Review of 'Growing vegetables west of the cascades' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
So for the last 5 years I have been doing everything wrong. Importing garden techniques acquired in California or from YouTubers and advice books written for gardens east of the Cascades has failed me in one way or another every single year. Still, us gardeners are always full of optimism and a failed crop this year contains a lesson for next year. Fortunately, Steve Solomon wrote this book to shortcut my learning process.
Not only is the advice here precise and thorough but Solomon's tone amused me to no end. He is the kind of guy I want cracking wry jokes by my side while we lean on our hoes and stare off in the distance. The back third of this edition contains a useful index of plants and information about growing them but the best part of this book is Solomon's effort to guide a Maritime Pacific gardener to …
So for the last 5 years I have been doing everything wrong. Importing garden techniques acquired in California or from YouTubers and advice books written for gardens east of the Cascades has failed me in one way or another every single year. Still, us gardeners are always full of optimism and a failed crop this year contains a lesson for next year. Fortunately, Steve Solomon wrote this book to shortcut my learning process.
Not only is the advice here precise and thorough but Solomon's tone amused me to no end. He is the kind of guy I want cracking wry jokes by my side while we lean on our hoes and stare off in the distance. The back third of this edition contains a useful index of plants and information about growing them but the best part of this book is Solomon's effort to guide a Maritime Pacific gardener to harvest food grown in their plot 12 months of the year (and spend less effort per week doing so). It is a convincing model and one I'll be employing this year.
I'll come back and update this review if I find trouble in practicing his method.