Best Vegetables To Grow In Michigan - April 2024

The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Midwest (Regional Vegetable Gardening Series)

How to grow your own food in the Heartland! There is nothing more regionally specific than vegetable gardening—what to plant, when to plant it, and when to harvest are decisions based on climate, weather, and first frost. The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Midwest, by regional expert Michael VanderBrug, focuses on the unique eccentricities of the Midwest gardening calendar. The month-by-month format makes it perfect for beginners—gardeners can start gardening the month they pick it up. This must-have book is for home gardeners in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1604695528
• ASIN: 1604695528
• ISBN: 1604695528
• Brand: Timber Press
• Manufacturer: Timber Press

Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide: 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use

Craft a soothing aloe lotion after an encounter with poison ivy, make a dandelion-burdock tincture to fix sluggish digestion, and brew up some lavender-lemon balm tea to ease a stressful day. In this introductory guide, Rosemary Gladstar shows you how easy it can be to make your own herbal remedies for life’s common ailments. Gladstar profiles 33 common healing plants and includes advice on growing, harvesting, preparing, and using herbs in healing tinctures, oils, and creams. Stock your medicine cabinet full of all-natural, low-cost herbal preparations.

• ASIN: B007V5AXOA
• ASIN: B007V5AXOA
• Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC

Mushrooming without Fear: The Beginner's Guide to Collecting Safe and Delicious Mushrooms

Novices eager to collect tasty wild mushrooms will find this unique guide invaluable. Unlike others, it focuses only on those types that are both safe to eat and delicious. Most important, it presents the eight rules of mushroom gathering in a straightforward fashion—including “Never, never take a mushroom with gills” and “If a mushroom smells rotten, it is rotten.” Among the many mushrooms covered are the cep; the red-cracked, larch, bay, and birch boletes; hen of the woods, chanterelle, trumpet chanterelle, hedgehog fungus, common puffball, horn of plenty, and cauliflower mushroom.... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1602391602
• ASIN: 1602391602
• ISBN: 1602391602
• Brand: SKYHORSE
• Size: One Size
• Manufacturer: Skyhorse Publishing

Straw Bale Gardens Complete: Breakthrough Vegetable Gardening Method - All-New Information On: Urban & Small Spaces, Organics, Saving Water - Make Your Own Bales With or Without Straw

"Are you ready to learn about a transformative garden technology that could change your life - for less than $100?" - New York TimesTake your straw bale gardening to the next level - in more places, with new products, and even, sometimes, skipping the straw!The reception and enthusiasm for straw bale gardening, introduced in 2013, has proved revolutionary in vegetable growing. Why? Because the bold promises in the book are kept: grow vegetables anywhere, earlier in the year, with no weeding. Gardeners everywhere are excited. Straw bale gardening works! In just the short amount of time that has... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00SG9FACU
• ASIN: B00SG9FACU
• Manufacturer: Cool Springs Press

Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt To Plate (The Wild Food Adventure Series, Book 1)

"Wild spinach about 7 feet tall and fully mature. Well-fed wild spinach is well-branched and produces a huge quantity of seeds when mature. The leaves are still edible at this stage but are reduced in quality, taking on a somewhat off-flavor. According to research on other mature plants, the leaves on these older plants retain most of their nutrients and phytochemicals as long as they are still green." (Left: The author stands in for perspective, 2006.) Imagine what you could do with eighteen delicious new greens in your dining arsenal including purslane, chickweed, curly dock, wild spin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1423601505
• ASIN: 1423601505
• ISBN: 1423601505
• Brand: Gibbs Smith
• Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith

Midwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 109 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness

“This comprehensive, accessible, full-color guide includes plant profiles, step-by-step instructions for essential herbal remedies and seasonal foraging tips.” —Natural Awakenings Chicago In Midwest Medicinal Plants, Lisa Rose is your trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting, and using 120 of the region’s most powerful wild plants. You’ll learn how to safely and ethically forage and how to use wild plants in herbal medicines including teas, tinctures, and salves. Plant profiles include clear, color photographs, identification tips, medicinal uses and herbal preparations, and... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1604696559
• ASIN: 1604696559
• ISBN: 1604696559
• Brand: Timber Press
• Manufacturer: Timber Press

The Complete Compost Gardening Guide: Banner batches, grow heaps, comforter compost, and other amazing techniques for saving time and money, and ... most flavorful, nutritous vegetables ever.

