Reddit reviews Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades, 35th Anniversary Edition: The Complete Guide to Organic Gardening
We found 4 Reddit comments about Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades, 35th Anniversary Edition: The Complete Guide to Organic Gardening. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
SASQUATCH
This is the book that got me into gardening way back in the early 90s. Probably quite a bit updated by now. Steve Solomon is the guy that started Territorial Seed Company.
> ...with some of our plants like peppers and zuchinni, I feel like we could've done better.
I’m a little further north from you (Cascade foothills, NE of Seattle) but the best twenty or so bucks I ever spent was on a copy of Steve Solomon’s Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades (Amazon link.) Peppers can be tough in our climate (not enough heat units) but if you’re struggling with zucchini you might need to up your game.
I don’t recollect how much Solomon delves into raised beds, but most of the concepts can be applicable to most gardening methods, if you’re OK with reading.
These two books helped me a ton! We have a fairly unique climate here that can be difficult at times. Basically sets you up for the best success each year. I love gardening! Happy to have another in our ranks!
https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Vegetables-West-Cascades-Anniversary/dp/1570619727/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493331258&sr=8-1&keywords=west+of+the+cascades+gardening
https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Vegetables-West-Cascades-Anniversary/dp/1570619727/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493331258&sr=8-1&keywords=west+of+the+cascades+gardening
Gonna jump on your post here if it's ok...?
This guy's book was a really good read (sounds region-specific, but lots of good advice & I like it, at least the old edition I had from him - not my area but was a really good read nonetheless):
https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Vegetables-West-Cascades-Anniversary/dp/1570619727/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?adgrpid=61475601532&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIko2K3s_H4wIVkMJkCh2TuQ0uEAAYASAAEgJTbPD_BwE&hvadid=274737938392&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=1014167&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=3854399460535581594&hvtargid=kwd-307473147769&hydadcr=22602_10370142&keywords=gardening+west+of+the+cascades&qid=1563767514&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Really good author for drilling basics into your head & always seems genuine (in the two books of his I've read in the past)
edit: he talks about soils and spacing quite a bit, at least in the older edition. Newbies would be well advised to check it out; not your garden-variety "more compost + unicorn manure + pretty pictures" gardening book 😉