 | Easy Composting (Environmentally Friendly Gardening) by James Ball
This is my most recommended vegetable gardening book. Ortho has compiled both a brief and very informative booklet worth owning.
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 | Complete Guide to Vegetables Fruits & Herbs by Ortho
A more complete summary of vegetable gardening basics from Ortho. Excellent section on pruning fruit trees, brambles and grapes.
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 | Organic Vegetable Gardening (Time-Life Complete Gardener)
A good summary with the basics from Time Life books.
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 | Vegetable Gardening (Gardening & Landscaping) by Lance Walheim
Buy used from: $0.57 A good summary with the basics from Sunset books.
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 | Ortho's All About Vegetables (Ortho's All About Gardening) by Ortho Books
Buy used from: $0.01 A good summary with the basics from Ortho.
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 | Tantalizing Tomatoes (Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guide) by Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Buy new: $9.95 A collection of tomato culture, with handy sections on tips and the best selections for various US regions.
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 | Maritime Northwest Garden Guide by Carl Elliott
A good month-by month garden planner for the Pacific Northwest from Seattle Tilth.
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 | The Vegetable & Herb Expert by D.G. Hessayon
Buy new: $11.21 A British book for growing vegetables in a climate similar to the Pacific Northwest.
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 | Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades: The Complete Guide to Natural Gardening by Steve Solomon
A hefty screed on growing vegetables in the Pacific Northwest. Lots of text, no pictures.
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 | Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs by Claire Kowalchik
I don't recommend this hefty tome for vegetable gardeners - too much superstition, not enough practical advice.
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 | Western Garden Book
Buy used from: $0.40 I don't recommend this chunky paperback on gardening in the Pacific Northwest - too generic. There's a small section under "V" for vegetable gardening.
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 | New Complete Guide to Gardening (Better Homes & Gardens) by Better Homes and Gardens
Buy used from: $0.81 I don't recommend this book for vegetable gardeners - it's too generic. There are chaperts on vegetables, herbs, and fruits & nuts.
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 | Second Nature: A Gardener's Education by Michael Pollan
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $7.86 Not practical advice, but a fun read on the rigors of gardening. This is a 2003 paperback reprint of a 1991 hardback original.
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