Backyard Bounty - Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Gardening in the Pacific Northwest

Grow More Food with Less Work in any Yard

Backyard Bounty is very likely the best book ever written on growing food in the Pacific Northwest, and it sets a whole new standard for garden writing. ... All growers should own this amazing and insightful book, and we should refer back to it often.
- Mark MacDonald, West Coast Seeds

THIS COMPLETELY UPDATED and expanded guide to year-round growing on the West Coast from author and master gardener Linda Gilkeson will demystify gardening, bringing it back to the down-to-earth, environmentally practical activity that anyone can enjoy.

Packed with a wealth of information specific to the West Coast, Backyard Bounty covers:

• Planning your garden and preparing the soil
• Organic fertilizers and simplified composting
• Planting for winter harvests and intensive planting schedules
• Adapting to extreme weather and changing climate
• Greenhouses, tunnels, and containers
• Organic pest, disease, and weed management

Covering everything you need to know to grow a successful garden, this complete guide emphasizes low-maintenance methods, covers problems related to common pests and climate concerns, includes a monthly garden schedule for year-round planting and harvesting, and features plant profiles for everything from apples to zucchini.

... this new edition adds more listings to the detailed fruit and vegetable profiles, updates variety choices, and supplies practical information on dealing with common pests and diseases, including new ones to our region.
- Helen Chesnut, Garden columnist, Times Colonist

LINDA GILKESON is a keen organic gardener with over 30 years of gardening experience on the West Coast. Linda is a regular instructor in Master Gardener programs and is kept busy giving workshops on organic gardening and pest management for community education den clubs, and other groups. Linda currently lives on Salt Spring Island, where she enjoys harvesting food from her garden all year round. Visit her web site: lindagilkeson.ca

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