alfalfa pellets or meal, 33, 74
alpine strawberries, 211
Ample Harvest, 129
angelica, 99
anise hyssop, 110
annuals
edible, 46
space needs for, 43
April plan, 84
arugula, 76, 119, 139, 149, 172
Atkinson, Greg, 8
August plan, 126
Bacillus thuringiensis, 97, 179
bare root plants, 63, 64, 68–69, 74
bay (herb), 109
beans, 84, 87, 95, 97, 99, 100, 106, 119, 126, 128, 129. See also fava beans
dry and collect method, 139
growing and harvesting, 175–176
as nitrogen fixers, 149
pests, 90
varieties, 176
bean blossoms, 112
bee balm, 110
beer, as pest control, 91
beets and beet greens, 57, 112, 129, 157, 177
cane, 68
storing, 129
bitter greens, 217
blight, 103
bone meal, 32, 143, 145, 154, 162
borage, 111
brassica family, 58, 112, 157, 179, 181, 184, 193
broccoli, 106, 121, 122, 136, 137, 138, 139, 156, 157, 179
broccoli raab, 206
buckwheat, 147
bugs. See also insects
soap to kill, 113
burlap covering, 121, 156, 157, 158, 159
butterflies, 99
cabbage family, 49, 90, 129, 144, 179
cabbage root fly, 179
Cape gooseberries, 217
carrot rust fly, 183
catch crops, 49
cauliflower, 184
celery and celeriac, 217
chard, 57, 76, 126, 129, 136, 157, 185
Charentais melons, 58
cherry trees, 97
chickweed, 78
chives, 57, 108, 109, 119, 139, 198
chokeberry, 97
chrysanthemum, 111
cisterns, 30
clay soils, 28, 30, 76, 122, 150
cold frames and cloches, 63, 67, 80, 128, 136, 214
cool-season crops, 119, 135, 136–137, 146, 148, 154
community gardens, 48, 66, 129
compost, 28, 34, 37, 38, 39, 46, 47, 76, 77, 84, 121, 143, 154
cover crops as, 146
in lasagna garden, 159
cone flowers, 99
conservation, 39
containers
for trees and shrubs, 97
cool-season/cool-weather plants, 9, 47, 76, 85, 120, 143, 172, 179, 184, 196
copper tape or banding, 92
corn, 17, 26, 58, 76, 99, 100, 119, 142, 186–187
cottonseed meal, 32
cover crops, 63, 95, 142, 145–149, 154
crops
continuously bearing, 57
chrysanthemum, 111
cucumbers, 87, 89, 98, 117, 120, 126, 128, 140, 188
curing harvested vegetables, 126
currant shrub, 98
daylight, 25, 137. See also sun
daylily, 111
December plan, 162
deer, soap to repel, 113
dianthus, 108
direct sow. See sowing
disease. See pest and disease management
DIY soil composition, 27, 32, 138
dormancy, 121
drainage/drainage holes, 108, 136
dry season, 32
early-season preparation, 63
earwigs, 91
edible flowers. See flowers, edible
eggplants, 17, 80, 84, 86, 90, 126, 128, 189
elderberry, 97
El Niño system, 21
fall crops/garden, 17, 117, 119, 121, 127, 128, 133, 135, 136–137, 143, 157
fava beans, 112, 146, 149, 190
feather meal, 33
February plan, 63
fertilizer, organic, 32–34, 39, 47, 102
fig plants, 98
flea beetle, 173, 179, 204, 205
Florence fennel, 217
flowers, edible, 108, 110–111, 112–113
fluorescent shop fixtures, 79
foothills growing region, 18, 19, 20
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), 39
frost/freezing in Pacific Northwest, 19, 156, 157
fruit trees, 97, 98–99, 128, 150. See also plants, fruiting
dwarf, 77
grafted, 69
storing, 129
fungal diseases, 86, 88, 89–90, 103, 123
fungicides, 114
furrows, 37
garden
container, 46
