janisbeth - reviewed on 2/24/2012 + 34 more book reviews

Caveat: I haven't actually used any of the ideas in this book yet, but I'm trying out one of them this spring. This looks like an excellent guide for folks who are just starting out in vegetable gardening, or who (like me) have been gardening for years with indifferent success. Has several different garden plans for different configurations and situations, with directions for expanding them over a three-year period. Starts out with things that are easier to grow, then adds more difficult ones over time. Some advice on adapting the plans to your site would have been a good addition, as would a discussion of crop rotation (they do it, but don't talk about it). Hopefully, after three years the gardener will have picked up enough additional information to continue on their own.

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