Northwest Fruit & Vegetable Gardening: Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles - Oregon, Washington, northern California, British Columbia

by Katie Elzer-Peters

If you’re interested in growing your own fruits and vegetables, you’ve joined the ranks of a blossoming group of DIY gardeners who place a premium on the idea of self-reliance. But like any other kind of gardening, growing edibles is not a one-size-fits-all in order to be successful, you’ll need to know not only which plants grow well in your state or region, but also how to grow them with careful methods and a schedule that caters specifically to your local microclimate. Fortunately for you, Northwest Fruit & Vegetable Gardening is written exclusively for gardeners who want to grow edibles in British Columbia (Canada), Northern California, Oregon, or Washington. Author Katie Elzer-Peters, the master gardener responsible for our bestselling Beginner’s Illustrated Guide to Gardening (2012), equips you with all the information you need to design your edible garden, tend the soil, maintain your plants throughout their life cycles, and—most importantly—harvest the delicious foods they produce. So whether you live on the Olympic Peninsula, in the Willamette Valley, in the Walla Walla Valley, or anywhere else in the Northwest, you’ll discover the best fruit and vegetable plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide . . . and they’ll be on your table before you know it.

Genres: Gardening

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2013

Reviews

[PoligirlReads · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't think anyone could come close to beating Ed Hume when it comes to knowledge about gardening in the Pacific Northwest, but I think Elzer-Peters does it.

Dedicated solely to fruit and vegetables, Elzer-Peters offers a really good overview of setting up a garden, what to plant and when to plant it, how to keep it alive, and when to harvest it. Creating a frost table by PNW city was extremely helpful. Her section on compost and fertilizer had all sorts of good advice. She has a pleasant, informed-butnot-haughty writing style that I appreciated.

With some exceptions (I think the raspberry/brambles section could've been boosted), she gives thoughtful and detailed advice on how to care for the most common PNW edibles. Both beginner and expert gardeners will pick up some useful tips from this book.