Postage Stamp Garden Book: How to Grow All the Food You Can Eat in Very Little Space (Paperback)

~ Duane Newcomb (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Tarcher (March 1, 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874770351
• ISBN-13: 978-0874770353
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,036,420 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does what it promises, July 8, 2001

By	Paul Cerra - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Postage Stamp Garden Book: How to Grow All the Food You Can Eat in Very Little Space (Hardcover)

This book was written many years ago, but its advice is still valid here in the 21st century. The premise of the book, as the title promises, is that gardeners can grow a vast quantity of produce in a very small space. Newcomb's book introduces the idea of intensive gardening and gives practical instructions for creating small, productive gardens.

Topics are wide-ranging and include discussions on creating raised vegetable beds; soil amendments; training vegetable plants to use less space; and planting different types of plants together for beneficial effects -- or to avoid potentially growth-retarding effects. While this sounds like it might make for a dull table of contents, Newcomb's enthusiasm makes the book fun to read.

This book appears to be ahead of its time. Not only is it practical and to the point, but it also champions environmental ideas such as efficient use of resources and organic pesticides. Newcomb even discusses how to use beneficial flowers to help ward off insect attacks and disease on specific vegetables.

Apartment dwellers in particular might today benefit from this book. Because I've employed Newcomb's methods, I know that they work. It is possible to generate an astonishing amount of fresh produce from a 4'x8' raised vegetable bed, especially if you plant seasonally. Although this book has been revised and republished, bargain-priced copies of the original edition are probably still floating around used book stores.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great basic info w/fantstic soil preparation--French Intensive Gardening, February 24, 2009

By	Sydney Hope "syd" (boulder, co) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Grew some great things with the help of this book.. It layers soil so the roots seek out what they need and grow deep roots. Good for water conservation.