Greenhouse Gardener's Companion, Revised and Expanded Edition: Growing Food & Flowers in Your Greenhouse or Sunspace

Very helpful to this greenhouse nubie

Last year I didn't even know anyone who owned a greenhouse and now I have a successful one. This is so much fun! I have Romaine lettuce, spinach, onions and garlic as well as an assortment of tomatoes and squash, and it's January! It was so nice to go into my greenhouse during the record-breaking Oklahoma Christmas Day Blizzard of 2009 and visit my vegetables, who took it in stride. One think I love about this book is, it handles the problem I am facing TODAY. I just look in the index and find what I need. Before I installed the greenhouse, I learned what I needed to know (I hoped). Lots of information about the materials and how to select the right ones for your greenhouse. I learned about lighting, air circulation, and heating. When I was ready to start growing from seeds, I found what I needed to know, everything from ordering, sowing, etc. I learned about greenhouse thermometers, heaters, and fans. Amazingly, almost all of my seeds sprouted and now the plants are growing. When my squash bloomed and needed artificial pollination, in January when there were no bees handy, I looked in the index and even found pictures of how to pollinate squash, exactly what I needed. Now my hand-pollinated squash and cucumbers have edible fruit. I particularly benefited from the light and temperature requirements, specific for each plant variety. I found out which ones required more light, and I place them in the greenhouse accordingly. This is a very handy book. It won't be one I will lend to others or give away. This one is a keeper!

This is the most comprehensive text on greenhouse growing that I have found to date. If you're like me and want to build/buy a greenhouse, this is the book for you. It covers construction (kits or homemade) in excellent detail. It isn't a construction "how to" book...it just gives you everything you need to know about the nuances of a greenhouse. It then goes into even further detail on how to operate it. I also found these sections very useful in learning how I want to build the greenhouse itself. It is very well written and easy to read, including some injected humor. It's a big book and will answer most any question the fledgling greenhouse grower could imagine.

Purchase is a gift, good value very informative

Excellent! Received the greenhouse for Christmas - a total surprise. I'm a beginner outdoor gardner. This easy-to-read, spiced with humorous comments, and VERY informative book has been my guide to managing my greenhouse. The book is packed with charts/tables that summarize information about sowing, planting, transplanting plants, etc. It covers vegetables and flowering plants.There are example record-keeping pages. It has straight-forward information about the greenhouse environment. I also use it as a reference for growing vegetables in our outdoor vegetable beds. There is so much information that even an experienced greenhouse gardener will pick up useful facts and tips.

Actually the title says it all. I wish I had time to read lots of books about greenhouse gardening but I don't. An experienced gardener, I'm new to greenhouse gardening and struck gold when I bought this book. It isn't dumbed down and is fast and fun to read. The book doesn't begin at square one but does explain the important differences between gardening in an outside garden and a greenhouse. One example; the reason fans are needed during the day (while photo synthesis is taking place) is to prevent a CO2 deficient envelope from surrounding the leaves. Also, explaination of how to pollinate in an environment with no birds or insects is helpful. Varieties of vegetables and flowers are discussed and why certain ones are better suited. Trouble shooting and "when things go wrong" chapters are good. Also, I learned more than I thought was possible about light and the different qualities of light plants need. Again, advice on when a less expensive alternative will work was very welcome. I'm so happy I bought this book BEFORE our greenhouse is complete because the chapters on design and environment have given me a master plan for the space we have. Also, throughout the book are money saving ideas and words of warning from experience. This author knows his subject inside out, is very good at communicating and doesn't use 100 words when 50 will do. Buy the book-you won't be disappointed!

5 Stars, to me that means read on my friend. Depending on your level of skill, I have none, but the desire was there. Ok, I got the Greenhouse when I moved in 14x14 freestanding, baseboard heat and plumbed, the owner was dead and nothing was hooked up or working. What do I do with it. what was it worth, should I tear it down or restore it. No one wants someone elses, headache or was it soon to be my white elephant. I needed help! I fixed the automatic ventilation, but how do I decide whats next and what's not. This book came recommended for getting my head on straight and not looking to far and checking first things first. Hey was the right kind of light getting through the 30 yr old fiberglass? What if the thing is all wrong... This book eased my mind into the basics and still has plenty to offer. Good reading if your planning or have adopted as I did. I'd loan you mine, but of course I am keeping it. I think you could save time and money.

Great price, free overnight shipping as promised, excellent book.

New greenhouse - excellent instructional manual

This is a great book for beginners like myself. It covers everything in a practical and useful way

Bought for my Son in Law who is a novice Green House Owner and he is super pleased with it.

Great book.. Thanks for fast delivery