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 intentionally misleading title (just salesmanship) Mar 11, 2010
The author selected the title only to make sales based off what's in at the moment, self-sufficiency/survivalist know-how. A lot of people are in tough financial situations and one of the best ways to address this would be both the financial and therapeutic benefits of home gardens, lose a job and hell, why not start a home garden to keep sane while saving money? but unfortunately what's happened here is a dry-as-dirt read geared towards higher end more expensive projects, being passed off as a money saver for the little guys going through hard times.
this is the WRONG place to start if your living with a medium sized back/front yard, and I promise you wont go wrong with just about any other garden book as a jumping off point. Pick up an old one at the thriftstore, borrow a book from a neighbor, check out your local expletive deleted library for crisake. just dont buy this book new unless your project can run into the 100s of dollars and you have a private field. Some, and I mean SOME of this information is good as a backup reference, but that information is widely available, any gardening book will contain it, I got a different one years ago at the thrift store for 1.69 and its been infinitely more helpful.
all of what I typed up here would of dropped it to a 2/5 stars,
it drops to 1/5 after the condescending tone and total lack of useful illustrations is taken into account. (the only worthwhile pictures in this book were borrowed from another book, and they're just pictures of root layouts, which could of just as easily been covered by labeling plants shallow or deep rooted, this book may as well be straight text)
Lacking, Condescending, Mislabeled, technique-specific (large scale only), a real 1 star.
Very informative. Mar 10, 2010
Good book - answers the question "Why does my garden fail again and again?" very well. Very detailed explanations on how to get things done yourself and make it work. It does get a little technical - this is definitely not "Gardening for Dummies."
 Dry Mar 02, 2010
This book is undoubtably full of good information, but it is torturous to read. The authors condecending attitude doesn't help. Maybe this book would work for a hard core gardener, but it's not research for "preppers". Some of the information I have found useful, but the delivery is terrible.
Dad was right!! Feb 28, 2010
Reading Mr Solomon's book takes me back to my younger days serving as cheap labor in my fathers garden. Dad ALWAYS had a good producing, good looking garden. Too bad I didn't appreciate it more and pay closer attention... Now that our kids are grown, (I have some spare time) and food prices are increasing, it seems to be time to abandon the intensive method (I am tired of all that digging), and revisit some of the older ways of doing a garden. Thank you Mr Solomon; you have put much of the good information lost to me for some years into a well written collection. Although still work, I hope to see a better return on the "sweat equity" investment in the coming garden this summer! Dad has been gone for some time now, but he was right!!
informative and pragamtic approach Feb 13, 2010
Manages to impart his practical farming experience with an anti-establisment undertone. However the common sense and useful advice outweigh the diatribe. I've gardened and farmed on a small scale and found the book very helpful in giving a real re-learning of forgotten and overlooked basic concepts. Concepts such as sharpening your shovel and hoes and the difference it makes in labor/efficiency. The damage to the soil from moldboard plowing and rototilling, the truth about nursery transplants and seed packets are all exposed in candid detail. Not the best prose, but very readable.
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