Stewardship Gardening Links

Northwest Native Plants

Composting

Green Manures / Cover Crops

Organic Gardening

Groundwater Protection

Biosolids

Links outside Washington State University provide an option for finding further information on a variety of gardening topics. No endorsement of products or information is implied.

Northwest Native Plants

• Washington State Native Plant Society

  Composting

• Compost Tea: Miracle Cure or Marketing Gimmick? - Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU Puyallup
  
• Composting With Red Wiggler Worms - an Urban Agriculture Note from City Farmer, Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture.
• Pierce County Solid Waste Composting Site - Lots of info on vermicomposting , building worm bins and other types of composting systems
• WSU Extension Whatcom County Composting Page
• WSU's Compost Connection Site
  from Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources

Green Manures / Cover Crops

• Cover Crops for Home Gardens in Western Washington and Oregon- WSU pub. EB1824
• Mulches for the Home Vegetable Garden. - Virginia Tech
• Cover Crops and Green Manures. - The Westside Gardener

Organic Gardening

• W.S.D.A.'s Organic Food Program
• Natural Yard Care - from King County Hazardous Waste Program.

Groundwater Protection

Rain Garden Handbook for Western Washington Homeowners.- WSU Extension Pierce County

Lake-Friendly Gardening - Whatcom County

Biosolids

• Biosolid Recycling Basics - from King County Department of Natural Resources
• Milorganite - Commercially available organic fertilizers for professional and residential use, produced at Jones Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• Tacoma's TAGRO - Tacoma’s innovative biosolid recycling program produces biosolids approved for use on food crops as well as flowering and ornamental gardens and lawns.