exchange 66
gifts, 163
preparation, 51
supports/structures, 84, 86–87
weather-smart, 76
year-around, 157
garden journal/records, 22, 50–51
garlic, 74, 112, 126, 138, 154, 191–192
germination and germination time, 67, 121, 146
gooseberry, 98
gourds, ornamental, 216
grape vines, 98
ground cherries, 217
groundcovers, 77, 98, 146, 149, 211
grow lights, 79
grubs, 92
“guerilla gardeners,” 48
hardening off, 81
harvesting
in January, 56
in February, 64
in March, 75
in April, 85
in May, 96
in June, 107
in July, 118
in September, 135
in October, 144
in November, 155
in December 162
hearty greens, 57
heat-loving plants, 47, 70, 76, 80, 126, 128, 189. See also warm-season crops
heat units, 26
hedge, flowering, 98
harvesting, 128
shade-tolerant, 119
tender, 59
Herb d’Provence blend, 111
hoop houses, 63, 67, 70–71, 95, 128, 202, 214
horticultural fleece, 56, 92, 95, 121, 186
huckleberry, evergreen, 98
humus, 26
indoor
plants, soap to clean up, 113–114
starting fall crops, 117
infrared transmitting (IRT) plastics, 67
insects
and insecticides, 92
pest traps, organic, 90
intercrop, 137
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), 91–92
January plan, 56
July plan, 117
June plan, 106
kale, 17, 49, 57, 74, 76, 119, 122, 126, 136, 137, 157, 193
kiwi vine, 98
kohlrabi, 194
ladybugs, 99
La Niña system, 21
“lasagna gardening,” 153, 154, 159
legumes, 33, 50, 146, 148, 190, 201. See also beans
lemon balm, 109
lemon verbena, 109
lettuce, 59, 76, 119, 120, 122, 129, 139, 196–197
light. See sun
lopping shears, 66
lures, 91
March plan and weather, 74, 76–77
marigold, 111
maritime climate, 17
maritime growing region, 18, 19, 20
May plan, 95
Mediterranean herbs, 45, 76, 108
melons, 58, 87, 98, 129, 140, 217
moths, 99
mulch, 34, 39, 67, 106, 123, 128, 134, 143, 154
Christmas tree branches as, 162
with compost, 151
for earthworms, 159
fluffy, 145
for winter, 156
nettles, 84
nitrogen, 32, 49, 50, 78, 110, 146, 148, 149, 190
November plan, 154
nursery bed and starts, 75, 117, 121
oats, 147
October plan, 143
organic
material and fertilizers, 28, 32–34, 39, 47, 102
mulch, 123
vegetable starts, 43
ornamental gardening, 44, 120–121
overwintering/overwintered plants, 56, 69, 120, 133, 135, 138, 143, 157, 163, 177, 198
oyster shell flour, 34
pac choi, 76
Pacific Northwest (PNW) climate and regions, 8, 9, 18–20
pansy, 111
dry and collect method, 139
pre-sprouting, 63
sticks, 87
tendrils and growing tips, 112
vertical space for, 97
water requirements, 122
pear trees, 97
peppers, 17, 76, 80, 84, 86, 90, 128, 129, 154, 202
pergolas, 86
persimmon, 98
pest and disease management, 49, 51, 74, 83, 84, 87–88, 89–90, 95, 138, 139, 150
pest bait and traps, 91
pesticides, 99
phacelia, 147
phenology, 22
Phytophthora infestans, 103
pillbugs, 91
pineapple sage, 110
Plant a Row for the Hungry, 129
plant(s)
drought-tolerant, 76
ground-hugging, 34
hardy, 157
monoecious, 188
ornamental, 44
selecting, 42
staking, 86
trained and trellised, 87
ventilation, 67
planting. See also sowing
hills, 38
wish list, 56
plastic sheeting covers, 67, 70–71, 84
