Book recommendations

**b*@mchsi.com**


 I'd highly recommend two upcoming books:


Jim Wilson & Walt Chandoha's Homegrown Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs (December 2009)
and 
Rosalind Creasy's Edible Landscaping (April 2010)


Patience is a virtue :-)


Cathy


--
Cathy Wilkinson Barash
The Blooming Gourmet
Author, photographer, editor, garden designer, coach
753 17th St. 
Des Moines, IA 50314
515-282-5172
bloominggourmet@mchsi.com 
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>    5. Re: Book recommendations (Lee Reich)
>    6. Re: Canadian vegetables? (Doreen Howard)
>    7. Re: Canadian vegetables? (Doug Green)
>    8. Re: Canadian vegetables? (Carlo A. Balistrieri)
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> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:04:47 -0500
> From: Rose Rankin 
> Subject: [GWL] Book recommendations
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> If you had to recommend one book to a newbie vegetable gardener, what would
> it be? I'm trying to think of something that explains the what and how of
> basic edible gardening but also deals with pests and diseases and how to
> handle them. Sort of like the upcoming "What's Wrong with my Plant?" Any
> suggestions? Thanks!
> -Rose
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> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:32:32 -0300
> From: Jodi DeLong 
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Book recommendations
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> > If you had to recommend one book to a newbie vegetable gardener,  
> > what would
> > it be?
> 
> 
> Doug Green's book: Guide to Canadian Vegetable Gardening. I think it's  
> applicable for most peeps. Though I'm not sure what Canadian  
> vegetables are. ;-)
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:19 -0400
> From: Lorraine Flanigan 
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Look at this mag using Flash
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> Sandie,
> 
> I found that if I simply wanted to flip the page, I had to be exact 
> about positioning the cursor in the bottom right-hand corner of the 
> page. If I didn't the zoom thing happened. It took some getting used to, 
> but eventually I think I figured it out. And the easiest way to zoom out 
> again was to click anywhere on the page again. Try it and see if you 
> have better luck
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Lorraine Flanigan
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> 
> Sandie Parrott wrote:
> > Donna,
> >
> > I just "clicked through the mag...didn't read anything. Photos are nice, but 
> > the pages kept "zooming" in when I didn't want them to...and the annoying 
> > "ding" when you change the page isn't like the books I read...! The whole 
> > thing about "zooming" bothers me. I don't have a large or great pixel 
> > screen, so I have to zoom in to read and then zoom out to see the overall 
> > page to see if I am interested...all this zooming gets irritating. Am I 
> > doing something wrong, or is it past time to get a new monitor.
> >
> > If it is a monitor problem...does anyone have any suggestions for good...no 
> > great...one?
> >
> > Sandie Parrott
> >
> >
> > Subject: [GWL] Look at this mag using Flash
> >
> >
> >   
> >> http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=24534  it is gorgeous, in colour 
> >> and
> >> very user friendly.
> >>
> >> Donna Dawson, Master Gardener
> >>     
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>  
> Canadian vegetables: 
> Beerberry, Puckroot, Backbaconbush. Doug, did I miss any?
> JF
> 
> Doug Green's book: Guide to Canadian Vegetable Gardening. I  think it's  
> applicable for most peeps. Though I'm not sure what  Canadian  
> vegetables are. ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:39:01 -0400
> From: Lee Reich 
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> I would be so bold as to suggest my own book Weedless Gardening. This  
> book puts a lot of emphasis on soil care and garden layout, but that  
> is the basis of a good vegetable garden. I also cover planting dates  
> and techniques for individual vegetables.
> 
> Pests are hardly a problem once all this is attended to. I've grown  
> almost all the vegetables that I eat for almost 40 years and the only  
> pest problems for which I've taken deliberate action are cabbage  
> worms  (two sprays of Bt) and, on eggplants, flea beetles (Reemay).
> 
> Lee Reich, PhD
> http://www.leereich.com/
> 
> Books by Lee Reich:
> A Northeast Gardener's Year
> The Pruning Book
