Soils Information for Gardeners
Our program developed the soils curriculum and teaches soils classes for the WSU Master Gardener program in western Washington. We prepared the publications below as resources on soils and organic amendments for Northwest gardeners.
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Publications of interest:
Antonelli, A., C.G. Cogger, H. Kennell, C. Foss, R. Van Denburgh, and V. Bobbitt. 2004. Organic gardening. EB0648. Washington State University Cooperative Extension. [online pdf]
Cogger, C.G. 2000. Soil management for small farms. EB 1895. Washington State University Cooperative Extension, Oregon State University Extension Service, University of Idaho Cooperative Extension System, US Department of Agriculture. [online pdf]
Cogger, C.G. 1999. Soils and fertilizers. p. 36-58. In: Sustainable gardening: The Oregon-Washington Master Gardener Handbook. EM 8742. Oregon State University Extension Service. [view sample online (pdf) or order hardcopy $20]
Cogger, C.G., D. Havens, S. Fransen, J. Luna, W. Anderson, and S. Kuo. 1997. Cover crops for home gardens in western Washington and Oregon. EB 1824. Washington State University Cooperative Extension. [online html]
Cogger, C.G. and D.M. Sullivan. 2001. Backyard composting. EB 1784. Washington State University Cooperative Extension. [online pdf]
Hart, J., D. Horneck, R. Stevens, N. Bell, and C. Cogger. 2003. Acidifying soil for blueberries and ornamental plants in the yard and garden West of the Cascade mountain range in Oregon and Washington. EC1560-E. Oregon State University Extension Service. [online pdf]
