Alright Nostr, any of you fine people have suggestions for books on gardening? Reference material for growing food, seasonality, soil conditioning, composting, etc.
Discussion
I’m currently reading Bill Molson’s Permaculture book and would recommend checking it out.
Reverend Hodl and Shi Shi both garden, right? Maybe that dude from blue collar plebcast if he’s on nostr LC Hodl.
I just lurk bro - but good luck with gardening
‘Gaia’s Garden’ is the first book I alway recommend my garden clients as an overview.
From there it’s all about your context and what kind of growing you want to do..
Eliot Coleman for northern organic farming- lots of books written.
John Jeavons- ‘how to grow more vegetables’
Curtis Stone- ‘urban farmer’
JM Fortier- ‘the market gardener’
‘Teaming with Microbes’ for soil science introduction
If you let me know your geographic area and scale I can probably think of others that may be helpful.
Hope some of these are useful!
Not specifically on gardening - I'm much more focused on perennials than annuals - but here are some of my favorite books that have guided our choices for our land:
Gaia's Garden
Tree Crops
The Resilient Farm and Homestead
Trees of Power
Home-Scale Forest Garden
Chelsea Green publishers has a great selection, and they have frequent sales with major discounts (35, 50% off).
Teaming with Microbes is a classic. It covers everything you need.