Dedication Acknowledgements Preface Part I: Growing Edibles in the Carolinas Chapter 1: The Carolinas Region Chapter 2: Seasonal Gardening Chapter 3: Planning your Garden Chapter 4: Building Great Soil Chapter 5: Planting Your Garden Chapter 6: Growing Your Garden Part IIFruit & Vegetable Profiles Chapter 7: Fruit & Nut Gardening Growing Citrus in the Carolinas Fruit Shrubs & Brambles Vining & Garden Fruits Chapter 8: Vegetable & Herb gardening Cool-Season Gardening Tips & Tricks Cool-Season Vegetables Cool-Season Herbs Warm-Season Gardening Tips & Tricks Warm-Season Vegetables Warm-Season Herbs Resources Glossary Index Meet Katie Elzer-Peters  

North and South Carolina are two of the best vegetable and fruit gardening states in the country. The mild climate, ample rainfall, and rich soil combine to create a growing environment in which there are practically no limits. All you really need to know is what to plant and when. "Carolinas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening" is written exclusively for gardeners who want to grow edibles in North or South Carolina. Seasoned Carolinas gardener Katie Elzer-Peters equips you with all the information you need to design your edible garden, tend the soil, maintain your plants throughout their life cycles, and--most importantly--harvest the delicious foods they produce. So whether you live in the Research Triangle, the Sandhills, the Outer Banks, or anywhere else in the Carolinas, you'll discover the best fruit and vegetable plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide . . . and they'll be on your table before you know it.

Katie Elzer-Peters is a horticulturist who has written several gardening books with Cool Springs Press. She has a master of science in public garden management and now operates a garden industry digital marketing agency, The Garden of Words. A resident of Wilmington, North Carolina, she enjoys tending her garden and drawing and painting pictures of it. Follow her on instagram: @katie_gardenofwords.