Gardening

Here are some books and online resources that can help you successfully plan a garden or landscape ind Idaho.

SOILS AND GEOLOGY

Digital Geology of Idaho
Create a custom soil report with the Web Soil Survey
Soil survey, [county name], Idaho. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1899 to present. – Publications are available online from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Barker, Raymond J.; Robert E. McDole, Glen H. Logan; photography by Raymond J. Barker. Idaho soils atlas. Moscow, Idaho: University Press of Idaho, 1983.

Cretti, John L. Month-by-month gardening in Idaho: what to do each month to have a beautiful garden all year. Franklin, Tennessee: Cool Springs Press, 2007.
Cretti, John L. Rocky Mountain month-by-month gardening: what to do each month to have a beautiful garden all year. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Cool Springs Press, 2015.
Lauterbach, Margaret. Gardening in the Treasure Valley. Boise, Idaho: Idaho Statesman Publications, 2013.
Zamzows’ Seed Starting Guide for Vegetables

University of Idaho Extension County Offices – Find your local extension service office to find gardening classes and information.
Idaho Department of Lands Land Board Assistance for Forest Landowners
Idaho Gardens, University of Idaho Extension
Index to USDA Agriculture Information Bulletins. Compiled in June 1992 by Ellen Kay Miller, D.C. Reference Center, National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Updated in June 2005.

Idaho Firewise, Inc. – Firewise is a project of the National Fire Protection Association in partnership with agencies and organizations. They provide a variety of tools to help people protect their homes from fire. Includes an online publication library.
Kratsch, Heidi A., editor. Water-efficient landscaping in the Intermountain West: a professional and do-it-yourself guide. Logan: Utah State University Press, 2011.
Planting Instructions and Zones, University of Idaho Center for Forest Nursery and Seedling Research – Publications on planning a windbreak.
Wildland Fire, University of Idaho Extension Forestry – Includes publications on the following subjects: Fire and the Wildland/Urban Interface, Wildfire Evacuation, Fire Ecology, and Post-fire Management.

Idaho Native Plant Society
Franklin H. Pitkin Forest Nursery, Center for Forest Nursery and Seedling Research, University of Idaho
Mee, Wendy, and others. Water wise: native plants for intermountain landscapes. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 2003.
Parkinson, Hilary, compiler; edited by Ann DeBolt, Roger Rosentreter, Valerie Geertson; additional assistance from Michelle Richman and Leslie Blackburn.Landscaping with native plants of the Intermountain Region. Boise, Idaho: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Idaho State Office, 2003.
Filby, Evan E. (Evan Everett). Before the spud: Indians, buckaroos, and sheephearders in pioneer Idaho. Idaho Falls, Idaho: Sourdough Publishing; Charleston, S.C.: CreateSpace, 2012.
Robson, Sara, and James Kingery; [for the Idaho Transportation Department and University of Idaho Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management]. Idaho native plants for roadside restoration and revegetation programs. Idaho: Idaho Transportation Department, 2006.

Wildlife in the Garden, University of Idaho Extension
Golden Eagle Audubon Society and USDA Soil Conservation Service; photos by Soil Conservation Service and Golden Eagle Audobon Society. Landscaping for birds in southwestern Idaho. Boise, Idaho: Boise State University, [between 1975 and 1978].

Bell, Susan M. Planning and Idaho Vegetable Garden. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension System, 1996.
Maranhao, Diana. Rocky Mountain fruit & vegetable gardening: plant, grow, and harvest the best edibles. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Cool Springs Press, 2014.
Ross, Jeanette, and Susan Bell, editors. Treasure Valley vegetable growing guide. Boise, Idaho: University of Idaho, Cooperative Extension System in Ada County, 1995.
Jenkins, Elaine; information by Dale and Sheila Anderson and Paulette Blaseg = Cultivando para alimentar a muchos: cómo Trinity Community Gardens, Inc consigue más alimentos en menos espacio / Informaciones por Dale y Sheila Anderson y Paulette Blaseg; escritoro por Elaine Jenkins; translation by Keri Acuña. Growing to feed many: how Trinity Community Gardens, Inc. gets more food from less space. United States: Trinity Community Gardens, Inc., 2014. First Edition.
Finnigan, Brian F.; W. Michael Colt; Esmaeil Fallahi. Growing apples for local markets in cold climates. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho, Cooperative Extension System, 2000. http://www.extension.uidaho.edu/publishing/pdf/BUL/BUL0820.pdf. Accessed March 12, 2019.
Zamzows’ Seed Starting Guide for Vegetables

Posted by Ronnie Joiner on March 12, 2019.