Lee Reich, PhD, dove into gardening decades ago, initially with one foot in academia as an agricultural scientist with the USDA and then Cornell University, and one foot in the field, the organic field. He eventually expanded his field to a "farmden" (more than a garden, less than a farm) and left academia to lecture, consult, and write. He is author of many books, including The Ever Curious Gardener, Weedless Gardening, The Pruning Book, and Landscaping with Fruit, as well as a syndicated column for Associated Press. Lee has a PhD in Horticulture from the University of Maryland, and an MS in Soil Science and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin. He blogs at leereich.com from his farmden in New Paltz, NY.

Growing Figs in Cold Climates is a welcome addition to our library from Lee Reich, our fruit guru. We have grown this delicious fruit on Maine's chilly coast, but Lee shows us how to do it even better.

• Introduction: Native home and reasons for widespread appealChapter 1: Why you can grow figs even in cold climatesFruit bearing habitThe fig treeChapter 2: Pruning: very important!Chapter 3: Five methods for growing figs in cold climatesBut first: How to care for the soil and nourish your figsMethod #1: Grow in a containerMethod #2: Plant in ground each spring, dig up each fallMethod #3: Swaddle stemsMethod #4: Lay down or bury stemsMethod #5: In ground, in cool or unheated greenhouse or hoop houseChapter 4: What kind of cold do you have?Chapter 5: Some varieties for cold climates?Chapter 6: Matching methods and varieties to kinds of cold climatesChapter 7: PestsChapter 8: Harvest & preservationChapter 9: Future directionsFurther informationIndex About the Author A Note About the Publisher

Lee Reich, PhD, dove into gardening decades ago, initially with one foot in academia as an agricultural scientist with the USDA and then Cornell University, and one foot in the field, the organic field. He eventually expanded his field to a "farmden" (more than a garden, less than a farm) and left academia to lecture, consult, and write. He is author of many books, including The Ever Curious Gardener, Weedless Gardening, The Pruning Book, and Landscaping with Fruit, as well as a syndicated column for Associated Press. Lee has a PhD in Horticulture from the University of Maryland, and an MS in Soil Science and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin. He blogs at leereich.com from his farmden in New Paltz, NY.

Growing Figs in Cold Climates is a welcome addition to our library from Lee Reich, our fruit guru. We have grown this delicious fruit on Maine's chilly coast, but Lee shows us how to do it even better.

• Introduction: Native home and reasons for widespread appealChapter 1: Why you can grow figs even in cold climatesFruit bearing habitThe fig treeChapter 2: Pruning: very important!Chapter 3: Five methods for growing figs in cold climatesBut first: How to care for the soil and nourish your figsMethod #1: Grow in a containerMethod #2: Plant in ground each spring, dig up each fallMethod #3: Swaddle stemsMethod #4: Lay down or bury stemsMethod #5: In ground, in cool or unheated greenhouse or hoop houseChapter 4: What kind of cold do you have?Chapter 5: Some varieties for cold climates?Chapter 6: Matching methods and varieties to kinds of cold climatesChapter 7: PestsChapter 8: Harvest & preservationChapter 9: Future directionsFurther informationIndex About the Author A Note About the Publisher

Lee Reich, PhD, dove into gardening decades ago, initially with one foot in academia as an agricultural scientist with the USDA and then Cornell University, and one foot in the field, the organic field. He eventually expanded his field to a "farmden" (more than a garden, less than a farm) and left academia to lecture, consult, and write. He is author of many books, including The Ever Curious Gardener, Weedless Gardening, The Pruning Book, and Landscaping with Fruit, as well as a syndicated column for Associated Press. Lee has a PhD in Horticulture from the University of Maryland, and an MS in Soil Science and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin. He blogs at leereich.com from his farmden in New Paltz, NY.

Growing Figs in Cold Climates is a welcome addition to our library from Lee Reich, our fruit guru. We have grown this delicious fruit on Maine's chilly coast, but Lee shows us how to do it even better.

• Introduction: Native home and reasons for widespread appealChapter 1: Why you can grow figs even in cold climatesFruit bearing habitThe fig treeChapter 2: Pruning: very important!Chapter 3: Five methods for growing figs in cold climatesBut first: How to care for the soil and nourish your figsMethod #1: Grow in a containerMethod #2: Plant in ground each spring, dig up each fallMethod #3: Swaddle stemsMethod #4: Lay down or bury stemsMethod #5: In ground, in cool or unheated greenhouse or hoop houseChapter 4: What kind of cold do you have?Chapter 5: Some varieties for cold climates?Chapter 6: Matching methods and varieties to kinds of cold climatesChapter 7: PestsChapter 8: Harvest & preservationChapter 9: Future directionsFurther informationIndex About the Author A Note About the Publisher