Thank you #NetGalley for the review copy of #GrowGreatVegetablesInVirginia

This book is divided into three parts: an intro to gardening, planning/guides by month, and a resource section with an A-Z list of ideas for growing. The monthly guides start with a general monthly to-do for planning, preparing, and maintaining the garden year-round. The monthly guide also has a list of what to sow, plant, and harvest. The illustrations and photographs accompanying the text are conveniently arranged and also very attractive. The book is very comprehensive and beginner-friendly, but could also be useful for somebody with a bit of gardening experience who is moving to Virginia from another area.

Grow Great Vegetables in Virginia is a regionally tailored home gardening guide for producing vegetables for taste and nutrition and to increase self-reliance and food security. This is one of a series of regionally specific guides released by Timber press. Written by Ira Wallace, it's 244 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

This guide is arranged by seasons with a chapter for each month. The introductory chapter (~13% of the page content) covers garden planning, climates and subzones in Virginia, as well as a very general gardening introduction.

The monthly sections include tasks for each month, potential problems and troubleshooting, planning and placement of the garden plot, harvesting and more.

The third section of the book is a regional guide to choosing vegetables and varieties which will thrive in your area.

There's a resource list (slanted to readers in the mid-Atlantic region), a bibliography and further reading list, USDA based hardiness zonal map, and an index. The photography is crisp, clear, and abundant. This is a well crafted book which will provide gardeners with hours of blissful dreaming as well as serving as a valuable troubleshooting guide.

Five stars. Very well done.

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