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| Hello. I would like to send a book to a friend who moved from Boulder to Kansas City, Mo. She knows little about gardening and wanted a veggie garden but had trouble with the weather here.
Now that they have moved, she wants to get into growing lots of her own veggies. I was thinking of just sending the good ol' Sunset Western but now I'm thinking a book more dedicated to veggies would be better. I'm thinking maybe Sunset's Western Garden Book of Edibles or Sunset's the Edible Garden. But, I've never really used a veggie book, I just ask you all! So, I'm not sure if there is a best choice out there or if my guess is as good as anyone else's. Thank you! Jennifer |
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| Jennifer, I have and use the Sunset Western Garden Book of Edibles. It is a great reference book and covers all the basics and then some. I would recommend this book. ProvoGirl |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/SS 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 29, 11 at 10:27
| Me too. Dan |
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| Thank you both! It looked like a good book but I never really know until I put something to use. :) |
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- Posted by milehighgirl 5CO (My Page) on Fri, Jul 1, 11 at 9:20
| My all-time-favorite gardening book is Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times, by Steve Solomon. I think it's the only gardening book that I have read completely through, and then I did it again! It's designed for a beginner, and it's emphasis is in making gardening affordable. It's filled with practical, down-to-earth advice. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times
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| Thank you MileHighGirl! I haven't had time to flip through any books yet, that is for Saturday. I'll look for this one while I'm in town so I can compare them. She isn't that much of a beginner but when I gave her some veggie seeds and reminded her to harden them off if she started them inside, she had no idea what I meant so I explained. I think flipping through the books will be better than just looking online which is all I've done so far. Thanks all! Jennifer |
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| Jennifer, I just ordered "Gardening when it counts, growing food in hard times" from Amazon. I hadn't heard of it before Milehihggirl mentioned it. I pulled it up on Amazon and read about 12 pages in on the "preview" before I ordered it. It is definitely a book meant to be read cover to cover. The Sunset book you can use more like a reference book when you need to look something up. I have read it cover to cover though. It is more "visual" than Gardening when it counts. Both seem like good books and very different books too. Milehighgirl- Thanks for the book advice...even if it wasn't meant for me!!! I can't wait till if comes and I can start reading. Now only to find time to squeeze in another book to read. ProvoGirl |
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