Sustainable Gardening: The Oregon–Washington Master Gardener Handbook Binder [B2174]

2004 3-ring loose leaf binder with index tabs (11.5x12x4-inches), apparently complete and fully legible with normal shelf wear. A 2004 edition* of Sustainable Gardening: The Oregon-Washington Master Gardener Handbook (EM 8742), sponsored jointly by Oregon State University and Washington State University. The Handbook is a basic gardening text, used as one component in master gardener training programs for Extension volunteers in Oregon and Washington. It also is a useful resource book for any gardener in the Northwest, covering topics in gardening, landscaping, and pest management. Sustainable gardening is a straightforward concept that requires only slightly more planning than conventional gardening. A sustainable garden is one that thrives with minimal inputs of labor, water, fertilizer, and pesticides. The 500+ page manual provides Pacific Northwest gardeners with scientific knowledge and practical skills spanning botany, soils, integrated pest management, and vegetable production. *Note: the most current handbook is the 2008 edition, which was reviewed in March 2023.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "The best way to describe this densely packed resource is the saying "you don't know what you don't know", and that's saying a lot! My goal with new knowledge is to get my plants from surviving to thriving. Improving soil health, planting methods, pruning specifics, and much more."