Start a thriving garden with the beginner’s guide to raised bed gardeningAre you interested in creating a bountiful garden but worried that you don’t have enough space? Raised-Bed Gardening for Beginners shows you how simple it can be to plan, build, and grow your own raised-bed garden in whatever space is available. Learn to build your bed, select the right plants, grow your own vegetables, and much more. This book makes it easy for even inexperienced gardeners to serve up freshly picked vegetables and herbs in no time.Plant a flourishing garden in minimal space with:An introduction to raised-bed gardening―From constructing a planting box to mixing and maintaining soil, step-by-step instructions make getting started easy.Beginner’s guidance―Help your garden thrive with detailed suggestions for crop rotation, partner planting, seed starting, and growing zones.30 easy-to-grow plants―Full profiles plus growing and harvesting tips on beginner-friendly vegetables and herbs make choosing the right ones for your garden a cinch.Learn basic methods that will get you growing fast using this easy guide to raised-bed gardening.
Tammy Wylie
July 9, 2019
142 pages
English
978-1641525091
File Size: 57 MB
Available File Formats: PDF AZW3 DOCX EPUB MOBI TXT or Kindle audiobook Audio CD(Several files can be converted to each other)
Language: English, Francais, Italiano, Espanol, Deutsch, chinese
“Raised beds have been a game-changer in our gardening journey, allowing us to keep our space more efficient and organized. Any newbie to the world of gardening or raised beds will find this resource highly valuable!”—Jill Winger, creator, http://theprairiehomestead.com“Whether you are new to gardening, or just new to raised bed gardening, this book is for you. Tammy does an excellent job of guiding you through the process from start to finish. From how to choose a site all the way though how to harvest your crops.”—Robin Nichols, president, NUGL Media Group“This book could be used as a course for beginning gardeners who are wanting to start a garden. It can also be used by seasoned gardeners who want to switch from in ground gardening to raised beds. As a Master Gardener myself, and a gardener using primarily raised beds, I am impressed with the author’s level of expertise in communicating to gardeners of all capabilities on the ease of planning, starting, and benefits of raised bed gardens. This book is a must for gardeners of all levels. I highly recommend it and will definitely include it in my personal library of gardening resources.”—Willie Slusarski, master gardener“You’re about to grow your largest (and easiest!) crop to date. Raised-Bed Gardening for Beginners is complete with detailed plans and plenty of tips and tricks to grow your own fresh, healthy, and delicious food every step of the way.”—Erin Fesperman, blogger/owner at Little Emerald Thumb About the Author TAMMY WYLIE was introduced to the joy of raised-bed gardens almost 30 years ago. She and her husband are lifelong gardeners, as well as the founders of Advance Greenhouses (www.advancegreenhouses.com), a website where they share advice on gardening, building greenhouses, and more. She also created and contributes to the blog Grow Your Own Food… Anywhere (www.growyourownfoodanywhere.com). <div id="
The subtitle to this book is: “Everything You Need to Know to Start and Sustain a Thriving Garden” which is a gross exaggeration. I am a black-thumbed wanna be gardener who would like to grow at least one crop besides weeds. This book is full of the obvious like don’t overwater, don’t underwater, check your soil composition but does not have any instruction on what to do if you isolate a problem. Comments go unexplained: “squash have both male and female flowers so they can self pollinate”. Good to know BUT how do I identify which is which? There are no photos, drawings, or prose to demonstrate the difference and do I need to know which is which? This published book reads like a good outline of what a book entitled as such should be but nothing is flushed out or filled in. Most info could be gotten off the back of a seed packet.
The information is as basic as can be and does not elaborate much on anything. I’m sure the author did their best to write this, but it wasn’t detailed enough for someone with zero gardening experience, despite this being geared for beginners. This was like reading a recipe with some of the quantities of ingredients and some of the instructions missing.
Lot to be desired. I have questions that were not even addressed. If this was really for beginners it would have more info
It is hard to believe that this book was written by someone with that amount of experience that this writer has. Added nothing new even with all the information about gardening more naturally and ecologically sound that is becoming available almost daily. There are better books on raised bed gardening written 40 years ago. Anyone of the Square Foot Gardening books would be money better spent. Two stars was a gift of one star.
First time gardener. I love this book. I never knew that some plants do not grow well together. I also didn’t know how far to plant things apart or the importance of temperatures.The book is well laid out and I refer to it constantly. It’s actually muddy from being in the garden.As of today I have watermelon, cucumber, tomatoes, basil, green beans, and rosemary growing like wild. Is a true joy to grow from seeds. I can not believe how much life is in that little seed!
