The First-time Gardener: Growing Vegetables: All the know-how and encouragement you need to grow - and fall in love with! - your brand new food garden
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- Create Date：2021-02-27 04:11:28
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- Author：Jessica Sowards
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Summary
You’re excited to plant your first vegetable garden—but where to start？ In The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables， you'll find the answers you're looking for。
Homesteader Jessica Sowards， the warm and energetic host of YouTube’s Roots and Refuge Farm， is the perfect teacher for new gardeners， offering not just know-how but inspiration and time-management tips for success。
Before you sink your hands into the soil， she’ll answer all those questions rolling around inside your head:
Where do I put my new garden？
How do I prepare the soil？
What vegetables should I plant？
Is it better to start new plants from seed or should I buy transplants？
What about watering， feeding， and taking care of my garden？
What do I do if bugs show up？
There are no stupid questions here。 Everyone has to start somewhere， after all。 Not only will you learn how to prepare， plant， and tend your first vegetable garden， you’ll also learn:
How to design an eco-friendly layout
How to grow with the seasons
How to maximize your harvest， even if you only grow in a small space
Jessica wants your first food-growing experience to be a positive one， and she’s prepared to go the distance to make sure tending the earth becomes your new favorite hobby。
A single growing season is all it takes to fall in love with growing your own healthy， organic， nutrient-dense food。 With Jessica as your guide， you’ll soon discover all the satisfactions， challenges， and great joys of growing your own food garden。
This book is part of The First-Time Gardener's Guides series from Cool Springs Press， which also includes The First-Time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowers。 Each book in The First-Time Gardener's Guides series is aimed at beginner gardeners and offers clear， fact-based information that's presented in a friendly and accessible way， including step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations throughout。
Homesteader Jessica Sowards， the warm and energetic host of YouTube’s Roots and Refuge Farm， is the perfect teacher for new gardeners， offering not just know-how but inspiration and time-management tips for success。
Before you sink your hands into the soil， she’ll answer all those questions rolling around inside your head:
Where do I put my new garden？
How do I prepare the soil？
What vegetables should I plant？
Is it better to start new plants from seed or should I buy transplants？
What about watering， feeding， and taking care of my garden？
What do I do if bugs show up？
There are no stupid questions here。 Everyone has to start somewhere， after all。 Not only will you learn how to prepare， plant， and tend your first vegetable garden， you’ll also learn:
How to design an eco-friendly layout
How to grow with the seasons
How to maximize your harvest， even if you only grow in a small space
Jessica wants your first food-growing experience to be a positive one， and she’s prepared to go the distance to make sure tending the earth becomes your new favorite hobby。
A single growing season is all it takes to fall in love with growing your own healthy， organic， nutrient-dense food。 With Jessica as your guide， you’ll soon discover all the satisfactions， challenges， and great joys of growing your own food garden。
This book is part of The First-Time Gardener's Guides series from Cool Springs Press， which also includes The First-Time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowers。 Each book in The First-Time Gardener's Guides series is aimed at beginner gardeners and offers clear， fact-based information that's presented in a friendly and accessible way， including step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations throughout。
Reviews
Alicia Bayer
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This is a gorgeous， helpful， encouraging book not just for first time gardeners。 It's packed with beautiful photos of the author's own gardens and lots of info。 There were a few areas where I wished there was more info， like Sowards recommends straw and hay （less so） as mulch but she also says she is an organic gardener and I have never been able to find any straw or hale that wasn't treated with Roundup and/or other really problematic herbicides and chemicals （see https://www。the-compost-garden This is a gorgeous， helpful， encouraging book not just for first time gardeners。 It's packed with beautiful photos of the author's own gardens and lots of info。 There were a few areas where I wished there was more info， like Sowards recommends straw and hay （less so） as mulch but she also says she is an organic gardener and I have never been able to find any straw or hale that wasn't treated with Roundup and/or other really problematic herbicides and chemicals （see https://www。the-compost-gardener。com/。。。 and https://simplysmartgardening。com/best。。。）。 There were a few other places where I wish she had included more information （like other ways of creating beds like lasagna gardens and no-till gardening and a little less focus on killing bugs even with organic methods） but those are small things and this is still one of my favorite new gardening books that I've read in a while （and I read a lot of them）。 Sowards' cheerful attitude， beautiful photos and clear knowledge all create a book that's a real delight。I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review。 。。。more
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 The First-time Gardener is a beginner+ guide to vegetable gardening by Jessica Sowards。 Due out 2nd March 2021 from Quarto on their Cool Springs Press imprint， it's 176 pages （print edition） and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。This is an information dense but also upbeat and accessible guide for readers planning and creating their first vegetable gardens。 There's a lot of general garden siting/building/planning information， so thi Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 The First-time Gardener is a beginner+ guide to vegetable gardening by Jessica Sowards。 Due out 2nd March 2021 from Quarto on their Cool Springs Press imprint， it's 176 pages （print edition） and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。This is an information dense but also upbeat and accessible guide for readers planning and creating their first vegetable gardens。 There's a lot of general garden siting/building/planning information， so this is also a valuable resource for readers looking for info on growing flowers， herbs， and other non-veggie crops。 There's also a sister volume with the same layout from the same publisher releasing roughly the same time which is flower specific in focus。 The book has a logical layout: a short （easily understandable， not too technical） intro on botany and some good advice about the willingness to learn and keeping notes is followed by step-by-step chapters on siting and planning， soil building， seeds and plant material， implementation， seasons， garden management， harvesting and planning for next year。 The author is very upbeat and encouraging and I found myself smiling and nodding along at places reading the text。The photography is simply gorgeous。 Nearly every page has full color photographs and illustrations。 This was a useful resource。 It would make a superlative choice for public or school library acquisition， community garden groups， home library， and for homesteaders and home gardeners。 Five stars。 Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Ashley
