Growing Vegetables In Drought Desert Dry Times

Author : Maureen Gilmer
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-29
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781632170248

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Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert & Dry Times by Maureen Gilmer Pdf

Here is the definitive guide to growing healthy organic vegetables without wasting our precious water resources! This incredibly timely book will give dedicated home gardeners the know-how to grow delicious produce in dry times, focusing on four different low-water conditions in the western United States: voluntary water conservation, drought, and both high and low desert. Using modern techniques, as well as tips and stories from native traditions ranging from the southwestern United States to the Middle East, this guide offers the best of ancient wisdom and the newest innovations in conservation, and includes varietal recommendations and a seasonal crop guide. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Maureen Gilmer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-29
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781632170231

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Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert & Dry Times by Maureen Gilmer Pdf

Here is the definitive guide to growing healthy organic vegetables without wasting our precious water resources! This incredibly timely book will give dedicated home gardeners the know-how to grow delicious produce in dry times, focusing on four different low-water conditions in the western United States: voluntary water conservation, drought, and both high and low desert. Using modern techniques, as well as tips and stories from native traditions ranging from the southwestern United States to the Middle East, this guide offers the best of ancient wisdom and the newest innovations in conservation, and includes varietal recommendations and a seasonal crop guide.

Author : Maureen Gilmer
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2025-01-07
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781632175588

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Growing Vegetables in Drought, Deserts, and Dry Times, 10th Anniversary Edition by Maureen Gilmer Pdf

Author : Maureen Gilmer
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2025-01-07
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1632175576

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Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert, and Dry Times, 10th Anniversary Edition by Maureen Gilmer Pdf

Master organic vegetable gardening in 4 different low-water conditions—including high and low desert, drought, and voluntary water conservation. Features over 100 photos, maps, and diagrams—perfect for vegetable gardeners in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and more! Dedicated home gardeners will discover how to grow delicious produce in dry times with this authoritative full-color handbook. Using modern techniques, as well as tips from native traditions ranging from the southwestern United States to the Middle East, this guide offers the best of ancient wisdom and the newest innovations in conservation. Inside you’ll find over 100 color photos, maps, and diagrams, plus expert information on: • Gardening in high and low desert, drought conditions, and for voluntary water conservation • How to assess your site and climate modification • Water-wise gardening methods: in-ground, container, and raised bed gardening • Soil science, proper watering methods, and pest control • How to choose drought-tolerant and desert-hardy vegetable seeds • Recommended varieties by region, plus a seasonal crop guide • Resource list, checklist, and glossary While this guide is geared towards those who live in high desert, low desert, mountains (short season), Pacific coast, and inland valley areas of the Western United States, gardeners anywhere in the world looking to save water can find useful guidance. As more communities suffer the effects of climate change, experienced desert gardener Maureen Gilmer’s sage advice on dry gardening becomes more and more relevant.

Author : Julie Behrend Weinberg
Publisher : Sunstone Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-15
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781611390551

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Growing Food In the High Desert Country by Julie Behrend Weinberg Pdf

“Growing Food in the High Desert County” is a comprehensive gardening book with emphasis on growing vegetables. The author seeks to help the high desert dweller cope with the problems of raising plants in a dry land. From practical experience, she learned that her familiar East coast gardening techniques were not suitable to the high country so she developed the special methods given in this book. In addition to vegetables, Ms. Weinberg discusses various aspects of fruit tree culture in the high desert and drought-tolerant perennials, shrubs and trees. A special chapter on common garden pests tells how to control them without the use of commercial pesticides. JULIE BEHREND WEINBERG studied organic horticulture and agriculture at Goddard College. She has written weekly garden columns for both the “Santa Fe Reporter” and “The Santa Fe New Mexican.”

Author : Maureen Gilmer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781493038350

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Living on Flood Plains and Wetlands by Maureen Gilmer Pdf

If you live on a flood plain or wetland, you know the potential dangers—to you, your family, and your home. A major flood could strike at any time and you need to be prepared. But of even more immediate concern is the tiresome battle to keep your property free of minor floods and water seepage, which can be just as destructive—and costly—as a major flood. This all-purpose book guides you through the range of options you have to protect your property. And if a problem already exists, it shows you how to tackle the trouble and put your house back in order. This updated edition includes new information about flood plain laws and insurance as well as changes in government agency titles or roles in flood management.

Author : Cathy Cromell,Linda A. Guy,Lucy K. Bradley
Publisher : Arizona Master Gardeners Incorporated
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Arid regions plants
ISBN : 0965198723

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Desert Gardening for Beginners by Cathy Cromell,Linda A. Guy,Lucy K. Bradley Pdf

Everything you need to know to grow fresh, tasty vegetables, fragrant herbs, and colorful flowers is included in "Desert Gardening for Beginners." The authors, all life-long gardeners, have translated the most current horticultural information from University of Arizona researchers into easy-to-understand language new gardeners. Included are three planting calendars that provide the best months to sow hundreds of vegetables, flowers and herbs for maximum success.

