Title:
Growing great garlic : the definitive guide for organic gardeners and small farmers
Author:
Publication Date:
1991
Publication Information:
Okanogan, WA : Filaree Productions, 1991.
Physical Description:
xii, 213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780963085016
Abstract:
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. Engeland covers everything from history and evolution to site and soil preparation, storage, and marketing: information on which varieties to plant, when and how to plant, when to fertilize (and when not to fertilize), when to prune and harvest, plus how to store, market, and process the crop.
Contents:
Garlic: past and present. In search of respect -- Garlic varieties -- History of garlic -- Cultural requirements. Sites and soils -- Selection of planting stock -- Fall chores -- Spring tasks -- Pests and diseases -- Pre-harvest -- Harvest to harvest. Cleaning, grading, and packing -- Storage -- Marketing -- Epilogue: Closing note about garlic taste.
Language:
English
