A detailed, fun to read gardening book with tons of information and beautiful pictures! I am so jazzed that I pre-ordered a copy so that I can refer back to it anytime I want.

**I received an electronic ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review of this book.

As much masters' manual as beginners' guide, this book can transform your seasonal summer hobby into a year-round and productive occupation feeding the spirit as well as family and friends. If you have space for a garden of any size from window box to yard you should have this book.

This book would be an asset to any gardener's collection. I like how the book is divided into months so you know what to do in which month and then it tells you how to do those things in that specific month. It's very organized and easy to understand. The pictures were very vibrant and helped with what things should look like as you attempt them. It's also helpful that they told how the different parts of the State do things at different times of the year because not every place is the same. If I had this book in my home library, I would be taking it out all the time as a reference to help me with my gardens.

The Beginner’s Guide to Growing Great Vegetables by Lorene Edwards Forkner is an excellent guide for starting that garden you’ve been dreaming about! This is the perfect guide for the novice veggie gardener but also the perfect refresher coarse and scheduler for those with more experience. I learned so much from this book that I’m itching to get out there in my garden!

Forkner does an amazing job of organizing all the garden basics and tips in this books so they are easy to find and enjoyable to read. You are covered with a glossary, soul basics, watering, weather, tools and getting your planting areas organized.

After the introductory basics you will find a month by month guide of what to do in your garden. My favorite parts were the DIY guides for raised beds and also Lasagna beds. You will learn how to prep for the season and also how to prepare your garden beds for winter. Learn all about seeds from reading the packet on how to collect. Composting and worm bins. There is also so much information on what you may be planting from fruit, vegetables, herbs, cover crops and more. The last portion of the book is an edibles guide with beautiful photographs.

What is so lovely about Forkner’s writing is that this is an enjoyable read! Not a stuffy text book in anyway. A fresh guide to vegetable garden with all the science and know how still there. This really is have a must have guide or gift for the vegetable gardeners in your life.

Great book for beginners. I showed my daughter several of the pages (who is in the beginning stages of setting up her garden) and she can hardly wait till publication to get her own copy!
We loved the step by step & month by month planner. Well written - easy to follow.

Beautiful photos and month-to-month guide to keep you on track to produce a fabulous, productive vegetable garden!

A good guide for beginners interested in growing vegetables. Practical and easy to use. Would be great for beginners or seasoned gardeners looking for the basics.

This is one of the better beginning gardening books I've read this year (and I've read a lot!). It's got great information to get you started, lots of lovely stock photos, good charts, and detailed information on growing lots of kinds of veggies and understanding issues like soil, sun and fertilizer. I tend to garden a little more organically, lazily and sustainably but this one was one of the closest I've found to working for my kind of gardening. It will be a great guide for anyone starting out with veggies.

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

I’m not a beginning gardener but I still found this book informative. It’s very well laid out with information on everything from soil amendments to a crop rotation strategy. I particularly like the monthly to do lists which are broken down by region.

I really loved the tips that the author has learned through lived experience. The language used is easily understood, and flows nicely in order to understand the point being made. Diagrams and pics are great! However, being Canadian, I always have issue with just a map of the U.S. for growing zones. Even though I am an experienced gardener, it is always a delight to learn a new tip, or two! Thank you for that!

Wow... what a cornucopia of information and a delight to get a peek at. Loved the pictures and illustrations not to mention the ideas.

What did I like? It’s interesting when you find a book that encompasses all the ideas you have for your garden. From the seasons, to rain barrels, to pests and companion planting this book holds a ton of info. This is my first year planting and I’m already overwhelmed with what should go where and when. This book does a lot of the work for you.

Would I recommend or buy? I would love a paperback copy! On my wish list! I’d recommend to a beginner planter as it’s a book to help you get your bearings. A book I badly need!

I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review! I feel very lucky to have gotten a peek and kudos to the author for a great book!

I am by far not a beginner gardener but in this book, I found some handy tips and tricks that I can use. A good book for not only beginners but for seasoned pros too.

Great photos that were inspiring. The information is solid and clearly presented. It's difficult to balance specificity with advice for all of the growing zones of the USA but Forkner managed it adroitly.

My husband and I have been gardening for 25 years, but you know what they say? “You’re never too old to learn!” That is so truly right! Not only did we learn how to make our garden better, but we actually found out why some of our garden hasn’t been producing! Can’t wait to try what we have learned this Spring!

This was a really well done and thought out book. Lots of good tips, I liked the end of chapter skill sets. Great pictures and great depth of gardening knowledge was clear. I think this would be even better if there was a way to do it separately for each growing area. Would love this info for my home in Manitoba, which was not included in the charts at all, though some other parts of Canada were.

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!

So many great tips for those just beginning, as well as those who have been working on mastering the art of gardening!

The Beginner’s Guide to Growing Great Vegetables, by Lorene Edwards Forkner, is an excellent resource for anyone looking to start a garden. It is so well written and easy to understand. I like that she breaks it down by months and regions of the country so you know exactly what you should be doing. Highly recommended this for any gardener!

Thank you to NetGalley and Timber Press for the opportunity to read this book for an honest review.

What a nice beginner garden book! Lots of pictures. Really goes over all the basics and then expands on the themes as each chapter comes up. I thoroughly enjoyed perusing this book and would purchase it as a reference guide.

A very fun and informative book that will help me do more than just grow some tomatoes. You will learn how and when to start planting, how to help your soil, and the monthly actions you should take to make sure your garden will prosper. A lot of great photos.