How to grow delicious produce inyour own backyard In thisguide, expert botanist Ginny Stibolt and Master Gardener Melissa Markhamprovide simple and accessible advice for successful vegetable gardening inFlorida, where soil types vary and cool-weather crops are grown right throughthe mild winters. They offer advice on what to do with over-abundant harvests, strategies for developing a community garden, and suggestions for opportunitiesbeyond the home garden. They also address integrated pest management, appropriate raised bed types, irrigation, seed saving, just-in-time harvesting, and food safety. This second edition is updated with the latest scientific knowledge andgrowing techniques; new crops for growers to try; more detail in the growingcalendars separated by north, central, and south Florida regions; and colorphotos and illustrations throughout the text. Readers will appreciate thisreliable resource that will help them and their families become more resilientby controlling some of their food from seed to table.