Author : Gary Paul Nabhan
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-14
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781603584548

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Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land by Gary Paul Nabhan Pdf

How to harvest water and nutrients, select drought-tolerant plants, and create natural diversity Because climatic uncertainty has now become "the new normal," many farmers, gardeners and orchard-keepers in North America are desperately seeking ways to adapt their food production to become more resilient in the face of such "global weirding." This book draws upon the wisdom and technical knowledge from desert farming traditions all around the world to offer time-tried strategies for: Building greater moisture-holding capacity and nutrients in soils Protecting fields from damaging winds, drought, and floods Harvesting water from uplands to use in rain gardens and terraces filled with perennial crops Delecting fruits, nuts, succulents, and herbaceous perennials that are best suited to warmer, drier climates Gary Paul Nabhan is one of the world's experts on the agricultural traditions of arid lands. For this book he has visited indigenous and traditional farmers in the Gobi Desert, the Arabian Peninsula, the Sahara Desert, and Andalusia, as well as the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Painted deserts of North America, to learn firsthand their techniques and designs aimed at reducing heat and drought stress on orchards, fields, and dooryard gardens. This practical book also includes colorful "parables from the field" that exemplify how desert farmers think about increasing the carrying capacity and resilience of the lands and waters they steward. It is replete with detailed descriptions and diagrams of how to implement these desert-adapted practices in your own backyard, orchard, or farm. This unique book is useful not only for farmers and permaculturists in the arid reaches of the Southwest or other desert regions. Its techniques and prophetic vision for achieving food security in the face of climate change may well need to be implemented across most of North America over the next half-century, and are already applicable in most of the semiarid West, Great Plains, and the U.S. Southwest and adjacent regions of Mexico.

Author : Maureen Gilmer
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781632170644

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The Colorful Dry Garden by Maureen Gilmer Pdf

A design-focused, easy-to-use guide to colorful, eye-catching foliage and flowers for your whole yard, from the ground plane to the canopy, for homeowners and landscapers faced with replacing thirsty gardens in California and other dry regions in the Western US. If readers must reluctantly remove water-guzzling favorites from the garden, they need equally beautiful substitutes! This book is a visual treat that supports the transition to dry gardening by proving that gardeners can have all the gorgeous color and flowers they had in the past using just a fraction of the water. Maureen Gilmer provides chapters on design categories of plants—flowering shrubs, the ground plain, eye-catching accents, ephemeral flowers, perennials for color, animated plants and fine textures, canopy, and edibles—with profiles for each plant plus background info and top picks lists. The Colorful Dry Garden is unique because it features only bold plants that are also heavy bloomers despite heat and limited water. It also features more than just Western native plants by including varieties from the world's driest climates.

Author : Ann Bowen,John Pallister
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05
Category : Geography
ISBN : 9780435351717

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Understanding GCSE Geography by Ann Bowen,John Pallister Pdf

Extensive research and feedback from teachers has helped us to bring you a new improved edition of Understanding GCSE Geography.

Author : Masanobu Fukuoka
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781603584180

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Sowing Seeds in the Desert by Masanobu Fukuoka Pdf

Argues that the Earth's deteriorating condition is man-made and outlines a way for the process to be reversed by rehabilitating the deserts using natural farming.

Author : George Brookbank
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1991-04-22
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1555610021

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Desert Gardening: Fruits & Vegetables by George Brookbank Pdf

An illustrated guide to growing plentiful fruits and vegetables in the driest of American climates Wherever you live in the desert--up to 3,500-feet elevation--this guide is for you. Enjoy plentiful fruits and vegetables from your desert garden. Desert gardening expert George Brookbank will help you with your desert garden. Two books in one . . . A tremendous reference tool you'll use all year 'round! 1. Complete how-to-do-it guide--Drip irrigation and watering --How to prepare desert soil --Which plant and tree varieties to choose --Citrus: Watering, pruning, fertilizing --New varieties for favorites: tomatoes, strawberries, grapes, melonsAnd the unusual . . . Low-chill applesOriental vegetablesYard-long beans--New chapters on hydroponics and alternatives to poisonous chemicals 2. Week-by-week desert calendar--Learn how to work with the desert's short seasons, hot weather, insects, and soils--When to plant--When to prune Over 650 photographs Great for Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, and Texas!

Author : David A. Bainbridge
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-29
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781612125831

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Gardening with Less Water by David A. Bainbridge Pdf

Are you facing drought or water shortages? Gardening with Less Water offers simple, inexpensive, low-tech techniques for watering your garden much more efficiently — using up to 90 percent less water for the same results. With illustrated step-by-step instructions, David Bainbridge shows you how to install buried clay pots and pipes, wicking systems, and other porous containers that deliver water directly to a plant’s roots with little to no evaporation. These systems are available at hardware stores and garden centers; are easy to set up and use; and work for garden beds, container gardens, and trees.

Author : Owens
Publisher : Garden Guy
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780970501608

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Extreme Gardening by Owens Pdf

Explains how to grow organic foods in desert climates, with sections devoted to vegetables, fruits and nuts, and controlling extreme pests organically.

Author : Mary Irish
Publisher : Cool Springs Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1591863848

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Month by Month Gardening in the Deserts of Nevada by Mary Irish Pdf

The Month-By-Month series is the perfect companion to take the guesswork out of gardening. With this book, you'll know what to do each month to have gardening success all year. Written by authors in your state, the information is tailored to the issues that affect your garden the most. When is the best time to plant trees and shrubs? Should I fertilize my lawn now? Is it time to prune my roses? What should I be doing in my garden this month? You'll find the answers to these questions and much more inside. This easy-to-use book highlights each of the ten major plant categories using a monthly format. It guides you through each month of the year, telling you exactly what your garden needs. It is like having an expert in the garden with you all year long. Valuable hints are located throughout the book, and beautiful photographs will inspire you. Written just for gardeners where you live, you can be confident that the information is right for you-and your garden will show it.