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Jessica Sowards’ book for growing vegetables is a lovely primer for those who dream of starting their own backyard garden。 This easy-to-navigate gardening guide features full color pictures alongside Jessica’s encouraging garden wisdom and her tips for growing a full harvest。 She covers topics including soil health， pest management， heirloom varieties， and harvesting。 Anyone who is a fan of Jessica’s YouTube channel will enjoy this book。 Even though I’m no longer a beginner gardener， I found thi Jessica Sowards’ book for growing vegetables is a lovely primer for those who dream of starting their own backyard garden。 This easy-to-navigate gardening guide features full color pictures alongside Jessica’s encouraging garden wisdom and her tips for growing a full harvest。 She covers topics including soil health， pest management， heirloom varieties， and harvesting。 Anyone who is a fan of Jessica’s YouTube channel will enjoy this book。 Even though I’m no longer a beginner gardener， I found this book to be informative and helpful。 #TheFirsttimeGardenerGrowingVegetables #NetGalley 。。。more
Lauren
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I loved this book， it is very informative。 I've only had a garden for the last two years and most of the information I've used had been from Jess and her Youtube channel， Roots and Refuge。 This book is just an expansion of all of her knowledge from YouTube and I will be buying this when it's released。 The pictures in this book are gorgeous and make me very excited for my garden this summer。 This book would be great for gardeners new and old because of all the great information。 I loved this book， it is very informative。 I've only had a garden for the last two years and most of the information I've used had been from Jess and her Youtube channel， Roots and Refuge。 This book is just an expansion of all of her knowledge from YouTube and I will be buying this when it's released。 The pictures in this book are gorgeous and make me very excited for my garden this summer。 This book would be great for gardeners new and old because of all the great information。 。。。more
Janet
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Date reviewed/posted: December 29， 2020Publication date: February 2， 2021When life for the entire universe and planet has turned on its end， you are continuing to #maskup to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation as the #secondwave is upon us， AND the worst sciatica attack in your life means you MIGHT sleep 3 hours a night， superspeed readers like me can read 300+ pages/hour， so yes， I have read the book … and many more today。I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book Date reviewed/posted: December 29， 2020Publication date: February 2， 2021When life for the entire universe and planet has turned on its end， you are continuing to #maskup to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation as the #secondwave is upon us， AND the worst sciatica attack in your life means you MIGHT sleep 3 hours a night， superspeed readers like me can read 300+ pages/hour， so yes， I have read the book … and many more today。I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley， the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review。 From the publisher， as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews， I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸。You’re excited to plant your first vegetable garden—but where to start？ In The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables， you'll find the answers you're looking for。Homesteader Jessica Sowards， the warm and energetic host of YouTube’s Roots and Refuge Farm， is the perfect teacher for new gardeners， offering not just know-how but inspiration and time-management tips for success。Before you sink your hands into the soil， she’ll answer all those questions rolling around inside your head:Where do I put my new garden？How do I prepare the soil？What vegetables should I plant？Is it better to start new plants from seed or should I buy transplants？What about watering， feeding， and taking care of my garden？What do I do if bugs show up？ There are no stupid questions here。 Everyone has to start somewhere， after all。 Not only will you learn how to prepare， plant， and tend your first vegetable garden， you’ll also learn: How to design an eco-friendly layoutHow to grow with the seasonsHow to maximize your harvest， even if you only grow in a small space Jessica wants your first food-growing experience to be a positive one， and she’s prepared to go the distance to make sure tending the earth becomes your new favourite hobby。A single growing season is all it takes to fall in love with growing your own healthy， organic， nutrient-dense food。 With Jessica as your guide， you’ll soon discover all the satisfactions， challenges， and great joys of growing your own food garden。This book is part of The First-Time Gardener's Guides series from Cool Springs Press， which also includes The First-Time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowers。 Each book in The First-Time Gardener's Guides series is aimed at beginner gardeners and offers clear， fact-based information that's presented in a friendly and accessible way， including step-by-step instructions and full-colour illustrations throughout。This is a great book in a great series: it is well written as everything makes sense to me as a non-gardener， per se。 There are lots of helpful hints and ideas for gardens whether you are on a balcony as I am， your backyard or an allotment。 Delve into the series and come out with the literal fruits。。。。ummm veg。。。of your labours。As always， I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I simply adore emojis （outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube Millionaires/snowflakes / literally-like-overusers etc。 " on Instagram and Twitter。。。 Get a real job， people！） so let's give it 🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄 。。。more
Misty
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