Blue ribbon vegetable gardening
Subtitle: the secrets to growing the biggest and best prize winning produce
By: Jodi Torpey
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781612123943
Subjects: Competitions; Vegetable gardening
Description: "Win the blue ribbon every time! Master Gardener Jodi Torpey (WesternGardeners.com) offers all the information you need to grow champion vegetables -- beans, beets, cabbages, cucumbers, eggplants, onions, peppers, pumpkins, squash, and tomatoes -- covering everything from choosing the right varieties and scheduling planting dates to harvesting, preparing, and transporting your produce. She also walks you through every aspect of competitive showing, with useful tips for thinking like a judge. This book will delight you with lively photos of mammoth pumpkins, truly gigantic onions, perfectly pear-shaped eggplants, and the farmers and gardeners who grow them. Filled with the fun and excitement of a county fair, it's a fun read as well as a solid guide to growing the biggest, tastiest, best-looking vegetables for miles around,"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-209) and index.
Table of contents: title: The competitive legacy; title: Why not?; title: Blue ribbon basics; title: Beans; title: Beets; title: Cabbage; title: Cucumbers; title: Eggplant; title: Onions; title: Peppers; title: Pumpkins; title: Squash; title: Tomatoes.