urban vegetable patch

If you can have only 1 gardening book, this has to be it! This book has been my bible and nightly read for the past 3 months. I like how it’s full of in depth information on almost anything to do with gardening. This book not only tells you about something (say training a grape vine) but it actually shows you with accompanying illustration and really, a picture is worth a thousand words. Although it’s a wee bit expensive but I can asure you its worth every bit of it. And also the fact that it’s from Royal Horticulture Society and DK, we know it cannot go wrong too badly.

RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening

The Tomato book

I absolutely love this book but if I can only choose 1 thing I like about this book it has to be the first half of the book. Both authors take you through the journey of 160 different variety of tomatoes, all complete with individual picture. I especially like they way they drop tips along the way that only an experience tomato grower will know. A must have for any avid tomato grower but also a great read and reference for all. Not to mention makes a great coffee table book too!

The Tomato Book: How to Grow and Cook Tomatoes

Look at those picture!

Growing your own heirloom vegetables – Bringing Carbon Dioxide down to earth, is written by Diggers Club founder Clive Blazey.

It provides information and loads of photographs to help you on your way to growing your own patch of heirloom vegetables. Plus also has a section for children to get started on their own vegetable garden.

Find out what makes these old varieties of vegetables so good!

Growing Your Own Heirloom Vegetables: Bringing Carbon Dioxide Down to Earth

Organic
By Don Burke

As a six-year-old he started his own vegetable garden under the watchful eyes of his father and grandfather. Now Don Burke is known as Australia’s foremost authority on all things gardening.

Organic covers all that you need to know to start and cultivate your own vegetable garden including composting, pests and diseases, growing conditions, chickens, harvesting and scrumptious recipes.

In a poor economic climate, good quality, inexpensive food is hard to find to feed your family. Why not start a grocery store in your own backyard? Find out the benefits of growing your own vegies for yourself, including cost-cutting, family fun, fresh produce and greater variety of species unavailable in stores.

From terrace pots to acreage, grab your gardening gloves and seedlings, and your family will enjoy building the garden, no matter the size of your plot.

Purchase online – Organic: Don Burke’s Guide to Growing Organic Food