Washington State University

Tip Sheet #2 – Gardening Publications with Cover Images

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These WSU publications have been developed specifically for home gardeners in Western Washington.

All publications can be downloaded for free at pubs.extension.wsu.edu unless otherwise noted.

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Growing Vegetables

Home Vegetable Gardening in Washington, EM057E

Home Vegetable Gardening in Washington, EM057E

Growing Dry Beans in Home Gardens, FS135E

Growing Dry Beans in Home Gardens, FS135E

Growing green beans in home gardens

Growing Green Beans in Home Gardens, FS088E

Growing Carrots in the Home Garden

Growing Carrots in Home Gardens, FS118E

Growing sweet corn in home gardens

Growing Sweet Corn in Home Gardens, FS104E

Growing Cucumbers in Home Gardens, FS096E

Growing Cucumbers in Home Gardens, FS096E

Growing Eggplant in Home Gardens, FS149E

Growing Eggplant in Home Gardens, FS149E

Growing Garlic in Home Gardens, FS162E

Growing Garlic in Home Gardens, FS162E

Growing Onions in Home Gardens, FS097E

Growing Onions in Home Gardens, FS097E

Growing Green Peas in the Home Garden, FS116E

Growing Green Peas in the Home Garden, FS116E

Growing Peppers in Home Gardens, FS220E

Growing Peppers in Home Gardens, FS220E

Growing Potatoes in the Home Garden, FS165E

Growing Potatoes in the Home Garden, FS165E

Growing Radishes in Home Gardens, FS127E

Growing Radishes in Home Gardens, FS127E

Growing Squash in Home Gardens, FS087E

Growing Squash in Home Gardens, FS087E

Growing Tomatoes in Home Gardens, FS145E

Growing Tomatoes in Home Gardens, FS145E

Pest Control in Home Vegetable Gardens, EM009E

Pest Control in Home Vegetable Gardens, EM009E

How to Install A Floating Row Cover, FS089E

How to Install A Floating Row Cover, FS089E

Growing Food on Parking Strips and in Front Yard Gardens, FS115E

Growing Food on Parking Strips and in Front Yard Gardens, FS115E

Propagating Plants from Seed, PNW0170 - Digital

Propagating Plants from Seed, PNW0170 – Digital or PNW0170-P – Physical

Raised Beds, Deciding If They Benefit Your Vegetable Garden, FS075E

Raised Beds, Deciding If They Benefit Your Vegetable Garden, FS075E

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Growing Fruit

Fruit Handbook for Western Washington, EB0937, $6.50 download

Fruit Handbook for Western Washington, EB0937, $6.50 download

Fruit Handbook for Western Washington, EB0937, $13 bound

Fruit Handbook for Western Washington, EB0937, $13 bound

Rasberries, blackberries, blueberries, pears, peaches and strawberries in the garden

Organic Pest & Disease Management in Home Fruit Trees & Berry Bushes, EM066E

Pest Management Guide for Apples in Washington Home Orchards, EM101E, cover with two ripe red apples on a tree

Pest Management Guide for Apples in Washington Home Orchards, EM101E

Training and Pruning Your Home Orchard, PNW400, $3 brochure cover with text and a line drawing of a tree

Training & Pruning Your Home Orchard, PNW400

Why Backyard Fruit Trees Are Not for Everyone brochure cover with fruit tree blossom and map of distribution of fruit tree orchards in Washington state

Why Backyard Fruit Trees Are Not for Everyone, FS124E

Anthracnose Canker Intedgrated Management Plan for Home Gardeners in Western Washington brochure cover with photo of branch with canker

Anthracnose Canker Integrated Management Plan for Home Gardeners [Apples] FS297E

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Trees, Shrubs and Lawns

House with rock garden with drought tolerant plants

Drought Tolerant Landscaping for Washington State, EM087E

Identifying-Treating-and-Avoiding-Azalea-and-Rhododendron-Problems-EM091 brochure with pink rhododendrons in bloom on cover

