Linda A Gilkeson
 
 

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Backyard Bounty by Linda Gilkeson

 

Backyard Bounty: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Organic Gardening in the Pacific Northwest. 2011. New Society Publishers. ISBN: 9780865716841. 292 pp. Softcover.

Plenty of basic information for beginning gardeners as well as experienced gardeners who want to produce more food in the space they have.  Chapters cover:

  • Planning your garden and preparing the soil
  • Organic fertilizers and simplified composting
  • Sowing, growing healthy seedlings, transplanting, watering, easy weeding, and mulching
  • Planting for winter harvests, intensive planting schedules
  • Growing fruit, simple pruning methods
  • Food in greenhouses, tunnels and containers
  • Saving seeds
  • Organic pest management, and more.

Includes a month by month garden schedule for year-round harvests and features plant profiles for everything from apples to zucchini.

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  • $30 per copy (includes postage*)
  • Personal cheque or money order
  • Send to: PO Box 648, Salt Spring Is., BC V8K 2W2

Also available from your local bookstore.

   
West Coast Gardening West Coast Gardening: Natural Insect, Weeds and Disease Control. 2006. ISBN 141208526-8. 154 pp

Detailed entries for pests of vegetables and fruit, lawns and ornamentals describe how to prevent pest problems and how to use safe, effective controls, including beneficial insects. For south coastal BC and Pacific Northwest gardeners.

To mail order direct from Linda, send:

  • $25 per copy (includes postage*)
  • Personal cheque or money order
  • Send to: PO Box 648, Salt Spring Is., BC V8K 2W2

Also available in local bookstores and from these mail order suppliers: 

   
Year Around Harvest, Linda Gilkeson Year-Around Harvest: Winter Gardening on the Coast. 2nd edition. 2010. 70 pages.

This is an newly updated edition, packed with tips on how to keep fresh food on the table all year. Includes detailed information on over 20 kinds of winter hardy vegetables, what to grow, when to plant and simple cold protection methods. Also covers curing and storing fresh fruit and vegetables, managing common pests (organically) and simple seed saving.

To mail order direct from Linda, send:

  • $20 per copy (includes postage*)
  • Personal cheque or money order
  • Send to: PO Box 648, Salt Spring Is., BC V8K 2W2

Also available in local bookstores and from these mail order suppliers: 

         Inquire for larger orders.

         *Note: for US orders, please add $5 postage.

 

 
   
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