Review: The Old Farmer's Almanac Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook

By Cade Shadowlight

I picked up a copy of Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook by Old Farmer’s Almanac last year, and it quickly became my favorite gardening book. Currently only $12.79 on Amazon (about 35% off its regular price of $19.95), this 200+ page guide is packed with gardening information for both beginners and experts. It’s filled with detailed articles, pictures, and step-by-step instructions. It even includes journal pages to record your gardening activities, such as soil tests and seed-starting records. I highly recommend this book to those new to gardening and even to those of us who are seasoned growers.

The book covers essential topics, including:

• Getting Started
• Tools for Success
• Above-Ground Gardening
• Container Gardening
• Indoor Gardening
• The Dig Less, Mulch More Method
• Facts About Fertilizers
• How to Fight Disease and Pests
• Seed Saving
• Crop Rotation
• Soil and Composting (multiple articles)

It also features encyclopedia-like entries on 32 vegetables, each with 2–5 pages of detailed information, planting instructions, and recommended varieties. Vegetables include:

• Root Crops: Beets, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, radishes, rutabaga, turnips
• Leafy Greens: Kale, lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard
• Brassicas: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kohlrabi
• Legumes: Beans, edamame, peas
• Nightshades: Eggplant, bell peppers, tomatoes
• Alliums: Garlic, onions
• Others: Asparagus, celery, corn, cucumbers, okra, pumpkins, summer and winter squash, sweet potatoes

The Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook not only equips you with practical gardening knowledge but also empowers you to take control of your food supply in uncertain times. Growing vegetables offers everyone the chance to grow your own food, get exercise and fresh air, and reap the rewards of working with nature. In an era of uncertain supply lines and high inflation, gardening provides an important sense of security.

Grab this book to start building your food security today:  https://amzn.to/3ubG8lC