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If you had to buy only one gardening book…
Given the number of gardening books on the market, it was difficult to decide. Each have different styles, methods, materials, etc. that are being championed. After listening to many audiobooks to discover writing styles and content inclusion, in my opinion, this is the only book you really need to buy if you were trying to choose one. After watching Charles’s content on YouTube and listening to him read the first 3 chapters of this audiobook, it was time to purchase. This book has a wealth of knowledge, for both the methods used, and for planting and growing many common and less common types of vegetables.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
Given the number of gardening books on the market, it was difficult to decide. Each have different styles, methods, materials, etc. that are being championed. After listening to many audiobooks to discover writing styles and content inclusion, in my opinion, this is the only book you really need to buy if you were trying to choose one. After watching Charles’s content on YouTube and listening to him read the first 3 chapters of this audiobook, it was time to purchase. This book has a wealth of knowledge, for both the methods used, and for planting and growing many common and less common types of vegetables.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023
It seems to me we are experiencing a wave of new gardening books written by people presumably stuck at home during the pandemic that decided to try their hand at gardening resulting in many beautiful books with sketchy content. Well, this book is most emphatically not that!! Mr. Dowding has utilized his lifetime of experience growing, experimenting and educating to create a very well designed, readable and enjoyable book. He leads with “no dig” and this and his various works have seriously advanced the case for no dig but it is as much a book about gardening as it is about no dig. I’ve attached a photo of the Table of Contents- you can see what I mean.
My growing conditions are far less benign than Mr. Dowding has and where his book stands out for me is he communicates “why” as much as “how” which allows one to translate the techniques to growing conditions much different than his. Reality is there isn’t much translation required except to adjust for frost/planting dates. The book includes broader gardening techniques, practices, specific information on growing specific vegetables, variety information and of course no dig. The book is copiously illustrated with photos and various graphics. My only complaint is that for a $40 book the photos should have better printing quality. They aren’t bad though and I don’t know whether the book actually sells for $40 as I paid much less on Amazon and Chelsea Green Publishing has had it on discount too so not unhappy.
My growing conditions are far less benign than Mr. Dowding has and where his book stands out for me is he communicates “why” as much as “how” which allows one to translate the techniques to growing conditions much different than his. Reality is there isn’t much translation required except to adjust for frost/planting dates. The book includes broader gardening techniques, practices, specific information on growing specific vegetables, variety information and of course no dig. The book is copiously illustrated with photos and various graphics. My only complaint is that for a $40 book the photos should have better printing quality. They aren’t bad though and I don’t know whether the book actually sells for $40 as I paid much less on Amazon and Chelsea Green Publishing has had it on discount too so not unhappy.
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