Indoor Kitchen Gardening: Turn Your Home Into a Year-round Vegetable Garden - Microgreens - Sprouts - Herbs - Mushrooms - Tomatoes, Peppers & More

This book had my name written all over it. People in small apartments will benefit providing the window isn't facing an adjoining wall. In that case, microgreens - cilantro, basil and parsley might be the answer. My parsley and basil are spindly after a month and a half. Cilantro are growing gangbuster. I started this in mid-March where are temps are unpredictable. The book covers everything from tomatoes to sprouts and herbs.This book got me off my procrastinating butt to attempt apartment gardening. Oh yeah, the book covers outdoor gardening.

I liked this book a lot in general, but there were two areas that need fixing. One is the mushroom section. It doesn’t mention any varieties that can be grown if you don’t have a 50-55 degree basement, or alternatives if you don’t have a basement. It also doesn't go into a whole lot of detail on growing mushrooms. This book really only goes into detail on microgreens, sprouts, and shoots. The rest is just barely skimming the surface.The other area is the lights. I was scoffed at when I went to the hardware store to get a LED bulb for my indoor garden. I thought I was getting the right thing because I specifically found a T12 bulb, but no. When I asked where the fixtures were and told the worker what I was going to do with it, he informed me that T12 was just the size of the bulb. He also informed me that an LED light will not work to grow plants and I needed a red and blue light or a grow light. Well, that was embarrassing. This book gives inaccurate information on grow lights.

This is a fantastic book for anyone who wants to grow food vegetation indoors. Ms. Millard's techniques are well-tested, and if you follow them, they work. She provides thorough advice for starting and growing many different types of food plants. The book is well laid out into clear sections for microgreens, sprouts, herbs, many larger vegetables including tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and others. She tells you which varieties of which plants are most suited to indoor container gardening and why. Her gardening advice is sprinkled with well-placed humor throughout the book. I have had great success following her gardening techniques, and I am a classic "brown thumb" type of person. Highly recommend.

My kids and I love this book. In Texas it is way to hot, for me, to grow food out doors. We have a thriving xeriscape garden, but want fresh veggies to grow and eat. I heard the author on NPR and was amazed how fun and simple it could be to use our sunny indoor spaces and recycled containers to grow food. I ran to the library and read the book cover to cover - a fun and easy read. Then we ordered it on Amazon. You can feel the author's enthusiasm and humor in the text. The photos show the stages of prepping, planting and care beautifully. The possibilities are endless, but the author suggests making a simple plan to start. You could get overly ambitious seeing all the gorgeous photos of indoor veggies, sprouts,mushrooms etc. We are starting with microgreens and kale pots in three locations in our house. We are excited to our see first shoots in a few days. My kids are actually looking forward to tasting the greens (a first!). I think a new or seasoned gardener would love this book.

Wonderful ideas and directions for growing your own veggies in the home!!

I won't know if I "love" it or just "like' it until the fall or winter, when I might actually have time to try some of the projects in this book. (Right now, I'm just trying to keep up with caring for my indoor plants and my outdoor gardens). But this book is very well written ("down to earth," if you'll excuse the pun) and the directions/explanations are clear and should be easy to follow. The author also has a good sense of humor and quite a knack for making the most out of inexpensive household items, seeds, and garden equipment. Especially given the cold climate where she lives, she's had impressive results raising a variety of micro-greens and other edibles all year round. Definitely worth the money.

This is a great book for beginners. It is a very easy read. Good instructions. You don’t need a science degree or be a horticulturist to understand it.

Great condition for personal use

Great book. Lots of useful info and inspiration. Could do with a bit more detail in some sections though. Not everything is practical in your typical English house either - from the photos of her set up, the author must live in a mansion! Still, it's let me set up a couple of little veg-growing areas in my house. Getting fresh salad from my indoor garden every day is great.

I teach horticulture and gardening classes and am always looking for a great new resource book that I can recommend and this book is a winner!!It covers the topic of kitchen gardening perfectly and gives more then enough information on each topic.I love the section on growing mushrooms - Millard knows her stuff!A definite recommend for anyone that wants to bring the outdoor garden inside during our cold Canadian winters!

This book is laid out well, and while very approachable to the new gardener, still has great tips for seasoned enthusiasts. The chapters, while they repeat information at times, stand alone very well so you don't need to bounce all over the book if you're only interested in one subject, and are easy to reference back to. I'm really happy with my purchase.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a great way to get started on growing veggies indoors especially if you have never done it before.

The service was great and the book is excellent. I am enjoying reading this book. Gloria.