The 12-Month Gardener

by Jeff Ashton

First published 2001

Gardening expert Jeff Ashton presents practical methods for extending your growing season through homemade protective structures. The book focuses on affordable techniques to shield plants from cold temperatures, allowing gardeners to begin planting earlier in spring and continue harvesting later into fall. Ashton demonstrates how to construct various contraptions using readily available materials. Full-color photographs illustrate each protective device in action, showing real applications in garden settings. The guide emphasizes cost-effective solutions that any home gardener can implement. Readers learn to build season-extending tools that transform the traditional growing calendar into a year-round opportunity for cultivation.

Genres: agriculture, gardening, non-fiction, how-to

Vibes: cost-effective, informative, practical

Tropes: diy, how-to

136 pages · Hardcover · Lark Books

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