shericka burroughs
★★★★★
“Very very very awesome beginners gardening book! If your just starting out this is the book for you! Im a beginner myself. The way they break down everything is so easy to follow. Helped me alot. Great read!”
BENJAMIN GREENFIELD
PLANT, NOURISH, FLOURISH
About Benjamin Greenfield
Benjamin Greenfield is a vegetable gardener and the author of The Year-Round Vegetable Garden for Beginners. He grows on the small family farm in Oregon where he was born in 1965: no-dig raised beds, compost made on site, natural pest control instead of sprays, and a planting plan that follows the seasons.
He learned by being handed a hoe as a farm kid, and later by working alongside growers in Asia, South America and Europe. His one rule is balance: feed the soil and work with the land, not against it. On the blog he writes down what works on the farm, what fails, and why, one vegetable and one season at a time.
The Year-Round Vegetable Garden for Beginners
The Year-Round Vegetable Garden for Beginners: A Simple No-Dig Guide to a High-Yield Organic Harvest puts the method from the farm in the order a first-time grower needs it: planning and soil preparation, care profiles for the common vegetables, container and vertical growing for small spaces, water and organic soil management, natural pest control, and how to store and use the harvest. Written for people who have never grown a vegetable, and for people who have and lost it to slugs.
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Dwarf Tomato Varieties: Heavy Yields for Small Spaces and Containers
Growing fresh, sweet tomatoes represents the ultimate rite of passage for backyard farmers. Traditional indeterminate vines, however, grow incredibly tall and quickly overwhelm small patios. Consequently, urban growers often abandon their agricultural dreams out of sheer spatial frustration. Fortunately, a revolutionary class of compact plants completely solves this modern logistical dilemma. Dwarf Tomato Varieties combine…
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Soil Solarization Method: Using the Sun to Clear Weeds and Pathogens
Waking up to a garden overrun by aggressive weeds causes immense frustration for any passionate backyard grower. You spend countless hours pulling stubborn roots, only to see them return vigorously within days. Consequently, finding a permanent, chemical-free way to clear your beds becomes absolutely necessary. Many beginners mistakenly rely on toxic synthetic herbicides to solve…
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Growing Sweet Corn: Master Pollination for Plump Backyard Kernels
Waking up to a barren corn cob feels incredibly disappointing for any passionate backyard grower. You invest weeks of intense labor, only to find patchy, half-empty ears at harvest time. Consequently, understanding the complex reproductive cycle of this plant represents your absolute highest priority. Growing Sweet Corn successfully demands mastering the delicate, wind-driven mechanics of…
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Lasagna Gardening Method: Build Rich Soil with No Digging and No Wood
Establishing a brand new garden shouldn’t drain your personal savings account or strain your physical health. Unfortunately, conventional methods often force passionate beginners to spend hundreds of dollars on premium cedar lumber. Buying these expensive wooden frames feels incredibly counterintuitive when you are trying to produce cheap, organic food. Moreover, the exhausting physical labor of…
What Readers Say
Verified Amazon reviews, quoted as they were written.
Julie Wade
★★★★★
“Very well written, easy to read and follow. Definitely a great book for if you are not familiar with gardening.”
GarageTinker
★★★★★
“For begginners but great information for all gardeners. Purchased to replace personal gardening library books damaged by insects while stored in a box in my garage.”
Bryan Wimmer
★★★★★
“Great book of you are starting out. Good price. Expect to purchase other books for greater detail.”
HuggedbyGrandma
★★★★☆
“I like the book, provided good insight for beginning gardening”
Christina S
★★★★★
“Lots of good information”
Rodney Mann
★★★★☆
“It’s a good book”
shericka burroughs
★★★★★
“Very very very awesome beginners gardening book! If your just starting out this is the book for you! Im a beginner myself. The way they break down everything is so easy to follow. Helped me alot. Great read!”
Julie Wade
★★★★★
“Very well written, easy to read and follow. Definitely a great book for if you are not familiar with gardening.”
GarageTinker
★★★★★
“For begginners but great information for all gardeners. Purchased to replace personal gardening library books damaged by insects while stored in a box in my garage.”
Bryan Wimmer
★★★★★
“Great book of you are starting out. Good price. Expect to purchase other books for greater detail.”
HuggedbyGrandma
★★★★☆
“I like the book, provided good insight for beginning gardening”
Christina S
★★★★★
“Lots of good information”
Rodney Mann
★★★★☆
“It’s a good book”