Review: The
Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden: Grow Tons of Organic Vegetables in Tiny Spaces
and Containers
Karen
Newcomb
Ten Speed
Press
2015
Attention,
container and small space gardeners or those that are thinking of giving it
try. This book contains loads of good
information for us. The nice part of
this book is that it isn’t all facts and charts. The author has made it fun to read too. Yes, I do recommend this book. It does not contain all there is to know, but
I think it’ll give a good start for your gardening efforts. This is a
completely revised version of previous editions according to the cover
information and I’ve not seen the older versions so I can’t tell you what has
changed.
Newcomb
starts from the ground up with helpful ideas and suggestions for your planning
phase. Size, location, and soil
preparation instructions get the garden off to a good start. Discussions of various fertilizers and the
symptoms of a deficiency are particularly useful. This is organic gardening so the discussion
talk about bone meal, other animal products, ash, and humus. Newcomb also devotes a chapter to pest
control that uses natural predators or naturally occurring insecticides that
are considerably less toxic than some other products available. Want to recycle yard and kitchen waste? Yes,
how to compost that is there too. How to
water, when to water, how to tell if you’re over or under doing it comprises
another chapter. Now you’re ready to
grow your garden.
Heirloom
vegetables, herbs, and companion planting guides round out this book. She provides lists of varieties of nearly
anything you may want to grow from A-Z.
And it’s not just a list. She
includes where to find them, which season is best for that plant, spacing and
support if it needs it, typical problems and the fix, harvesting, storage and
finally a few growing tips. Did you know
radishes came in standard and winter varieties? Or that tomatoes come in colors
other than red, yellow, or purple? There’s
a white one, too. Can’t wait to try some
of those.
No yard or desire
for the larger plans? A few containers
with midget vegetables might be another option.
Midget vegetables? Yes, and she
provides a lists and providers for them too.
I received this book from the publisher in
exchange for a review.
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