Backyard Bounty: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Gardening in the Pacific Northwest

by Linda Gilkeson

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.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction, Reference

384 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

Reviews

[Megan]

I have read this book a few times and it's so helpful! It's definitely one of my go-to gardening guides. What is great about it is that it is actually a book that you must read instead of a reference guide that you might flip through.

[Meghan]

This is such an informative and easy to read book. It’s great for me as I am an “advanced beginner” gardener so it really spells out so many things that may be obvious to more advanced gardeners. It also is so specific to the climate of the Pacific Northwest. I originally borrowed this from the library but I wanted to have it on hand as a reference so I actually purchased a copy.

[Carmen Petz Wishlow]

Perfect book for gardeners in the PNW. I have highlighted a lot and this is a great resource to look back on. Highly recommend for beginners and people interested in growing fruit trees as there is a lot of good information!

[Gina]

Very clear and helpful. I can see getting a copy for my permanent bookshelf to keep as reference.

[Lady Susan]

A really informative book. The kind that you actually read through vs skim sections. I bought a copy to own.

[Sheryl Sato]

A really useful guide to the specific needs of gardens in the Pacific Northwest. Also includes valuable info about compost, soil, garden location and seed saving.

[Amy]

Unlike most gardening books, I actually read this one cover-to-cover. The text was engaging and it inspired me to get out there and get gardening. Unfortunately, I don't live in the perfect area of the coastal Pacific Northwest that allows for year-round gardening without a greenhouse, so most of this didn't apply to me. However, I did learn some great things about organic weed-control and how to better manage my summer gardens.

Unfortunately, the pictures are all in black and white, so it's not easy to see what is going on in most of them. I'm sure it was to save on printing costs, but color photos would have really made this book shine.

[Janet]

Was simultaneously reading 2 books on gardening in the Pacific NW. This one was less technical and easier to understand for me, the beginning gardener, yet (seemed) very informative and thorough. A very helpful chapter on a year-round gardening calendar was provided to give us a general timeline of when to do what. Will determine this book's true value after I plant and grow some veggies. This book also included sections on growing fruits. Left some chapters (pest control, growing from seeds, etc) for after I become a proficient gardener.

[Nadine Feldman]

This book is a fine supplement to other gardening books I have for the Pacific Northwest. It's not my number one go-to book, but it has plenty of useful information to help me make the most of my garden.

[Sara]

Pretty much nothing you haven't read before. The section on pests and diseases was the most useful part of the book, since it focuses solely on pests and diseases (and organic solutions) you're apt to need in the Pacific Northwest.

[Natalia Miller]

Great book with amazing information for the NW gardens, I was needing so bad all this information, so glad that I got the book in January so I can organize better my months with my garden tasks, I was doing so many things wrong, now I know how to fix my mistakes.

[Laura Rose Garden]

Everything the NW gardener needs to know! My "go to" book!

[Michelle]

This is an incredibly valuable resource for PNW gardeners.

[Zola]

Amazing, so informative and gently penned by a true PNW gardening genius.

Copy purchased from Banyen Books and Sound Vancouver.