Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening Guide

Cheryl and her late husband Bob are acknowledged experts for gardeners in the Rocky Mountain region. Despite the challenges of growing vegetables here¿short growing seasons, cool nights, drought, and lousy soil¿you can be a successful gardener; you just need to know more. For this edition, Cheryl has revised and updated the information you need to ¿get growing.¿
·Andra and Dan Spurr, Publisher and Editor of Rocky Mountain Gardening magazine
Our network is thrilled to offer our affiliated radio stations the program ¿Northern Gardening Tips,¿ which is produced by Cheryl Moore-Gough and airs across Montana and Wyoming. We believe that Cheryl is one of the most knowledgeable horticulturists in the Rocky Mountains. Her radio programs assist and educate thousands of vegetable gardeners across our region.
·Rocky Erickson, News Operations Director, Northern News Network
Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening Guide is my go-to book for the best information on gardening in the Rocky Mountain region. I recommend this as a textbook for everyone who takes my vegetable gardening classes. It¿s well written and helpful for gardening in a challenging environment.
·Kris Isom, Owner of Peacefuldeserthomestead.com, Medicinal Herbalist, Colorado Master Composter, Colorado Master Gardener
Vegetable gardening in Colorado can be challenging. Cheryl and Bob¿s Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening Guide is the most comprehensive guide for beginning vegetable gardeners as well as seasoned veterans. It is a favorite here at Tagawa Gardens and literally flies off the shelves!
·Conni George, Guest Services/Homes and Lifestyles, Tagawa Gardens
Every child should know where their food comes from, share the joys of gardening, and be given the opportunity to connect with nature. Cheryl¿s book is the go-to resource for parents wanting to know how to have a successful gardening experience in the Rocky Mountain region.
·Sam Blomquist, Executive Director, Gallatin Valley Farm to School
Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening Guide is the definitive guide to vegetable gardening in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Expert horticulturist Cheryl Moore-Gough addresses the unique growing conditions and challenges of this region, providing proven approaches to make gardening a truly enjoyable experience.
This guide includes easy-to-read charts with average growing seasons of locales within each state, numerous season-extending ideas, various approaches to composting, and extensive information on soil testing and amendments, all clearly illustrated with full-color photographs. Learn about more than forty types of vegetables that can be grown in the Rocky Mountain region, including detailed information on when and how to successfully start them from seed or as transplants, fertilization and watering needs, and identification and elimination of common pests.
Cheryl Moore-Gough is the technical horticulture editor for Rocky Mountain Gardening magazine and Adjunct Assistant Professor in horticulture at Montana State University, where she teaches Vegetable Production. Since 2004 she has been producing and hosting the Northern News Network¿s daily radio program ¿Northern Gardening Tips.¿ She also has published numerous works alone and with her late husband, the well-known Robert ¿Dr. Bob¿ Gough, including The Montana Gardener¿s Companion (published by Globe Pequot) and The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds.