Vegetable Gardening in the Tropics (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Vegetable Gardening in the Tropics<br><br>During World War II there was a heavy demand for fresh Vegetables by servicemen stationed at tropical bases. Few if any of the vegetables they were accustomed to were available from the surrounding areas. Furthermore shipment Of refrigerated fresh vegetables from the United States was costly and Often prohibitive because of lack Of Shipping space. Several successful gardens were established and maintained on these bases but the supervisors reported many crop failures caused largely by improper selection of kinds and varieties for the prevailing Soil and climatic conditions.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.