Develop mature compost right in your garden. Barbara Pleasant and Deborah Martin explain their six-way compost gardening system in this informative guide that will have you rethinking how you create and use your compost. With your plants and compost living together from the beginning, your garden will become a nourishing and organic environment that encourages growth and sustainability. You’ll also find that the enriched soil requires less tending, weeding, and mulching, so you can do less back-breaking work for the same lush, beautiful results. 

• ASIN: 1580177026
• UPC: 037038177022
• ASIN: 1580177026
• ISBN: 1580177026
• Brand: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC

Better Homes and Gardens Perennial Gardening (Better Homes and Gardens Gardening)

A comprehensive reference for planning, planting, and caring for the most popular perennials Perennial Gardening from Better Homes and Gardens makes it easy to plan and maintain your ideal home garden with a wealth of smart guidance on selecting and caring for your perennials. All of the essentials are covered here, from planning the initial design to choosing the right perennials for your geographical region to maintaining your garden over time. Perfect for gardeners of any and all skill levels, the book is packed with useful checklists, troubleshooting advice for common problems, handy at-a-... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0470878444
• ASIN: 0470878444
• ISBN: 0470878444
• Brand: Better Homes & Gardens
• Manufacturer: Better Homes & Gardens

Morel Habitat Kit ® - Backyard Morel Mushroom Growing Kit

Morel Habitat Kit Morel Mushroom Growing Kits since 1989: The Morel Habitat Kit {MHK} was developed so everyone could enjoy growing their own morels - Morchella -in their backyard and have a personal supply of fresh morel mushrooms to eat each spring. This IS NOT "spore seed" kit in a paper packet that requires perfect conditions for spores to germinate. This IS NOT a "liquid mycelium" product either, which requires laboratory conditions and sterile lab procedures to grow. The Morel Habitat Kit contains living morel fungus in a 22 oz. block of morel mushroom spawn (body). Guaranteed to produ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00H9KMCLY
• UPC: 701748871951
• ASIN: B00H9KMCLY
• Brand: GMHP Gourmet Mushroom Products
• Manufacturer: Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc

Back To The Roots Organic Mushroom Growing Kit, Harvest Gourmet Oyster Mushrooms In 10 days, Top Gardening Gift, Holiday Gift, & Unique Gift

Back to the Roots is on a mission to undo food. In a college class, We learned mushrooms could grow entirely on spent coffee grounds. After watching hours of how-to videos & turning our fraternity kitchen into a big science experiment, we eventually decided to give up our corporate job offers to instead become full-time mushroom farmers. What started as curiosity about urban farming has turned into a passion to undo food & reconnect families back to where it comes from.

• ASIN: B00CD0KZ78
• UPC: 853036006009
• ASIN: B00CD0KZ78
• Brand: Back to the Roots
• Size: Mushroom Kit
• Manufacturer: Back to the Roots

Brussels Sprout Seeds - 200+ Rare Heirloom Brussel Sprout Seeds (Long Island Improved) Yields 50-100 Sprouts per Plant! Guaranteed to Grow

Introduced in the 1890s. Once the most important commercial sprout variety in the US. Compact 24" plants yield 50-100 dark green 1½" sprouts over an extended period. 80-115 days from transplant. Sow seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost. Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Plant out just before the last frost. Brussels sprouts are a slow-growing, long-season vegetable that requires a regular supply of water. The sprouts are most delicious after frost.

• ASIN: B00CBXYM12
• ASIN: B00CBXYM12
• Brand: PowerGrow Systems
• Manufacturer: PowerGrow Systems

Miracle-Gro Expand 'n Gro Concentrated Planting Mix 0.33 cu ft

Miracle-Gro Expand 'n Gro Concentrated Planting Mix is a great substitute for potting mix or garden soil as it can be used in-ground or in containers. The compressed coir and plant food expands up to 3X when water is added and feeds plants for up to 6 months. It holds up to 50% more water than basic potting soil and creates up to 90% more air giving your plant's roots all the room they need to thrive.

