Backyard Bounty is the completely revised and expanded 2nd edition of the best-seller (over 11,000 copies sold). A complete guide to year-round gardening on the West Coast, this encyclopedic reference includes greatly expanded information on pests, diseases, and working with an unstable climate. The perfect guide for those who would like to enjoy fresh, home-grown produce all year.--$cProvided by publisher.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2018.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 635/.048409795
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-bc
- ISBN
- 9781771422307 9780865718418
- LCCN
- SB453.5
- LCCN Item number
- G538 2018eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xii, 370 pages)
- Published in
- Gabriola Island [British Columbia
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00238316 (OCoLC)1030095840 (CaOOCEL)479207
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Praise 2
- Title Page 4
- Rights Page 5
- Contents 6
- Tables 8
- Acknowledgments 10
- Introduction 12
- Chapter 1: Our Gardening Climate and How Plants Grow 14
- Chapter 2: Planning a Productive Garden 30
- Chapter 3: Preparing the Soil 64
- Chapter 4: Basic Methods for Growing Vegetables 100
- Chapter 5: Starting Seedlings and Saving Seeds 136
- Chapter 6: Basic Methods for Growing Fruit 156
- Chapter 7: Food Crops in Greenhouses and Containers 184
- Chapter 8: Year-Round Gardening Calendar 198
- Chapter 9: Managing Pests and Problems 222
- Chapter 10: A to Z Vegetables 294
- Chapter 11: A to Z Fruit 340
- Resources 362
- Index 372
- About the Author 384
- About New Society Publishers 386
- A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading 385
