Your book – my blog

Question from Barbara: I bought your book and LOVE it — wish I’d had it years ago.

I thought you’d like to know that I featured it on my blog www.beesandchicks.com this morning in my Tuesday’s Tips post.

I understand that you are going to speak at my O.C. Master Gardener class’ graduation this May. I’m looking forward to meeting you then.

Answer from Pat: Thank you so much for your very kind review with little tidbits from my book. I’m delighted to hear you recommending it coast to coast. I agree with you that much of the material will work everywhere, with the exception, of course, of the subtropical plants that won’t grow outdoors in cold-winter climates, and except for the garden timing which as you point out must be adjusted for other climates.

I would like to straighten out one point. The Catalogue of Organic Amendments on page 28 is not the same as the Generic Fertilizer Chart referred to several times throughout the book. The chart of Generic Fertilizers was inadvertently omitted from the first printing but will be included in the next printing. Meanwhile, it is available for downloading from my new website patwelsh.com where it is listed under Fertilizers. The Name of this Chart is “Generic Fertilizers and Soil Amendments.”

Everyone can download this chart from my website, and I think they will find it hugely helpful to know what materials to use in order to feed organic nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium to plants. Gardeners can even mix their own fertilizers. However, I do include various recipes in the book.

Once again, many thanks!