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Square Foot Gardening
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Product Description
Twice as much in half the space! * A complete garden book for both the beginner and the expert * A new way to garden with 80 percent less space and work * The companion book to the nationally acclaimed television series * Over 900,000 copies in print Square Foot Gardening presents a new way to garden in less space with less work. * Grow a perfect garden in only 10 minutes a day. * Harvest the biggest tomatoes. * Enjoy spectacular flowers every day. * Ideal for beginners from 4 to 94. * Simple, easy, attractive and rewarding gardens.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #199753 in Books
- Published on: 1981-02-28
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 347 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Top 10 Gardening Best-Seller."--Publishers Weekly
"This is a good, competent gardening book, well written and sensibly presented."--Library Journal
"How to get more from less is one of life's major challenges today. Here is a book that does just that for those with a hoe..."--Booklist
"Bartholomew is a welcome presence..."--Kirkus Reviews
"This amazing discovery truly makes gardening fun and easy."--Mike Levey, host of Amazing Discoveries
"The approach is fascinating. It's new, different and very innovative."--Long Island Horticultural Society
"It's one of the few garden books that offers something new to the reader."--Christian Science Monitor
Ingram
Square Foot Gardening presents a new way to garden in less space with less work. The book has been overwhelmingly accepted by gardeners across America. Bartholomew also hosted the popular PBS series of the same name. Truly, the largest selling garden book in America. 37 photos. 63 illustrations and charts.
From the Back Cover
"The book is great and the method is even better."--Bob Thomson, host of Victory Garden
Twice as much in half the space!
* A complete garden book for both the beginner and the expert
* A new way to garden with 80 percent less space and work
* The companion book to the nationally acclaimed television series
* Over 900,000 copies in print
About the author
Mel Martholomew, a retired engineer, found the answer to the frustrations of most gardeners, "I found a beter way to garden," says Mel, "one that's more efficent, more manageable and less work." The result is Square Foot Gardening. His method has received world-wid recognition for its simplicity and uniqueness and has been written up in every major newspaper and gardening magazine.
What they're saying
"This amazing discovery truly makes gardening fun and easy."--Mike Levey, host of Amazing Discoveries
"The approach is fascinating. It's new, different and very innovative."--Long Island Horticultural Society
"It's one of the few garden books that offers something new to the reader."--Christian Science Monitor
"Top 10 gardening best-seller."--Publishers Weekly
* Grow a perfect garden in only 10 minutes a day.
* Harvest the biggest tomatoes.
* Enjoy spectacular flowers every day.
* Ideal for beginners from 4 to 94.
* Simple, easy, attractive and rewarding gardens.
Customer Reviews
THE gardening book!
Wow! If you're looking for a gardening book to see you through from planting to harvest, then this is for you!
Before I purchased this book, I only knew the mere basics of gardening [namely, put seed in ground, water.] but Mr. Bartholomew goes right back to the beginning without being tedious. Also, he is not too preachy nor overconfident in his formula for square foot gardening - which obviously works when you stop to think about it.
The illustrations are simple yet spot on, the list of plants and how to plant them is extensive and applicable for various regions on earth [I live in Ireland and was able to grow plants just as the author described].
If you've ever wanted to get into gardening without investing too much time/effort/money and wanted a simple approach which will give you results with little fuss - then this is the book for you. I highly recommend it.
- A.
Best Gardening Book bar none! Especially City Gardens!!!
Best Gardening Book bar none! Especially City Gardens, where space is limited!!! Anything you need to know about gardening is in this book, nothing is left out. I have a 6' X 12' garden and in my first year I yielded enough vegetables to last from end of June to October and I'm still growing (I live is Mass too where it gets really cold, really fast)
This book contains the best formula for creating the best soils, plans on how to build raised beds, cold frames, vegetable support structures, charts that explain: when to plant, how to maintain, when to harvest, handling pests, and everything in between. THIS IS THE ULTIMATE GARDENING BOOK! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED... THIS IS A 100% GUARANTEED, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BOOK!
The Easy Way to Garden
Mel Bartholomew's Square Foot Gardening is one of the best gardening books on the market. It shows you how to maximum your gardening effeciency by growing the plants in a wide bed instead of the more traditional narrow row method developed for tractors. By reducing the rows and maximizing the area of planting, you reduce the amount of wasted water and compose. You get more out of this important resources and your gardening efforts. The book is 20 years old and a little dated, but still worth the purchase for the beginning gardener.
