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Gardening for All Seasons
January ~ A time for dreaming by the fire...and planning your garden
February ~ Look to the sky for signs of the gardening season
March ~ Start an asparagus bed...but take time to go fishing
April ~ Go after the weeds now for a better garden later
May ~ Spring has sprung...and so has your garden
June ~ Lettuce, green onions, peas...enjoy the early fruits of your labor
July ~ The vegetables you plant now will grow juicy and succulent
August ~ Corn relish, Indian pudding...and more delicious summer recipes
September ~ Harvest your top crops and prepare for the County Fair
October ~ Time to can and preserve your fruits for winter
November ~ Natural ways to keep colds away
December ~ Holiday treasures from your garden
Synopsis
Arranged month by month, this book is packed with pure gardening folk wisdom: planting by the moon, fishing when and where the bass will bite, and more. A treasured gift for anyone interested in the forgotten lore of gardening.
About the Author
Beloved author and life-long gardener Louise Riotte passed away in 1998 at the age of 89. During her life, she wrote twelve books on gardening, companion planting, and garden lore, among them the ever-popular Carrots Love Tomatoes. Her father taught her how to practice astrology, while her mother was an herbalist. Together they greatly influenced her life and her books, including Roses Love Garlic, Astrological Gardening, Sleeping with a Sunflower, Catfish Ponds & Lily Pads, and Raising Animals by the Moon. Riotte was an artist as well as a writer, and her own drawings appear in all of her books. She took great pride in her garden near her home in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Table of Contents
Twelve Months - Introduction
Wolf Moon - January
Snow Moon - February
Worm Moon - March
Pink Moon - April
Corn Planting Moon - May
Strawberry Moon - June
Thunder Moon - July
Green Corn Moon - August
Harvest Moon - September
Hunter's Moon - October
Beaver Moon - November
Cold Moon - December
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