Southwest Kitchen Garden

by Kim Nelson

What is a kitchen garden? It's vegetables and fruits, herbs and flowers, paths, structures, and decor. It's the farmland of the backyard. The kitchen garden links us to our heritage and our environment, to the past and the future. Kim Nelson's Southwest Kitchen Garden takes readers from garden to table with a delicious blend of engaging prose and practical information, Design and layout of the garden
Choosing herbs, flowers, and vegetables
Planting schedules
Harvesting and preparation, including recipes
Accompanied by Cynthia Miller's fresh and vibrant illustrations, Southwest Kitchen Garden will help you create a bountiful backyard farm. 50 illustrations.

Genres: Gardening

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Marcia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Includes all crops that grow well in NM and then gives the planting dates (by elevation) varieties, potential issues and companion plants.

[Jacqueline M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations are sort of sweet but i really wanted a true potager model but with a southwest twist. This was more "you can grow vegetables in the desert" versus how to grow an attractive cottage style kitchen garden. Might be good for a beginner and it at least acknowledges that my soil is hella alkaline and water is a serious concern which is doing better than 99% of gardening books out there. I might recommend for a new gardener, but not very helpful for my own purposes and the title is a little misleading as to what it actually is.