Alaska Gardening Guide - Expert Tips for Growing Plants in Cold Climates | Perfect for Home Gardens, Greenhouses & Outdoor Landscaping
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If you can garden well in Alaska, with its immense size and varied climates, you should be able to garden in any northern area, from Canada to Maine, from Norway to northern Oregon. Alaska Gardening Guide is a hands-on, how-to book which reveals the secrets of generations of experts in cold climate gardening. It provides Alaskans (whether cheechako or sourdough) with the special knowledge they need to succeed in their state, and other northern gardeners the techniques that will help them meet their own unique growing challenges, no matter where they live and garden. Alaska Gardening Guide is arranged in three parts; a section on planting basics for the beginning gardener, a more in-depth section dealing with specific problems encountered in the various areas in Alaska (like cold soil, premature bolting to seed, or heavy precipitation), and a final section packed full of techniques and tips for raising particular vegetables.
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We moved to Fairbanks, Alaska in 2015 and although we're somewhat experienced cold climate growers (Montana), the prospect of growing our own food here presented some challenges that we knew we'd have to figure out solutions for. We looked for this book locally but had a lot of difficulty finding it, so ended up purchasing from Amazon. (Turns out, Holm Town nursery stocks it, but we learned this after the fact.)I read this pretty much cover to cover and it's an extremely authoritative growing guide for anyone who is up against a cold climate, short growing season and particularly those that might see issues with permafrost. I can say that the knowledge contained within is well worth the purchase price and for us, it contributed to a bountiful 2016 garden and should continue to help us in the future. We implemented many of the techniques discussed and short of experimentation driven by our own self interests in growing, this book truly helped us shorten the learning curve of growing in such a different climate from what we are used to. I would say that there is much room for growth outside of what's discussed in the book, through experimentation and knowledge of genetics, but this book will really help to provide you techniques that can save you from many utter failures.There's no such thing as a small cabbage when grown under the midnight sun! We look forward to many more years of growing here and will keep this as a reference for the future!
