Vegetable Gardening in Florida
by James
M. Stephens
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With full-color photographs and
detailed expert advice, this affordable paperback
describes how to grow abundant vegetables and edible
herbs in gardens anywhere in Florida.
Whether you’re planting spring peas and sweet corn
or crisp cucumbers and the dill you need to can them, Jim
Stephens offers clear explanations of useful gardening
terms and practices and joins popular growing concepts
with the expertise of the University of Florida Institute
of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Combining his personal background with decades of
experience as Florida Cooperative Extension Service
vegetable specialist, Stephens explains:
- types of gardens (including
hydroponic and organic),
- site selection,
- vegetable variety
selection,
- garden establishment and
care,
- soil fertilization and
management,
- climatic implications,
- cultivation practices, and
- harvesting and storing.
He also addresses the challenge of pests and diseases and
includes a detailed and illustrated description of all
the major and minor crops usually grown in Florida.
And he doesn’t overlook the basic, practical advice:
thin the turnips, Stephens says; keep your tools sharp
and clean; don’t use lawn fertilizer on those
vegetables. His guide will be indispensable to county
agents, school teachers, garden writers, and anyone who
enjoys a juicy, homegrown tomato.
James M. Stephens is professor of horticultural sciences
at the University of Florida and State Extension
vegetable specialist in charge of educational programs
for home gardeners. He was a founder of Florida’s
Master Gardener program, the Florida Urban Gardening
program, and the Organic Gardening Research and Education
Center at the University of Florida. He is the author of
more than 300 publications and articles and more than 200
radio and television talks on gardening
Published in cooperation
with the Institute of Food
and Agricultural Sciences
1999. 144pp. 8 ½ X 11.
240 color photos, varieties guide, planting guide, index.
ISBN 0-8130-1674-6 Paper, $16.95
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"Jim Stephens knows everything about vegetable gardening. The state's expert is a card-carrying Cracker and a lover of the land. . . . As the chief vegetable garden agent for the state, he advises homeowners on what to plant in their backyard plots." --
St. Petersburg Times
"What a bargain! For the price of a couple of magazines, you get a complete and thorough guide to growing vegetables in Florida. This paperback book is packed full of information and illustrations." --
Garden News
"Cultivating vegetables in Central Florida will always be a challenge due to our sandy soils, humidity and profusion of pests. But Stephens' richly illustrated, 135 page guide demystifies the process and boils some confusing issues down to their basics.
From preparing a vegetable plot to its layout and what to grow in it, the author takes gardeners on a step-by-step path up to and beyond the harvest." --
Lakeland Ledger
"Jim Stephens
knows his vegetables. Follow his advice and you will have
a successful, fruitful, pest-free garden—whether it
is in a pot on your deck or a quarter-acre out
back."—Marina Blomberg, garden editor, Gainesville
Sun
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