Growing vegetables west of the Cascades
Subtitle: the complete guide to organic gardening
By: Steve Solomon & Marina McShane
Contributors: McShane, Marina, author
Edition: 35th anniversary edition.
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781570619724
Subjects: Vegetable gardening; Organic gardening
Description: Completely revised from cover to cover, this is the 35th anniversary release of Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades, the bible to organic vegetable gardening in the Pacific Northwest. Now in its seventh edition, the book has been thoroughly updated and includes a new formula for complete organic fertilizer and how to tweak it for a variety of different soil conditions, how-to sections for herbs and ornamental plants, new organization for better usability, updated sources for appropriate seed suppliers, and information about natural pest controls.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-341) and index.
Table of contents: title: Basics; title: Soil; title: Composting; title: Planning; title: Water; title: Seeds; title: Transplants; title: Pests; title: How to grow it; title: Ornamentals and herbs.