Gardener’s reading list


2011 should go down as the year of the vegetable gardening book. There has been a flurry of these books hitting the shelves for the past year or so to respond to the gardener’s new interest in growing what you eat.


Vegetable Gardening No Guff


By Donna Balzer and Steven Biggs, 160 pages. Published by No Guff Press. This is a great companion book for this is-


sue of the Gardener magazine, because it fills in the blanks about vegetable gardening in a user- friendly manner with lots of illustration. It’s written in simple English that understands this may be your first attempt at food farming. The authors cover topics from soil to harvest,


fertilizer to pest I.D. and control. This is practi- cal, useful information of special interest to new foodie gardeners. The charming illustrations, enhancing the


book and making it even easier to understand the instructions, are by Bryan and Mariko Mc- Crae.


Donna and Steven don’t always agree on ev-


erything. Why should they? She is an Alberta boomer; he is a gen-Xer from Toronto. But one thing they do agree on is making things grow without the “guff”.


The Prairie Garden 2012 Edition Featuring Trees


Guest editor Rick Durand, Editor Richard Denesiuk. 192 pages, glossy and full colour. Published by the Prai- rie Garden Committee. This 73rd edition of the Prairie Garden


is sure to be a favourite as it’s all about the prairie treasure, trees. Chock-full of colour photos to illus-


By D.J. Herda. 230 pages. Published by New Society Publishers. West Coast gardener D.J. Herda has published more than 80 books and sev- eral thousand articles about gardening over the past 40 years. His book teaches you how to get a glowing crop of food from containers in the smallest space possible. Lots of tips on choosing the right vari-


From Container to Kitchen


eties, watering, pest control and extend- ing the harvest.


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trate the text, the book’s contributors are a who’s who of the tree world on the Prairies. Contributors such as Dr. Phil- lip Ronald, Bill Remphry, Jon Leferink, Jan Pedersen and Rick Durand are joined by entomologist Terry Galloway; bird- watcher Rudolf Koes and fruit growers, Dr. Bob Bors, Betty Kehler and Sheryl Normandeau are just a few of the special- ists who share their knowledge with the readers. Priced at only $13.95, the book is a


real bargain for anyone wanting to know more about the practical aspects of grow- ing trees on the Prairies. Hours of fasci- nating reading are in store for the tree enthusiast.


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