Cinder Block Gardens: Finally, Gardening Made Simple & Easy the Way Gardening Should

By Lynn A. Gillespie

Book Overview

This book truly reveals the easiest gardening method. With this unique Cinder Block Gardening system you will transform your time consuming, "hard work" garden into a garden that is easy, productive and fun! The Cinder Block Garden system will put you in control of the garden, not the garden in control of you. Learn all the gardening short cuts that give you a no till garden, a virtually weed free garden, a garden that grows all your food on 1/4 the space and a garden that saves you time and money. Finally, gardening made simple and easy the way gardening should be.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1929709013
• ISBN13: 9781929709014
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Tlc Pub
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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AMAZING PRODUCE!

I purchased this book as just another gardening tool, but after reading it, it just made sense, so...I convinced my husband to spend the $$ required for the cinder blocks and we built 3 beds. I got a very late start and planted about 3-4 weeks after I should have, and all I can tell you is that my produce it amazing! It's only mid August and we've had tomatoes, radishes, corn, zucchini, potatoes, lettuce, basil, peppers, cilantro spinach, romaine, etc... My tomatoes are 3-4 inches in diameter and turning red. We used the formula for the soil in the book and the drainage is awesome, we had flood conditions in the beginnning of July here, I didn't have to worry that my plants were sitting in the wet and rotting, they had just enough. We did use a very well composted (almost 2 years) horse manure for the compost. My husband was a doubter and now he's building me 6 more beds this fall for next years garden. I have herniated disks in my back, which is why this was appealing to me at first due to the factor that you can sit on the edge and weed. I spend less than 10 minutes a week weeding though. (A well composted manure will have less weed seeds due to the heat involved in the composting process kills the seeds.) We live in an area that is nothing but rocks and clay. Every year we would put $300-400 in our soil trying to improve it to no avail, I finally gave up. Now, this is the most pleasure I've ever had gardening. Not having to water where you walk is a time saver also and not walking where youve planted makes this concept a true winner!

Cinder block raised garden beds.. cheaper than plastic wood beds

I just recieved the book today. It really is great. I was thinking of buying one of those plastic board raised bed kits but those are really expensive. With Lynn's way I can make more units with cinder blocks than I could with just a plastic raised bed.The soil mixture on one part, sand, peat moss, compost is a perfect blend. I am going to take her advice and have the bulk sand and compost delivered to save me even more money. I will have the lumber yard deliver the blocks also.Take her advice and buy the professional weed barrier cloth for under the beds and also the pathways. I am going to use pea gravel for the walkways. I am a disabled lady and I can once again get into my passion for gardening.I also will do this organically, now if I just could raise chickens or a nice Guernsey cow in her raised bed system, I would be self sufficient for food.

San Diego Gardner

What an excellent Book! I never thought that a gardening method could make such a difference...but I can see that it does. I am very anxious to try this new method this season. I am looking forward to gardening with no weeds, no bending over, in fantastic soil that my plants will thrive on. Lynn's book is very complete, showing all that you need to have a successful garden this year. She cover everything from construction, to planting guides, and pests. I like that she includes cost for everything that you would need...no surprises. I can also in-vision how gardening with the cinder block method can create a very beautiful looking garden so not only good for your health but pleasing to your eyes (and the envy of all your neighbors)! Her approach and style of writing is very easy to understand, moves right along, and is quite humorous. I recommend this book to everyone I know that is growing a vegetable garden. It makes a great gift too. Can't wait to get started! Thanks!

Best Gardening System Since Square Foot Gardening

This book is a real gardening jewel. I predict that it will become a "gardening classic". It covers everything from reasons for growing your own food supply to a very detailed, vegetable-by- vegetable reference guide. Nothing is left out of this book...it covers it all: fertilizers, compost, mulching, weeding, season extenders and detailed planting guides. This book takes the work out of gardening and puts the fun back in. Definitely a gardening system for busy people, the elderly or the "little lady" that doesn't want to be bothered with ungainly garden equipment such as tillers, etc. Written with a "personal" style, that reminded me of Ruth Stout...a very well researched book, but presented in a way that everyone will enjoy.