This reminded me of the old Hints from Heloise books. It's broken into three parts -- gardening, indoor houseplants, and pests and diseases I think. There are no photos, though there are some basic drawings for some of the projects. I didn't really learn any new hacks but I am an experienced gardener. It was a little old fashioned for me. I am more of a sustainable, organic gardener and I like the modern trend of moving back towards regenerative agriculture, hugelkultur, permaculture, etc. You'll find lots more about spraying pests here than compost tips, for instance. It will still be a fun read for beginner gardeners.

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

I found this book to be so helpful! Homesteading and becoming more self sustaining is a big interest of mine so I'll take what I learned from this book and it'll go a long way!

Lots of great ideas here and as an experienced gardener I already do some of them and have found others useless...This felt a little like a compilation of internet gleaned "tips" but they are better vetted than the internet! I would've appreciated more of why some of the hacks work.

I can't wait to go and try this out when the weather gets better. But i already know it is gonna be so much fun. Its very easy to follow the steps to plant. Im gonna buy this book so i can use it more!

I was so excited when I was accepted to review this book and the content did not dissapoint. However as an Ebook, it just didnt make the cut. The pages were cut up between paragraphs, the illustrations were all over the page and it didn't have enough pictures or illustrations for the DIY parts. These things made the book hard to understand and relax and enjoy. However, as a beginner gardener I did enjoy the content and tips which I have now started to put into place. It also gave me a few more ideas on how to use my small cortyard garden and indoor areas for crop growing.
Overall the book content was good, it just needed more photographs/illustrations and needs to be fixed a little for an ebook.

I've always enjoyed gardening and with our countryside plot hopefully ready to start planting next Spring, I couldn't resist browsing Gardening Hacks to see if I would discover any new useful tricks along the way. There are definitely a lot of DIY projects as well as nifty advice on offer along the way, both suited to more seasoned gardeners and newbies. The book is divided into five different chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of gardening for easy browsing. You can also find an index in the back to hunt down those relevant gardening tips and projects faster. Very useful! Below what stood out for me in each chapter.

Chapter 1: Seeds, Seedlings, And Cuttings This chapter gives a lot of advice to help your seeds grow faster and more successful as well as offering quite a few DIY projects. I will most definitely try making those papier-mache cups in the future, although I also liked the idea of using lemon rinds as biological seed starters. I also didn't know soaking seeds during 24 hours before planting speeds up the growing process, as it softens the seed and breaks the tougher outer shell... And I'm definitely going to try and use honey to promote root growth in cuttings. I wish there would have been more information about how to grow cuttings successfully though, but that is just a personal thing I guess. The mention of growing your own popcorn made me remember I was planning to do exactly that next Spring!

Chapter 2: Container Gardening There were quite a few tricks to learn here... I like the idea of using old sponges in the bottom of a plant pot so you have to water it less as it absorbs and distributes excess water. And as I recently planted one of my lemon saplings in a big plant pot, the mention of making a dwarf fruit tree by aggressive pruning was useful! I also really like the idea of making a mini garden in a fallen tree trunk; I will definitely create one of those in the future. The mention of using egg shells as a cheap calcium supplement was also useful.

Chapter 3: Outdoor Gardening I somehow didn't find that many new tricks in this chapter, but what I didn't know was that you have to prune tomatoes aggresively to get bigger tomatoes. Guess who is going to try that next season!
Chapter 4: Indoor Gardening I don't have that much natural light indoors so this chapter wasn't as relevant for me... But I'm definitely going to plant a pineapple top to see if the plant will grow, and I hadn't heard of mayonnaise as plant polish before. I though milk did the trick, and I still wonder if the eggs in the mayonaisse would turn bad after a few days on those leaves...

Chapter 5: Tools, Pests, And Harvesting This chapter was particular interesting for me as somehow I've been having a lot of pests this year... I learned I can use baking soda to prevent fungal diseases, and cinnamon can be used both to prevent fungus as well as stimulating root grow. The natural insecticide with garlic I'm not too sure about; I made one before and the smell was so bad that it repelled insects AND humans. xD I was interesting to learn you can scatter eggshells to prevent slugs or even kill them with beer! Although I'm not sure if the hubby is going to be happy with me using beer that way. ;) This chapter also reminded me I really need to get an aloe vera plant.

In short, Gardening Hacks turned out to be an interesting book filled with nifty gardening advice as well as DIY projects that are (mostly) easy to put together in less than a day. Perfect for new and seasoned gardeners alike!

Gardening Hacks is filled with great tips and advice that a newbie gardener or old pro can use and appreciate. Love the section on winter sewing and recycling common objects to help my garden thrive!

This was such a great mix of advice I have heard with more elaboration as well as tons of new great tips and ideas I'd never thought of!

One tip for succulents blew my mind! Can't wait to try it and many more from this book! I have a couple people in mind who would love it as well when it comes out.

For a hobby gardener like me, this book is a treasure trove full of easy trips and tricks to make my gardening
experience that much better. I can't wait for spring to try out so many things from this book.