Vegetable Gardening for Ontario

by Laura Peters

Ontario is an ideal place to grow a huge variety of vegetables, and there are plenty of healthful and economic benefits to having your own garden. Whether you have a traditional backyard space or several containers on a high-rise balcony, you can grow a season-long supply of tasty produce. Best-selling garden writer Laura Peters provides all you need to know to dig in: * Basics such as light, soil, exposure and frost tolerance * Almost infinite garden styles, including raised beds and limited space gardening * Preparing the garden and selecting which vegetables to grow where * Recommended varieties, including new, traditional, heirloom and unusual selections * Seasonal care, including mulching, weeding and watering * Tips throughout, including how to extend the growing season and what to do with your harvest * Organic approaches to management of pests and diseases * An appendix featuring companion plants and relationships * Helpful hardiness maps, and delicious colour photos throughout. * From A to Z--yummy artichokes, arugula and asparagus, through to healthy kale and peculiar kohlrabi, leeks and okra, all the way to colourful peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and zucchini--it's all here in this informative gardening guide.

272 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2011

Reviews

[Karly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty much everything you need to know about gardening and tailored for Ontario's climate! Great section on composting!

[Laura McGee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book to launch from, but limited. Will be looking for more in depth info now.

[Will Darragh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent starter guide

[Trace · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had high hopes for this book and I still might purchase my own copy because there is a lot of great info in here. Loved the specific recommendations for varieties to try of each vegetable. Loved the harvesting tips.

Felt it really could have used more information on seed sowing. Would have loved to have seen a chart included on approximate dates to start seed sowing indoors for each vegetable (ie, what can be started in January, what can be starting February and so on) - which would have been quite doable seeing as this is a book specifically for Ontario.

I was disappointed to see that the writer was not an Ontario resident at all - but hails from Edmonton, which is a completely different climate than Ontario - so this makes me a little suspicious.
However its the best book on veggie gardening that is specific to Ontario that I've seen thus far - in fact its the only one I've read so far.