[Teen76]

I'm interested to know what your opinion of the best allotment/recycling book is and why you think it is the best book.

I'm interested in growing veg and fruit, anything that involves not spending money, things that you can make out of junk that sort of thing.  Because putting it simply, I don't have a clue and I don't have any money  

And before you say if you have no money how can you buy a book, I've got some gift vouchers

[babe]

there's a really great book, just come out.

vegatable growing - month by month.

by our very own famous author and owner of this website

MR JOHN HARRISON.

and its only 5.99

[Teen76]

Oops yes so there is  :oops:  ha ha that's one book, anymore.  I've got quite a few pennies to spend on my voucher  

[Ruby Red]

I like the Carol Klein one Grow your own veg.   Its been on the telly as well. Easy to follow and nice pics.

[DD.]

The Vegetable & Herb Expert - Dr. D.G. Hessayon. But he does like his chemicals, you can find alternatives though.

[Teen76]

Yeah I have an older version of this and it is really well laid out but as you say likes the use of chemicals, and gives no alternatives.  

I would at least like to try to be organic.

[mashauk]

I'm interested to know what your opinion of the best allotment/recycling book is and why you think it is the best book.

I'm interested in growing veg and fruit, anything that involves not spending money, things that you can make out of junk that sort of thing.  Because putting it simply, I don't have a clue and I don't have any money  

And before you say if you have no money how can you buy a book, I've got some gift vouchers

If you've no money, why not get one out of the library first before deciding what to buy?

[Teen76]

I will probably do that and look around book shops too.  

I thought that a post on here might help others in choosing books too and I'm always interested in the opinions of fellow allotmenteers.  Its nice to hear reviews on books before you buy.

[mashauk]

I've got a few books, mostly they contradict each other though, and they don't really take into account where you live etc.  I find it useful (as in REALLY useful!) to ask questions in here, or ask people at my plot.  For example, the guy on the next plot used to have my plot and he gives me loads of advice, told me swedes wouldn't grow (and they didn't), all sorts of stuff.  Books are fun to read but I've found some of them even seem to contradict from one chapter to another and just confuse me (mind you that's not difficult )

I like: Johns, Dr Hessayons, and Andi Cleveley's best.

[Teen76]

I always like watching allotment programmes seeing what gizmos they've made out of old junk, that's what I'm really interested in.  I don't have an active imagination do I    

I know what you mean about contradictory books though, I'm often confused about when to grow things as they all say something different  :roll:

[John]

I don't know any books about making things out of junk - you just need the creative gene

I've listed a few books on the site but my all time favourite is sadly out of print. Grow your own fruit and vegetables by Lawrence D Hills (Faber & Faber 1979)

Books

[Teen76]

Thanks for directing me to the book list John.

[matron]

I love my book 'Food From Your Garden' from Reader's Digest as it tells me how to grow and then what to do with it when it has grown. I also got hold of a book called 'Dictionary of Every-Day Gardening' by MR Beeton last year and although written in the 1800s it is fascinating and certainly saved our onions year before last.  

[Trillium]

I really like all of Bob Flowerdew's books - all organic, nothing pretentious, and he covers all crops with ease and common sense. He even describes how to recycle stuff for garden use and how to turn pernicious weeds into mush to use as plant food.

[Teen76]

Food From Your Garden sounds like a great book, as does the Bob Flowerdew books.  Are there any Bob Flowerdew books that stand out from the rest as I am interested in recycling and veg growing as you mentioned he wrote about Trillium?