, buy onion sets or onion plants, and then enjoy planting them in neat, meticulous rows—and that’s about the extent of it.

Asparagus, Rhubarb, and Artichokes

The annual ritual of tilling fresh earth and planting new seeds is at the core of our love for gardening. But in some cases it is unnecessary, and that’s good too. A well-established bed of productive perennials offers edibles that arrive year after year with minimal effort from the gardeners who grow them. Among vegetable growers, the most common perennials are asparagus, rhubarb, and artichoke. While not related by anything other than their perennialness, all three of these plants require similar planting and maintenance.

Cabbage, Kale, Broccoli, and Cauliflower

While the brassicas are a fairly diverse family in terms of general appearance (ranging from rutabagas to dinosaur kale), there is a good deal of similarity in their culture. First off, all brassicas are heavy feeders and respond well to soils rich in organic matter with plenty of aged manure or compost. All brassicas are best grown from seed. It may seem wasteful because you will probably only need a few seeds from an entire package, but there is no way around it.

Contents of Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening

Beets, Swiss Chard, and Spinach

Beets, Swiss Chard, and Spinach

The Lettuces

The Lettuces

Carrots, Celery, and Parsnips

Carrots, Celery, and Parsnips

Beets, Swiss Chard, and Spinach

Closely related botanically, beets, chard, and spinach each share similar cultural traits when grown in the garden. Not only are they able to germinate in cool, damp spring soil, but the young plants are also cold tolerant. This makes them suitable as winter crops in mild climates or crop extenders for use in winter hoop house culture in colder planting regions. Recently, the immature greens of both beets and chard have begun to enjoy a new purpose as young greens in spring and mesclun mixes, while continuing to be raised as productive crops and allowed to mature. Beets, chard, and spinach are some of the most nutritious crops a home gardener can grow.

The Lettuces

The lettuce family is more commonly known as the sunflower or thistle family because it is composed of what gardeners know of as the daisies, or thistles. It all has to do with how the petals are arranged. These ‘composit’ (Compositae or Asteraceae) plants include some of the most common vegetables, yet we rarely think of them as relatives. If only we allowed the artichokes, cardoons, chicories, endives, and lettuces to flower, then their secret relations would be revealed—if not by their prickly personalities, then surely by their blossoms.

Carrots, Celery, and Parsnips

The Apiaceae family is a diverse group of plants. Some, like carrots and parsnips, are edible taproots. Some, like celery, are raised for their edible stalks. Others are generally herbs that we cultivate to enjoy eating the leaves and small stems. As with just about any plants, you will have the best success by starting your own seeds. In many cases, that is the only option. Most of the plants in the carrot family do not take well to transplanting or any other form of root disturbance. Succession planting is very important to maintaining a steady supply of herbaceous plants such as parsley and cilantro.

Contents of Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening

Beans, Peas, and Okra

Beans, Peas, and Okra

Tomatoes, Potatoes, Peppers, and other nightshades

Tomatoes, Potatoes, Peppers, and other nightshades

Melons, Cucumbers, Squash, and Gourds

Melons, Cucumbers, Squash, and Gourds

Beans, Peas, and Okra

Along with the vegetables that changed world civilizations after the discovery of America— potatoes, corn, and the solanums like tomatoes and peppers—are beans. To be precise, those within the genus Phaseolus—New World beans that changed the diet of many global cultures. It’s hard to imagine a world without beans today, especially given their popularity in so many regional cuisines. Beans (and other legumes within Fabaceae) are particularly fascinating to scientists due to their ability to absorb nitrogen gasses through specially developed root nodules, which creates an environment that attracts nitrifying bacteria.

Tomatoes, Potatoes, Peppers, and other nightshades

The delicious (and sometimes deadly) crops within the family Solanaceae have struggled to overcome a problematic history caused by more than a few black sheep within the family. The nightshades, as they are commonly known, include deadly belladonna, tobacco, and many other species containing alkaloids, which are believed to negatively affect the health of some people. However, most folks trust the clan, and crave the addictive deliciousness offered by the family, which is quite possibly the most popular of all summer vegetable crops.

Melons, Cucumbers, Squash, and Gourds

At first glance, the crops lumped together in this chapter may seem like a grab bag of miscellaneous vegetables thrown together near the end of the book because they did not fit in any other category. This is actually not the case. Melons, cucumbers, squash, and gourds are all part of the same important family—the cucurbits. The individual genuses come from different parts of the world, and their fruits may not resemble one another very closely, but they do have some common traits. For instance, they are all vining plants that produce male and female flowers. When the female flower is pollinated by the male flower, fruit forms at the base of the female flower and eventually turns into the mature vegetable.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cool Springs Press; Illustrated edition (December 25, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0760361924
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0760361924
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.38 x 0.88 x 10.38 inches

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