Tip Sheet #2
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Tip Sheet #2 – Recommended Gardening Publications
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Vegetables
- Home Vegetable Gardening in Washington, EM057E
- Vegetable-specific Fact Sheets (14):
- Pest Control in Home Vegetable Gardens EM009E
- How to Install a Floating Row Cover FS089E
- Growing Food on Parking Strips & in Front Yard Gardens FS115E
- Propagating Plants from Seed, PNW0170
- Raised Beds, Deciding If They Benefit Your Vegetable Garden FS075E
Fruit
- Fruit Handbook for Western Washington, EB0937, $7 download, $14 printed
- Growing Small Fruits in the Home Garden, EM103E
- Organic Pest & Disease Management in Home Fruit Trees & Berry Bushes, EM066E
- Pest Management Guide for Apples in Washington Home Orchards, EM101E
- Training & Pruning Your Home Orchard, PNW400
- Why Backyard Fruit Trees Are Not for Everyone, FS124E
- Anthracnose [Apples] FS297E
- Growing Rhubarb in Home Gardens, FS360E
- Minor & Uncommon Fruits for Maritime Climate Gardens FS383E
Trees, Shrubs and Lawns
- Drought Tolerant Landscaping for Washington State, EM087E
- Identifying, Treating, and Avoiding Azalea & Rhododendron Problems, EM091
- Ornamental Trees for Narrow Spaces, EM096E
- Selecting Plants for Screens & Hedges, EM089E
- Planting Trees & Shrubs in the Landscape, FS047E
- Reasons to Prune Trees and Shrubs in Home Gardens, FS182E
- Pruning Equipment for Home Gardeners, FS131E
- Assessing Tree Health, FS055E
- Tree Topping, A Practice to Avoid FS061E
- Why Do Leaves Turn Red? FS209E
- Growing Roses in Washington State:
- Are Native Trees and Shrubs Better Choices for Wildlife in Home Landscapes? FS300E
- How are Hydrangea Flower Colors Determined? FS309E
- Watering Lawns in
Washington to Save Water, Save Money, and Have a Healthy, Green Lawn, FS362E - Seasonal Foliage Discoloration & Loss in Evergreen Conifer Trees FS056E
- Sooty Bark Disease Diagnostic Guide FS375E
- Managing Emerald Ash Borer in Washington State FS384
- Gardening with Companion Plants EM128E
Soil, Composting, Mulch, Watering and Microclimate
- A Home Gardener’s Guide to Soils & Fertilizers, EM063E
- Organic Soil Amendments in Yards & Gardens: How Much is Enough? FS123E
- Backyard Composting, EB1784E
- Using Coffee Grounds in Gardens & Landscapes, FS207E
- Using Arborist Wood Chips as Landscape Mulch, FS160E
- Cover Crops for Home Gardens West of the Cascades, FS111E
- Methods for Successful Cover Crop Management in Your Home Garden, FS119E
- Watering Home Gardens and Landscape Plants, EB1090
- Drip Irrigation for the Yard & Garden, FS030E
- How to Determine Your Garden Microclimate, FS181E
- Potential Contaminants in Residential Rain Barrel Water, FS280E
- A Gardener’s Primer to Mycorrhizae FS269E
- Gypsum Use in Home Gardens & Landscapes FS307E
- Epsom Salt Use in Home Gardens & Landscapes FS308E
Pests, Diseases, and Beneficials
- Beneficial Insects, Spiders, and Other Mini-Creatures in Your Garden, EM067E
- Natural Insecticides, PNW649
- Organic Fungicides for the Home Garden, FS128E
- Pesticide Ingredient: Neonicotinoids, FS210E
- Pesticides:
- Pollination & Protecting Bees and Other Pollinators, FS174E
- What is Tunneling in My Yard?, FS143E
- Mole Management in Washington Backyards, FS146E
- Vole Management in Home Backyards & Gardens, FS094E
- Pest-specific Fact Sheets:
- Washington Bumble Bees in Home Yards & Gardens, FS263E
- Lady Beetles: Should We Buy Them for our Gardens? FS268E
- Pesticide Ingredient: Glyphosate, copy upon request.
- Pesticide Ingredient: Horticultural Oil, FS184E
- Praying Mantids: Defenders of the Home Landscape? FS380
WSU Hortsense, Pestsense and Gardening in Washington State
Feature image by J Garget. Detail images from top by Ella Olsson, Ivanna Kykla, Jeff Daley, Lisa Fotios, and Michael Schwartzenberg.
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