The Tennessee Fruit and Vegetable Book

by Walter Reeves, Felder Rushing

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the benefits derived from gardening, namely enjoyment, exercise, and nutrition. Book retailers are well aware that the trend in gardening books is to regional titles that provide credible information on the plants that perform well in specific regions. The Tennessee Fruit & Vegetable Book is written by the highly popular gardening experts Walter Reeves and Felder Rushing. Contains advice for plant fruits, vegetables, and herbs. With 60 featured plants, the authors provide characteristics of available varieties, planting and maintenance advice, as well as recipes for dishes from the garden.

Genres: Nonfiction

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Walter Reeves is a native Georgian who grew up on a farm in rural Fayette county, where he gained lots of practical knowledge about plants. His horticulture career began with the University of Georgia Extension, where he served for 29 years. Best known to Atlanta-area listeners as the radio host of The Lawn and Garden Show with Walter Reeves, he also reaches gardeners through his weekly columns in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Walter helps gardeners throughout the state as the host of Gardening in Georgia, shown weekly on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Walter is the co-author of the Georgia Gardeners Guide, Month by Month Gardening in Georgia, and The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book. His website www.walterreeves.com contains thousands of hints, tips and answers for gardeners in the Southeast. He lives with his wife Sandi and his son Grey on a one-acre in progress landscape in DeKalb county."

Reviews

[David Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tennessee Fruit and Vegetable Book by Felder Rushing & Walter Reeves (Cool Springs Press 2002) (635.09768). This is a great practical guide for beginning farmers. All of Felder Rushing's books are entertaining reading, but this one is packed with essential information as well. My rating: 7/10, finished 9/4/18.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm enjoying this book very much, as it gives such specific advice for all gardeners -- especially those in my area.

Note after I finished: I checked this out of the library. It's a great book, but more of a reference. To really use it, I think you would need to own your own copy. However, I did learn many things.