Crops and Soil

Photos by Melinda Fisk and Rodger Hauge

CROPS AND SOILS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON

Bush beans grown in outwash gravels from the Missoula Floods, Liberty Lake, WA

Bush beans grown on outwash gravels

Bush beans grown in outwash gravels

Bronze leaf lettuce grown on outwash gravels

Beets grown in outwash gravels

Beets grown in outwash gravels

Green peppers grown in outwash gravels

Onions grown in outwash gravels

Onions grown in outwash gravels

Red onions grown in outwash gravels

Strawberries grown in outwash gravels

Corn and strawberries grown in market garden on outwash gravels

Cucumbers grown in outwash gravels

Potatoes grown in sandy outwash soil, Reardan, WA

Potatoes just before harvest: Loess soil, Ritzville, WA

Harvesting potatoes: Ritzville

Potatoes from loess field

Potatoes from Ritzville: Loess soil

Potato harvest: Ritzville, WA

Wheat fields on loess soil from Steptoe Butte, WA

Young winter wheat Steptoe Butte, WA

Ripening winter wheat on loess soil

Wheat grown on loess soil: Washtucna, WA

Harvesting wheat grown on loess soil

Harvesting wheat Ritzville, WA

Winter wheat harvested from loess soil

Bearded barley grown on loess soil: Washtucna, WA

Winter wheat planted in the fall on loess soil

Winter wheat tillers grown in loess soil

Wheat stubble field after harvest. Fallow field in the distance.