Modern Vegetable Gardening

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Summary: How to grow a great garden and not use too much space.
Review: This book tells the reader how to grow a great and wonderful garden without taking up a lot of space. It tells modern ways to garden. It tells how to grow a lot of different kinds of vegetables. For me the raised beds worded wonderfully. This is why I give this book 5 stars!

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Summary: A great book for backyard gardeners
Review: This is one of the two books that actually got me to start my garden (the other being _Square Foot Gardening_ by Mel Bartholomew). In his book, Mr. Bird teaches a method that combines raised bed gardening with square foot gardening. This may sound complicated, but I as an absolute beginner was able to use it to make a garden containing green & wax beans, peppers, tomatoes, zuccinni, watermelon, canteloupe, corn, cucumbers, pumpkins, sunflowers, lettuce, swiss chard, radishes and carrots.One of the things that I particularly appreciated was his emphasis on finding cheap alternatives to traditional gardening necessities. As an example, he recommends using styrofoam cups with holes punched in the bottom for starting transplants. They are extremely cheap and can be reused year after year. The book is great for beginners. Besides giving all kinds of basic information on how to get started, it gives specific information on growing several different kinds of popular vegetables. Whether you are someone just starting out, or an experienced gardener wanting to try a new method of growing lots of plants in a small area, this is definitely a book to be considered. I'm sure I'll be using it as a reference tool years from now.