The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Book: Secrets of the Famous Year-Round Mulch Method [Hardcover]

Ruth Stout (Author), Richard Clemence (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 218 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Press; 1 edition (August 1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878570004
• ISBN-13: 978-0878570003
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #484,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK - GREAT AUTHOR, August 29, 2002

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"ritapeyton" (Herod, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Book: Secrets of the Famous Year-Round Mulch Method (Hardcover)

With arthritis, degenerative disk disease and spinal stenosis, I may very well be spending my last years in a wheelchair. With Ms. Stout's method of gardening, I will never go hungry. It is possible to plant a few plants (or harvest a few things) every day in the very early morning hours when I can stand to be outside. When my kids come see me, they lay a few bales of hay (or straw) around here and there so I can grab a handful and throw it on anything growing without permission. She was a wise old woman (with a great sense of humor)!!

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nowork gardening, easy reading, lots of information!, December 21, 1999

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Heather Gray (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Book: Secrets of the Famous Year-Round Mulch Method (Hardcover)

My mom gave me this book ages ago, which is why I have a copy (it's been out of print for a while). I finally decided to read it this winter, and have been enjoying it immensely. It's based on previously published articles, so you won't find all the information on asparagus all on one page. But her writing style is clear and easy, and so engaging and entertaining that you don't mind reading it from cover to cover. Also, there is a handy index in the back, so that you can always just go to the pages that have the useful info on any particular item. I liked the book so much that I decided to order Ruth's No Work Gardening for the Aging, Busy, and Indolent. It just arrived today and I can't wait to start reading it!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gardening Book, July 9, 2007

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V. Tucker "VT" (NYB) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Book: Secrets of the Famous Year-Round Mulch Method (Hardcover)

Great Book--I have actually tried this method for the last 8 months--I live in the desert close to Boise ID. It has cut my gardening work greatly--the mulching holds the moisture in the ground = LESS watering! and VERY FEW weeds!!!!