The New Hampshire Gardener's Companion: An Insider's Guide to Gardening in the Granite State (Gardening Series) - Softcover

Homeyer, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762742992 ISBN 13: 9780762742998

Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr, 2007

Synopsis

Easy-to-understand, detailed information about the ins and outs of gardening in New Hampshire, from master gardeners, New Hampshire gardening writers, and other local experts.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Grow plants like a master gardener
The New Hampshire Gardener’s Companion is the only guide focused on the challenges of cultivating a successful garden in the Granite State. Whether you are an experienced green thumb or an inquiring novice, whether you live in the White Mountains, the Connecticut or Merrimac River valleys, or along the seacoast, this easy-to-understand guide will help you grow bountiful vegetables, abundant flowers, and lush lawns.
You will learn:
What’s in your New Hampshire soil and how to improve it
How to maximize the state’s short growing season
The best high-performance plant varieties for your climate
Organic fertilizing and plant care approaches
Ways to combat pests and plant diseases unique to the state
Local sources of seeds, tools, and hands-on assistance with gardening questions
In short, how to succeed in your cold-climate garden
 

About the Author:

Henry Homeyer is a New Hampshire master gardener and a garden designer living in Cornish Flat, New Hampshire. He is a freelance writer for the New York Times and for various Vermont and New Hampshire newspapers; associate editor of People, Places and Plants magazine; and author of Notes from the Garden (University Press of New England, 2003).

About this edition

• Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0762742992
• ISBN 13: 9780762742998
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 182