{"product_id":"the-desert-gardeners-calendar-george-brookbank-9780816518944","title":"The Desert Gardener's Calendar: Your Month-By-Month Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat's the best time to plant or prune?\u003c\/b\u003e When should you fertilize fruit trees? What's the earliest date to set out tomato plants? Gardeners in the desert Southwest can't rely on books that try to cover the whole country. Summer heat, less rain, and shorter, unreliable growing seasons are important factors in the desert. That's why \u003ci\u003eThe Desert Gardener's Calendar\u003c\/i\u003e can be essential to gardening success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether you're raising vegetables, nursing citrus trees, or just trying to keep your front yard looking its best, you'll find that this handy book gives you a valuable month-by-month perspective on the year. It helps you to focus on necessary activities and reminds you of simple tasks you might overlook.It's especially valuable for people who've moved to the desert regions from other parts of the country and follow old gardening dates that seldom apply to their new home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Desert Gardener's Calendar\u003c\/i\u003e is a guide to the maintenance you need to do to keep your garden flourishing and your landscape attractive throughout the year. It combines the month-by-month gardening and landscaping activities from two separate books by George Brookbank--\u003ci\u003eDesert Gardening, Fruits and Vegetables\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDesert Landscaping\u003c\/i\u003e--and was created in response to readers who have found the calendar sections of those books especially invaluable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And because not all deserts are the same, Brookbank is careful to point out differences in scheduling encountered by gardeners in low- and middle-elevation regions in California and the Southwest. \"I believe,\" says the author, \"that if you use this calendar and let your judgment become more accurate with experience, you'll soon be doing everything right.\" Although that might suggest a day when you don't need this book, chances are good that, if you're a desert gardener, right now you do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Brookbank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816518947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816518944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.94h x 8.50w x 0.36d","brand":"George Brookbank","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947329749247,"sku":"9780816518944","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_11514a99-e20e-452c-b2a3-6d222b63deef.jpg?v=1681518078","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-desert-gardeners-calendar-george-brookbank-9780816518944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}