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The Vegetable Grower's Handbook: Unearth Your Garden's Full Potential
DK brings you an all-encompassing horticultural handbook to fulfil your every leaf and legume!
Get your gardening gloves on, as best-selling author Huw Richards takes you on a green-fingered journey to be an undefeated veg-grower!
A recent study suggests 38% of British adults use their gardens to grow herbs and vegetables. But with the ever-growing pressure of balancing family life with a career, a lot of today's green-fingered gardeners simply lack time for vegetable growing.
Huw is on a mission to change that!
Whatever your horticultural hopes may be, Huw Richards brings you a veg-growing guide that is sure to shape the next generation of green-fingered gardeners like never before, full of top tips on smart gardening, without compromising on time, effort or money.
With passion in every page, you can
-Tons of tips and tricks to maximise efficiency of your vegetable gardens
-Skillful and solid information to disparage the common myth that gardening requires too much time and effort
-Easy to follow step-by-step instructions of fundamental gardening techniques
-Visual representations of Huw's innovative ideas to easily apply to your own vegetable garden
After the immeasurable success of his first two gardening books 'Veg in One Bed' and 'Grow Food for Free', Huw brings you a riveting third release, full of simple yet effective strategies to leave you with a patch to be proud of!
By applying a strategic approach to your veggie patch, from choosing the right compost to using the correct cultivation tools, Huw assures that even the most hapless of gardeners can unearth the endless potential that all gardens possess, no matter the shape or size!
Why not stand out from the crowd with this fully-illustrated veggie handbook, and start your intuitive gardening journey today to reap the benefits of a more bountiful harvest.
An ideal gift for the green-fingered gardener or budding botanist in your life!
With over 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, Huw Richards is keen to share his 17 years' experience on maximising productivity of vegetable patches, so get those gloves on, and join the journey today!
Ready, set, let's grow!
Get your gardening gloves on, as best-selling author Huw Richards takes you on a green-fingered journey to be an undefeated veg-grower!
A recent study suggests 38% of British adults use their gardens to grow herbs and vegetables. But with the ever-growing pressure of balancing family life with a career, a lot of today's green-fingered gardeners simply lack time for vegetable growing.
Huw is on a mission to change that!
Whatever your horticultural hopes may be, Huw Richards brings you a veg-growing guide that is sure to shape the next generation of green-fingered gardeners like never before, full of top tips on smart gardening, without compromising on time, effort or money.
With passion in every page, you can
-Tons of tips and tricks to maximise efficiency of your vegetable gardens
-Skillful and solid information to disparage the common myth that gardening requires too much time and effort
-Easy to follow step-by-step instructions of fundamental gardening techniques
-Visual representations of Huw's innovative ideas to easily apply to your own vegetable garden
After the immeasurable success of his first two gardening books 'Veg in One Bed' and 'Grow Food for Free', Huw brings you a riveting third release, full of simple yet effective strategies to leave you with a patch to be proud of!
By applying a strategic approach to your veggie patch, from choosing the right compost to using the correct cultivation tools, Huw assures that even the most hapless of gardeners can unearth the endless potential that all gardens possess, no matter the shape or size!
Why not stand out from the crowd with this fully-illustrated veggie handbook, and start your intuitive gardening journey today to reap the benefits of a more bountiful harvest.
An ideal gift for the green-fingered gardener or budding botanist in your life!
With over 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, Huw Richards is keen to share his 17 years' experience on maximising productivity of vegetable patches, so get those gloves on, and join the journey today!
Ready, set, let's grow!
224 pages, Hardcover
Published March 3, 2022
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Displaying 1 - 16 of 16 reviews
February 1, 2023
Richards did a fantastic job in describing his methods and techniques for creating sustainable garden spaces that are truly a work of art. I loved this book so much and I’d recommend it for anyone interested in turning their outdoor spaces, no matter how big or small, into gardening spaces. Plenty of techniques and strategies are reviewed and shared such as composting, creating homemade feeds for plants, picking the right staple plants catered to personal needs and desires, helping pollinator populations, and how to effectively work together in community garden projects.
Richards also shares his method for designing planting planners so that each month of the year is easily broken down into what should be sowed, transplanted, and harvested according to the growing space. There’s an excellent chart included that highlights the time of year for planting and harvesting a variety of essential crops. After reading the contents of this book, I feel a lot more confident in turning even my balcony space into a diverse polyculture. So excited to start experimenting this year!!
Richards also shares his method for designing planting planners so that each month of the year is easily broken down into what should be sowed, transplanted, and harvested according to the growing space. There’s an excellent chart included that highlights the time of year for planting and harvesting a variety of essential crops. After reading the contents of this book, I feel a lot more confident in turning even my balcony space into a diverse polyculture. So excited to start experimenting this year!!
