High Altitude Gardening For The Intermountain West

Gardening here, in Flagstaff, AZ, at 7,000 feet, is challenging, to say the least. Cold, dry air, unwelcome frosts in June and August, relentless wind, lack of moisture, and poor soil can add up to a gardening nightmare. In spite of the many challenges, it can be done. You CAN garden successfully at high altitudes- and beyond! Whether you are a novice to gardening, or a seasoned gardener, this book has much to offer. I guarantee you will learn something new! This is gardening "on the cheap" to learn how to make gardening pay off in a big way. This book has many great ideas and practical tips for converting lawn (or weeds) to garden, composting, wise water usage, planting ideas, purchasing and starting seeds, best annuals, perennials and vegetables for the Intermountain West, dealing with pests and selling your produce and flowers. The success I've experienced in my front yard has led to the famous and beloved, "Farm Stand". Both educational and entertaining, this is a fun, easy book to read.

A guide to gardening in the Intermountain West, which includes parts of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

How to grow your own food in the Rockies! Growing vegetables requires regionally specific information—what to plant, when to plant it, and when to harvest are based on climate, weather, and first frost. The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Mountain States tackles this need head on, with regionally specific growing information written by local gardening expert, Mary Ann Newcomer. Monthly planting guides show exactly what you can do in the garden from January through December. The skill sets go beyond the basics with tutorials on seed saving, worm bins, and more. For home gardeners in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, eastern Washington and Oregon, northern Nevada, and the southernmost parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

High Altitude Western Gardening is an excellent guide to gardening in the 6,000-foot-plus altitude of the Rocky Mountain region of the western U.S. A

Rocky Mountain Gardener’s Handbook includes 300 plant profiles organized under ten plant categories, from annuals to vines. Each plant profile page includes three recommended plants, with full-color images, helpful icons for sun and shade requirements, and planting and growing information. Twelve months of around-the-garden maintenance information for each plant category assists the gardener with what to do to maintain a Rocky Mountain garden. Includes helpful charts, illustrations, and full-color plant images.

Instructions for organic food gardening in the arid Intermountain West

The when-to and how-to schedule for growing, caring for, and maintaining your Rocky Mountain garden! Never garden alone! The Month-by-Month Gardening 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, from January to December. It's full of the when-to and how-tos of gardening along with richly illustrated step-by-step instructions, so you can garden with confidence. Reap the benefits of the gardening successes of author John Cretti, who has more than thirty-two years of gardening experience! With a fresh look and updated information, Rocky Mountain Month-by-Month Gardening includes all the when-to and how-to information that has made these books so popular over the years, presented in a new, easier-to-use format with more full-color photography and the most current information available. Complete with specific advice on growing flowers (both annuals and perennials), bulbs, grasses, roses, groundcovers, shrubs, trees, and vines, this book is one no garden lover will want to miss! In the winter, certain tasks are needed to plan for and improve the next growing season. And once things really start growing in the spring and summer, you'll find advice on the best way to get the most beautiful flowers, the lushest lawns, and the sturdiest trees. From planting to watering and fertilizing, and from maintenance to problem solving, Rocky Mountain Month-by-Month Gardening shows all levels of gardeners the best practices to grow satisfying and rewarding results.

Rocky Mountain Gardener's Handbook is an all-inclusive gardener's reference book. It includes plant information as well as when-to-do-it information. Covering decorative landscape plants and edible plants, this handbook is a thorough introduction to gardening in the Rocky Mountains.