Both beginners and seasoned gardeners can benefit from the expert advice contained in Dick Raymond’s Joy of Gardening. This best seller focuses exclusively on creating a successful vegetable garden from start to finish. Over the years, backyard vegetable gardens have become a sweeping sensation, as more and more Americans are looking to save money at the grocery store by growing their own fresh produce. Dick Raymond is an internationally recognized garden expert who has more than 40 years of hands-on experience tending gardens across the U.S., such as in Vermont, Florida, Georgia, Texas and California, to name a few places. Highly regarded as “The Gardening Bible,” this book is a “must-have” for all serious gardeners.
Joy of Gardening is full of valuable information for beginners and experienced gardeners alike. First, you’ll learn about Dick Raymond’s “wide row gardening system” and how to create a continual harvest, save hours on weeding and watering, thin out-of-control crops and plant multi-crop rows. You’ll learn about “Salad Gardens,” “Summer Gardens” and “Eat N’ Store Gardens.” In chapter two, you will learn about getting the soil ready, creating raised beds, testing soil for pH and terrace gardens. Chapter 3 advises on how to start planting and how to calculate dates; choosing pots, soil and light; transplanting; tunnel growing and getting an early crop of radishes. Chapter 4 provides you with the tools you need to fight persistent weeds. Chapter 5 talks about garden care topics like mulching, watering, composting, harvesting and fall gardens. Chapter 6 is about “green” manures. Chapter 7 entails root cellar protocol. In this book, you will also learn about a treasure trove of vegetable growing techniques for beans, cabbage, corn, eggplants, green veggies, okra, onions, peanuts, peppers, potatoes, root crops, sunflowers, tomatoes, vine crops and garden perennials. You will also gain insight into pest deterrents and disease prevention.
You’ll find that readers of this book are almost cult-like in their fanaticism about every pearly word of wisdom Dick Raymond has. For proof, just read some of the glowing reviews at www.amazon.com. People call Raymond “my guru” or “my master” and talk about spouting off quotes from the book everyday. Disheartened gardeners who suffered a bad season find they are rejuvenated by this book and experienced gardeners learn tips and techniques that take them further than they ever thought before. “My garden looks ten times’ better than last year’s,” one reviewer writes. “This is the only book you’ll need,” another satisfied customer adds. At www.angeluspress.org, Joy of Gardening was called “so vivid you can almost smell the dirt and taste the fresh vegetables!” The review adds, “The locals around here say this is the best book on gardening.” On the Powell’s Books website, an enthusiastic reviewer writes, “I have had this book for years, and refer to it each year. In fact, in early January and February it’s good for the soul to read about gardening.”
Perhaps one drawback for Joy of Gardening is that it was first written in the eighties. One reviewer commented that the book’s pictures had an “eighties” feel to it, although most people say that the information contained on the pages is timeless. Dick Raymond isn’t shy about advocating tilling methods and chemical fertilizers, he also provides readers with organic methods and alternate techniques. This book is about organic vegetable growing, not about flower gardens or commercial pesticides, so it’s aimed primarily at backyard gardeners — both beginners and pros. All in all, this “Gardening Bible” makes a great gift, which can be bought at www.amazon.com or www.lehmans.com.
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