Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface to the Fourth Edition

Preface to the Fifth Edition

What This Book is About

1. The Principles of Winter Gardening

Climate

Site

Light and Warmth

Drainage

Shelter

Soil

Green Manures (Cover Crops)

Mulches

Fallowing

Fertilizers

A Seed Breeder’s Perspective

Varieties and Saving Seed

Saving Seed

Timing

2. Winter Gardening Mechanics

Starting Out

Beginner’s Easy and Very Hardy List

Spacing

Beds

Rotation

Winter Weeds

Picking Your Produce and Eating it

Self-Confidence

3. Cloches, Frames and Polytunnels

Introduction

Walls and Terraces

A Bit of History

Cloches

Low Polytunnels

Window Frames

High Tunnels/Hoophouses

4. Sharecroppers

Cabbage Aphid

Cabbage Looper and Imported Cabbageworms

Cabbage Maggot

Carrot Rust Flies

Lettuce Root Aphids

Slugs and Snails

Flea Beetles

Cutworms, Climbing Cutworms and Pill Bugs

Diseases

Onion Rust

Clubroot

5. Which Vegetables and Herbs to Grow

Introduction

Using This Guide

Terminology

Hardiness

Sowing Dates

Varieties

Crucifers

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Cauliflower

Chinese Cabbage

Collards

Cress

Kale

Kohlrabi

Mustards

Raab/Rapa

Radish

Rocket/Arugula

Rutabaga/Swede

Seakale

Turnip

Watercress

Onions

Garlic

Leeks

Overwintering Onions

Japanese Onions (Scallions)

Top-Set Onions

Other Vegetables

Beets

Broad Bean/Fava

Burdock

Cardoons

Carrots

Celery

Celeriac

Chickweed

Chicory

Corn Salad/ Máche/Lamb’s Lettuce

Dandelion

Endive

Florence Fennel

Jerusalem Artichoke

Lettuce

Early Spring Varieties

Fall Varieties

Overwintering Varieties

New Zealand Spinach

Parsley

Parsnip

Peas

Rapunzel

Salsify/Oyster Plant

Scorzonera

Skirret

Spinach

Swiss Chard

Herbs

Alexanders

Anise Hyssop

Chervil

Chinese Chives/Garlic Chives

Chives

Chrysanthemums

Coriander/Cilantro/Chinese Parsley

Fennel

Horseradish

Lovage

Miner’s Lettuce

Mints

Oregano

Primrose

Rosemary

Sage

Salad Burnet

Shepherd’s Purse

Sorrel

Thyme

Valerian

Violets

Wintergreen/Teaberry

Winter Savory

Yerba Buena

Afterword: Food Warrior

Appendix A: Seed Companies and Other Resources

Seed Companies

Nurseries and Suppliers

Organizations

Local and Regional Groups Involved with Native Vegetation

References for Gardeners Outside the Northwest

In-Depth References

Appendix B: Further Reading

For Gardeners in the Maritime Northwest

General Gardening

Historical Vegetable Gardening Books

Soil Fertility

Covers and Greenhouses

Invertebrate Identification, Habits and Sleuthing

Landscaping for Winter Aesthetics, Wildlife and Livestock

Nutrition and the Politics of Healthy Food Production

Pamphlets

Cookbooks

Videos

Periodicals

Appendix C: Nutrients in Winter and Summer Vegetables

Appendix D: A Year-Long Planting Guide.

Index

About the Author