Backyard Bounty

**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.