The Seattle based authors of Food Grown Right, in Your Backyard operate a business that gets homeowners started growing their own vegetables (along with herbs, edible flowers, and a few berry fruits) no matter what the challenges may come from inexperience or a difficult site. Colin McCrate and Brad Halm advice is great for beginners, providing a lot of structure and many details while including a teaching element with every entry. For example, by growing radishes you’ll learn how to harvest at the right time for the best taste, while planting corn will teach you about wind pollination.
Excerpted from the Winter 2013 Arboretum Bulletin.