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The 10-Minute Gardener

How to Have a Veggie Garden and a Life—85 Time-Saving Tactics to Be More Efficient and Grow...

CaliKim

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Cool Springs Press
07 January 2025
The 10-Minute Gardener is all about small efforts with a big impact. Learn quick-and-simple gardening tactics that let you have a garden and a life.

If you've ever uttered the words ""I don't have time to garden,"" this is the book for you. The 10-Minute Gardener is filled with practical, surprising, and efficient strategies that enable you to grow the veggie garden of your dreams, one minute at a time. You'll learn how to develop your own personal autopilot system, filled with little ""cheats"" to help you grow more food in less time.

Broken down into the time required for each task, you'll find to-dos that take 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 8 minutes, 10 minutes, and even a handful of 30-minute tasks for the weekend, all organized by the season.

A few of the ""insider tips"" you'll learn from author and popular YouTube garden creator CaliKim include how to:

Develop a 5-minute morning garden ritual you can complete with coffee in-handThrow a ""pest prevention party"" by employing a few simple 3-minute tacticsTackle a season's worth of weeds with help from friends and family in just a few short minutesEncourage more blooms by implementing a lunch-break deadheading routineSow more seeds by developing a succession plan that takes less than 5 minutesBring time efficiency into everything from saving seeds and staking tomatoes to pruning herbs and watering potsSet a once-a-week, 10-minute evening routine to keep the garden looking-and producing-its best

When all you have is a few minutes to spare, this is how to grow a fruitful vegetable garden. Complete beginners are welcome, but experienced gardeners will also glean plenty of useful time-saving strategies. Time is precious, especially for those of us doing it all (Kids! House! Pets! Job!). Learn how to use your limited gardening time in the most effective way possible in The 10-Minute Gardener.
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Imprint:   Cool Springs Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 191mm, 
Weight:   590g
ISBN:   9780760391860
ISBN 10:   0760391866
Pages:   192
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

CaliKim is an organic gardener, and helps gardeners all over the world learn how to grow their own food in a quick, simple, and inexpensive way through her enormously popular YouTube channel, CaliKim Garden & Home. Join CaliKim and her husband, Jerry, also known as CameraGuy, in their Southern California urban organic garden. They share garden how-tos, tips, and healthy garden-to-table recipes. CaliKim loves to try new things in the garden, so there are always surprises along the way. She is a brand spokesperson for Smart Pots, frequent lecturer, and operates an online store through her website where she sells proprietary, branded garden products produced in joint ventures with major garden suppliers. She is the author of Organic Gardening for Everyone and The First-Time Gardener: Raised Bed Gardening by Cool Springs Press as well as several self-published eBooks.

Reviews for The 10-Minute Gardener: How to Have a Veggie Garden and a Life—85 Time-Saving Tactics to Be More Efficient and Grow More Food in Less Time

""Some of the biggest barriers to getting started growing food are feeling overwhelmed and not knowing how to manage your available time. The 10-Minute Gardener breaks just about every aspect of gardening down into organized bites that focus the gardener's time and chores. Kim's book will help individuals manage life and get the most out of their garden."" --Gary Pilarchik, @therustedgarden, author of The Modern Homestead Garden and Growing an Edible Landsc ""A must have for any home Gardener. CaliKim can teach anyone young or old the basics of gardening. Growing your own groceries is rewarding both mentally and financially. I highly recommend all of CaliKim's books."" --Jeff Arnold, Chief Operating Officer, Smart Pots / High Caliper Growing ""In this bright and beautiful book CaliKim celebrates all the delightful and delicious benefits of having a home veggie garden and does it in a way that makes sense for many people's fast-paced lives. The book offers an abundance of expert guidance on how to grow, care for and enjoy fresh produce in simple, accessible segments of time and tasks. Thanks, Kim!"" --Chiara D'Amore, Executive Director of The Community Ecology Institute, co-author of Growing an Edibl ""Think you don't have the time to grow your own food? Think again! Through this book, Kim shows that every job in the garden can be done quickly with the right knowledge. From seed starting to plant care to harvest, it's all laid out in a fresh way that is easily duplicatable by any gardener in their first year or even a seasoned green thumb."" --Brian Lampkins, Next Level Gardening YouTube channel ""Time-starved gardeners will love this visually stunning, clear, and punchy book. Written in CaliKim's trademark upbeat style, it is a true treasure trove of bite-sized projects and broken-down gardening jobs to turn your intimidating must-do list into something far more appetizing-- exciting even!"" --Ben Vanheems, GrowVeg YouTube channel ""What a genius topic for gardening! For anyone who thinks they don't have time to garden, this book shows you how to tackle the fun and not-so-fun tasks in small increments. It's a whole new way of thinking about gardening and breaking down tasks into bite-sized doable achievements. But it's not just about the tasks, this book also includes planning and organization tips and a reminder to relax and enjoy the garden you've worked so hard on."" --Diane Blazek, Executive Director of the National Gardening Bureau


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