Reference books about (no dig) fruit and veg growing

[toomuchtooold]

Can anyone recommend me a reference book on fruit and veg growing, with emphasis on no dig solutions? I've just been looking in Monty Don's The Complete Gardener and realised that maybe I need a newer/different reference book because he was recommended double digging before you build a raised bed. I'm not doing that

I'd really like something that just had a section on each of the types of veg and fruit and maybe a timeline of when to plant out what. Have you guys got any recommendations?

I have Charles Dowdings no dig book. I wasn’t too pleased because most of the book focuses on individual vegetables to grow, and techniques and I wanted more theory about no-dig gardening and long-term environmental benefits and benefits to wildlife and soil structure. There wasn’t much of that there.

OP what you want IS Charles Dowding's book.

Harebell there is the lasagna gardening book, which shows the technique but I am not sure if there is a book about different techniques relating to garden beds.

I'd look up lasagna gardening, lazy potato beds, permaculture use of woodchip etc or a book like this one. www.amazon.com/Improving-Your-Soil-Practical-Management/dp/1770852263?tag=mumsnetforum-21

Or just peruse the Garden Organic website which has pdfs on improving soil organically - all for free. The Garden Organic Encyclopaedia of Organic Growing has quite a bit of advice in about soil improvement.

Thanks guys, I think that that book, while not what you were looking for Harebell, is exactly what I need!

I think so too. 😀