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The best and most useful gardening book I own. If you live anywhere along the coastline of northern California, this is practically the only gardening book you can trust (or need). Much of the advice found in other books (and endlessly repeated in newspapers, even here) is inappropriate for our climate. Pierce debunks that, deciphering seed packet instructions (such as "plant as soon as soil can be worked" or "three weeks before last frost"), and provides no-nonsense guidance on everything from soil building to harvest times and recipes. Indispensable for anyone gardening in Sunset Zones 16 or 17.
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One of my all-time favorite books, probably #1 on my "desert island" list. Funny, poignant, brilliant, scary, fun. Of historical interest on many levels. Anyone interested in late-19th to early-20th century American culture, especially Western, could hardly find a better resource.
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Golden Gate Gardening: The Complete Guide to Year-Around Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area & Coastal California
Tim Bray, November 20, 2008
The best and most useful gardening book I own. If you live anywhere along the coastline of northern California, this is practically the only gardening book you can trust (or need). Much of the advice found in other books (and endlessly repeated in newspapers, even here) is inappropriate for our climate. Pierce debunks that, deciphering seed packet instructions (such as "plant as soon as soil can be worked" or "three weeks before last frost"), and provides no-nonsense guidance on everything from soil building to harvest times and recipes. Indispensable for anyone gardening in Sunset Zones 16 or 17.(2 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Tim Bray, December 12, 2006
One of my all-time favorite books, probably #1 on my "desert island" list. Funny, poignant, brilliant, scary, fun. Of historical interest on many levels. Anyone interested in late-19th to early-20th century American culture, especially Western, could hardly find a better resource.(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)