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Saving container plants : overwintering techniques for keeping tender plants alive year after year  Cover Image Book Book

Saving container plants : overwintering techniques for keeping tender plants alive year after year / Alice and Brian McGowan.

McGowan, Brian, 1952- (Author). McGowan, Alice. (Added Author).

Summary:

This Storey Basics guide offers simple techniques for overwintering a variety of common tender perennial plants, based on what kind of dormancy the plants go through in their native environment.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781612123615 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1612123619 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9781612123622 (ebook)
  • ISBN: 1612123627 (ebook)
  • Physical Description: 124 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.
  • Publisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
What is a tender perennial? -- Selecting which plants to keep -- Why grow tenders? -- Overwintering 101 -- Sunny & warm -- Cool & bright -- Dark & damp -- Dark & dry -- The importance of temperature -- Setting up your site -- Preventing pest problems -- Specific pests and diseases -- Spring: the transition -- Storing plants outdoors -- Quick tips for overwintering.
Subject: Container gardening.
Perennials.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Kirtland Community College Library SB 418 .M346 2014 30775305478555 General Collection Available -


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