Sleeping with a Sunflower: A Treasury of Old-Time Gardening Lore - Softcover

Riotte, Louise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882665022 ISBN 13: 9780882665023

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC, 1995

Synopsis

Arranged month by month, this book is packed with pure gardening folk wisdom: planting by the moon, fishing when and where the bass will bite, and more. A treasured gift for anyone interested in the forgotten lore of gardening.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Gardening for All Seasons

January ~ A time for dreaming by the fire...and planning your garden

February ~ Look to the sky for signs of the gardening season

March ~ Start an asparagus bed...but take time to go fishing

April ~ Go after the weeds now for a better garden later

May ~ Spring has sprung...and so has your garden

June ~ Lettuce, green onions, peas...enjoy the early fruits of your labor

July ~ The vegetables you plant now will grow juicy and succulent

August ~ Corn relish, Indian pudding...and more delicious summer recipes

September ~ Harvest your top crops and prepare for the County Fair

October ~ Time to can and preserve your fruits for winter

November ~ Natural ways to keep colds away

December ~ Holiday treasures from your garden

About the Author:

Beloved author and life-long gardener Louise Riotte passed away in 1998 at the age of 89. During her life, she wrote twelve books on gardening, companion planting, and garden lore, among them the ever-popular Carrots Love Tomatoes. Her father taught her how to practice astrology, while her mother was an herbalist. Together they greatly influenced her life and her books, including Roses Love Garlic, Astrological Gardening, Sleeping with a Sunflower, Catfish Ponds & Lily Pads, and Raising Animals by the Moon. Riotte was an artist as well as a writer, and her own drawings appear in all of her books. She took great pride in her garden near her home in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

About this edition

• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0882665022
• ISBN 13: 9780882665023
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224