Author Topic: can anyone recommend some good books (Read 2123 times)

wolf1 · « **on:** February 10, 2015, 11:21:01 am »

Hello i am starting out on growing veg and fruit this year and would like to try to grow without chemicals i have been looking in to companion planting can anyone recommend any good books on growing organic veg and fruit thankyou.

Fleecewife · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2015, 11:34:49 am »

I continue to like Geoff Hamilton's 'Successful Organic Gardening'. It's not new and it's not glossy, but Geoff was immensely practical and down to earth. He has great ideas for low cost, make it yourself bits and bobs and his presentation is clear and straightforward.

There are loads of other glossy organic gardening books, but you pay for the shine not the content

wolf1 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2015, 05:47:02 pm »

Thankyou Fleecewife have just ordered one

Anke · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2015, 06:42:56 pm »

If you are in Scotland there is a really good book (it's semi-glossy I would say) by Kenneth Cox and Caroline Beaton - "Fruit and Vegetables for Scotland". Has got good advice on what varieties grow up here...

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2015, 09:09:58 pm »

FW just beat me to it. I love the Geoff Hamilton book. I'm sure you will as well.

Mammyshaz · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2015, 10:20:49 pm »

If you are serious about organic then I don't think you can beat Bob flowerdew's Organic bible.
Another one I like for being practical is Carol Klein - grow your own veg journal.
The HDRA also has the encyclopaedia of organic gardening.