Charles Dowding

From the well-known British gardener, this is a month-by-month guide to what should be done in the garden, if you live in the British climate, which I do not. Dowding favors the no dig method, which means laying the soil and composts on top and gardening from there, rather than digging a raised bed.
Because his zone is so opposite to mine in the low desert, I couldn't use much of the advice and I'm not dealing with the same obstacles, such as badgers. But I did find lots of vegetable and fruit varieties I'd never seen before.… (mehr)

Skill for Growing by Charles Dowding is a gardening book meant to help and teach the reader how to grow his own vegetables in the garden all year around. I liked how the author provided only the essential pieces of information without charging the book with useless words. I liked how it takes you from 0 to the final product so that you can find an answer to any question regarding your garden, from how to prepare the ground, the space needed between seeds and plants, the characteristics and proper time to plant each seed, how to grow strong seedlings, the rotation between vegetables, and many others. I also appreciated the visual support provided by all the pictures and tables that can be found in every chapter.… (mehr)

This is a fabulous guide for growing and cultivating vegetables. It is well documented with hundreds of pictures showing every step of the process and the resulting bounty! The pictures and information help to outline how to prepare, cultivate, and reap a healthy harvest. It even depicts what to do in the winter.
I think this would be a welcome resource guide for anyone who wants to create a thriving vegetable garden. What really makes this a must for me is the many pictures. Pictures always help to show exactly what to do, and this book does not disappoint.… (mehr)