What books about agriculture or gardening do you recommend?

Say my name

I just ordered two books online this evening. JADAM Organic Farming : 2nd edition and Stone Age Farming : 2nd edition by Alanna Moore.
I haven't the foggiest if they're any good or not bar some of the reviews on Amazon.
I know I should be buying in the bookshops to keep them alive.

But has anyone read any books that they'd recommend?

I'd recommend any of the books by David R Montgomery.

Any sort of script that took your fancy.
The Farmers Journal gets a read here every week too.

MickeyShtyles

Say my name wrote: »

I just ordered two books online this evening. JADAM Organic Farming : 2nd edition and Stone Age Farming : 2nd edition by Alanna Moore.
I haven't the foggiest if they're any good or not bar some of the reviews on Amazon.
I know I should be buying in the bookshops to keep them alive.

But has anyone read any books that they'd recommend?

I'd recommend any of the books by David R Montgomery.

Any sort of script that took your fancy.
The Farmers Journal gets a read here every week too.

Read Norwegian Wood by Lars Mytting. Good read in fairness. Wouldn’t be all into books so that’s a positive review from me!!

Heard good reports from Montgomery’s books.

ecowise

If you are interested in vegetable growing on a small scale take a look at Charles Dowding's books such as "How to create a New Vegetable Garden : Producing a Beautiful and Fruitful Garden from Scratch". Having grown some of our own vegetables organically for years using a rotavator to prep the soil my partner tried Charles's no dig approach this year and it has been very successful and still producing which we hope it will continue to do to some degree during the winter months.

Kickstart1.3

Grow your own Vegetables Joy larkcom



One of the best books for the starter out in Gardening

yosemitesam1

Say my name wrote: »

I just ordered two books online this evening. JADAM Organic Farming : 2nd edition and Stone Age Farming : 2nd edition by Alanna Moore.
I haven't the foggiest if they're any good or not bar some of the reviews on Amazon.
I know I should be buying in the bookshops to keep them alive.

But has anyone read any books that they'd recommend?

I'd recommend any of the books by David R Montgomery.

Any sort of script that took your fancy.
The Farmers Journal gets a read here every week too.

Cato and varro's books are interesting. Also sustainable practices for plant disease management in traditional farming systems

kk.man

I bought a great book (IMO) a few years back, I judge a good book by reading it from cover to cover rarely leaving it down. The title is 'Cattlemen' by Raymond Keogh. Its about cattle dealing in times past and the Dublin Cattle Market. I gave it to a cattle dealer friend of mine and never got it back so I purchased it again last year on Amazon. I think they are the only ones left that have it.
Great read.

SafeSurfer

John Seymours books on growing vegetables, self sufficiency and bygone skills may be a little dated but are classics and great inspiration for a little day dream.