plum trees, 97
poison oak/poison ivy, 114
pollination/pollinators, 67, 89, 100, 108, 117, 126, 147, 186, 188, 202
bats as, 99
curing, 126
potting mix, 60, 136. See also soil, potting pruners, 66
pumpkins, 87, 98, 142, 213, 216
quince, 98
radishes, 89, 119, 122, 129, 205
rain, harvesting, and rain barrel, 29–30
raised beds, 44, 45–46, 97, 136, 146
rapini, 206
raspberries, 128, 142, 207–208
recycling/recycled goods, 39, 45, 66, 80, 87
Reichl, Ruth, 8
ripeness, recognizing, 130–131
rivers and valleys growing region, 18, 19, 20
rock phosphate, 34, 143, 145, 154, 162
romaine lettuce, 197
root plans using potassium, 50
rutabagas, 217
rye, cereal, 148
salad greens, 42, 47, 119, 129, 133, 136, 149, 196–197
sandy and rocky soils, 28, 30, 122
savory, 108
seasonal affective disorder (SAD), 163
season extenders, 67
seaweed, 34
seedbeds, 66
costs, 35
germination rate, 59
harvesting, 139
hybrids, 139
leftover, 67
starting indoors, 63, 79–80, 84, 117
seed life of various plants, 58–59
seedlings, 38, 79–80, 81, 114, 121
September plan, 134
serviceberry, 98
shade and shade-tolerant plants, 25, 119, 121
shopping online, 66
shovels, 65
slugs, 81, 84, 89, 95, 138, 174, 179, 212, 214
deterrents, 92
soap to repel, 113
snails, and deterrents, 90, 91, 92, 113, 214
“snow events,” 156 “Snowpocalypse,” 21
soap, gardening uses for, 113–114
soil, 26
amendments, 74, 80, 128, 142, 145
fertility management, 49
pre-heating, 67
squeeze test, 68
temperatures, 120
types, 28
water-holding capacity, 122
southern British Columbia, 9, 19
sowing and planting in January, 56
in February, 64
in March, 75
in April, 85
in May, 96
in August, 127
in September, 135
in October, 143
in November, 155
spinach, 57, 119, 129, 136, 138, 139, 157, 210
spring
flowers, 97
squash, 76, 90, 97, 98, 99, 100, 112, 117, 126, 129
saving seed from, 140
summer, 213
winter, 216
stakes, wood, 86
stinging nettles, 78
strawberries, 68, 119, 211–212
succession planting, 47
summer
dog days, 128
garden, 119
maritime, 17
solstice, 25
summer savory, 110
sun
sunflowers, 99
sweet leaves, 57
Swiss chard. See chard
Symphytum officinale, 78
tarragon, 110
temperatures, changing, 121, 153
thrips, 92
tomatillos, 217
tomatoes, 17, 26, 47, 49, 76, 80, 84, 86, 90, 119, 126, 133, 214–215
harvesting and storing, 128, 129
indoor ripening, 154
intercropping, 137
saving seed from, 140
terms, 103
unripe, 113
transplants/transplanting, 79, 81, 85, 95, 107, 120–121, 127, 135
traps, pest, 91
trees, 97
trellises, 86–87, 97, 102, 188, 207
turnips, 217
underplanting 119
urban farms, 129
urushiol oil, 114
USDA hardiness zones, 20–21, 22
vertical gardening, 86
vines, flowering and fruiting, 44, 86, 97, 98
violets, 111
warm-season crops, 17, 26, 47, 76, 80, 95, 146, 147, 157, 186
perennials, 97
raised beds, 46
weather, PNW, 76
weeds/weeding, 38, 77–78, 84, 95, 113, 149, 159
weevils, 201
white flies, 92
window boxes, 46
winter garden/crops, 17, 117, 120, 121, 127, 135, 136–138, 143, 157–158
wintergreen, 98
winter wheat, 58
wire grid, 86
woody plants, 77, 97, 108, 109, 110
yarrow, 99
zucchini, 213