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The Self-Sufficient Suburban Gardener Hardcover – January 1, 1983

by Jeff Ball (Author)
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Presents a step-by-step guide to the planning, design, and management of a garden designed to produce as much food as is desired based on the investment of time, energy, money, and space
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  1. Print length
    236 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Rodale Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1983
  5. ISBN-10
    0878574573
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0878574575
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rodale Pr; First Edition (January 1, 1983)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 236 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0878574573
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0878574575
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
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Peoh Guy
5.0 out of 5 stars Suburban Gardeners Unite!
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2012
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Interesting book. I bought it second hand and its condition was as promised and at a great price. The reseller was good to their word.
As far as the ideas in the book are concerned for gardening, they are very good. But the second book he wrote, "Jeff Ball's 60 Minute Garden" is much better since it builds on "The Self Sufficient SubUrban Garden" and has more ideas and how to's that also have the benefits of his additional experience. I just wanted it to add to my library. I follow his ideas on gardening pretty regularly and they do work very well, really eliminated my weekly weeding. Although I do spend more than 60 minutes a week in my garden, more like 60 minutes an hour!, but again I have enjoyed doing it.
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Guildsrfun
5.0 out of 5 stars A gem of an older gardening book
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2012
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By far one of the best older book on gardening. One of the few on par, in my opinion, with Bob Flowerdew's books on what to realistically expect from your endeavors with working the soil. So many how-to charts makes gardening simpler from start to finish, for the beginner to the experienced "backyard" farmer. A great reference book. Too bad Rodale doesn't deem this book worthy enough for republishing, but customers don't seem to notice. They will still pay for older, dog-eared copies once found, as I did. Happily.
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J. Wilson
1.0 out of 5 stars disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2008
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I found this book to be empty. This is not a "how to do book" but instead is a "why to do". The only thing I found out about raising vegetables, bees, chickens etc. was on page 44 where I was told to buy some books that go into more detail. I'm sorry but I really feel this book is a waste of time and money.
Jerry
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Richard Timms
5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps THE Best Gardening Book of All
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2006
There are countless books on gardening, garden planning and home food production - some better and some far worse than others. Of all the books I have read over some 20 plus years I would list only about a dozen or so that have actually proven their value, both as references and practical, easy to read, 'how to' books that can, if followed, make you a far more effective gardener.

This book tops the list and is,to me at least, THE one first book I would recommend to anyone who is seriously considering home food production. Jeff Ball introduces a highly readable, easily followed five-step (read five-year) plan to transform a suburban back yard into an attractive, highly productive, and fully sustainable 'suburban homestead.' It starts out with a couple of raised beds and progresses to a full size garden, utilizing progressive intensive planting, cold frames and a small greenhouse to produce food year-round. For the serious suburban homesteader it even includes information on food storage, canning and even how to incorporate chickens, rabbits, bees, and fish into the completed system -all while maintaining the neat appearance many suburban communities require.

Some of the information in this book is a little 'dated',yet the basic principles it teaches are actually far more important now than they were at the time the book was written.

With energy and food prices skyrocketing in this country due to hurricane damage in the Gulf, declining (or soon to be declining) fossil fuel supplies world wide, climate change, environmental pollution and degredation, and the deteriorating American economy as countless middle-class jobs are lost each year to outsourcing, it is very likely that the average American family will need to produce a significant portion of their own food over the next few decades.

The good news is that this is not only possible, but that it can be done sustainably in almost any suburban yard while enriching the soil, reducing household waste, and saving a substantial amount of money. Seems hard to believe that Rodale has shown no interest in republishing this book (or allowing anyone else to do so), but used copies are still available. Get one.
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Beth Moscov
5.0 out of 5 stars Really, really useful information - I keep coming back!
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2000
I have owned this book for probably fifteen years now. Unlike those books that sit on my shelves in favor of newer, more pertinant ones, this book is full of useful charts and graphs that make every years gardening planning easy and fun. I highly recommend it. I am sorry it is out of print and will start to take better care of mine. I don't want to lose it!
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Homeguy
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, helpful for new gardener
Reviewed in Canada on October 11, 2015
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A lot of good tips in the book
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Penny G
4.0 out of 5 stars As described and arrived within specified time.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2014
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As described and arrived within specified time.
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