California Fruit & Vegetable Gardening, 2nd Edition: Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles for California Gardens (Fruit & Vegetable Gardening Guides)

This book provides a lot of great information, and is well organized. The first section addresses getting started, soil, pests and diseases. In this section, there are very useful tables of pests and diseases organized by plant, along with the suggested approach to controlling them (I never knew that cats were attracted to Kiwi). The next section is organized by plant, and for each one, addresses when/where/how to plant them, care and maintenance, harvesting, and other tidbits, including varieties particularly suited to California climates. This is one book that appreciates the diversity of climate in this state, and breaks down our 14 climate zones and their chill dates/times. The final section in the book is an adequate glossary, and nice list of other resources (seed and plant sources, etc.).

I really enjoyed this book. It was recommended to me by our local nursery for more information on how to and what grows well in our California climate. Coming from an entirely different state with a totally different climate it was hard to adjust but I have learned lots and lots of great information and it’s a handy reference book when needed.

I just finished Claire Splan's very readable gardening book. Her book immediately digs into some of the real gardening basics--growing zones and tools. She speaks to garden pests, and the impact of controlling them; addresses how to build up the soil, and how to test it with expert analyses; and explains how to best plant seeds for a nice variety of vegetables, herbs, and trees. I highly recommend this clearly written and nicely illustrated book. It is a friendly introduction to whatever level of organic gardening the reader decides to jump in at.

Having been ordered from California in early February, I was told this book would arrive between 15-17 February. It was finally delivered on 4 March which was pretty unsatisfactory. The book itself seems fine> It was a present to my daughter in law who lives in California and i haven't seen it myself but she is pleased and says it will be very useful.

For being a regional gardening book I was hoping for more California specific details. This book is great general information for a beginning gardener.

Two years ago, I couldn't even spell "garden", now I are one! My wife tricked me into buying a house with twelve fruit trees, and I didn't have a clue.But that was before I bought this book!

It starts with chapters on the basics of veggie gardening, then has 2 pages of text and color photos for each common species that can grow in California. Very helpful hints on every page. The climate reference map for California is also super helpful.

Good book, I just thought since it was California specific, there would be more information. I was hoping for more detail, less opinion I guess but will still be very useful even if it wasn't thorough enough for what I need.