The Old Farmer's Almanac Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook (Gardener's Handbooks, 1)

The Old Farmer's Almanac Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook is a fantastic resource for both new and experienced gardeners. It provides clear, step-by-step advice for growing 32 different vegetables, along with helpful tips, stunning full-color photos, and useful reference charts. I love the practical approach, making it easy to plan, plant, and harvest a successful vegetable garden. The personal anecdotes from seasoned gardeners add a charming touch, making it feel like you’re learning from a trusted friend. If you want to grow fresh, delicious produce while enjoying the peace of working with nature, this handbook is an essential addition to your gardening collection.

Great purchase! I live in Virginia (zone 7a) and am trying to become a better gardener. This is a great resource and I'm highlighting, tabbing pages and thumbing through the book constantly. Highly recommend.

I would give it a 10 but you know… I’m a new gardener my first seeds were given to me by my granddaughter…. For Mother’s Day … I was not sure of what I was doing that has been three years since I had the best experience but I still don’t know so this book is so incredibly useful… soil amendments and size and time to start . Great great read and a help to fix some mistakes…. Thanks

This is a well-balanced beginner's guide to gardening from a trusted source: the oldest publication in North America. It captures generations of wisdom about soil management, planting, and harvesting, while remaining brief and approachable to novice growers. Specific care instructions for common vegetables makes it a great reference source throughout the growing season. It's a solid foundation of knowledge for your first season, without overwhelming you with botany.

What can I say, it’s the Farmers Almanac and they always have great advice.

I've been gardening most of my life but found this book very informative with some great tips.

The nature of a printed photo makes some of the plant images too grainy to discern their actual appearance relative to the photo, but they are generally large and varied enough to be useful for plant identification. The graphic depicting typical locations where they can be found in the US is also helpful. Describing plant uses and identifying features for such a large territory is an ambitious undertaking and I feel like the authors have done a good job of capturing the highlights.If you try to use this book for any length of time, you may find yourself longing for something more regionally specific or more detailed about plant uses. However, I do like the way the information is presented and there is quite a lot here.If you're debating between this book and one of their others, I also purchased the lost book of herbal remedies. Between the two, if I could only pick one book to carry with me on a survival outing or something, I would go with the lost book of herbal remedies. This books is probably more useful when attempting to ID a plant, but the other is more helpful at knowing what to do with them.

Great book. I have read it already and I cannot wait to use it for my garden.