The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions by Edward C. Smith
An excellent resource for starting a garden. The best part of the book is part 3 which contains an A-Z guide for herbs and vegetables. The information in this reference area is practically the same as all the other books, however the layout is far superior. I have several reference books but I find myself using this one because the layout is easy to understand and has everything I want to know in the right locations on the page. No hunting through paragraphs to find what I want.
Even if you are not into wide row gardening this book is worth the price simply for the reference section.
Even if you are not into wide row gardening this book is worth the price simply for the reference section.
All New Square Foot Gardening: More Projects, New Solutions, Grow Vegetables Anywhere by Mel Bartholomew
An excellent resource for starting a garden. The best part of the book is part 3 which contains an A-Z guide for herbs and vegetables. The information in this reference area is practically the same as all the other books, however the layout is far superior. I have several reference books but I find myself using this one because the layout is easy to understand and has everything I want to know in the right locations on the page. No hunting through paragraphs to find what I want.
Even if you are not into SFG this book is worth the price simply for the reference section.
Even if you are not into SFG this book is worth the price simply for the reference section.
Organic Gardening for the 21st Century: A Complete Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs and Flowers by John Fedor
This book just doesn’t cut it when compared to other similar text like Rodale’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
There is nothing particularly wrong with the book. It has the requisite parts such as a discussion of organic gardening, the reasons for it, and why you should use it. It also has a fairly good chapter on various vegetables and how to grow them. It’s just not my first choice for a reference book. I was highly disappointed with having picked this book first and then finding the Rodale book later.
Save a couple bucks and go with the Rodale book instead.
There is nothing particularly wrong with the book. It has the requisite parts such as a discussion of organic gardening, the reasons for it, and why you should use it. It also has a fairly good chapter on various vegetables and how to grow them. It’s just not my first choice for a reference book. I was highly disappointed with having picked this book first and then finding the Rodale book later.
Save a couple bucks and go with the Rodale book instead.