The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden by Karen Newcomb.

We have a raised garden that we started years ago.  I have to say, when we have planted tomatoes, we have been able to get good crop for a season.  We have also planted other crops but it has been hit and miss.  We want to grow more but have a hard time getting an abundant crop.

I saw this book The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden by Karen Newcomb which is an re-issue of a classic. What caught my eye is the fact that on a plot of 5x5 size, you can get a crop of 200 lbs of vegetable.  What!!!?? Get out of here, you gotta be crazy.  So that caught my attention and I told myself, I gotta read this book.

 

Here's a link to the author's bio below.

Author's Bio

There are drawings of many different types of postage stamp garden and the best layout for each style. Karen also delves into best time to plant, how to prep the soil and watering.  She makes it sounds so simple and easy but without any of the pretentiousness that sometimes you would associate with these DIY books.

In reading this book, I'm already imagining changes that I need to do for my own garden, it's been a long time coming and it looks so sad in my yard.  I especially like the latter half of the book where she lists out all different types of vegetables, when to grow, what they need and advise on growing them.

That is such a great reference tool because I want to grow other things than tomatoes...

Highly recommend this book, what more can you ask then grow your own food and do it easily. 

I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.