Learn how to grow your own vegetables in the challenging climate of Alaska with this essential guide to vegetable gardening. Written by C. C. Georgeson, a leading expert in Alaskan horticulture, this book offers practical advice and tips on everything from soil preparation to seed selection, making it an indispensable resource for gardeners across the state. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Vegetable Gardening in Alaska The Petrowski turnip deserves to be described somewhat in detail. The seed was introduced from northern Europe into Alaska through the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, United States Department of Agriculture. The seed was first grown at the Sitka station in 1906 and designated Petrowski No. 19554. It proved to be so superior to other varieties that the seed has been grown and distributed by the stations for many years. In addition to its fine table qualities, the Petrowski turnip is comparatively free from root maggot attack. The variety has a flat root with a concavity in the bottom from which a single slender root emerges. The root is medium in size, about 4 to 6 inches in diameter, is yellow, and has a tough skin. The true type is perfectly symmetrical in Shape and has no side roots, and the leaves are small and Spread horizontally on the ground. The variety does not keep well; after a few months in storage it becomes dry and pithy. Settlers in Alaska have with practical unanimity pronounced the Petrowski the best turnip for the far north. Rutabagas are a variety of turnip. They require a longer growing season and can not be grown successfully as far north as can the turnip: (see p. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

If you can garden well in Alaska, with its immense size and varied climates, you should be able to garden in any northern area, from Canada to Maine, from Norway to Northern Oregon. This is a hands-on, how-to book which reveals the secrets of generations of experts in cold climate gardening. It provides Alaskans (whether cheechako or sourdough) with the special knowledge they need to succeed in their state, and other northern gardeners the techniques that will help them meet their own unique growing challenges, no matter where they live and garden. The book is arranged in three parts; a section on planting basics for the beginning gardener, a more in-depth section dealing with specific problems encountered in the various areas in Alaska (like cold soil, premature bolting to seed, or heavy precipitation), and a final section packed full of techniques and tips for raising particular vegetables.