Horticulturist with Giant Cabbage, as shown on cover of Alaska Gardening Guide. Click to view larger. Alaska Gardening Guide, Vol 1
Alaska Gardening 
Guide, Vol 1
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ISBN # 1-888125-54-3  - $29.95, second printing
paperback with 352 pages of Alaska garden information
and over 200 photographs and diagrams.
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Part Three: Plant Specifics

Chapter 15. Culture Clues    255 Each vegetable is covered individualy with gardening hints and growing tips.

Artichoke, Globe — Asparagus — Beans — Beets — Broccoli — Brussels Sprouts — Cabbage — Cantaloupe (See Melons) — Carrots — Cauliflower — Celery — Chard, Swiss — Corn, Sweet — Cucumbers — Currants — Eggplant — Endive — Herbs — Jerusalem Artichokes — Kale — Kohlrabi — Lettuce — Melons — Onions — Parsley — Parsnips — Peas — Peppers — Potatoes — Pumpkins — Radishes — Raspberries — Rhubarb — Rutabagas — Spinach — New Zealand Spinach — Squash — Strawberries — Tomatoes — Turnips — Watermelon — Zucchini (see Squash)

Appendices

Appendix A:

Helps for the gardener!Charts and Helps for the Gardener

Planting Guide
Companion Planting Guide
Plants that Attract Beneficial Insects
General Repellent Crops
Specific Repellents
Table of Optimum pH Ranges
Plant Nutrients in Manure
Micronutrients in Manure
Composition of Fish By-products.
Seed Sources for Northern Varieties (includes web sites)
Early Seed Starting Dates
Storage Table for Alaska Vegetables
Zone Maps
Hardiness Regions of Alaska
USDA Hardiness Regions of Alaska
Fan Capacity Chart
Herb Chart

Appendix B:

Alaska Cooperative Extension Recommended Variety Lists

Interior AlaskaAlaskans love corn so much, some even grow it in greenhouses, but some varieties can be grown outdoors in the interior.

     Garden Vegetables
     Greenhouse Vegetables
     Fruit

Southcentral Alaska

   Apples DO grow in Alaska!                 Vegetables
     Greenhouse VegetablesStrawberries grow wild in much of Alaska - but cultivated ones will grow larger.
     Small Fruits
     Tree Fruits

Southeast AlaskaCucumbers in Alaska are more likely to be grown in greenhouses.

     Garden Vegetables
     Greenhouse Vegetables

Appendix C:

Addresses

     Alaska Cooperative Extension Offices
     Addresses for Polyethylene Films

Index (17 pages of it!)


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