Joe Lamp'l is the dean of teaching about vegetable gardening! His hands on, plain spoken, understated approach makes you feel like you are in a garden with your grandparent as he teaches you the basics and the secrets of gardening! I love his television shows, but they go by so quickly that I just can't absorb all the information he presents. That's where this book comes in....one can take their time and digest what he is teaching. And he teaches so much information! Not snooty things like Latin pronunciations, or flowery language on how pretty something is, but down to earth practical information. And he comes across as someone you could easily be friends with and enjoy a beer with after an afternoon of gardening! This is a great book, for beginning gardeners, or for people like me who have been at it for over half a century!

Great Foundation!

I’ve watched Joe Lamp’l on Growing a Greener World for years. Lately, with the high cost of food I’ve decided to return to putting in a small vegetable patch in hopes of saving some money. But, it gets overwhelming thinking about how to get started. Then I found this book. It is so insightful and detailed that it answers the many questions I have as a returning gardener. There are plenty of color photos (and I mean plenty) and step-by-step instructions in this book that the novice or experienced gardener will definitely find it’s a great foundation. Joe Lamp’l covers everything from soil and plant basics to feeding and seeding, watering, bugs and even extending the season. I really appreciate the care and expertise that has gone into this book. My thanks to #JoeLamp’l, #QuatroPublishingGroup, and #NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

What an exciting way to start gardening season! Always appreciate and value Joe's advice and this book had many new tips I hadn't heard of.

This is a really great intro primer for anybody new to gardening. It covers all the masic needs plants have, including water, light and nutrients. It might not go into much depth to be helpful to intermediate or experienced gardeners, but it is still a good fit for an audience new to gardening.

Inspirational, useful and realistic - tons of great information and photographs, and the tidbits about Lamp'l's life in gardening were interesting as well.

I was very excited about the content of the book. It is very comprehensive and has a great presentation, but I was only able to read part way and not implement anything, so I cannot provide a longer review for the book. The Timed Ecopy expired before I could read it completely.

I was very excited to read this book but I can’t review it yet because I downloaded it in my laptop and I broke the screen and now I can’t access the titles there unfortunately until I get a new monitor and I can’t download it again since it’s archived. I apologize. I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

The Vegetable Gardening Book is an encyclopedic no-nonsense guide for getting an edible harvest from the garden written by Joe Lamp'l. Released 6th Sept 2022 by Quarto on their Cool Springs Press imprint, it's 256 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats.

This is a well written, accessible, guide to fruit and vegetable gardening. It's beautifully and clearly photographed throughout. The specific crop guides are useful and not exaggerated or overly complex. The text is clear and specific with good info on troubleshooting and pest control. The author covers seed starting pretty well and gives practical usable advice for getting seeds started, hardening off, transplanting, caring for the plants in the garden, through to harvesting.

Five stars. One of the best gardening books I've reviewed in 2022, maybe the best, definitely top 5. This would be a great pick for public or school library acquisition, gardening group libraries, activity groups, and home use.

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

Comprehensive gardening book. Great photos. Excellent layout. Very informative. So well done. I would 100% buy this for someone in the beginning stage of their gardening journey, and would love to have this on my shelf to refer to over the years.

Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for early access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow, what a great source of knowledge about vegetable gardens! I haven’t had a chance to read it front to back, but picked a few chapters that were so helpful! I had no idea that soil was so vital, and makes sense as to why the crops I planted in raised beds with great soil did so much better than the squash I planted in my sandy yard soil. I would highly recommend this to all people who want to expand their garden knowledge.

My favorite part of this book is the grow guide at the back. If I had a physical copy on my shelf I could picture myself coming back to that section over and over again for advice. Overall, I really enjoyed this gardening book and felt like it was a good book for a gardener at any skill level. I also enjoyed how the book was broken apart, so it was easy to jump to a certain section to get the information you'd need to make your garden great.

Thanks so much to the publisher and to NetGalley for giving me access to this book. What a great gardening book. The pictures included in the book were very helpful. They made a great addition to the book in assisting you on starting vegetable gardening. Our community is filled with people interested in gardening. I plan on putting this book out on display! I can strongly recommend it for our area gardeners.

The Vegetable Gardening Book from Joe Lamp’l will become your best friend in the garden. The photos are gorgeous and the information extremely useful. Once you’ve read it through it will become one of your best reference guides to return to again and again. Besides overall guidance on where and how to plant, it also contains specifics on many traditional vegetables we grow. You’ll definitely want to add this to your gardening book collection whether you’re a beginner or a long time gardener.

Do you want to learn how to grow an edible organic garden? This book is written by a man who has loved growing things since he was 8, starred in a TV show called "Fresh From the Garden", and wants you to know everything that he knows!
You will learn how to prepare the soil, what to put in it to give plants the best chance to grow, how to care for seeds and seedlings, and what to grow in your soil. You will be instructed on making your own compost pile so your plants can thrive.
You will be shown how to plant vegetables, flowers and fruits in the ground, on a raised bed, or in a portable structure. His maxim is to grow what you will eat and grow it in a respect to nature method.
You will be shown how to look for signs of disease, rot and mildew and how to think like a plant!
This will be an invaluable resource for growing plants in your backyard!

This is an excellent garden book for beginners or experienced gardeners. It's packed with gorgeous color photos, tips, information and more. There are detailed growing guides for a wide variety of fruits and veggies, plus information on all you need to know to garden successfully. Lamp'l is experienced and likeable. Highly recommended.

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

This is going to be a staple on my bookshelf.

I am a newbie gardener and was so excited to get my hands on this book. I was worried that it would be a little overwhelming as most of the books I have gotten from the library have been. I am so happy to be wrong, this book is outstanding, from the way the chapters are broken down, to the detailed information about each crop. The tips and information that you are need are easy to find if you are looking for something special, and not overwhelming if you are a newbie like myself.

I was given an ARC of this book for my honest review, and I will definitely be buying a copy to own on my shelves.

As an avid grower of vegetables and fruit, I love to learn new techniques and tips to be more successful so books like this are essential! This was packed full of great information on general aspects of growing, as well as more specific details on a huge variety of fruit and veg!