18th-Century Methods for Today's Organic Gardeners
Hardback
Publication Date: 14/02/2012
Vegetable Gardening the Colonial Williamsburg WayFrom the nation's foremost historical preservation site comes a guide to traditional andstill relevant methods and advice for planting and tending a productive vegetable gardenIn a colonial-style garden, the broccoli is purple and "turkey" cucumbers grow to three feet long; oiledpaper predates plastic for sheltering spring plants; and fermenting manure warms the seedlings. Findinginspiration and value in 18th-century plants, tools, and techniques, the gardeners at Colonial Williamsburg have discovered that these traditional vegetable-growing methods are perfectly at home in today's modern organic gardens. After all, in the 18th century, organic gardening was the "only" type of gardening and local produce the only produce available.Author Wesley Greene founded the Colonial Garden in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area in 1996. He and his colleagues have painstakingly researched the ways the colonists planted and tended their vegetable and herb beds, most of which are more relevant than ever. Along with historical commentary and complete growing instructions for 50 delicious vegetables, including colonial varieties still available today, gardeners and folklorists will find weather-watching guidelines, planting techniques, and seedsaving advice for legumes, brassicas, alliums, root crops, nightshades, melons, squash, greens, and other curious and tender produce."
- ISBN:
- 9781609611620
- 9781609611620
- Category:
- Gardening: plants
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 14-02-2012
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Rodale Books
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 246
- Dimensions (mm):
- 260x212x22mm
- Weight:
- 0.96kg
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