Perfect garden in a small space

I love to garden but even after planting everything from okra to tomatoes to squash, I have had zero success in growing vegetables.  Flowers? No problem. Food for my family? I might get enough off the plants for a meal but nothing more. Thankful that the grocery isn't far away but I am becoming more and more cautious and skeptical about the food available in the grocery stores. What exactly has been used as fertilizer and pesticides on the foods I prepare for the ones I love the most? Personally, I would love to be able to be self sustaining but I don't have the time or the land to do so at this time.

Thanks to new neighbors who don't like the flower bed between my home and theirs and on their land, I might just have an area to grow a few vegetables with enough to share during season with the owners of the land. But the space isn't all that large so I am going to have to be pretty wise about what I grow and how. Thanks to The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden by Karen Newcomb, I just might be a bit more successful now than without her recommendations. A postage stamp garden is something just about anyone can find a spot for as it can measure as little as 4 by 4 or perhaps container gardening might be more your cup of tea.

From planning what to grow and how many of each to suggested layouts, recommended varieties and companion plants this 217 page volume with index is definitely worth a try for this lady who has been composting and babying her vegetable garden for years with nothing to show for it. The author seems to think I won't be disappointed and promises I will water  less and spend less time maintaining.

I did receive this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I was in no way obligated to write a positive review.