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Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Growing Crops at Home
As the founders behind the Seattle Urban Farm Company, Colin McCrate and Brad Halm have heard it all: My backyard is too small; how can I make space for a garden? Do I really need to buy fertilizer? What on earth is that creature crawling on the tomatoes? My crops took off and the zucchini are in the sidewalk -- who has time to harvest this all?!
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Paperback, 320 pages
Published
May 1st 2012
by Skipstone
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I was bit with the gardening bug when I bought my house in 2009. Sure the house was impressive, but the backyard is what spoke to me. Yard for days -- receiving a perfect amount of 8+ hours of daylight in the summer. My first summer garden was a disaster as they usually are, but by summer #2 I was ready to do more. Grow more. My second summer was an amazing experience as I watched everything from lettuce to cauliflower to the biggest sunflowers I'd ever seen reach maturity. But even though I'd g...more
Okay, I've updated my review to 5 stars rather than 4. The more I delve further into this book, the more I find how very informative that it is. Although, there are a few things that I would do a little differently (and have), their advice is still very thorough, described well, and well organized. Back to my original review:
I've read through many parts of this book and have found it very insightful and informative. The book contained information on general gardening from basic information to m...more
I've read through many parts of this book and have found it very insightful and informative. The book contained information on general gardening from basic information to m...more
I received this book free through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway and was very happy that it arrived sooner than I expected.
This book has great illustrations and is rich with information. It tells you everything you need to know to start a backyard garden. It even includes instructions for making your own raised beds (something that is a must living in Georgia where the dirt is hard packed clay). I am very pleased with the book I received and would recommend it to everyone.
This book has great illustrations and is rich with information. It tells you everything you need to know to start a backyard garden. It even includes instructions for making your own raised beds (something that is a must living in Georgia where the dirt is hard packed clay). I am very pleased with the book I received and would recommend it to everyone.
As a beginning gardener, any and all advice is definitely accepted. This book was well laid out, easy to understand, and fun to read. The authors tell you how they got to where they are.
There are lots of recommendations for starting a garden in any kind of area, plus advice on plant choices. There is good advice on pest control and a whole wealth of information.
There are lots of recommendations for starting a garden in any kind of area, plus advice on plant choices. There is good advice on pest control and a whole wealth of information.
Definitely a beginner's book, and while they do state that in the title, there are better beginner's guides out there. My main issue is the section on irrigation: drip irrigation is over rated, in my opinion, especially for beginners! Or for anyone who rotates their garden crops, or plants different crops in the same bed in succession.
Great on the basics. Covers all the major topics a beginning gardener needs to know, but doesn't overwhelm with tons of science. Especially liked the plant profiles--each profile had a section "what this plant can teach you" and touched on topics such as knowing when to harvest, saving seeds, learning how to prune, etc. Each plant has something to teach us. Also included sections on plant problems and bugs. Appreciated the color photographs throughout and the resources section.
A comprehensive book that will help beginning gardeners get off on the right foot. Lots of photos show what the authors are talking about, so it's easy to follow.
Apr 08, 2012
Irwin
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I just won this book free as a goodreads giveaway! I am waiting to read it. Thanks.
I thought this book had a lot of great information. I felt they did a good job writing for a beginner. Now all I need is a garden so I can put some of this information into action!
There are so many vegetable gardening books out there right now. Gardening is hot! As someone who teaches gardening to people of all ages I am quick to dismiss books when they don't fit my idea of what a gardening book should be about. I agreed with most of what these two authors are teaching folks about urban vegetable gardening. I even learned a few tricks from reading it. Definitely recommended for gardeners of all skill levels.
This isn't a book you read and pass on-it will be a book I refer to on a constant basis for all my gardening questions. It's packed full of information on growing the best garden. The where's, when's, what it should look like, how long it should take. This should come in very handy thru-out the year as you plan-plant and reap the benefits of your garden.
Great book. An enjoyable read, written with humor, and very educational. Would make a great reference book. I'm really not a beginner gardener, but I still found this book very useful. It's clear and well put-together.
One of the best books on food gardening I've read this year. Possibly always. Organized well, reads well, is a great reference.
A modern classic!
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