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Here is the definitive guide to growing healthy organic vegetables without wasting our precious water resources! This incredibly timely book will give dedicated home gardeners the know-how to grow delicious produce in dry times, focusing on four different low-water conditions in the western United States: voluntary water conservation, drought, and both high and low desert. Using modern techniques, as well as tips and stories from native traditions ranging from the southwestern United States to the Middle East, this guide offers the best of ancient wisdom and the newest innovations in conservation, and includes varietal recommendations and a seasonal crop guide.
About the Author:
Maureen Gilmer is a syndicated gardening columnist and author of eighteen books on gardening and landscaping design; she lives in Palm Springs, California, in the heart of the desert.
Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert & Dry Times by Maureen Gilmer Reviews:
“With this timely book, learn how to grow your own healthy organic vegetables without wasting water and, in the process, how to assess your local soil, wind, and heat conditions. This is a guide everyone should own and use.”
—Sally Wasowski, author and award-winning gardening expert on native landscaping
“As a horticulturist and an ecologist, I salute Mo Gilmer for tackling the important subject of water conservation, which will only become more critical as we march through this century. Water is vital to our survival and the survival of our planet, and every gardener who thinks survival is important should read this book.”—Stephanie Cohen, The Perennial Diva, award-winning garden writer and Garden Writers Association fellow
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