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Do any of you have a recommendation for a gardening book, that would be suitable for a novice wanting to grow vegetables and herbs for their own consumption?
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I found Carol Kleins Grow your own Veg really good and helpfulAKA Angie -
Hi RGN there are a few threads advising on good gardening books under Grapes Recommendations - such as this one
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ning-book.html -Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?Comment
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Anything by Joy Larkcom tho may be a bit advanced for a newbie.
Geoff Hamilton's Organic Gardening is always my favourite standby and if you can get hold of his DVDs, well worth watching.TonyF, Dordogne 24220Comment
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D'accord, TonyF - Geoff Hamilton was my hero.Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?Comment
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I've just bought RHS Grow Your Own Kitchen Garden Year for £7.99 from thebookpeople.
Covers fruit and veg, pests etc. Recommends varieties, techniques and so on.
From the same 'family' of books as Carol Klein's Grow Your Own Fruit/Veg - but I don't think she's a contributer on this one.
The same company also have the Bob Flowerdew book for just £4 and I'm very tempted with this as well to see the organic approach.
Not long with us I see Ringo - welcome aboard!Comment
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How about "Vegetable Growing - Month by Month" by John Harrison. No pretty pictures but good info for beginner
Vegetable Growing Month by Month - The Book by John HarrisonComment
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You could try The Kitchen Gardener (Grow your own Fruit and Veg) by Alan Titchmarsh got mine from Smith's and it was reduced from £20.00 to £9.99.
I found it very easy to follow,lots of tips and hints.
Very good book in my opinon for the novice
All the best,IanLast edited by Ian White; 10-01-2010, 05:13 PM.Comment
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The Great Vegetable Plot by Sarah Raven
The Allotment book by Andy Clevely
Both brilliant readsI don't roll on ShabbosComment
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I've got that but wouldn't recommend it. I'm finding it rather dry and not really very helpful.Originally posted by Jillyreeves View Post
Carol Klein's grow your own veg was my bible when I first started out. I also really like Bob Flowerdew's no work garden.Comment
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The River Cottage veg one is brilliant. I have quite a lot of books (the Andy Cleeveley one, some Expert books, the Carol Klein Grow you own one, Half Hour Allotment etc) but the only one which lives in my allotment bag is the RC one - and it's a handy size
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John Seymour wrote the best of all , in my opinion - here it is at Amazon -
Amazon.co.uk: John Seymour: BooksComment
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I agree with the Alan Titchmarsh book. We're novices too and found it really useful. We also got it from 'Smiths but I think for a bargain £6.Originally posted by Ian White View PostComment
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Am in the process of reading Joe's Allotment by Joe Swift. It's pretty good but I think I bought it at wrong time as I have had to start from the back of the book as it ends in winter.........
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I haven't found a better source of information than this and one other forum, so have never bothered with books. Am I the only one ?Sent from my pc cos I don't have an i-phone.Comment
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