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Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades: The Complete Guide to Organic Gardening
by Steve Solomon
from Sasquatch Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• Must-read for webfooted gardeners
  As a longtime Cascadia resident and the founder of Territorial Seeds, Solomon is a guy who knows what he's talking about when it comes to gardening in the Pacific Northwest, and he isn't afraid to contradict the Conventional Wisdom based on his own experience.
  I learned a lot from this book, including (perhaps most importantly) why a great deal of the gardening advice you read simply doesn't apply to this part of the world.
  I also learned about the critical importance of seed quality. Solomon... more info

• Indispensable for those in Portland Oregon area (and Seattle?)
  I'm amazed there aren't more reviews of this book!!!
  This book, written by the founder of Territorial Seed Company, is *vital* for those living west of the Cascade mountains, where heavy winter rain, unique soil conditions (we don't get deep freezes), and mild summer temperatures really makes other American gardening books (including Colemans' New Organic Grower) less than optimal. Indeed, he suggests using British gardening books, since our climate is more similar to England than New England!
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• outstanding resource
  i highly recommend this gardening book for anyone west of the cascades. the author provides valuable information from seed sources to soil preparation to planting to harvesting. most appreciated is his recommendations for varieties.

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