Edible Garden: Bloom Gardener's Guide: Feed the ground, sow seed, care for the crops, gather, pick and feast

by Victoria Chown

A beautiful, stylish and comprehensive handbook from the Bloom Gardener's Guides series, covering everything you need to know to grow edible plants.

Growing your own food is a way to feed your body as well as your soul. Approached in a sustainable way, it can also nurture the land and provide for wildlife . You don’t need an enormous garden, an allotment or a fancy greenhouse to do it. Edible Garden is as much about planting food in your garden borders and sowing crops in pots, as it is about raised beds or kitchen gardens. It’s packed with professional advice, a selection of the best edible plants to grow and tips on getting the most from your space.

This title is from the  Bloom Gardener's Guide  series, complete and comprehensive gardening handbooks. Bloom is an  award-winning independent print magazine  for gardeners, plant admirers, nature lovers and outdoor adventurers, and winner of the Garden Publication of the Year at the Garden Media Awards 2021. Other titles in this series include Cut Flowers , Shade and Pots .

160 pages, Paperback

Published April 2, 2024

Reviews

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Edible Garden is a wonderful introduction to growing your own organic food. This covers everything from types of soil, types of seeds, how to access your space, types of beds, planning, companion planting, sowing, protection, weeds, structures, composting and lists several types of plants with specifics on care for each plant and how to deal with pests.

I would recommend this book for anyone interested in growing their own food. It has just the right amount of information to get you started and enough to keep as a valuable resource.

Thank you Quarto Publishing Group and Vicky Chown for providing an advanced copy for review consideration via NetGalley.

[Alicia Bayer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good all encompassing garden guide for the beginner gardener. There are lots of photos and I appreciated the information on things a lot of gardening books leave out like how to make homemade fertilizer free from nettles and comfrey. I suspect it’s a UK book, as it doesn’t discuss garden zones, making it a little trickier for new gardeners who aren’t sure what plants are well suited for their regions. Still a useful, thorough guide.

I read a temporary digital copy of this book for review.