Gardening & Related Books

Interesting and Helpful Gardening Books

One can never have too many books, in my opinion. Especially gardening books! Time and time again, I find having multiple resources available at my fingertips, to be invaluable. Plus, when it's too cold or the weather too inclimate to go out and garden, I find it comforting to sit in a cozy, warm spot by the window and peruse gardening books. There's always something new to learn. Here are just a few that you might enjoy!

(Please feel free to email me with suggestions for gardening (or related books) to include here, as well as with any reviews you'd like to post about any that you see here. gardeningbooks@howtogardenadvice.com


Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners

(ISBN 9781882424580) An invaluable reference in harvesting fruit, herb, grain, and vegetable seeds, containing in depth information about harvesting and storing seeds, detailed and organized by fruit, vebetable, herb and grain plant type.


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Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables

(ISBN 0882667033). Interesting information on garden varieties that will store better than others and how to build and use your root cellar.


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Build Your Own underground Root Cellar

(ISBN 0882662902). A small but useful instructional book on root cellars.


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Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening 

(ISBN 1580170277) A classic and a practical guide for companion planting edibles for great garden success!

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Great Garden Companions: A Companion-Planting System for a Beautiful, Chemical-Free Vegetable Garden

(ISBN 0875968473) A guide for planting vegetables, flowers, and herbs together to minimize diseases and pests, and get the best crop possible from your vegetable garden.


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Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System  

(ISBN 0977804518) A great explanation of why and how to vermicompost (how to make compost by letting earthworms do the work).


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The Worm Book: The Complete Guide to Gardening and Composting with Worms  

(ISBN 0898159946) helpful information on how to build your own worm bin, make your garden so that it invites earthworms, and more.


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The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener  

(ISBN 0878579915) A good all-around resource for those interested in learning about how to make compost.


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The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, Third Edition  

(ISBN 0964425831) An interesting, humerous and highly acclaimed read!


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The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden and Yard Healthy Without Chemicals  

(ISBN 0875967531) An amazing gardening resource and, in my opinion, a must for every gardener.

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Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides)  

(ISBN 0691095612) A very good resource for identifying and addressing both the helpful insects and the harmful ones.

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Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who's Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically (All You Need to Know about the Insects in Your Garden)  

(ISBN 0976763192) A practical and helpful book for identifying troublesome garden insects

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