good book for a newbie?

[mrshopeful]

I bought the Alan Titchmarsh, kitchen gardener one and I also got a river cottage handbook on veg
Veg Patch: River Cottage Handbook No.4 River Cottage Handbook 4: Mark Diacono: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Both very good but I use them differently as the Alan Titchmarsh one is very big so I can take the river cottage one out to the garden with me but have the big one by my bed as it's generally when I'm supposed to be trying to get to sleep that I start thinking about the veg and what I need to do

[julesapple]

Rhs

I've got the RHS Vegetables in a Small Garden: Simple Steps to Success

It's got good simple information and lots of step-by-step pictures.

Vegetables in a Small Garden: Simple Steps to Success RHS Simple Steps to Success: Dorling Kindersley: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Jules

[growingkasbar]

I like the look of that, I've had a couple of good Dummies books in the past.
Think I'll order it - nice one, cheers!

Yeah me too, i had psychology one and it was very good.

[ckfe]

went to the library yesterday and got 3 books.. the best one was one i got out of the kiddies room and was aimed at under 10 year olds

[smallblueplanet]

You can't beat Joy Larkcom, check out the reviews!

Grow Your Own Vegetables: Joy Larkcom: Amazon.co.uk: Books

[Lemon]

......and this one
Grow Vegetables (Gardening): Alan Buckingham: Amazon.co.uk: Books
.......

It was hard trying to decide which book to buy today. I picked up one, saw another, put it down to get another....

In the end I got the above ^ it's great! Tells you where, when, how to sow, harvesting, possible probs and recommended varieties!

[Kittypickle]

I've bought the Joy larkcom one after reading excerps of it on google books.

[craiglockley]

Hi,
I've got Grow your Own Veg by Carol Klein and I love it, nice, simple and clear, brilliant! Like you I love reading and managed to get a heap of old gardening mags from freecycle so I'm now beginning to feel like a 'real gardener!'

I agree with daisybee. Carol Klein's book is my bible!

[Spiderling]

Hi everyone. The RHS book "Vegetables" by Tony Biggs is brilliant and covers everything from raising seed,to harvesting, in text and diagrams. It's good for pests and diseases too. Along with the Dr Hessayan book, you can't go wrong. I'm with you ckfe...I love books and am always on the lookout for more but I always end up referring to the two mentioned above. Cheers.

[jemma_charlie]

I have the vegetable and herb guide but the latest addition to my book collection is great,
Vegetable Growing Month-by-month: The Down-to-earth Guide That Takes You Through the Vegetable Year: John Harrison: Amazon.co.uk: Books

it gives you a month to month guide and has a section at the back which gives information on the different types of veg, it gives information on preparing soil, pros and cons of greenhouses/polytunnels and loads of other info

[julesapple]

The Works

If you have' a The Works' store near you then they have a great selection of grow your own books, and books about lotties, at the moment.

We dashed in out the rain this morning and had a good look. It was hard but I resisted the temptation to buy the lot cos they are very cheap in there. I did buy a garden journal, because I scribble things down on scraps of paper and the backs of envelopes and then lose them.

Jules

[Mchanen]

Good idea Jools- i've been looking into what book to get but have limited funds so i will definitely be checking out the works now