The best way to learn how to plant and maintain a vegetable garden is to find an experienced gardeners to help you. If that isn’t possible, the second best way is to learn from a book. There are hundreds of great vegetable gardening books available, but I consider these three to be the best for beginners:

The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible, by Ed Smith. My favorite vegetable gardening book focuses on organic gardening techniques designed to produce high yields with a minimum of labor and expense, and to improve the long …