The square foot book was one of the first ones we bought together, nearly 25 years ago, and the techniques used in it have worked for us in all kinds of living arrangements, including the side yard of an old Victorian house, the backyard of a small suburban house, and now, out in the middle of a large farm garden. Our daughter won a ribbon in the Colorado state fair for her 4H project on Square Foot Gardening techniques when she was 10!
All New Square Foot Gardening
In contrast, this is our newest gardening book purchase. It is so full of wonderful information, and covers an unbelievable number of topics. The author says that she gleaned the best of the best from the many Storey publications over the years, and we think it's been put together extremely well. Don't be fooled by the title though, you don't need a parcel of land to benefit from the instruction. An average back yard has lots of hidden potential!
These next two are Rodale books and if you have any knowledge of that publisher, you probably know that they produce nothing but quality books. These have been on our shelf for a long time and are always reliable.
I hope you're becoming aware of the increasing importance of organic gardening. There are more and more reasons for knowing what's in your food and what's not. It's really not as complicated or intimidating as it may sound. It's just good old fashioned horse sense, the kind your grandparents thrived on, that makes an organic garden possible. This book will teach you!
Now, be sure you put to use what you read here. Get started!
