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littleprefect's review against another edition
3.0
Either I wasn’t in the mood or its just more of the same. 🤷🏻♀️
ruric's review
4.0
Ultimate inspirational handbook for micro-gardening in very small and frequently inhospital places.
More of a series of case studies illustrated with gorgeous photos (and text light) than an instructional book it's great for giving inspirationa nd finding ideas to adapt.
Divided into sections: easy edible balcony, making it personal, city farmer's balcony, some like it hot, edible forest roof garden, futuristis balcony, pests and diseases and suppliers.
More of a series of case studies illustrated with gorgeous photos (and text light) than an instructional book it's great for giving inspirationa nd finding ideas to adapt.
Divided into sections: easy edible balcony, making it personal, city farmer's balcony, some like it hot, edible forest roof garden, futuristis balcony, pests and diseases and suppliers.
untitledemily's review
5.0
Beautiful book, loads of advice, covers everything you think you can and can't do on a balcony garden. Excellent tips to help decide what to grow.
broomgrass's review
3.0
A few helpful tips, and quick to skim, but overall is rather shallow / lacking nuance, targeted towards places with very mild winters and...Millenials? Mitchell's style seems to be these pop-gardening type books, which is fine! but not the tone / depth of knowledge that I'm looking for.
antlersantlers's review against another edition
Some good ideas, particularly about containers. Not as helpful in terms of what to plant and when.
sternstork's review
1.0
the weights and measures have been americanised, but not the climate advice? lots of pretty pictures of new york rooftop gardens while the author blithely assures you that you can grow spinach and beets through winter and into spring! there is no way!
she lacks any awareness of the long and rich history of black, latino, italian, chinese urban gardening in america and canada, implying by omission that eco-minded bourgeois urbanites are the first to bring farming to inner cities. (and can i nitpick? the use of "wigwam" to mean "tripod" is baffling and racist.)
the gardening advice is so superficial that it barely registers. like in a lot of beginner gardener books, the author underexplains some concepts and overexplains others, making it useful to no one. more time is spent explaining how to cut apart & paint soda bottles than on choosing the right fertiliser.
tldr this could be 3 stars if it stayed in its lane of white european hipster gardening. republishing it in north america required a lot more research and effort than this!
she lacks any awareness of the long and rich history of black, latino, italian, chinese urban gardening in america and canada, implying by omission that eco-minded bourgeois urbanites are the first to bring farming to inner cities. (and can i nitpick? the use of "wigwam" to mean "tripod" is baffling and racist.)
the gardening advice is so superficial that it barely registers. like in a lot of beginner gardener books, the author underexplains some concepts and overexplains others, making it useful to no one. more time is spent explaining how to cut apart & paint soda bottles than on choosing the right fertiliser.
tldr this could be 3 stars if it stayed in its lane of white european hipster gardening. republishing it in north america required a lot more research and effort than this!
emmajw's review
4.0
This book is a good reference for people trying to get into apartment gardening, with a particular emphasis on produce. I liked it! It’s made me want to go buy a lemon tree for my balcony.
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