Growing Figs in Cold Climates

Name: Growing Figs in Cold Climates
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780865719576
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A Complete Guide

By Lee Reich

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Summary

Growing Figs in Cold Climates by Lee Reich offers a comprehensive guide for cultivating sweet, fresh figs in traditionally challenging regions. This book details how to successfully grow figs in zones 6-8 through careful variety selection, winter protection, and container growing techniques.

Readers will learn how to select cold-hardy fig varieties without compromising fruit quality, protect trees through harsh winters, manage seasonal care including pruning and fertilising, and propagate plants to expand their fig collection.

The book shares real success stories of growers harvesting 20-50 pounds of figs per tree annually in colder zones, demonstrating that Mediterranean flavours can be enjoyed far beyond their typical climates.
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This book is perfect for fruit enthusiasts, home gardeners, and anyone interested in extending their growing possibilities beyond traditional climate limits to enjoy fresh figs in colder regions.

Growing Figs in Cold Climates is a complete full-color, illustrated guide to growing figs in cold climates. Written by gardening expert Lee Reich, coverage includes pruning techniques, cultivar selection for different climates, overwintering, pests, harvesting, and small-scale commercial production.

Co-op available
Digital galleys on Edelweiss and sent to trade and long-lead publications
National advertising
- Amazon, Google, Facebook, Mother Earth News, Harrowsmith, Hobby Farm
National print campaign
- Harrowsmith, Mother Earth News, Hobby Farm, Growing for Market, The Fruit Gardener
National podcast campaign
Online/social media outreach:
- Amazon A+ page
- Livestream event and giveaway with author
- Outreach to fruit growers, horticultural societies, master gardeners, botanical gardens
- Promotion via author's networks including his blog, workshops, lectures, and social accounts
- Promotion on New Society Publishers social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, our blog, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube
General eBook marketing plan:
- eBook will be available at the same time as print publication to maximize sales
- eBook ISBN will be included on all press materials, author and publisher websites, and whenever print ISBN is listed
- publisher and author will be promoting both e and p through social media
Excerpts in
- Mother Earth News, Hobby Farm, Fine Gardening, Harrowsmith, Fruit Gardener
Promotion through the author's website: www.leereich.com

Description

Grow sweet, fresh figs in climates previously considered impossible using proven protection and variety selection techniques. This is a complete guide to extending fig cultivation into zones 6-8 through winter protection, container growing, and cold-hardy variety selection.

Growing Figs in Cold Climates introduces why cold-climate fig growing is now possible:

New varieties and protection techniques enable fig cultivation far beyond traditional Mediterranean climates. These methods have been tested in locations with winter temperatures down to -10°F.

What you'll master:

Variety selection for maximum cold tolerance without sacrificing fruit quality
Winter protection techniques that ensure survival in harsh climates
Container growing systems for mobility and climate control
Seasonal care including pruning, fertilising, and harvest optimisation
Propagation methods for expanding collections and sharing with other growers

Cold-climate success stories can inspire: growers in zones 6-7 report successful harvests of 20-50 pounds per tree annually using these protection methods, with fruit quality matching warm-climate production.

Enjoy Mediterranean flavours in northern gardens. This book is essential for fruit enthusiasts wanting to expand growing possibilities beyond traditional climate limitations.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780865719576

Publisher: New Society Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: New Society Publishers

Illustration: 60 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 128

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Home & Garden Lee Reich Non-Fiction

About the Author

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.