Vine-ripened tomatoes, succulent figs, crisp winter salads, corn on the cob, and sweet braised greens are just a few of the delights awaiting gardeners in the Southeast. Temperate winters and hot summers grant southern gardeners a long growing season capable of yielding an ever-changing menu of seasonal food. But how do you use that hot, humid summer weather to grow the most delicious tomatoes? Which months are the best for sowing carrot or beet seeds? And during the mild winter months, how can you make the most of your bountiful harvest?
Ira Wallace answers all these questions and more while covering the many eccentricities of gardening in the Southeast. Monthly planning guides show exactly what you can do in the garden from January through December. The skill sets go beyond the basics with tutorials on seed saving, drip irrigation, canning, and worm bins.
Whether you are just starting your season or looking for ways to extend it, this is your guide to producing a bountiful, year-round harvest in the Southeast.
This must-have book is for gardeners in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
BIO
Ira Wallace serves on the board of the Organic Seed Alliance and is a worker/owner of the cooperatively managed Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, which offers over 700 varieties of open-pollinated heirloom and organic seeds selected for flavor and regional adaptability. She is also an organizer of the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello, a fun, family-friendly event featuring an old-time seed swap, local food, hands-on workshops, demos, and more. She currently writes about heirloom vegetable varieties for magazines and blogs including Mother Earth News, Fine Gardening, and Southern Exposure.
REVIEWS
"[Ira Wallace] has nurtured seeds of traditional southern vegetables, gardens and even other seed companies. According to one woman she has mentored, 'When you say her name in our community, all this love comes up.'" -- The New York Times
"I've taken inspiration (and bought seeds) from the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange catalogue, so when I saw that one of its worker/owners, Ira Wallace, had published The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southeast, I spent much of January poring over her friendly, no-nonsense advice." --The Washington Post
"A detailed, invaluable source for tried-and-tested varieties of the Southeast. Timber Press could not have selected a better author for this guide. Ira Wallace is a legend among followers of the organic gardening movement and champions of heirloom vegetable preservation." -- Southern Garden Society
[P] Timber Press / December 31, 2013
0.9" H x 8.9" L x 7.5" W (1.15 lbs) 216 pages