How to Grow a Garden

If you are in the process of starting up your own garden, gardening books are very helpful sources to provide you all the information and tips you need to know. Likewise, if you are also a veteran in the world of gardening, it is still best to read gardening books to help expand your skill and awareness with the use of your green thumb. Here is a list of five invaluable gardening books that are out in the market today:

1. All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew
   

   This book explains how to set up gardens in a simple, efficient and easy manner.  No digging or pH testing of the soil is required as you will set up your garden in 4 ft x 4 ft boxes above the ground (a’la raised bed gardening) and preparing a mix of soil recommended by the author.  These gardens are small enough to not become overwhelming but still can produce a good sized harvest.

2. 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
   

   W-O-R-D stands for: Wide rows, Organic methods, Raised beds, Deep soil, which is the author’s system for a highly successful garden. This book will describe how to set up and maintain his proven system of gardening. The book has an informative section regarding garden pests and organic ways to deal with them. This book received very high ratings from consumers reviewing it at Amazon.

3. The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden and Yard Healthy Without Chemicals by Barbara W. Ellis
   

   Having trouble getting rid of those garden pests or diseases? Tired of watching as your plants are quickly consumed by hungry insects, but you don’t want to use harsh chemicals to rid your garden of them? This book has advice on how to achieve pest control by organic methods. It contains a helpful section with photographs of insects and plant disease to help you identify your nemesis.

4. Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth
   

   This book will take you through the steps on the methods to save and store 160 different vegetable seeds. It also provides advice from expert gardeners in seven regions of the U.S. on seed starting techniques.

5. Fresh Food from Small Spaces: The Square-Inch Gardener’s Guide to Year-Round Growing, Fermenting and Sprouting by R.J. Ruppenthal
   

   If you have extremely limited space in your home or live in an apartment and would still like to try growing foods indoors or on a balcony, this book is for you. The author explains how to maximize a small amount of space for growing food, describes what plants grow best with limited lighting, and even shares how to keep a few chickens or honey bees in your yard.