• ASIN: B01N1UXYCC
• UPC: 032247073349
• ASIN: B01N1UXYCC
• Brand: Miracle-Gro
• Size: 0.33 CF
• Manufacturer: Miracle-Gro

6-Ft Raised Garden Bed - Vertical Garden Freestanding Elevated Planter with 4 Container Boxes - Good for Patio or Balcony Indoor and Outdoor - Cascading Water Drainage (1-Pack/Espresso Brown)

• ASIN: B0718WMFC6
• UPC: 873975003013
• ASIN: B0718WMFC6
• Brand: Outland Living
• Size: 1-Pack/Espresso Brown
• Manufacturer: Outland Living

Michigan Peat 5540 Garden Magic Top Soil, 40-Pound

Garden magic top soil often used as a top dressing and to fill holes in lawns and gardens. A blend of dark, reed sedge peat and sand. This product will also loosen heavy clay soils and enhance moisture retention in light soils. Available in 40-pound.

• ASIN: B000GQ4KX6
• UPC: 028009155408
• ASIN: B000GQ4KX6
• Brand: Michigan Peat
• Size: 40-Pound
• Manufacturer: Michigan Peat

Premium All Purpose Potting Soil, 1.5 cu. ft. Bag

Proven Winners premium all purpose potting soil is the perfect blend for all your gardening needs. It is specially formulated to produce beautiful, vibrant flowers & strong growth, & is suitable for a wide range of plants & potting situations. It is ready to use right from the bag, with no need to amend the mix.

• ASIN: B00H9FG1RK
• UPC: 064277802156
• ASIN: B00H9FG1RK
• Brand: Proven Winners
• Size: 1.5cu.'.
• Manufacturer: Proven Winners

Florida Fruit & Vegetable Gardening : Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles

Plant, grow, and harvest the best edibles for your garden!Florida Fruit & Vegetable Gardening is an easy-to-use guide to growing edibles in the Sunshine State. Full-color images illustrate the more than 25 fruits and berries

• UPC: 42079836

Southwest Fruit & Vegetable Gardening : Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles

Presents an introduction to gardening in the Southwestern states, with discussions on soil preparation, equipment, and garden maintenance, with planting and harvesting information on individual fruits and

• UPC: 29454445

Grow the Best Asparagus - Paperback

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and

• UPC: 1290689
• Rating: 5.0

Southern Fruit & Vegetable Gardening : Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles

If you live in the Southern United States, you'll discover the best edible plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide--and they'll be on your table before you know

• UPC: 23366388

Northwest Fruit & Vegetable Gardening : Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles: Oregon, Washington, Northern California, British Columbia

If you live in the Northwest, you'll discover the best edible plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide--and they'll be on your table before you know

• UPC: 23366398

Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Gardening : Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles

If you live in the Mid-Atlantic United States, you'll discover the best edible plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide--and they'll be on your table before you know

• UPC: 23366389

How to Build, Maintain, and Use a Compost System : Secrets and Techniques You Need to Know to Grow the Best Vegetables

Some of the best fertilizer on the planet can be made with your very own garbage. Starting with something as simple as coffee grounds, old banana peels, bread crusts, and leftover meals, you can start

• UPC: 43905888

Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners: How Best to Grow Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Edibles Flowers in Raised Beds, Pots, Tubs, and Other Contai

Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners: How Best to Grow Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Edibles Flowers in Raised Beds, Pots, Tubs, and Other

• UPC: 650278110

Carolinas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening : How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles

No matter where you live within North or South Carolina, you'll discover the best edible plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide--and they'll be on your table before you know

• UPC: 23366390

Derek Fell's Grow This! : A Garden Expert's Guide to Choosing the Best Vegetables, Flowers, and Seeds So You're Never Disappointed Again

What gardeners want most is a bigger and better return on their investment of time and money--maximum yields and superior flavor for edibles, long-lasting blooms for flowers. Fell gives expert advice for choosing and growing

• UPC: 21917956