> Weedless Gardening
> Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
> Landscaping with Fruit
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 28, 2009, at 4:04 PM, Rose Rankin wrote:
> 
> > If you had to recommend one book to a newbie vegetable gardener,  
> > what would
> > it be? I'm trying to think of something that explains the what and  
> > how of
> > basic edible gardening but also deals with pests and diseases and  
> > how to
> > handle them. Sort of like the upcoming "What's Wrong with my Plant?"  
> > Any
> > suggestions? Thanks!
> > -Rose
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> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:42:38 -0500
> From: "Doreen Howard" 
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Canadian vegetables?
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> Hockey puckies, ice grapes, Toronturnips, Calgaroccili and my favorite 
> maple-leaf  black chard.
> Doreen Howard
> 
> > Doug Green's book: Guide to Canadian Vegetable Gardening. I  think it's
> > applicable for most peeps. Though I'm not sure what  Canadian
> > vegetables are. ;-)
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:50:11 -0400
> From: Doug Green 
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Canadian vegetables?
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> I'm surprised you missed touqueplant, not to mention frostnips (particularly
> in tundra pie) or even the little known Queboccoli (they're known to
> separate easily from their stems) or Albertini (but these are oily and not
> to most people's tastes).
> 
> But I ramble - I'm sure we've missed quite a few of the lesser known but
> highly entertaining Canadian vegetables.  And don't get us started on
> Canadian Fruits or Nuts.
> 
> Doug
> 
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 5:35 PM,  wrote:
> 
> >
> > Canadian vegetables:
> > Beerberry, Puckroot, Backbaconbush. Doug, did I miss any?
> > JF
> >
> > Doug Green's book: Guide to Canadian Vegetable Gardening. I  think it's
> > applicable for most peeps. Though I'm not sure what  Canadian
> > vegetables are. ;-)
> >
> >
> >
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> 
> -- 
> Doug Green
> Editor-in-Chief,
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> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:15:14 -0400
> From: "Carlo A. Balistrieri" 
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> Come on Doug...don't we get our fill of Canadian fruits and nuts???
> 
> My pick for vegetable gardening books would be those (titles on  
> request) that skew to the aesthetic side of veggies...the French  
> kitchen garden...potagers...etc.
> 
> Carlo A. Balistrieri, Executive Director
> The Gardens at Turtle Point
> Tuxedo Park, NY
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> Zone 6
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> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:27:01 EDT
> From: FRIELSTER@aol.com
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>  
> Doug,
> Touques did come to mind, but I thought they were a type of fungus.  Live & 
> learn. 
> JF
>  
> 
> I'm  surprised you missed touqueplant, not to mention frostnips 
> (particularly
> in  tundra pie) or even the little known Queboccoli (they're known to
> separate  easily from their stems) or Albertini (but these are oily and not
> to most  people's tastes).
> 
> But I ramble - I'm sure we've missed quite a few of  the lesser known but
> highly entertaining Canadian vegetables.  And  don't get us started on
> Canadian Fruits or  Nuts.
> 
> Doug
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:53:35 -0700 (PDT)
> From: yarrow@sfo.com
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Book recommendations
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> I agree that "pretty" would be one of my criteria for a first book on
> gardening. I like Ed Smith's Vegetable Gardener's Bible. It has pretty
> photos of vegetables to lure you in, and the emphasis is on soil building.
> (It's hard to stop at just one book! Ros Creasey has a series of thin
> books on short topics with pretty pix, as do Rodale and Sunset.)
> 
> For a real beginner, I'd also include the vital info on when to plant what
> locally -- a link to a local ag extension calendar, or a local gardening
> book, or even a 2010 monthly calendar with "what to plant when" dates
> written in. (Common Ground does one of these for the SF Bay Area.) Maybe
> info on local gardening groups, or a recommended forum, to answer
> questions.
> 
> 
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