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Book Synopsis
Growing for 100 -- the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Lynn Byczynski
Introduction: Sustaining Community and Agriculture

PART 1: TECHNIQUES

Planning

  1. Year-Round Production
  2. Create Your Own Field Manual
  3. Crop Review
  4. Crop Rotations for Vegetables and Cover Crops
  5. Seed Storage, Inventory and Orders
  6. Scheduling Transplants
  7. How Much to Grow

Planting

  1. Crop Spacing
  2. Transplanting Tips
  3. Direct Sowing
  4. Summer Germination of Seeds
  5. Succession Planting for Continuous Harvesting

Sustainable Crop Protection

  1. Season Extension
  2. Cold-Hardy Winter Vegetables
  3. The Hoophouse in Winter and Spring
  4. The Hoophouse in Summer

Soil and Crop Quality

  1. Maintaining Soil Fertility
  2. Cover Crops
  3. Cover Crops Chart
  4. Sustainable Disease Management
  5. Sustainable Weed Management
  6. Sustainable Pest Management

Harvest and Beyond

  1. Manual Harvesting Techniques
  2. Winter Vegetable Storage (Without Refrigeration)
  3. Root Cellars

PART 2: CROPS

Legumes

  1. Green Beans
  2. Southern Peas, Asparagus Beans and Limas
  3. Fava Beans
  4. Edamame
  5. Snap Peas and Snow Peas
  6. Peanuts

Brassicas

  1. Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale and Collards in Spring
  2. Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale and Collards in Fall
  3. Asian Greens

Other Greens

  1. Spinach
  2. Chard and Other Summer Cooking Greens
  3. Lettuce All Year Round

Roots

  1. Carrots, Beets and Parsnips
  2. Celery and Celeriac
  3. Turnips and Rutabagas

Cucurbits

  1. Summer Squash and Zucchini
  2. Winter Squash and Pumpkins
  3. Cucumbers and Muskmelons
  4. Watermelon

Alliums

  1. Garlic
  2. Bulb Onions
  3. Potato Onions
  4. Leeks

Nightshades

  1. Tomatoes
  2. Peppers
  3. Eggplant
  4. Potatoes

The Others

  1. Okra
  2. Sweet Corn
  3. Sweet Potatoes

Seed Crop Production

  1. Seed Growing
  2. The Business of Seed Crops by Ira Wallace

Resources
Index
About The Author

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      Publisher: New Society Publishers
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/02/2013
      ISBN13: 9780865717169, 978-0865717169
      ISBN10: 0865717168

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Growing for 100 -- the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower.

      Table of Contents

      Foreword by Lynn Byczynski
      Introduction: Sustaining Community and Agriculture

      PART 1: TECHNIQUES

      Planning

      1. Year-Round Production
      2. Create Your Own Field Manual
      3. Crop Review
      4. Crop Rotations for Vegetables and Cover Crops
      5. Seed Storage, Inventory and Orders
      6. Scheduling Transplants
      7. How Much to Grow

      Planting

      1. Crop Spacing
      2. Transplanting Tips
      3. Direct Sowing
      4. Summer Germination of Seeds
      5. Succession Planting for Continuous Harvesting

      Sustainable Crop Protection

      1. Season Extension
      2. Cold-Hardy Winter Vegetables
      3. The Hoophouse in Winter and Spring
      4. The Hoophouse in Summer

      Soil and Crop Quality

      1. Maintaining Soil Fertility
      2. Cover Crops
      3. Cover Crops Chart
      4. Sustainable Disease Management
      5. Sustainable Weed Management
      6. Sustainable Pest Management

      Harvest and Beyond

      1. Manual Harvesting Techniques
      2. Winter Vegetable Storage (Without Refrigeration)
      3. Root Cellars

      PART 2: CROPS

      Legumes

      1. Green Beans
      2. Southern Peas, Asparagus Beans and Limas
      3. Fava Beans
      4. Edamame
      5. Snap Peas and Snow Peas
      6. Peanuts

      Brassicas

      1. Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale and Collards in Spring
      2. Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale and Collards in Fall
      3. Asian Greens

      Other Greens

      1. Spinach
      2. Chard and Other Summer Cooking Greens
      3. Lettuce All Year Round

      Roots

      1. Carrots, Beets and Parsnips
      2. Celery and Celeriac
      3. Turnips and Rutabagas

      Cucurbits

      1. Summer Squash and Zucchini
      2. Winter Squash and Pumpkins
      3. Cucumbers and Muskmelons
      4. Watermelon

      Alliums

      1. Garlic
      2. Bulb Onions
      3. Potato Onions
      4. Leeks

      Nightshades

      1. Tomatoes
      2. Peppers
      3. Eggplant
      4. Potatoes

      The Others

      1. Okra
      2. Sweet Corn
      3. Sweet Potatoes

      Seed Crop Production

      1. Seed Growing
      2. The Business of Seed Crops by Ira Wallace

      Resources
      Index
      About The Author

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