In this updated 2nd edition of California Fruit & Vegetable Gardening, the critical elements of climate, soil, sun, and water are addressed to ensure your success, no matter which part of The Golden State you call home.
California’s diverse and unique growing conditions offer special challenges to food gardeners. Whether you garden in the southern, central, or northern part of the state, you’ll find
the answers you’re looking for . From
soil preparation and
starting seeds to safely managing
California’s most troublesome vegetable garden pests , author Claire Splan guides you to your most productive garden ever.
Inside, you’ll find detailed profiles of
over 60 edible plants that thrive in
California’s distinctive growing conditions , including favorites like avocados, tomatoes, passion fruits, eggplants, beets and pomegranates. In addition to
vegetables and fruits , also featured are
popular herbs. Helpful
charts and planting graphs keep you on track, while the
garden maintenance tips found throughout ensure a lush, productive, and high-yielding garden.
Whether you grow in containers, raised beds, an extensive kitchen garden, a community garden, or a backyard veggie patch,
California Fruit & Vegetable Gardening serves as an
invaluable resource to West Coast gardeners , regardless of whether you’re a first-time grower or an experienced Master Gardener.
California Fruit & Vegetable Gardening is part of the regional
Fruit & Vegetable Gardening series from Cool Springs Press. Other books in the series include
Texas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening,
Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Gardening,
Carolinas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening, and many others.
Om författaren
Claire Splan is a gardener and writer in Alameda, California. After buying her first house in 2002, she began taking horticulture classes and remaking the gardens at her home, writing about her experiences there and her growing interest in gardening and environmental issues at her garden blog, An Alameda Garden (alamedagarden.blogspot.com). A member of the Garden Writers Association, Claire has been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Rosebud, and Firsts magazine and reviews gardening books for the New York Journal of Books (nyjournalofbooks.com). She has degrees from the University of Southern California and the University of San Francisco and has studied landscape horticulture at Merritt College. Claire is the author of Cool Springs Press’s California Fruit and Vegetable Gardening (2012, updated 2021) and California Month-by-Month Gardening (2014).
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