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A garden companion · 180 pages

The Growing
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Written the way you'd tell a friend across the fence — soil, seasons, and the small daily habits that make a garden thrive. No pretty photos of gardens you can't have.

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A Garden Companion

Dirt & PagesThe Growing Book

By the Dirt & Pages Team
Soil & compost·Seasons & planning·Kitchen crops·Perennials·Small-space growing·Simple pruning Soil & compost·Seasons & planning·Kitchen crops·Perennials·Small-space growing·Simple pruning
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Meet the author

A book from her garden.

Every chapter comes out of the author's own beds and containers — grown, watched, and sometimes lost, then written up honestly with the mistakes included.

The book you're about to buy reads the way she'd tell it across the fence: patient, honest, one plant at a time.

Inside

Not a blog — a book.

Every chapter is written once, edited three times, and meant to be read in sequence. No SEO padding, no "10 tips you must know," just a companion for the whole growing year.

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Beginnings

What kind of soil you have, why it matters more than the seed packet, and the two things worth testing before planting anything at all.

II

The year, monthly

What actually needs doing each month — no filler tasks, just the ones that pay off. Written for temperate climates with notes for warmer zones.

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What to grow, honestly

A short list of things worth the time and space in a small home garden, and an even shorter list of what's not (we tried, we're saving you the trouble).

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A garden book you read once through, then keep on the kitchen shelf and pull down every March, June, and October.

A Garden Companion

Dirt & PagesThe Growing Book

By the Dirt & Pages Team
Digital edition
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Reader notes

Readers have written

Read it front to back on a Sunday. It changed how I thought about my soil before I ordered a single seed.

Helena W.
Reader, Vermont

Finally a garden book that doesn't assume you have half an acre and a barn full of tools.

Marcus T.
Reader, Brooklyn

The monthly chapters are the reason I actually kept up this year. I open the June chapter every June.

Sarah B.
Reader, Seattle
Before you buy

A few questions

What format is the book?

A digital PDF, formatted for both screen reading and printing at home. Delivered instantly after purchase.

Is it written for a specific climate?

Written for temperate climates (roughly USDA zones 5–8), with margin notes for warmer and colder zones.

Do I need a big garden?

No. About a third of the book is written specifically with small beds, balconies, and containers in mind.

What if it isn't for me?

Full refund within thirty days. See our Refund Policy.

Will I get future updates?

Yes — buyers get any future revised editions of the digital book at no additional cost.

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