{"product_id":"backyard-bounty-revised-expanded-2nd-edition-the-complete-guide-to-year-round-gardening-in-the-pacific-northwest-paperback","title":"Backyard Bounty - Revised \u0026 Expanded 2nd Edition: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Gardening in the Pacific Northwest - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Gilkeson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Grow more food, with less work, in any yard - now completely revised and expanded  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now completely updated and expanded, \u003cem\u003e Backyard Bounty \u003c\/em\u003e will demystify gardening, bringing it back to the down-to-earth, environmentally practical activity that anyone can enjoy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Author and master gardener Linda Gilkeson covers everything you'll need to grow a successful garden, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Planning your garden and preparing the soil \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Organic fertilizers and simplified composting \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Planting for winter harvests and intensive planting schedules \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Comprehensive information on pests, diseases, and working with an unstable climate \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Greenhouses, tunnels and containers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Organic pest management. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Perfect for novice and experienced gardeners alike, \u003cem\u003e Backyard Bounty \u003c\/em\u003e shows how even the smallest garden can produce a surprising amount of food twelve months of the year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Grow More Food with Less Work in any Yard \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackyard Bounty \u003cem\u003e 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. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMark MacDonald\u003c\/strong\u003e, West Coast Seeds\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHIS 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacked with a wealth of information specific to the West Coast, \u003cem\u003e Backyard Bounty \u003c\/em\u003e covers: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanning your garden and preparing the soil\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganic fertilizers and simplified composting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlanting for winter harvests and intensive planting schedules\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdapting to extreme weather and changing climate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGreenhouses, tunnels, and containers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganic pest, disease, and weed management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCovering 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. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e ... 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. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eHelen Chesnut\u003c\/strong\u003e, Garden columnist, \u003cem\u003e Times Colonist \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e LINDA GILKESON \u003c\/strong\u003e 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\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003csup\u003eTo help bring you the very best inspiration and information about greener, more sustainable lifestyles, Mother Earth News is recommending select New Society Publishers titles to its readers. This book is one of them. For more information about Mother Earth News, visit MotherEarthNews.com.\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Linda Gilkeson \u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003e Year Around Harvest: Winter Gardening on the Coast \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e West Coast Gardening: Natural Insect, Weed and Disease Control \u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the first edition of \u003cem\u003e Backyard Bounty \u003c\/em\u003e, 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. 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