[vermont08]

Does anyone know of a book(s) that talk about gardening in Vermont. I am looking for something that would talk about herbs, veggies, and flowers. So it may take more then one book. We plan to move next spring and I love to garden and want to read up and plan ahead. Thanks for any help.

[jessnhow]

Hi I'm Jess,

I'm 26 and love to garden. We are in zone 5 and have about 4 good months of a growing season. About mid may through the end of august early september.Depending on where you are in the state it can be very rocky but the soils good. I grow many perrenials including jacobs ladder,bumblebee bush, lilys, iris's,lupines,monkshood,johnny jumpups,ecinasea,no seedums Too many to list and they do very well year after year. aS FOR THE VEGGIES i'm just learning that this year but they seem to like a lot of sun which is scarce around some parts. It's a wonderful place to live though!!!

[vermont08]

Thanks for the quick list of what you found grows well. I am 29 married with two girls ages 18 mo and 4 yrs. We plan to move in early April so we should be there in time to work a little with the soil and plant a few things. As far as veggies go I have read that brasicas grow well (broccoli, cabbage,brussel) But I have never tried to grow any of them since right now we live in Maryland and can see temps +100 during late Aug. We plan to move to the Burlington area. We are looking mostly at South Burlington and Shelburne right now but we will be looking at rental homes all over the area when it is time to move.

[tkln]

You can ask questions or just read on the Gardenweb Forums - it's a wealth of information for all gardening stuff, and it's also broken down by region so I'm sure someone can answer any questions you may have...

New England Gardening Forum - GardenWeb

[vter]

I live in Addison and have the typical Addison County clay soils. I have a hard time growing anything "underground" - carrots, etc. They come out looking mutated LOL. I've had great luck with cukes, corn, etc.
Check out Gardner's Supply in Burlington when you get here (or now-I think their website is Gardeners Supply Company - garden store, yard and landscape decor)

[Yac]

OR, you could check out the gardening forum at city-data.com
http://www.city-data.com/forum/garden/
Yac.

[harry chickpea]

Gardened in Vermont-
Corn - scrumptious if the coons and deer don't get to it.
Broccoli - excellent
Leaf lettuce- good in spring and fall. Grow indoors in winter
Radishes - who can screw up a radish?
Peas - prolific if you start them early
Beans - likewise
Winter squash - grew enough of these to last until February without any effort.
Summer squash - Zucchini yes, crookneck a little less so. bugs
Tomatoes - good, watch out for cutworms
Potatoes - prolific, but rotate crops as the diseases set into an area of soil quickly.
Green onions - should be a staple.

Remember that during the heat of the summer, the weeds can easily outpace the vegetables, and weeding is hot and sweaty. About AUgust I used to abandon the garden and just glean what the weeds hadn't overgrown.

[vermont08]

Thanks for the lists of things that do well. I did find one book that is due to come out soon on Vermont Gardening on amazon. If anyone else is interested, it is going to be release Nov. 1st.

Amazon.com: The Vermont Gardener's Companion: An Insider's Guide to Gardening in Vermont: Books: Henry Homeyer

[keri_b_19]

By far the best comprehensive book on gardening in VT is The Woodchuck's Guide to Gardening by Ron Krupp. Available at pretty much any bookstore in VT. Good Luck!

[quickdraw]

I'm not sure if I'm going to plant roses this year. Oh those japanese beetles!!
I feels so sorry for the roses, they are so beautiful but they have japanese beetles all over them. Our property is strictly organic so no chemicals. We've tried a few natural things, they help, but not much. Every morning and evening I have to go over the vines on our porch, peach trees, and various plants, pulling off dozens of beetles having orgies all over our greeneriy.