Growing Great Garlic: The Definitive Guide for Organic Gardeners and Small Farmers - Softcover

Ron L. Engeland

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0963085018 ISBN 13: 9780963085016

Publisher: Filaree Productions, 1995

Synopsis

The first garlic book written specifically for organic gardeners and small-scale farmers Growing Great Garlic is the definitive grower's guide written by a small scale farmer who makes his living growing over 200 strains of garlic. Commercial growers will want to consult this book regularly. The author tells us: which strains to plant when to fertilize when to plant when to prune flower stalks how to plant when to harvest Plus, how to store, market, and process the crop Growing Great Garlic makes a genuine contribution in the field of garlic classification that will help the public recognize several distinct varietal types of garlic.

About this title

About the Author

For the past fifteen years, author Ron Engeland has farmed organically with his wife, Watershine, and two children in north central Washington state. In addition to garlic they raise over 100 varieties of apples, plus peaches, apricots, plums, raspberries, potatoes, and cut and dried flowers. Ron also manages an irrigation company and writes numerous articles. He is a former state secretary of the Washington Tilth Producers' Cooperative, and served three years on the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board.

Edition details

• Publisher: Filaree Productions
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0963085018
• ISBN 13: 9780963085016
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228