Bulletproof Flowers for the South,9780878332458

Bulletproof Flowers for the South

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Edition: Illus.
ISBN13: 9780878332458
ISBN10: 0878332456
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-10-01
Publisher(s): Taylor Trade Publishing
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Summary

The former co-host of the PBS show The Victory Garden illustrates how to plant, grow, and care for a variety of heat-resistant Southern flowers.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii
What's So Special about Southern Gardens and Southern Gardeners?
1(4)
Must I Learn Everything about Gardening All Over Again?
5(14)
What Gardeners Can Do to Minimize the Impact of Heat and Humidity
19(11)
Start by Improving Your Soil
19(5)
Feeding Your Soil (Fertilizing)
20(1)
Incorporating Organic Matter
21(1)
Adding Limestone
21(1)
Should You Add Sand to Clay Soils?
22(1)
Should You Add Clay to Sandy Soils?
23(1)
Then What Should You Add to Sandy Soils?
23(1)
Should You Haul in Topsoil?
23(1)
Should You Mulch?
24(1)
Should You Install an Irrigation System?
24(1)
How Can You Reduce the Impact of Periodic Dry Spells and Prolonged Droughts?
25(1)
How Can You Moisten Spots That Always Stay Dry?
26(1)
How Can You Use Shade to the Best Advantage?
26(2)
Shade Structures
27(1)
Eliminate Competing Weeds
28(1)
How Can You Know Whether a Plant Is Well Grown?
28(2)
Growing Flowers and Herbs in Containers
30(10)
Potting Soils
30(1)
Supplementary Limestone and Plant Nutrients
31(1)
How Often Should You Feed Plants in Containers?
32(1)
What Are Micronutrients and Should You Use Them?
33(2)
How Often Should You Water?
35(1)
Types of Containers
36(1)
Selecting a Choice Site for a Container
36(1)
Use Your Expensive Real Estate Every Month of the Year
37(1)
Should Potting Soils Be Reused?
37(1)
American Horticultural Society (AHS) Plant Heat-Zone Map
38(1)
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (Revised Version)
39(1)
Jim Wilson's Favorite Flowers for Southern Summers
40(77)
Flowers and Foliage Plants Recommended by Southern Experts
117(45)
Appendix 162(4)
Acknowledgments 166(1)
Photo Credits 167(1)
Index of Plant Names 168

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