Through Oregon rain or shine, you can grow gorgeous, fresh vegetables! Grow Great Vegetables in Oregon is the must-have guide to growing food in The Beaver State! Expert gardener Lorene Edwards Forkner shares tips and techniques tailored to this often rainy state, empowering readers with trusted, solid vegetable gardening knowledge. Start off on the best foot in your quest to grow an irresistible, edible bounty year after year with thorough detailing of gardening basics, localized gardening information tailored to each month of the year, handy planting and harvesting charts, and 35 thoughtfully selected and detailed plant profiles. Gardeners of all experience levels will be equipped to feed themselves and their loved ones the freshest fruits and veggies year-round.   Lorene Edwards Forkner is an author and speaker whose work centers on exploring the wonders of the natural world and delicious garden flavors. Lorene is the author of several gardening titles, including  Color In and Out of the Garden  and  The Beginner’s Guide to Growing Great Vegetables . She writes a weekly gardening column for  Pacific NW Magazine  in  The   Seattle Times  and is the former editor of  Pacific Horticulture  magazine. Lorene is a warm and engaging speaker who uses imagery and language to tell garden/life stories that inspire and inform. Find her online at www.ahandmadegarden.com.