Spring Planting

At 7:46 AM (our time) on March 20, the rotation of the earth will bring the equator directly under the rays of the Sun, producing the effect of equal day and night. After that moment, the direct rays of the Sun will migrate northward, until they arrive at the summer solstice in June.

So, with the arrival of spring comes also the arrival of getting out in the yard or garden or deck, and seeing what we can get to grow, so as to beautify our homes and neighborhoods, and provide needed sustenance for certain of our non-human neighbors. In that regard, the Downieville Library might be of some assistance. Here are some of the books on our shelves:

Trees, Shrubs and Vines, by Bonnie Lee Appleton

Mushrooms Demystified, by David Arora

Terrariums & Miniature Gardens, by Kathryn Arthurs

Succulents Simplified, by Debra Lee Baldwin

From the Shepherd’s Purse, by Max G. Barlow

Designing the New Kitchen Garden, by Jennifer R. Bartley

Glorious Harvest, by Francesco Binchini

Tips for Carefree Landscapes, by Marianne Binetti

Container Gardening, by Cynthia Bix

The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control, by Barbara W. Ellis

Book of House Plants, by Joan Lee Faust

The Heirloom Life Gardener, by Jere & Emilee Gettle

Stalking the Healthful Herbs, by Euell Gibbons

Cacti and Succulents for the Amateur, by Charles Glass

Plants of the Tahoe Basin, by Michael Graf

Fruit, by Anne M. Halpin

Native Plants for Use in the California Landscape, by Emile L. Labadie

Gardening with a Wild Heart, by Judith Larner Lowry

Gardening with Herbs, by Rex E. Mabe

The Rodale Book of Composting, by Deborah L. Martin

Edible Wild Plants, by Oliver Perry Medsger

Controlling Pests and Diseases, by Patricia S. Michalak

The Rodale Guide to Composting, by Jerry Minnich

All About Ground Cover, by Ortho Books

How Not to Kill Your Houseplant, by Veronica Peerless

Green Thoughts, by Eleanor Perenyi

Glorious Flowers, by Laura Peroni

Roses, by Roger Phillips

Annuals, by Rob Proctor

Country Flowers, by Rob Proctor

The World of Cactus & Succulents, by Alice Quirus

Redoute’s Roses, by P.J. Redoute

Hydroponic Home Food Gardens, by Howard M. Resh

Redoute’s Fairest Flowers, by Martyn Rix

Fresh Food from Small Spaces, by R.J. Ruppenthal

Perennials, by Janet H. Sanchez

Soils & Soil Management, by Charles D. Sopher

How to Grow House Plants, by Sunset Books

New Western Garden Book, by Sunset Books

Vegetable Gardening, by Sunset Books

Common Edible and Useful Plants of the West, by Muriel Sweet

Faith in a Seed, by Henry D. Thoreau

Organic Gardening Without Poisons, by Hamilton Tyler

Onward and Upward in the Garden, by Katharine S. White