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Late fall on July 31st? I think not.
This book won't work for everyone. It claims it will, but unless you can figure out how to tamper with the timeline on your own, sorry, nope. (As a beginner, I'm not sure how to do this).
My last frost is approx. April 3. So, for me, I'm being told to pinch up late tomato blossoms in late June (when things are barely getting going!) and ripping up my plants before we even get to the tomato boom in August!
When the book has early winter coming during the peak of gardening season, something is off. (And yes, I double and triple checked my dates).
I can't recommend this book if your growing season looks anything like mine (first frost Nov 11, Last frost Apr 3, approx).
If you live somewhere with a very short growing season, it would be a great book and I'm jealous. This book is (mostly) weekly, so I realize it can be easy to think it will work for anywhere - esp. since you write in your own dates, but it simply WON'T.
I'm bummed. It looked really helpful. If anyone can prove me wrong I'll gladly up my stars and use the book!
September 2018 · Books · verified purchase