Identifying, Treating, and Avoiding Azalea & Rhododendron Problems, EM091

Ornamental Trees for Narrow Spaces (Home Garden Series), EM096E brochure cover

Ornamental Trees for Narrow Spaces, EM096E

Selecting Plants for Screens and Hedges (Home Garden Series) brochure cover

Selecting Plants for Screens & Hedges, EM089E

Planting-Trees-and-Shrubs-in-the-Landscape-Home-Garden-Series-FS047E brochure cover

Planting Trees & Shrubs in the Landscape, FS047E

Home Pruning-Reasons to Prune Trees and Shrubs (Home Gardening Series) FS182E brochure cover

Reasons to Prune Trees and Shrubs in Home Gardens, FS182E

Pruning-Equipment-for-Home-Gardeners-Home-Garden-Series-FS131E brochure cover

Pruning Equipment for Home Gardeners, FS131E

Assessing Tree Health, FS055E brochure cover

Assessing Tree Health, FS055E

Tree-Topping-A-Practice-to-Avoid-FS061E brochure cover

Tree Topping, A Practice to Avoid FS061E

Why-do-Leaves-Turn-Red-Home-Garden-Series-FS209E brochure cover

Why Do Leaves Turn Red? FS209E

Growing Roses in Washington - Rose Care Calendar (Home Garden Series), FS164E brochure cover

Growing Roses in Washington State-A Seasonal Calendar, FS164E

Growing Roses in Washington State-Planting Roses, FS166E brochure cover

Growing Roses in Washington State-Planting Roses, FS166E

Growing-Roses-in-Washington-State-Common-Disease-and-Insect-Problems-Home-Garden-Series-FS246E brochure cover

Growing Roses in Washington State-Common Disease & Insect Problems, FS246E

Are Native Trees and Shrubs Better Choices for Wildlife in Home Landscapes, FS300E brochure cover

Are Native Trees and Shrubs Better Choices for Wildlife in Home Landscapes? FS300E

How Are Hydrangea Flower Colors Determined, FS309E

How Are Hydrangea Flower Colors Determined? FS309E

Fine-Fescues-for-Home-Lawns-in-Washington-Home-Garden-Series-FS200E brochure cover

Lawns: Fine Fescue for Home Lawns, FS200E

Home Lawns, EB0482E brochure cover

Home Lawns, EB0482E

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Soil, Composting, Mulch, Watering and Microclimate

A-Home-Gardeners-Guide-to-Soils-and-Fertilizers-Home-Garden-Series-EM063E brochure cover

A Home Gardener’s Guide to Soils & Fertilizers, EM063E

Organic-Soil-Amendments-in-Yards-and-Gardens-How-Much-Is-Enough-Home-Garden-SerieOrganic-Soil-Amendments-in-Yards-and-Gardens-How-Much-Is-Enough-Home-Garden-Series-FS123E brochure covers-FS123E_cover

Organic Soil Amendments in Yards & Gardens: How Much is Enough?, FS123E

Backyard Composting (Home Garden Series), EB1784E brochure cover

Backyard Composting, EB1784E

Using Coffee Grounds in Gardens and Landscapes (Home Garden Series), FS207E brochure cover

Using Coffee Grounds in Gardens & Landscapes, FS207E

Using Arborist Wood Chips as a Landscape Mulch (Home Garden Series), FS160E brochure cover snip

Using Arborist Wood Chips as Landscape Mulch, FS160E

Cover Crops for Home Gardens West of the Cascades (Home Garden Series), FS111E_cover snip

Cover Crops for Home Gardens West of the Cascades, FS111E

Methods for Successful Cover Crop Management in Your Home Garden (Home Garden Series), FS119E brochure cover snip

Methods for Successful Cover Crop Management in Your Home Garden, FS119E

Watering Home Gardens and Landscape Plants, EB1090_cover snip

Watering Home Gardens and Landscape Plants, EB1090

Drip Irrigation for the Yard and Garden, FS030E brochure cover

Drip Irrigation for the Yard & Garden, FS030E

How to Determine your Garden Microclimate, FS181E_cover snip

How to Determine Your Garden Microclimate, FS181E

Potential Contaminants in Residential Rain Barrel Water (Home Garden Series), FS280E_cover snipPotential Contaminants in Residential Rain Barrel Water (Home Garden Series), FS280E brochure cover

