Gardening without irrigation

by Steve Solomon

Cascadia Gardening Series

Gardening Without Irrigation:
or without much, anyway

Steve Solomon

CONTENTS

Chapter

1 [Predictably Rainless Summers]
2 [Water-Wise Gardening Science]
3 [Helping Plants to Need Less Irrigation]
4 [Water-Wise Gardening Year-Round]
5 [How to Grow It with Less Irrigation: A-Z]
6 [My Own Garden Plan]
7 [The Backyard]

Introduction

Starting a New Gardening Era

First, you should know why a maritime Northwest raised-bed gardener named Steve Solomon became worried about his dependence on irrigation.

I'm from Michigan. I moved to Lorane, Oregon, in April 1978 and homesteaded on 5 acres in what I thought at the time was a cool, showery green valley of liquid sunshine and rainbows. I intended to put in a big garden and grow as much of my own food as possible.