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Growing Food When It Counts

One of my favorite books is Growing Food When it Counts by Steve Solomon.
The Des Moines Public Library carries at least one copy and you can read a lot of if not all of the book at Google Books.

From what I have read thus far I really enjoy his take on Clay Soils (pg 34) & The Garden Center Seedrack (pg 97). He also points out on page 90 that you should not water the seed after you have sowed it, the soil should be as damp as when you do the soil moisture test.

Steve Solomon's Soil and Health Library.

I have so many magazines and I never have time to read! They are organized, for the most part.

And this is a little "clutch" that I haven't completely finished, needs a liner and button.

John Steinbeck's America and Americans

John Steinbeck's America and Americans

"We proudly insist that we base our political positions on the issues-and we will vote against a man because of his religion, his name, or the shape of his nose. (pg. 34)"

"We are able to believe that our government is weak, stupid, overbearing, dishonest, and inefficient, and at the same time we are deeply convinced that it is the best government in the world, and we would like to impose it upon everyone else. We speak of the American Way of Life as though it involved the ground rules for the governance of heaven. (pg. 32)"

"The Indians survived our open intention of wiping them out, and since the tide turned they have weathered our good intentions toward them, which can be much more deadly. (pg. 19)"

You can see I haven't gotten very far in the book but man can that sonvabitch write. This has to be one of, if not, the best book I have ever read and I am not even done.

Best Book EVAR!

I just bought what, seriously, has to be the best book ever.

I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence

Go ahead, add it to your wishlist.

Organic Vegetable Gardening/Companion Planting - Des Moines, Iowa

List of books I definitely suggest the Organic Gardener owner, now mind you this is not specific to the Organic Gardener. I believe these books are good, useful to any gardener.

Got a pest problem? Leaves turning a color and you don't know why? Want to learn about organic fertilizers and pesticides?

The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control
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This book is wonderful! Esp for the Northern US grower (the author is in the same Zone number). Covers just about everything you would want to know about veggie gardening. This book was shown to me by a fellow community gardener.

The Vegetable Gardener's Bible

Well, this book is just fantastic. At first I didn't like it. But that's because I hadn't read the book nor was I actively gardening. Go to any garden forum and I guarantee this book will be listed at least once with several others agreeing that, yes you should own this book. The author is a companion plant master.

Carrots Love Tomatoes

This book is highly pratical, for the most part. My husband really enjoyed this book. As soon as we bought it he read it cover to cover in about 2 days.

Square Foot Gardening
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If I had it to do over again I would have planted Green Manure Crops in my community garden plot, just to set everything straight in my bed and so I would have a better idea about what I was dealing with in the soil. I plan on planting these crops during the fall garden closing down period.

Green Manure Crop Examples: Alfalfa, Red/White Clover, Legumes.

Another link because I just found it and I love Mother Earth News, Mother Earth News Organic Gardening Page

Now, I need to enlist the help of my husband to correct my community garden project. I need trenches dug and mounds built. Because you see, there isn't good drainage at the garden location. Not only that but the dirt is high in clay content, hence the poor drainage. My particular plot has left over chives (from the previous garden spot owner) on one side and the other side has the pipe that runs to one of the many hoses offered in the community garden. I have planted about 9 pepper plants in my garden plot. My poor peppers first received winter burn ... and now they just sit. This has frustrated me to no end. But! I think I figured out why. The ground here in Iowa has not gotten warm enough! Iowa Soil Temp Maps.

Birthday Presents! I'm 28.

Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook

BETTY CROCKER'S BUFFETS Menus, Recipes and Planning Tips for Easy and Successful Home Entertaining (Hardcover)

Knitting Basics: All You Need to Know to Take Up Your Needles and Get Knitting (Hardcover)

French Chef Cookbook (Hardcover) (Worship this woman)

Those were presents I bought myself. I have two more books to buy.

My dad bought me a 1 1/2 Qt. Sauce pan and a small pan by Cusinart. They are wonderful, perfect.

My Sister bought me

Passage to Marseille