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

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

by Linda Gilkeson
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Availability:In StockContributor:Linda GilkesonPublish date:2018-03-20Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:New Society PublishersISBN-13:9780865718418ISBN-10:865718415UPC:9780865718418Book Category:Gardening, House & HomeBook Subcategory:Regional, Vegetables, Sustainable LivingBook Topic:Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)Size:8.80 x 7.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SC32FH3NM2

Grow more food, with less work, in any yard - now completely revised and expanded

Are you itching to start your own garden or grow more in the one you have, but feel that gardening is too challenging or time-consuming for your busy schedule?

Now completely updated and expanded, Backyard Bounty will demystify gardening, bringing it back to the down-to-earth, environmentally practical activity that anyone can enjoy.

Author and master gardener Linda Gilkeson covers everything you'll need to grow a successful garden, including:

  • Planning your garden and preparing the soil
  • Organic fertilizers and simplified composting
  • Planting for winter harvests and intensive planting schedules
  • Comprehensive information on pests, diseases, and working with an unstable climate
  • Greenhouses, tunnels and containers
  • Organic pest management.

Packed with a wealth of information specific to the Pacific Northwest, 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.

Perfect for novice and experienced gardeners alike, Backyard Bounty shows how even the smallest garden can produce a surprising amount of food twelve months of the year.

Language:EnglishPublisher:New Society PublishersISBN-13:9780865718418ISBN-10:865718415UPC:9780865718418Book Category:Gardening, House & HomeBook Subcategory:Regional, Vegetables, Sustainable LivingBook Topic:Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)Size:8.80 x 7.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SC32FH3NM2

Linda Gilkeson is a keen organic gardener with a passion for insects and 25 years of gardening experience on the west coast. After earning a Ph.D. in entomology, she worked as the research director of a biological control company and then for the British Columbia government coordinating programs to reduce pesticide use in the province. She is the author of Year Around Harvest: Winter Gardening on the Coast and West Coast Gardening: Natural Insect, Weed and Disease Control , as well as the first edition of Backyard Bounty , which has sold over 10,000 copies. Linda is a regular instructor in Master Gardener programs and is kept busy giving courses and workshops on organic gardening and pest management for community education programs, garden clubs and other groups. She has received a Queen's Jubilee medal and an outstanding achievement award from the Professional Pest Management Association of BC. Linda currently lives on Salt Spring Island where she enjoys harvesting food from her garden all year round. Visit her web site: lindagilkeson.ca.


Publisher: New Society Publishers

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2nd Revised and Exp Edition

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Linda Gilkeson

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Linda Gilkeson

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