Editorial Reviews

Book Description:
The best of Dick Raymond’s vegetable gardening wisdom is illustrated with full-color photos and at-a-glance charts that make his methods accessible to any gardener.

Customer Reviews

The Must Have Book for Vegtable Gardening by David Durinzi
Dick Raymond is my guru! I do not do anything in my garden without consulting his book first. He has been there done that, the book speaks volumes to you as if Dick were right there next to you. Every time I pick up this book I find a new golden nugget that he has left for you. I showed the book to my father in-law Ed (who thought he was a garden expert) and I noticed how his style of gardening changed to Dicks. Ed could not put down the book, so I bought him a copy for Christmas.

Never do a garden without this book.

One of the best by David Mcbride
I highly suggest this book. It is one of my favority gardening books and I have given it to others as a gift.

The Jedi Master of Gardeners! by Scott Stein
Dick Raymond’s book is the one book that everyone who wants to try to grow their own vegetables should have in their library. I refer to Dick as my “master” to anyone that asks my about my garden. The man was used of God several years ago as I almost memorized the book and produced a garden that even the old timers in our town had to admire–and that I needed to help feed my family. The old-timers in town didn’t think the wide-row gardening technique would work, but when they saw the plants growing gangbusters, they were amazed.

Though I had always tried gardening, I had never had real success until I found this book, read it cover to cover, and began using Dick’s techniques. It is straightforward, written in a down-to-earth manner that anyone can understand and enjoy.

My copy is almost 20 years old, and I can’t imagine gardening without it!

This is THE absolute BEST gardening reference and bible! by Sunnypatch
This is the absolute best vegetable gardening book you can buy. Period! I have looked through hundreds of books and this is the easiest to follow, best illustrated and most down to earth book I’ve ever found. The information is definitely not out of date even though it’s a bit of an older book. There is information on every page that I have found useful and it is an “easy read”. He explains how he came about discovering his raised bed, wide row method - not in a pretentious way but because he has a bad back and wants to be efficient about growing the most amount of veggies in the smallest amount of space. He walks through how to prepare garden soils (all types), how to plan a vegetable garden (and why) and then gives detailed descriptions of each vegetable that you would want to grow. Dick had a gardening TV show at one point so there are many, many colour pictures and there are also detailed drawings illustrating his points. He tells you the best and cheapest way to garden and reading his book reminds me of talking with a true “down home” farmer. He also talks of how to improve the soil throughout the winter season by planting ground covers. The other added bonus is that he tells you how to store the veggies you’ve worked so hard to grow. So much good information…..

I think I rhyme off a “Dick Raymond quote” every day to my husband who is also just learning how to garden - it’s as if I know him after his book! Trust me - Dick Raymond is worth quoting.

If you want to grow vegetable gardens this book is a must!!!

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