If you believe that gardening is too much work, or that you didn’t come to Earth with a green thumb, this book is for you. Read it, spend a little time and effort planning, and your garden will grow fruitfully. Tammy Wylie’s Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners book contains just enough information to keep it a one-weekend project, with well-spaced words and illustrations that make new concepts easy to comprehend. It truly is Everything You Need to Know to Start and Sustain a Thriving Garden.Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know to Start and Sustain a Thriving Garden, ISBN 978164152509, was written by Tammy Wylie and published in 2019 by Rockridge Press in Emeryville, California. The author has gardened since she was a small child, and also created the blog Grow Your Own Food…Anywhere. Its list price is $14.99 USD, though it can be bought on Amazon for $13.29. It is worth buying a physical copy as it is one of those books that is lovely to hold. It has soft, smooth covers and 120 thick, colorful, square pages. There is also plenty of space for writing notes.After receiving this book, I first read it from beginning to end before purchasing garden supplies. I have previously attempted a small, raised bed garden that I started without any knowledge or research. It was interesting to learn what can be done to promote growth and sustainability, and to see where I had previously erred. The most helpful takeaway was the importance of planning before planting. With the knowledge gained from reading this guide, I actually enjoyed thoughtful planning. I then purchased a 4’x4’ wooden garden frame from Home Depot, 6 large bags of soil, and seeds for the plants I decided to grow. Using this guide, I built and planted my garden, and now, as of 3 weeks later, there are growing plants visible in all of the sixteen, 1 sqft. plots.I have two favorite parts in this book. First, on pages 10-11, there is a chart that explains how various plants work together. The “Plant Friends and Foes” chart is a clear, useful guide to plant compatibility for beginners. For example, it lists lettuce with carrots as a friend and cabbage as a foe. It further explains, “Lettuce has shallow roots; carrot roots grow deeper in the soil. They do not compete with each other for space.” This is the first I had heard about plant compatibility and I have enjoyed using it for planning and doing further research. As more time passes, it will be interesting to see how these plants survive. The second part of the book I really enjoyed reading were the Plant Profiles. Each plant featured is allocated two side-by-side pages. The entire background of the left page is a crisp, vivid close-up photo of the plant. There is a neutral colored box with the plant family name, growing season(s), USDA hardiness zones, spacing needs, and time from seed to harvest. It also includes when to start seeds indoors, the earliest outdoor planting, and the watering needs. The right page contains the plant’s common name as well as its scientific name and an interesting, helpful tip. For Basil, it suggests, “Try growing the large-leaf basil for making wraps and purple basil for creating a focal spot in your garden.” The right page also includes detailed information for starting, growing, and harvesting, as well as problems you may encounter and how to mitigate. The “Starting” section is helpful to know how much sun and/or shade is required, as well as how deep to plant the seeds. It had not previously occurred to me to pay attention to the depth of seed planting.I would advise reading about USDA plant hardiness zones and finding the relevant zone before starting to read the book. While Chapter Six: Plant Profiles is one of my favorite sections, I would add upfront that all mentioned plants can be grown in zones 3 through 10, except asparagus which is best suited for zones 3 through 8. This information is not summarized, but rather spread out over 60 pages and caused additional, unnecessary work while planning my garden. It is only upon review I realized I did not need to constantly flip back and forth to check the zone. If this information were mentioned earlier in the book, it would be easier to discern which plants are available to the reader or not.The only part of the book that I did not find interesting to read, but rather tedious, is Chapter Three: Soil. It promptly states, “Soil quality is as important to the quality of your raised-bed garden as sunlight and water.” I sense the author knows it is not a particularly gripping topic. Fortunately, it is a short chapter that explains soil quality considerations and how they can impact the results of your garden. It also explains how to calculate the amount of soil you will need, and how to mix and maintain the soil. It also provides information on how to test your soil. Full disclosure, I did not use this information in my planning or planting and expect to learn that these are necessary details. I purchased Kellogg Garden Organics All-Natural Raised Bed and Potting Mix soil from Home Depot and am hoping that is a one-size-fits-all type of soil. If my garden yields poor results, I will further investigate the soil.Overall, I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in starting their first small garden. It is great for visual learners who are more inclined to understand and remember images and diagrams. It is an aesthetically pleasing book with easy-to-follow instructions. I successfully started a garden in my backyard using this book, and I am also using it to start a small community garden at my church. This guide has enabled me to create planning charts and consolidate information into reference sheets for the group members.
Clear and concise: very enjoyable to read. Pertinent information, plus lots of drawings and pictures. I think the “plant profiles” gallery/Chapter 6 is especially helpful for those new to gardening. Highly recommended for folks growing in raised beds!
It’s a well-written book with very helpful info if you’re planning to grow vegetables. Plant pairing suggestions were great! However, I wanted to grow a raised garden around the edge of my yard with ornamental plants, and expected there would be at least some tips and ideas for non-vegetable gardening. Nope. It’s a good book, but it would have been helpful if the book description specified that this is only for vegetables.
Please, please, if you are a gardener who is able to dig a hole in your soil DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK as it will insult your intelligence.It offers nothing to anybody with the slightest knowledge if gardening.It is written by an American lady, who despite her obvious good will in doing so offers nothing for the British gardener whatsoever and all references appear to be for the American market.
Books written as if your planting in the USA so some information not very helpful. Loads of the pages fell out also.Despite this some good info on select veg
Start too finish, everything step by step in one place…perfect
This book is going to be a Christmas gift for a new gardener.It looks as if it will be a great help .
Written well and easy to follow👍😁
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