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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

Sustainable Market Farming

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