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:
Organic gardening. (online pdf) Antonelli, A., C.G. Cogger, H. Kennell, C. Foss, R. Van Denburgh, and V. Bobbitt. 2004. EB0648. Washington State University Cooperative Extension.
Soil management for small farms. (online pdf) Cogger, C.G. 2000.; EB 1895. Washington State University Cooperative Extension, Oregon State University Extension Service, University of Idaho Cooperative Extension System, US Department of Agriculture.
Soils and fertilizers. (preview pdf sample of 589 pg Handbook online or order hardcopy - $30) Cogger, C.G. 1999.p. 36-58. In: Sustainable gardening: The Oregon-Washington Master Gardener Handbook. EM 8742. Reprinted 2007. Oregon State University Extension Service.
Cover crops for home gardens in western Washington and Oregon. (free online html or order hardcopy $1) Cogger, C.G., D. Havens, S. Fransen, J. Luna, W. Anderson, and S. Kuo. 1997. EB 1824. Washington State University Cooperative Extension.
Backyard composting. (online pdf) Cogger, C.G. and D.M. Sullivan. 2001. EB 1784. Washington State University Cooperative Extension.
Acidifying soil for blueberries and ornamental plants in the yard and garden West of the Cascade mountain range in Oregon and Washington. (online pdf) Hart, J., D. Horneck, R. Stevens, N. Bell, and C. Cogger. 2003. EC1560-E. Oregon State University Extension Service.