January 27, 2023
I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to get into growing their own food or folks already growing their food who want to revise their ways or habits, or just grow more. Huw Richards did a wonderful job of explaining different aspects of gardening in simple terms that didn't complicate the process. I absolutely loved his tips on streamlining processes, saving yourself time and avoiding overwhelm -- incredibly helpful and some areas of gardening that I've not seen many write much about in this way. I have already made a garden mission statement, which I think will help me focus my garden goals this season, and I plan on implementing the 5-minute task idea as well as his monthly-planning method. Richards also gave some great general garden tips; one of which I am excited to implement -- using a plank to help some seeds (carrots!) germinate better.
February 7, 2023
I would maybe recommend this to somebody who's completely new to gardening, but that's about it. Very surface level in content, I was hoping for more of a deeper dive into some topics.
For anyone considering buying this, I felt that the RHS Complete Gardeners Manual did a much better job at what this book was aiming to do.
For anyone considering buying this, I felt that the RHS Complete Gardeners Manual did a much better job at what this book was aiming to do.
August 28, 2024
A super little book with a congenial author, terrific gardening tips and the wonderful photos that are a feature of all DK books. There’s a million garden books out there but this is quite a special one - easy to follow, nothing intimidating, lots of information (although not overwhelming) and of course, it’s back again to the delicious photos. The author is a very thorough guy, extremely well organized and willing to make a foray into broader topics.
Living in Wales, the author definitely has a different definition of winter than I do (I’m always amused by Brits writing about “winter gardening”, which in my climate is strictly an indoor sport). This book is mostly annuals with a sprinkle of perennials, but very slim on nightshades (except potatoes) and no berries or fruit trees. But his garden is just lovely.
The book has some weird copyediting: American spelling combined with British verbiage. But if you’re a gardening buff, just read it, you won’t be disappointed. You might call this book a light touch, but it’s a good reference anyway.
Living in Wales, the author definitely has a different definition of winter than I do (I’m always amused by Brits writing about “winter gardening”, which in my climate is strictly an indoor sport). This book is mostly annuals with a sprinkle of perennials, but very slim on nightshades (except potatoes) and no berries or fruit trees. But his garden is just lovely.
The book has some weird copyediting: American spelling combined with British verbiage. But if you’re a gardening buff, just read it, you won’t be disappointed. You might call this book a light touch, but it’s a good reference anyway.
January 2, 2025
Good (not great)
I was hoping this would hold my hand and talk me through how to start my garden. This is better for having a garden and opening it to get a concise overview of something specific - a pest I see, a seeding question.
I anticipate I will open this up for topical questions in the future, or leave it in a decorative spot (it is very beautiful), but it is not a reread for me.
The pictures and layout of this book are BEAUTIFUL and well thought out.
I am inter sets to read other books by Richard’s.
I was hoping this would hold my hand and talk me through how to start my garden. This is better for having a garden and opening it to get a concise overview of something specific - a pest I see, a seeding question.
I anticipate I will open this up for topical questions in the future, or leave it in a decorative spot (it is very beautiful), but it is not a reread for me.
The pictures and layout of this book are BEAUTIFUL and well thought out.
I am inter sets to read other books by Richard’s.
July 30, 2022
Lots of great ideas and visuals; it's like a series of very helpful articles, mostly in bite-sized two-page section spreads on a wide variety of topics, mostly fairly advanced. Still, I learned a lot, especially about holistic gardening and soil health.
October 16, 2022
Pratico e accessibile, anche se non credo sia adatto ai principianti assoluti. Mi piace l'importanza che dà alla agricoltura sostenibile a basso costo e al valore della comunità. Penso che la permacultura possa creare una società migliore.
December 30, 2022
Good for Beginners
I think this would be great for someone just starting out. It covers a wide range of topics and introduces lots of ideas. It’s not as in depth or well organized as I’d hoped, but I’d happily give this to a new gardener.
I think this would be great for someone just starting out. It covers a wide range of topics and introduces lots of ideas. It’s not as in depth or well organized as I’d hoped, but I’d happily give this to a new gardener.
August 10, 2023
Great layout, solid info, easy to understand, fantastic resource.
January 2, 2024
A great introduction to all the things you can do in the garden.
December 22, 2024
4 ⭐️
I don't know how else to rate this or the other one I recently read so I'm going to copy and paste this review. It's going to be helpful when I need it.
I don't know how else to rate this or the other one I recently read so I'm going to copy and paste this review. It's going to be helpful when I need it.
January 4, 2025
Fantastic garden planning book for a beginner. Can’t wait to order my seeds & draw up a garden plan!
June 1, 2025
A really excellent beginner's guide to growing edible crops, covering key areas such as composting, seed starring, pest control, etc.
June 3, 2025
hezká, praktická kniha. Hrozný překlad, zdálo se mi, ze čtu z Google překladače. příště v originále :)
July 23, 2022
Some very good ideas.
March 15, 2024
Easy read, well laid out, great descriptive gardening book. Relevant even to someone in different zone to author’s garden.
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