"Despite having been written over 20 years ago, Growing Great Garlic remains the standard gardening guide for anyone interested in the organic cultivation of garlic."--Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
*Acres U.S.A. Editor's Pick
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.
Publisher: Filaree Productions
Published: 11/01/1991
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.03w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780963085016
About the Author
Engeland, Ron L.: -
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.