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Best Heirloom Vegetable Gardening Resources
by Amy Goldman
Amazon Price: $23.10
Customer Review: I was not sure about this book, but was interested in possibly growing heirloom tomatoes. The Heirloom Tomato turned out to be a surprisingly good book. Outstanding photography of all the varieties, plus detailed information on each tomato, its history, flavor, appearance and use. Information on raising heirlooms, saving seeds, and even breeding is included.Tomatoes have never been so interesting. Definitely a worthwhile investment, even if you don't grow any.
by Carolyn J. Male
Amazon Price: $12.89
Customer Review: This book got me hooked on vegetable gardening at the age of 62. It is simple, strauight forward,and encouraging. Dr. Male's book introduced me to heirloom tomatoes and the explantions of what to expect and how to solve or avoid problems made me feel comfortable to go forward. I bought the book two years ago, and I still go back to review and look up things that I forgot. The book also has great pictures of the tomatoes that she writes about.
by Amy Goldman
Amazon Price: $16.50
Customer Review: I am very happy with this book. Has nice photos and talks about how to grow melons.
by Tim Stark
Amazon Price: $11.20
Customer Review: I was quite disappointed in this book: it does not grip you, the narrative is not linear, and I quite missed what I was really looking for: the story of the making of a farm. This does not come across well. For a nice account of Greenmarket in NY, read "stronger than dirt", it is MUCH better.
by Lynn Coulter
Amazon Price: $20.47
Customer Review: I find myself going back to this book for reference so often while I'm researching plants to consider for planting our garden of around 1860.
I just love to read the discriptions of the plants and where they originated.
by Benjamin A Watson
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Customer Review: As an organic gardener and lover of vintage, especially within my garden beds, I found this book most helpful. It gives just the amount of info needed, not too much to read, but crucial info even for the novice gardener. I like that it lists a few companies where one can purchase heirloom seeds and I found that most are still current despite the 1996 copyright date. The photos of the dry beans are especially lovely. Combine this book with Mel Bartholomew's Square Foot Gardening and Patricia Lanza's Lasagna Gardening and you will be set.
by Rosalind Creasy
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Customer Review: When I purchased this book I thought it would help me plant a garden but it was more of a discription of each plant. It was interesting reading but didn't really help much on how to go about gardening.
by William Woys Weaver
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Customer Review: This book is excellent for the history it provides. Many times when dealing with heirlooms you do not get a good history of the plant (where it is from, how it was named) This book gives a good background and was fascinating for me. I enjoyed the cultural information that is lacking in the basic HOW TO books.
If you are looking for a HOW-TO book for your region or area, this may not be helpful for you. I loved this book and enjoyed reading it. It is a must for any serious gardner, but again, you have to take into account your geographic area when planting. This book is a good addition to any small garden library.
by Sue Stickland, Kent Whealy, David Cavagnaro
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Customer Review: An absolutely beautiful book - the photographs are simply gorgeous. This is the book that got me started with heirloom gardening. The glorious diversity of heirlooms leaps off the pages. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, corn, beets, kales, winter squashes, and potatoes are all presented in a rainbow of colors, shapes and sizes on double page spreads.
The author starts with an overview of the origins of different food crops, followed by an explanation of the importance of preserving in the face on increasing pressure for uniformity. She continues with a discussion of gene banks and seed saving organizations and basic seed saving techniques for the home gardener. The book ends ...
by Bill Thorness
Amazon Price: $14.78
Customer Review: I received this book as a gift so I didn't have time to peruse in a bookstore or online before making a decision but I have been very impressed so far.
After some basics in the first few chapters the book is organized in alphabetical by vegetable. There is a little bit of history and information about where the plant came from and usually a nice color ink drawing. For the hands on growing parts it starts from the beginning and guides you through to the end of the season where it even gives guidance for how to ensure the soil is rich and prepared for next season. There is also a section on saving seeds for each vegetable I've read about.
Given the author is from S...
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