Potential Contaminants in Residential Rain Barrel Water, FS280E

A Gardener’s Primer to Mycorrhizae-Understanding How They Work and Learning How To Protect Them (Home Garden Series), FS269E brochure cover

A Gardener’s Primer to Mycorrhizae FS269E

Gypsum Use in Home Gardens and Landscapes, FS307E brochure cover

Gypsum Use in Home Gardens & Landscapes FS307E

Epsom Salt Use in Home Gardens and Landscapes, FS308E brochure cover

Epsom Salt Use in Home Gardens & Landscapes FS308E

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Pests, Diseases, and Beneficials

Beneficial Insects, Spiders, and Mites in Your Garden-Who they are and how to get them to stay (Home Garden Series), EM067E brochure cover snip

Beneficial Insects, Spiders, and Other Mini-Creatures in Your Garden, EM067E

Natural Insecticides, PNW649 brochure cover

Natural Insecticides, PNW649

Organic Fungicides for the Home Gardener (Home Garden Series), FS128E brochure cover

Organic Fungicides for the Home Garden, FS128E

Pesticide Ingredient-Neonicotinoids, FS210E_brochure cover

Pesticide Ingredient: Neonicotinoids, FS210E

Pesticides-Learning About Labels, FSIPM001E brochure coverPesticides-Learning About Labels, FSIPM001E brochure cover

Pesticides: Learning About Labels, FSIPM001E

Pesticides-Safe Handling, FSIPM002E brochure cover

Pesticides: Safe Handling, FSIPM002E

Pollination and Pollinator Protection (Home GardPollination and Pollinator Protection (Home Garden Series), FS174E brochure coveren Series), FS174E brochure cover

Pollination & Protecting Bees and Other Pollinators, FS174E

What is Tunneling in My Yard (Home Garden Series), FS143E brochure cover

What Is Tunneling in My Yard?, FS143E

Mole Management in Washington Backyards (Home Garden Series), FS146E brochure cover

Mole Management in Washington Backyards, FS146E

Vole Management in Home Backyards and Gardens (Home Garden Series), FS094E brochure cover

Vole Management in Home Backyards & Gardens, FS094E

Pest Watch-Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Home Garden Series), FS079E brochure cover

Pest-specific Fact Sheets-Brown Marmorated Stink Bug FS079E

Pest Watch-European Chafer (Home Garden Series), FS078E brochure cover

Pest-specific Fact Sheets-European Chafer FS078E

Pest Watch-Lily Leaf Beetle (Home Garden Series), FS084E brochure cover

Pest-specific Fact Sheets-Lily Leaf Beetle FS084E

The European Paper Wasp (Home Gardening Series), FS152E brochure cover

Pest-specific Fact Sheets-Paper Wasp FS152E

Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Monitoring, Identifying, and Fruit Sampling, FS049E brochure cover

Pest-specific Fact Sheets-Spotted Wing Drosophila FS049E

Pest Watch-Viburnum Leaf Beetle (Home Garden Series), FS202E brochure cover

Pest-specific Fact Sheets-Viburnum Leaf Beetle, FS202E

Washington Bumble Bees in Home Yards and Gardens, FS263E brochure cover

Washington Bumble Bees in Home Yards & Gardens, FS263E

Lady Beetles-Should We Buy Them For Our Gardens (Home Garden Series), FS268E brochure cover

Lady Beetles-Should We Buy Them for our Gardens? FS268E

Pesticide Ingredient-Horticultural Oil (Home Garden Series), FS184E brochure cover

Pesticide Ingredient: Horticultural Oil, FS184E

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WSU Hortsense, Pestsense and Gardening in Washington State

WSU Hortsense home page

WSU Pestsense home page

WSU - Gardening in Washington state home page

WSU – Gardening in Washington State

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CLH 12/20/19

WSU Extension Master Gardener Program * 206-543-0943 * king.MG@wsu.edu * kingcountyMG.org Center for Urban Horticulture * Box 354115 * Seattle WA 98195-4115 Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.

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