Mini Farming

This wasn't really a helpful book to me...it throws hundreds of ideas out there and then goes down a string of possibilities with each one “but this, however this” etc isn't organized nor is it detailed enough to be helpful.

I know at least a few of the types of advice is completely off base: “tomatoes aren't planted in rows but in grids two feet apart” which is wildly impractical for a gardener doing more than home scale growing, as well as inaccurate for any gardens of size because two feet apart isn't sufficient for a pathway. “Raised beds are the only type which allows you to skip tilling”–uh, huge no...has he never heard of no till methods? “Raised beds are better if you always put a bottom on them”...this only works in certain circumstances like urban gardening, and it often affects production rates and drainage. “Potatoes can't grow if the soil is below 50 degrees, so plant them late”...apparently he's northern, but my potatoes handily survived a surprise freeze before they broke the ground and one after (I covered them that time) and didn't quit producing until it got too hot (over 100) which he doesn't even mention.

There were some other bits of advice that aren't within my area of expertise, but which sounded fishy, such as “if you have a cow, make sure to brush them every day.”