Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. Unfortunately, I do not have the capability to read it in the protected pdf format.

Great starter book for growing indoors with also a great explanation of how doing this. Great pictures and easily written so anybody can start and understand it. Very broad with vegetables and herbs.

I really liked the variety of possible plants in this book. I had never considered growing beets indoors and thanks to this book, I fully understand how it's possible. I definitely disagree with the challenge level of common herbs but many of the tips are things I've picked up here and there over the years and here they are all in one resource. Millard goes over the whole process from seed to storage as well which is very useful.

I've always wanted to grow herbs during the winter. I live in the midwest and haven't been successful - book gave great advice on growing mediums, light and air movement requirements to grow during the winter. I am excited to give it a try!

There's a lot of information in this book, which I found really neat, especially if one is a bit of a newbie when it comes to indoor kitchen gardening.

Indoor Kitchen Gardening Handbook by Elizabeth Millard is full to the brim of all the information you would need to grow your own produce in your own home. The format is easy to follow and well thought out.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was around 3.5 stars for me. I love the concept! And there is a lot of information in this book!

However it's a bit confusing because there's general information for gardening indoors and selecting the plants to grow, but only specific information about growing certain plants indoors. There's a helpful guide to see what is easy to grow and what requires more care as well as specifics on how to grow tomatoes or potatoes in indoor pots. But if you have a specific plant in mind you want to grow indoors there may only be a short blurb about it instead of specific planting and maintenance information.

Overall there's some really helpful information!

This is a good place to start for someone considering a kitchen garden. The book discusses plants often used fresh and how to start planting and care for them. Suggestions are offered that will give a novice ideas for creating their own private sore of fresh herbs, inside as well as outside.
I requested and received a NetGalley ARC to peruse.

As someone with virtually NO gardening experience, I'm probably an unlikely person to review something called the "Indoor Kitchen Gardening Handbook". Or perhaps that makes me a great person for it. Author Elizabeth Millard covers everything, from lighting to airflow (there's one I wouldn't have thought of!) to pests, making even this ultimate beginner feel like they could make a go of it. There are even suggestions for which seeds are your best bet for indoor growing. Her writing is like getting tips from a friend, if that friend happens to be very experienced with indoor growing! Okay, this winter...giving this a try!

Loved this cookbook. I love to grow herbs and tomatoes and have attempted peppers indoors and this book gives lots of information on how to grow and gives solutions to problems as well.

This is an updated 2020 version of the original book published in 2014. I have not read that one, but was impressed with this one. Many indoor gardening books give you mainly sprout instructions, or tell you how to regrow produce scraps. Millard walks you through the steps in growing a variety of veggies (including sprouts) inside and promises you don't need expensive grow lights to do it. She does recommend some lighting but it seems manageable and affordable.

I wouldn't get this book if you're looking forward to the mushroom instructions, as that bit is rather sparse and she admits she was not successful herself. She also admits it's very hard to keep tomatoes alive over the winter inside, though she says it can be done (my best efforts have been in actually taking cuttings and rooting them in water, then planting them and giving them loads of light). I appreciate that she's actually at least tried everything she writes about though, instead of the many books that just compile information from elsewhere and tell you it can be done. And she has clearly dedicated much time to actually doing this for quite a while, so you can learn from her successes and failures.

The photos seem to be a mix of stock images from Shutterstock and photos from her own kitchen garden. I never like the Shutterstock images in this sort of book as they're usually very artificial and set you up for disappointment (lush herbs in pristine white pots on windowsills that were obviously just purchased and transplanted for the shot, for instance), but it is nice having lovely color photos throughout, and I also enjoyed the ones that seem to be her actual set up.

All in all, this is a fun book that has me excited to try a few projects after I have to put my garden to bed this year.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

The Indoor Kitchen Gardening Handbook is a tutorial and culture guide to indoor food gardening year-round. Originally published in 2014, this second edition is due out 8th Sept 2020 from Quarto on their Cool Springs Press imprint, it's 192 pages and will be available in hardcover format.

I was surprised how much info I gleaned from this volume as well as how many usable bits of info were appropriate to my uses (despite having access to a large outdoor vegetable gardening area for the gardening season). The layout is accessible and logical. The introductory chapters cover some background, planning, finding and using space efficiently, getting started, and troubleshooting. The following chapters cover microgreens, shoots, sprouts, herbs, and mushrooms (!!??). The third section covers more 'traditional' vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes, radishes, carrots, etc fully grown to harvest indoors.

Full of specific advice for the challenging indoors culture of plants, this is an ideal book for people who either don't have access to more traditional growing platforms, or choose to extend the season indoors, or garden indoors year round (apartment dwellers and urban folks). A lot of the info will be useful to traditional gardeners as well who want to up their indoor gardening game. I don't have a first edition to compare with this edition, so I can't speak to the differences, changes, and/or upgrades, but this volume is really full of interesting and useful tips and tricks. Photography and instructions are clear and easy to follow and understand. Especially important info is highlighted in text boxes in the sidebars. The book includes a cross referenced index.

Four and a half stars. Well written and useful.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

The perfect book for the absolute beginners! it gave me not only method, but idea and solutions to any eventual problem I may get if I intend to garden my own vegetables at home. Inspiring.

Il libri perfetto per i principianti assoluti! Non solo fornisce ogni tipo di idea e metodo, ma anche le soluzioni ad ogni eventuale problema che potrebbe proporsi, se decidessi di coltivarmi a casa la verdura e le spezie.

THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

This is a book I need! Like the author, I live up north with long, dark winters. Sadly, I do not have a green thumb, but I love growing herbs and eatable plants. I have tried to grow a few things indoors, but my success rate is low. I will try again with these tips this time around, which will in fact be in some weeks. I’m now planning and I will be ready to start soon. Let’s see how it goes!

I was especially happy reading about chilies and tomatoes, because having my own supply would be fantastic! Oh, how I hope to grow healthy basil and coriander. I believe I found many good tips in this book! Well-written, focusing on the important things, pointing out possible errors, and how to avoid them. Really appreciated the info about different varieties to grow indoors. This together with great photos makes this a delightful and useful read! 4,5 stars.

I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.

Great concept for a book-- bringing the outdoor garden indoors. The author does a nice job of spelling out what is realistic or not for an indoor garden. I was excited to see the breadth of topics covered by the author-- the inclusion of indoor mushrooms was a real treat. I'm excited to try these strategies in my own home.

This is the first book I have ever read about actually making a garden inside your home. Not only does the author give you a step by step method but she helps you troubleshoot a bit as well. From micro greens, to herbs, to a normal vegetable fare. This book provides an in depth and skill level of a master gardener.

What did I like? There is enough pictures to be really detailed in a step by step method for the most part. I’ve seen people house indoor plants but never of the garden variety...unless you count chia pets. Not only is it fun to garden during growing season but now you can have fresh greens all year with this inside method. While I do not have a green thumb I will definitely be trying some of these.

Would I buy or recommend? I would love a copy. When my property is finally set up to move into it will be past the growing season. This method will let me try it out during winter season to see if I can grow anything. I love it!

I received a complimentary copy to read. I loved it. Five stars.